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+
Bad Monkey [Apple Original]
Crave release date: August 14th, 2024 (first two episodes, new episodes every Wednesday)
Genre: Black comedy-drama
Runtime: 10 episodes (about one hour each)
After being demoted to health inspection, a former police detective gets a big break when he begins investigating a severed arm.
Bad Monkey was created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses (Scrubs) and stars Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers), Michelle Monaghan (True Detective), Jodie Turner-Smith (After Yang) and Meredith Hagner (As The World Turns).
Stream Bad Monkey here.
An Apple TV+ subscription costs $12.99/month in Canada. It’s also included in Apple One subscription bundles, which start at $18.99/month.
Crave
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Original theatrical release date: May 24th, 2024
Crave release date: August 16th, 2024
Genre: Action
Runtime: 2 hours, 28 minutes
Set 15 to 20 years before the events of 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa follows the titular young woman as she seeks revenge against the deranged warlord Dementus.
Furiosa was co-written and directed by George Miller (Mad Max) and stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame) and Tom Burke (Mank).
Stream Furiosa here.
The Last Timbit
Crave release date: August 11th, 2024
Genre: Musical
Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes
In the latest odd publicity stunt from the coffee chain that now sells pizza, The Last Timbit is a musical about a group of people who are stranded together during a snowstorm in, you guessed it, a Tim Horton’s. As my colleague Brad Bennett astutely wrote last month, The Last Timbit is clearly an “ad masquerading as theatre,” and The Toronto Star even gave it a scathing one-star review.
But if you have any morbid curiosity, you can stream The Last Timbit 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+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Season 2) [Disney+ Original]
Disney+ Canada release date: August 14th, 2024
Genre: Animated, kids
Runtime: 11 episodes (around 20 minutes each)
A group of young Jedi fight to protect the galaxy.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures was created by Michael Olson (Puppy Dog Pals) and features the voices of Jamaal Avery Jr. (The Color Purple), Jecobi Swain (Abbott Elementary), Emma Berman (Luca) and Dee Bradley Baker (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
Stream Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures 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
Daughters [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: August 14th, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 48 minutes
In this award-winning documentary, four girls reunite with their fathers through a special dance at a DC jail.
Stream Daughters here.
Emily in Paris (Season 4 — Part 1) [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: August 15th, 2024
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: Five episodes (around one hour each)
Emily and Gabriel’s chemistry is undeniable as they worked a Michelin star, but big secrets threaten to upend everything.
Emily in Paris was created by Darren Star (Sex and the City) and stars Lily Collins (Rules Don’t Apply), Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Call My Agent!), Ashley Park (Mean Girls on Broadway) and Lucas Bravo (Ticket to Paradise).
Stream Emily in Paris here. Note that Season 4 — Part 2 premieres on September 12th.
The Union [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: August 16th, 2024
Genre: Action-comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes
A New Jersey construction worker gets roped into an espionage mission when he reunites with his long-lost high school sweetheart.
The Union was directed by Julian Farino (Entourage) and stars Mark Wahlberg (The Departed), Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball), Mike Colter (Marvel’s Luke Cage) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Game of Thrones).
Stream The Union 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
Jackpot! [Amazon Original]
Prime Video Canada release date: August 15th, 2024
Genre: Action comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes
A struggling actress wins the lottery in 2030 California, but the law allows anyone with a losing ticket to legally murder to claim it before sundown, forcing her to partner with an amateur protection agent to try to survive.
Jackpot! was directed by Paul Feig (Spy) and stars Awkafina (Awkwafina is Nora from Queens), John Cena (Peacemaker) and Mississauga, Ontario’s Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
Stream Jackpot! 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 hitting Prime Video Canada this month can be found 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
Update: 15/08/2024 at 5:49pm ET — Added Furiosa, which is coming to Crave on August 16th.
Update 2: 16/08/2024 at 1:19pm ET — Added The Union on Netflix.
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