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’s 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.
Apple TV+
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Season 2) [Apple Original]
Apple TV+ Canada premiere date: March 8th, 2024 (first two episodes, new episodes on Fridays)
Genre: Travel documentary
Runtime: Seven episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Hamilton, Ontario’s Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) takes part in Midsummer in Sweden, goes on a culinary tour in France and visits his mother’s native Scotland.
Stream The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy here.
An Apple TV+ subscription costs $12.99/month.
Crave
Dark Side of the Ring (Season 5) [Crave Original]
Crave premiere date: March 5th, 2024 (first episode, new episodes on Tuesdays at 10pm ET)
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Ten episodes (around 30 minutes each)
More controversial stories from the wrestling world are shared, including those on Kurt Angle, Chris Adams, Brutus Beefcake, Harley Race, Buff Bagwell, The Sandman, and Vince McMahon’s 1984 purchase of Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW).
Stream Dark Side of the Ring here.
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Original theatrical release date: April 7th, 2023
Crave premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes
A group of environmental activists plan to blow up an oil pipeline at two different places.
Based on Andreas Malm’s 2021 book of the same name, How to Blow Up a Pipeline was directed by Daniel Goldhaber (Cam) and stars Ariela Barer (Runaways, also co-writer), Kristine Froseth (The Society), Lukas Gage (Euphoria), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), Sasha Lane (Loki) and Jayme Lawson (The Batman).
Stream How to Blow Up a Pipeline here.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Original theatrical premiere date: October 13th, 2024
Crave premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Dark comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes
A young vampire who’s too sensitive to kill meets a lonely, suicidal teen who agrees to give his life to her, but before that, she has to help him fulfill his last wishes.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person was directed by Montreal’s Ariane Louis-Seize (The Depths) and stars Montreal’s Sara Montpetit (Maria Chapdelaine) and Montreal’s Félix-Antoine Bénard (Bye Bye).
Stream Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person here.
Wonka
Original theatrical premiere date: December 15th, 2024
Crave premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Musical fantasy
Runtime: 1 hour, 56 minutes
Willy Wonka travels to Europe to open a chocolate shop, only to find himself in massive debt and facing off against conspiring rival chocolatiers.
Based on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka was directed by Paul King (Paddington) and stars Timothée Chalamet (Dune), Calah Lane (The Day Shall Come), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Paterson Joseph (The Leftovers) and Hugh Grant (Florence Foster Jenkins).
Stream Wonka here.
An ad-free Crave Premium membership costs $22/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 on these memberships is available here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Original Hulu premiere date: January 31st, 2024
Disney+ Canada premiere date: March 6th, 2024 (first two episodes, new episodes on Wednesdays)
Genre: Anthology
Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)
A group of women seek revenge against famed writer Truman Capote after he exposes their darkest secrets.
Based on Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans was created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story), Jaffe Cohen and Michael Zam (Feud) and stars Naomi Watts (The Impossible), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry), Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal) and Demi Moore (Ghost).
Stream Feud: Capote vs. The Swans here.
Poor Things
Original theatrical release date: December 8th, 2023
Disney+ Canada premiere date: March 6th, 2024 (first two episodes, new episodes on Wednesdays)
Genre: Anthology
Runtime: 2 hours, 22 minutes
A young woman in Victorian London is resurrected, leading her on a global journey of self-discovery.
Based on Alasdair Gray’s novel of the same name, Poor Things was directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) and stars Emma Stone (La La Land), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and Christopher Abbott (Girls).
Stream Poor Things here.
Normally, Disney+ costs $7.99/month for Standard with Ads, $11.99/month for Standard (no ads) and $14.99/month for Premium. However, there is a $1.99/month promotion on the base ad-enabled membership — read more on that here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
Damsel [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Dark fantasy
Runtime: 1 hour, 50 minutes
A betrothed young woman must fight for survival after she’s offered as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
Damsel was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) and stars Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Ray Winstone (Nil by Mouth), Angela Bassett (What’s Love Got To Do With It) and Nick Robinson (Love, Simon).
Stream Damsel here.
The Gentlemen [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: March 7th, 2024
Genre: Crime drama
Runtime: Eight episodes (43 to 67 minutes each)
An aristocrat discovers his inherited family estate is home to a massive weed empire, putting him into conflict with its proprietors.
Based on Guy Ritchie’s film of the same name, The Gentlemen was created by Ritchie and stars Theo James (The White Lotus), Kaya Scodelario (Skins), Daniel Ings (Lovesick), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad).
Stream The Gentlemen here.
The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: March 6th, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Three episodes (63 to 66 minutes each)
Haunted by her experiences in a disciplinary school, a woman seeks to expose the corruption and abuse of the troubled teen industry.
Stream The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping 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 and shows hitting Netflix Canada this month can be found here.
Prime Video
American Fiction
Original theatrical release date: December 15th, 2023
Prime Video Canada premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes
An upper-class professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical “Black stories,” only for his life to completely change when it becomes a big success.
Based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel Erasure, American Fiction was written and directed by Cord Jefferson (The Good Place) and stars Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish), Issa Rae (Insecure), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) and John Ortiz (Fast & Furious series).
Stream American Fiction here.
Anatomy of a Fall
Original theatrical release date: October 20th, 2023
Prime Video Canada premiere date: March 8th, 2024
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 2 hours, 32 minutes
A novelist fights to clear her name after she’s accused of murdering her husband in a remote chalet.
Anatomy of a Fall was co-written and directed by Justine Triet (Sibyl) and stars Sandra Hüller (Requiem), Swann Arlaud (Bloody Milk), Milo Machado-Graner (In Therapy) and Antoine Reinartz (Irma Vep).
Stream Anatomy of a Fall here.
Ricky Stanicky
Prime Video Canada premiere date: March 7th, 2024
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Decades after inventing an imaginary friend to get them out of trouble, three friends must hire a washed-up actor to impersonate him to appease their families.
Ricky Stanicky was directed by Peter Farrelly (Dumb & Dumber) and stars Zac Efron (The Iron Claw), Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America), Andrew Santino (Dave) and John Cena (Peacemaker).
Stream Ricky Stanicky here.
Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $99/year. It’s important to note that ads have recently been implemented into Prime Video and you’ll have to pay an additional $2.99/month to remove them and get access to Dolby Vision and Atmos.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
What are you planning on streaming this week? Let us know in the comments.
For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.
As well, here’s where to watch the Oscars in Canada on March 10th.
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