Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that 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 come to digital early.
Finally, we’ll highlight shows or movies that are made by Canadian companies, involve notable Canadian cast or crew and/or are filmed in Canada.
Amazon Prime Video
Citadel [Amazon Original]
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: April 28th, 2023 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Spy thriller
Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
Two amnesiac former spies and lovers are called back to action to stop sinister forces.
Citadel was created by Josh Applebaum (Alias), Bryan Oh (Zoo) and David Weil (Hunters) and stars Richard Madden (Game of Thrones), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico), Stanley Tucci (Spotlight) and Lesley Manville (The Crown).
It’s worth noting that with a rumoured budget of $300 million USD (around $408 million CAD), Citadel is believed to be the second most expensive series ever made, behind only Prime’s own The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Citadel is also intended to be a launchpad for an interconnected universe of international shows set in Italy, India, Spain, and Mexico.
Stream Citadel here.
An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which is priced at $99/year.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Crave
Love & Death
Crave release date: April 27th, 2023 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Spy thriller
Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
HBO’s latest series is based on the true story of an extramarital affair in 1980 that led Texas housewife Candy Montgomery to murder her friend Betty with an axe.
Love & Death was created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and stars Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision), Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), Lily Rabe (American Horror Story), Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous) and Krysten Ritter (Marvel’s Jessica Jones).
Stream Love & Death here.
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Clock [Star Original]
Disney+ Canada release date: April 30th, 2023
Genre: Psychological thriller
Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes
Amid pressure to have children from friends, family and society at large, a woman undergoes a desperate clinical trial to fix her broken biological clock.
Clock was written and directed by Alexis Jacknow (American Horror Story) and stars Dianna Agron (Glee), Jay Ali (Marvel’s Daredevil), Melora Hardin (The Office) and Ottawa’s Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13).
Stream Clock here.
Peter Pan & Wendy [Disney+ Original]
Disney+ Canada release date: April 28th, 2023
Genre: Fantasy adventure
Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes
Wendy goes on an adventure with a mysterious boy named Peter to the magical Neverland, putting them into conflict with the evil pirate Captain Hook.
Based on Disney’s animated Peter Pan film, Peter Pan & Wendy was co-written and directed by David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) and stars Alexander Molony (The Reluctant Landlord), Ever Anderson (Black Widow), Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) and Fort McMurray, Alberta’s Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Riverdale).
Stream Peter Pan & Wendy here.
A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
John Mulaney: Baby J [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: April 25th, 2023
Genre: Stand-up comedy
Runtime: 1 hour
Saturday Night Live‘s John Mulaney riffs on quicksand, Motown singers, an elderly man he met in a bathroom and more.
Stream John Mulaney: Baby J here.
Sweet Tooth (Season 2) [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: April 27th
Genre: Fantasy drama
Runtime: Eight episodes (43 to 58 minutes each)
After his friends are captured and imprisoned by the Last Men, Gus must help them escape.
Based on Essex County, Ontario’s Jeff Lemire’s comic of the same name, Sweet Tooth was created by Jim Mickle (Mulberry Street) and stars Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones), Vancouver’s Christian Convery (The Descendants) and Adeel Akhtar (Utopia).
Stream Sweet Tooth here.
A ‘Basic with Ads’ subscription costs $5.99/month, ‘Basic’ Netflix 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 hitting Netflix Canada this month can be found here.
What are you planning on watching this week? Let us know in the comments.
For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.
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