Each week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the top movies and TV shows that have recently hit Canadian streaming platforms.
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 arrive digitally early during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, we will highlight shows or films made by Canadian companies, which involve a prominent Canadian cast or crew and / or are shot in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
A League of Their Own [Amazon Original]
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Inspired by Penny Marshall’s 1992 film of the same name (itself based on a true story), A League of Their Own was created by Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle) and Abbi Jacobson (Broad City) and stars Jacobson, Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne), D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) and Kelly McCormack (Killjoys) of Vancouver. Toronto’s Patrick J. Adams (Suits) also has a recurring role.
Amazon Prime Video Canada Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Sports, Comedy Drama Length: Eight episodes (46 to 60 minutes each)
Stream a league of its own here.
An Amazon Prime Video membership is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $ 79 per year.
The full list of movies and shows coming out on Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Apple TV+
Five Days at Memorial [Apple Original]
A New Orleans hospital faces a major crisis after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. To see also : Netflix needs Help with Ads.
Based on Sheri Fink’s 2013 nonfiction book of the same name, Five Days at Memorial was adapted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) and Carlton Cuse (Lost) and stars Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel), Cherry Jones (24 ), Cornelius Smith Jr. (Scandal) and Robert Pine (CHiP).
It is worth noting that Five Days at Memorial was filmed in both Ontario and Louisiana.
Apple TV + Canada release date: August 12, 2022 (first three episodes, new episodes every Friday) Genre: medical drama Duration: eight episodes (39 to 47 minutes each)
Stream Five Days at Memorial here.
Lucy’s School [Apple Original]
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Apple TV + Canada Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Animated, Family Duration: 38 minutes
An Apple TV + subscription costs $ 5.99 per month.
Crave
After Yang
Jake’s quest to find a way to fix his daughter’s beloved android companion leads him to begin reconnecting with his family.
After Yang was written and directed by Kogonada (Columbus) and starring Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & amp; Slim), Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy), Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja (iCarly) and Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen).
Original Theatrical Release Date: March 4, 2022
Belfast
Crave Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes
A boy and his working-class family face the tumultuous times of Northern Ireland in the late 1960s.
Belfast was inspired by the childhood of screenwriter and director Kenneth Branagh (Macbeth) and stars Caitríona Balfe (Outlander), Jamie Dornan (The Fall), Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love), Ciarán Hinds (There Will Be Blood) and newcomer Jude Hill.
The Princess
Original Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 2021
Crave Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Formation Drama Duration: 1 hour and 37 minutes
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race (Season 2)
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, director Ed Perkins (Tell me who I am) explains the impact it has had since then.
Crave Release Date: August 13, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET Genre: Documentary Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes
Three fan-favorite Drag Races – Toronto’s Brooke Lynn Hytes with Jujubee and Monét X Change – give several A-listers revamps before they fight each other in classic Drag Race style.
Crave Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Reality Duration: 1 hour and 44 minutes
Stream RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Race here.
Disney+
I Am Groot [Disney+ Original]
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $ 19.99 per month, with Starz costing an additional $ 5.99 per month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $ 9.99 per month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
A series of short films that follows Baby Groot between the events of Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
I Am Groot was created by Kirsten Lepore (Adventure Time) and once again features Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as Groot and Rocket Raccoon respectively.
Disney + Canada Release Date: August 10, 2022 Genre: Animated Short Duration: Five short films (five to six minutes each)
It’s worth noting that for some reason, all five shorts are listed individually on Disney +, rather than together.
Netflix
Day Shift [Netflix Original]
A Disney + subscription costs $ 11.99 per month or $ 119.99 per year.
The full list of movies and shows that hit Disney + Canada this month can be found here.
A worker dad secretly hunts vampires to provide for his family.
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood (Book 3) [Netflix Original]
Day Shift was directed by J.J. Perry (Bullet to the Head) and stars Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained), Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist), rapper Snoop Dogg and Natasha Liu Bordizzo (The Society).
Netflix Canada Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Action Comedy Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes
Mirana, Davion, Luna and their allies join Invoker and Terrorblade’s struggle for control of the universe.
Based on Valve’s DOTA 2 video game, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood was developed by Ashley Miller (Fringe) and features the voices of Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man), Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man), Lara Pulver (Sherlock) , Tony Todd (Candyman) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us).
I Just Killed My Dad [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada Release Date: August 11, 2022 Genre: Animated, Fantasy Runtime: Eight episodes (25 to 28 minutes each)
Stream DOTA: Dragon’s Blood here.
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Locke & Key (Season 3) [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada Release Date: August 9, 2022 Genre: True Crime Documentary Length: Three episodes (37 to 46 minutes each)
Stream I just killed my father here.
In this third and final season, the Locke family discovers more magic and faces a new demonic enemy.
Locke & amp; Key is based on Joe Hill’s graphic novel of the same name and stars Darby Stanchfield (Scanda), Toronto’s Connor Jessup (Falling Skies), Emilia Jones (CODA) and Jackson Robert Scott (It).
Never Have I Ever (Season 3) [Netflix Original]
It is worth noting that Locke & amp; Key was shot in Toronto.
Netflix Canada Release Date: August 10, 2022 Genre: Fantasy, Horror Duration: Eight episodes (34 to 47 minutes each)
Devi is finally dating the guy of her dreams, but she soon realizes that relationships – and all the drama that can come with it – are a lot to handle.
Never Have I Ever was created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher (The Mindy Project) and stars Mississauga, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Ontario (returning to her starring role), Jaren Lewison (Tag), Darren Barnett (American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules), Poorna Jagannathan (The Night Of), Ramona Young (Legends of Tomorrow) and Lee Rodriguez (Grown-ish).
It is worth noting that the series has been renewed for a fourth and final season.
Netflix Canada Release Date: August 12, 2022 Genre: Coming-of-age, comedy-drama Duration: Ten episodes (25 to 32 minutes each)
Stream Never have I ever here.
A “Basic” Netflix subscription costs $ 9.99 per month, a “Standard” subscription (HD supported) costs $ 16.49 per month, and a “Premium” subscription is priced at $ 20.99 per month (4K supported) .
The full list of movies and shows coming out on Netflix Canada this month is available here.
