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+ will be 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
The Burial [Amazon Original]
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: October 13th, 2023
Genre: Legal drama
Runtime: 2 hours, 6 minutes
A lawyer fights to save a funeral home owner’s family business from a corporate behemoth.
Based on the true story of lawyer Willie E. Gary and client Jeremiah Joseph O’Keefe, The Burial was co-written and directed by Maggie Betts (Novitiate) and stars Jamie Foxx (Ray), Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive), Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country) and Mamoudou Athie (The Get Down).
Stream The Burial here.
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe [Amazon Original]
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: October 10th, 2023
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes
London, Ontario’s Robert McCallum (Missing Mom) directs this documentary about Ernie Coombs, also known as the iconic Canadian children’s TV personality “Mr. Dressup.”
Some of the interviewed Canadians who were influenced by Mr. Dressup include Edmonton’s Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future), Toronto’s Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Toronto’s Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Kim’s Convenience) and Scarborough, Ontario rock band Barenaked Ladies (“If I Had $1000000”).
Stream Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe 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 Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Apple TV+
Lessons in Chemistry [Apple Original]
Apple TV+ Canada release date: October 13th, 2023 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)
In the 1960s, a female scientist finds herself fired from her own lab, leading her to start a TV cooking show to educate housewives on science.
Based on Bonnie Garmus’ 2022 novel of the same name, Lessons in Chemistry was created by Lee Eisenberg (Jury Duty) and stars Brie Larson (Room), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Aja Naomi King (How to Get Away with Murder) and Stephanie Koenig (The Flight Attendant).
Stream Lessons in Chemistry here.
An Apple TV+ membership costs $8.99/month in Canada and is also included in Apple One subscription bundles, which start at $18.95/month.
Crave
Doom Patrol (Season 4B)
Crave release date: October 12th, 2023 (first episode, new episodes every Thursday)
Genre: Superhero
Runtime: Six episodes (around one hour each)
In the final episodes of Doom Patrol, the team races to defeat Immortus and get back their longevities.
Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, Doom Patrol was created by Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and stars Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black), April Bowlby (Two and a Half Men), Joivan Wade (EastEnders), Matt Bomer (Magic Mike) and American-Canadian Brendan Fraser (The Mummy).
Stream Doom Patrol here.
Shining Vale (Season 2)
Crave release date: October 13th, 2023 (first episode, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Horror comedy
Runtime: Eight episodes (around thirty minutes each)
Four months after the events of Season 1, Pat returns home to rebuild her family, only to find everything in disarray.
Shining Vale was created by Jeff Astrof (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Sharon Horgan (Divorce) and stars Courteney Cox (Friends), Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets), Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks) and Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite).
Stream Shining Vale here.
Crave’s standard membership, Crave Premium Ad-Free, costs $19.99/month. Alternatively, there are two other subscription options: Crave Basic with Ads ($9.99/month) and Crave Standard with Ads ($14.99/month). Starz is available as a separate $5.99 add-on. More information is available here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Goosebumps [Disney+ Original]
Disney+ Canada release date: October 13th, 2023 (first five episodes, new episodes every Friday)
Genre: Horror comedy
Runtime: Ten episodes (around thirty minutes each)
Five teenagers must recapture the supernatural forces they accidentally released while discovering their parents’ childhood secrets.
Based on R.L. Stine’s book series of the same name, Goosebumps was created by Rob Letterman (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu) and Nicholas Stoller (Muppets) and stars Justin Long (Ed), Ana Yi Puig (Jade Armor), YouTuber Miles McKenna, Zack Morris (EastEnders) and Isa Briones (Star Trek: Picard).
Stream Goosebumps 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
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: October 11th, 2023
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Four episodes (around one hour each)
This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the scrappy e-cigarette startup Juul.
Stream Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul here.
The Fall of the House of Usher [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: October 12th, 2023
Genre: Gothic horror
Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)
Two ruthless siblings’ efforts to build a family dynasty begin to crumble as each of the heirs begins to die mysteriously.
Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher was created by Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass) and stars Carla Gugino (Gerald’s Game), Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec’s Bruce Greenwood (Thirteen Days), Mary McDonnell (Dances with Wolves), Carl Lumbly (Doctor Sleep), Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass), Kate Siegel (Midnight Mass) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars).
It’s worth noting that this series marks the end of Flanagan’s long-running collaboration with Netflix, as he has since signed a deal with Amazon. Like Flanagan’s other works, The Fall of the House of Usher was filmed in Vancouver.
Stream The Fall of the House of Usher here.
A Netflix ‘Standard with Ads’ subscription costs $5.99/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 hitting Netflix Canada this month can be found here.
Paramount+
Frasier [Paramount+ Original]
Paramount+ Canada release date: October 12th, 2023 (first two episodes, one new episode every Thursday)
Genre: Sitcom
Runtime: Ten episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Years after the events of the original Frasier, the titular retired psychiatrist returns to Boston to begin a new chapter of his life.
The Frasier revival was developed by Chris Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Joe Cristalli (Life in Pieces) and once again stars Kelsey Grammer as Frasier, as well as Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Jack Cutmore-Scott (Deception), Anders Keith (debut role), Winnipeg’s Jess Salgueiro (The Expanse) and Toks Olagundoye (Castle).
Stream Frasier here.
A Paramount+ subscription costs $9.99/month in Canada.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Paramount+ Canada in October can be found here.
What are you planning on watching this weekend? Let us know in the comments.
For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe was produced by marblemedia, a division of MobileSyrup parent company Blue Ant Media.
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