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
Problemista
Original theatrical release date: March 1st, 2024
Crave release date: September 27th, 2024
Genre: Surrealist comedy-drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes
An aspiring toy designer from El Salvador must work with a cantankerous artist in New York City to get a new work visa.
Problemista was written and directed by Julio Torres (Los Espookys) and stars Torres, Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), RZA (Wu-Tang Clan), Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet) as the narrator.
Stream Problemista 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+
OceanXplorers
Disney+ Canada release date: September 25th, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Six episodes (length TBA)
From Kapuskasing, Ontario-born director James Cameron (Titanic) comes this documentary about ocean exploration on the world’s most advanced research vessel featuring a team of handpicked specialists.
Stream OceanXplorers here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found 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. Note that you can get three months of Standard with Ads for $1.99/month until September 27th.
Netflix
Nobody Wants This [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: September 26th, 2024
Genre: Romantic comedy
Runtime: Ten episodes (around 30 minutes each)
An agnostic sex podcaster and newly single rabbi try to make a relationship work amid wildly different lives.
Nobody Wants This was created by Erin Foster (Gilmore Girls) and stars Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Adam Brody (The O.C.), Justine Lupe (Succession) and Timothy Simons (Veep).
Stream Nobody Wants This here.
Rez Ball [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: September 27th, 2024
Genre: Sports drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
After losing their star player, a Native American high school basketball team must struggle to keep their state championship dreams alive.
Based on Michael Powell’s non-fiction sports novel Canyon Dreams, Rez Ball was directed by Sydney Freeland (Reservation Dogs) and stars Edmonton’s Jessica Matten (Frontier), Julia Jones (The Twilight Saga), Amber Midthunder (Prey) and Kiowa Gordon (Dark Winds).
Stream Rez Ball here.
Will & Harper [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: September 27th, 2024
Genre: Sports drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
After actor Will Ferrell’s close friend, writer Harper Steele, comes out as a trans woman, the pair go on a cross-country road trip to process the new stage of their relationship.
Stream Will & Harper 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
Killer Heat [Amazon Original]
Prime Video Canada release date: September 26th, 2024
Genre: Crime mystery drama
Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in a wealthy Greek family.
Based on Jo Nesbø’s short story “The Jealousy Man,” Killer Heat was directed by Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings) and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones).
Stream Killer Heat 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.
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