(Hey, all! We’re a bit late on this one this week, partly because we didn’t have all of the new round-ups for August yet from the streamers. Streaming in Canada will be back to Mondays next week.)
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.
Crave
The Queen of My Dreams
Original theatrical release date: March 22nd, 2024
Crave release date: August 2nd, 2024
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
After having a strained relationship with her parents over coming out as a lesbian, a Pakistani-Canadian must undergo an emotional journey after the unexpected death of her father.
The Queen of My Dreams was written and directed by Sydney, N.S.’ Fawzia Mirza (Signature Move) and stars Brampton, Ontario’s Amrit Kaur (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Ottawa’s Hamza Haq (Transplant) and Nimra Bucha (Ms. Marvel).
Stream The Queen of My Dreams 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 that hit Crave in July can be found here. A round-up of August’s new content is available here.
Disney+
Futurama (Season 12)
Disney+ Canada release date: July 29th, 2024
Genre: Animated comedy
Runtime: 10 episodes (around 30 minutes each)
In this latest season, Bender becomes an NFT model, a temp takes over Fry’s life and Leela is jealous of a chatbot.
Futurama was created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen (The Simpsons) and features the voices of Billy West (Fry, Farnsworth, Zoidberg), Katey Sagal (Leela), John DiMaggio (Bender), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), Lauren Tom (Amy) and more.
Stream Futurama here.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Original theatrical release date: May 10th, 2024
Disney+ Canada release date: August 2nd, 2024
Genre: Sci-fi action
Runtime: 2 hours, 25 minutes
300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, a young chimpanzee and a young woman embark on a journey to determine the future of apes and humans alike.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was directed by Wes Ball (Maze Runner series) and stars Owen Teague (It series), Freya Allan (The Witcher) and Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Kevin Durand (The Strain).
Stream Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes here.
A Disney+ subscription costs $7.99/month (Standard with Ads), $11.99/month (Standard) or $14.99/month (Premium).
The full list of movies and shows that hit Disney+ Canada in July can be found here. A round-up of August’s new content is available here.
Netflix
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: August 2nd, 2024
Genre: Animated adventure comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 26 minutes
In this first SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off film, Sandy Cheeks must team-up with SpongeBob to return to her home state of Texas to save Bikini Bottom from an evil CEO.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie was directed by Liza Johnson (Elvis & Nixon) and features veteran SpongeBob actors Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) and Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star).
Stream Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie here.
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 4 [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: July 31st, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Five episodes (40 to 51 minutes each)
This season experiments with the regular Unsolved Mysteries format by featuring two iconic old cases, Jack the Ripper and The Mothman, as well as three modern mysteries. It’s worth noting that one of this season’s episodes focuses on the 2015 death of Calgarian Amanda Antoni.
Stream Unsolved Mysteries 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 that hit Netflix Canada in July can be found here. A round-up of August’s new content is available here.
Prime Video
Arthur the King [Amazon Original]
Original theatrical release date: March 15th, 2024 (U.S.)
Prime Video Canada release date: August 2nd, 2024
Genre: Adventure
Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes
The captain of an adventure racing team brings a wounded stray dog with him on a gruelling 700-km endurance race through the Dominican Republic.
Based on Mikael Lindnord’s 2016 memoir Arthur – The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home, Arthur the King was directed by Simon Cellan Jones (The Family Plan) and stars Mark Wahlberg (The Departed), Mississauga, Ontario’s Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Juliet Rylance (Perry Mason) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones).
Stream Arthur the King here.
Batman: Caped Crusader [Amazon Original]
Prime Video Canada release date: August 1st, 2024
Genre: Animated superhero
Runtime: Ten episodes (around 25 minutes each)
This darker, ’40s noir-inspired series follows a younger Bruce Wayne during the early years of his Batman career.
Based on DC Comics, Batman: Caped Crusader was developed by Batman: The Animated Series legend Bruce Timm and features the voices of Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Jason Watkins (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies), Eric Morgan Stuart (the 2015 video game Life is Strange) and Krystal Joy Brown (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power).
Stream Batman: Caped Crusader here.
Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $99/year. An additional $2.99/month fee is required to remove ads.
The full list of movies and shows that hit Prime Video Canada in July can be found here. A round-up of August’s new content is available here.
What are you planning to stream this week? Let us know in the comments.
For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.
Image credit: Prime Video
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