Each week, MobileSyrup profiles some of the most notable movies and TV shows to hit Canadian streaming platforms recently.
Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column typically focuses on new content from Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to go digital early amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, we will highlight shows or movies that are made by Canadian companies, involve a notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
Paper Girls [Amazon Original]
In 1988, four paper-delivering girls find themselves caught up in a battle between warring traveler factions in the war.
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Brian K. To see also : Chris Evans joins Emily Blunt in Netflix’s price Pain Hustlers. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, Paper Girls stars Sofia Rosinsky (The Other Side of the Door), Camryn Jones (Cherish the Day), Riley Lai Nelet (Altered Carbon), Ali Wong (Always Be My Maybe) and Nate Corddry (For All Mankind.)
Amazon Prime Video Canada Release date: July 29, 2022 Genre: Sci-fi Drama Duration: Eight episodes (approximately one hour each)
Uncharted
A young orphan teams up with a fortune hunter to find a fabled treasure before a ruthless billionaire and his mercenaries. To see also : Bill Schubart: Will artificial intelligence improve life or just make business more profitable?.
Based on the PlayStation game series of the same name, Uncharted was directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and stars Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home) as Nathan Drake, Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan (The Fighter) and Sophia Ali (The Wilds) as Chloe Frazer, with Tati Gabrielle (You) and Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro) playing original characters.
Original theatrical release date: February 18, 2022
Amazon Prime Video Canada Release date: July 29, 2022 Genre: Adventure Running time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $79 per year.
Apple TV+
Surface [Apple Original]
The full list of movies and shows hitting Prime Video Canada this month can be found here. Read also : The Netflix Video Game You Want To Play.
After sustaining a head injury that is believed to have occurred from a suicide attempt, an amnesiac woman tries to piece together the truth of her life.
Face was created by Veronica West (Ugly Betty) and stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House), Toronto’s Stephan James (Homecoming) and Ari Graynor (Fringe ).
Apple TV+ Canada Release date: July 29, 2022 (first three episodes, new episode every Friday) Genre: Psychological thriller Running time: Eight episodes (approximately one hour each)
Crave
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
An Apple TV+ subscription costs $5.99/month in Canada.
A group of teenage girls are tormented by a mysterious assailant who holds them responsible for a tragic past event.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin It was developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and stars Bailee Madison (Once Upon a Time), Chandler Kinney (Lethal Weapon TV Series), Zaria (Black-ish) and Malia Pyles (Basketball).
Crave release date: July 28, 2022 (first three episodes, new episode every Thursday) Genre: Slasher, teen drama Running time: Ten episodes (about an hour each)
We Met In Virtual Reality
Stream Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin here.
Director Joe Hunting (The AFC Indie Filmmaking Podcast) filmed this entire documentary in VR to show how people, particularly during the COVID-19 lockdowns, have found connection in the virtual world.
Crave Release date: July 27, 2022 Genres: Documentary Running time: 1 hour, 32 minutes
Stream We Met In Virtual Reality here.
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99 per month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
Disney+
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Season 3) [Disney+ Original]
The full list of movies and shows that hit Crave this month can be found here.
It’s a new semester, which means the theater gang has new competition and new drama to deal with.
Inspired by Disney’s High School Musical films, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series was created by Tim Federle (Ferdinand) and stars Olivia Rodrigo (“Sour”), Joshua Bassett (Grey’s Anatomy), Matt Cornett (Life in Pieces), Sofia Wylie (Andi Mack) and, back from the High School Musical movies, Corbin Bleu (Chad) as himself.
Disney+ Canada Release date: July 27, 2022 (first episode, new episode every Wednesday) Genre: Documentary, musical drama Running time: Eight episodes (approximately 30 minutes each)
Light & Magic [Disney+ Original]
Stream High School Musical: The Musical: The Series here.
Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back) explores the history of the acclaimed visual effects company founded by George Lucas, Industrial Light and Magic.
Disney+ Canada Release date: July 27, 2022 Genre: Documentary Running time: Six episodes (53 minutes to 1 hour, 3 minutes each)
Stream Light & Magic here.
A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year.
Netflix
The Most Hated Man on the Internet [Netflix Original]
The full list of movies and shows that hit Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
After the nude photos of her daughter are posted on the internet, a woman goes on a mission against the self-titled “King of Revenge Porn”.
Netflix Canada Release date: July 27, 2022 Genre: Documentary Running time: Three episodes (43 minutes to an hour, one minute each)
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl [Netflix Original]
Stream The Most Hated Man on the Internet here.
This documentary offers an intimate look into the massive career of Timmins, Ontario’s Shania Twain, the best-selling female artist in country music history.
Netflix Canada Release date: July 27, 2022 Genre: Documentary Running time: 1 hour, 28 minutes
Uncoupled [Netflix Original]
Stream Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl here.
After his longtime boyfriend leaves, a real estate broker must start his life over and find someone else while he’s in his 40s.
Uncoupled was created by Darren Star (Beverly Hills, 90210) and Jeffrey Richman (Frazier) and stars Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Tisha Campbell (My Wife and Kids), Emerson Brooks (Queens) and Brooks Ashmanskas (The Prom ).
Netflix Canada Release date: July 29, 2022 Genre: Romantic Comedy Runtime: Eight episodes (45 to 58 minutes each)
A Netflix ‘Basic’ subscription costs $9.99/month, a ‘Standard’ subscription (HD supported) costs $16.49/month and a ‘Premium’ membership is priced at $20.99/month (4K supported).
The full list of movies and shows that hit Netflix Canada this month can be found here.
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