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.
Disney+
Only Murders in the Building (Season 4)
Disney+ Canada date: August 27th, 2024 (first episode, new episode every Tuesday)
Genre: Mystery comedy-drama
Runtime: Ten episodes (around 30 minutes each)
As a Hollywood studio tries to turn their podcast into a film, Mabel, Charles and Oliver must contend with the murder of Charles’ stunt double and friend.
Only Murders in the Building was created by Steve Martin (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) and John Robert Hoffman (Grace & Frankie) and stars Martin, Hamilton, Ontario’s Martin Short (SCTV) and Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place). It’s worth noting that Hamilton, Ontario’s Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek) makes an appearance as himself.
Stream Only Murders in the Building here.
Disney+ costs $7.99/month for Standard with Ads, $11.99/month or $119.99/year for Standard (no ads) and $14.99/month or $149.99/year for Premium. The service is available on Android, iOS, Apple TV, Google TV and more.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada in August can be found here. Additionally, a round-up of September new content is available here.
Netflix
Terminator Zero [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada date: August 29th, 2024
Genre: Sci-fi action anime
Runtime: Eight episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Set before the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Terminator Zero follows a doctor and his family in Japan under the protection of a warrior from the future as they’re hunted by a cyborg.
Based on the Terminator films from Canada’s James Cameron, Terminator Zero was created by Mattson Tomlin (The Batman) and features the voices of Timothy Olyphant (Justified), André Holland (Moonlight), Sonoya Mizuno (Devs), Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka) and Ann Dowd (The Leftovers).
Stream Terminator Zero 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 August can be found here.
Additionally, a round-up of September’s new content is available here.
Paramount+
A Quiet Place: Day One
Original theatrical release date: June 28th, 2024
Paramount+ Canada release date: August 27th, 2024
Genre: Apocalyptic horror
Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes
In this A Quiet Place prequel, a terminally ill woman must navigate a desolate New York City with her cat and a stranger amid an alien invasion.
A Quiet Place: Day One was written and directed by Michael Sarnoski (Pig) and stars Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), Alex Wolff (Hereditary) and Djimon Honsou (returning from A Quiet Place: Part II).
Stream A Quiet Place: Day One here.
The full list of movies and shows that hit Paramount+ Canada in August can be found here.
Paramount+ Basic with Ads costs $6.99/month, Standard (ad-free) costs $10.99/month and Premium costs $13.99/month.
Prime Video
Abigail
Original theatrical release date: June 28th, 2024
Prime Video Canada release date: August 27th, 2024
Genre: Apocalyptic horror
Runtime: 1 hour, 39 minutes
A group of kidnappers are hired to hold a powerful underworld figure’s daughter for ransom, only to discover that their target is actually a vampire.
Abigail was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Scream VI) and stars Melissa Barrera (Scream VI), Dan Stevens (Legion), Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quanumania), Thunder Bay, Ontario’s Kevin Durand (The Strain), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Will Catlett (Black Lightning), the late Angus Cloud (Euphoria) and Alisha Weir (Matilda the Musical).
Stream Abigail 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 August can be here. Additionally, a round-up of September’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.
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