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+
Shrinking (Season 2) [Apple Original]
Apple TV+ Canada release date: October 16th, 2024 (first two episodes, new episodes every Wednesday)
Genre: Comedy-drama
Runtime: 12 episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Jimmy deals with the consequences of his unconventional therapy while continuing to work on his relationships with Alice and Gaby.
Shrinking was created by Ted Lasso‘s Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein and How I Met Your Mother’s Jason Segel and stars Segel, Jessica Williams (Fantastic Beasts series), Luke Tennie (Players), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), Lukita Maxwell (Generation), Christa Miller (Cougar Town) and Harrison Ford (Star Wars series).
Stream Shrinking here.
An Apple TV+ membership costs $12.99/month and is also included in Apple One subscription bundles, which start at $22.95/month.
Crave
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
Original TV premiere date: October 17th, 2024
Crave release date: October 18th, 2024
Genre: Sitcom
Runtime: 13 episodes (around 23 minutes each)
This Young Sheldon spin-off focuses on the marital life of young parents Georgie Cooper and Mandy McAllister.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage was created by Young Sheldon‘s Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland and features returning stars Montana Jordan as Georgie Cooper, Emily Osment as Mandy McAllister, Ladner, B.C.’s Will Sasso as Jim McAllister and Rachel Bay Jones as Audrey McAllister.
Stream Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage here.
Perfect Days
Original theatrical premiere date: February 14th, 2024
Crave release date: October 18th, 2024
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2 hours, 4 minutes
A toilet cleaner in Tokyo goes about his daily routine, learning to appreciate the world’s beauty along the way.
Perfect Days was written and directed by Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) and stars Kōji Yakusho (The Third Murder), Tokio Emoto (The Naked Director) and Arisa Nakano (feature debut).
Stream Perfect Days 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+
Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition [Disney+ Original]
Disney+ Canada release date: October 18th, 2024
Genre: Animated, family, comedy
Runtime: TBA
In the latest animated Disney+ special from Vancouver’s own Atomic Cartoons (Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy), a young superhero fan inadvertently unleashes a powerful new Avengers villain.
Stream Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition 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 full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 3) [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: October 17th, 2024
Genre: Legal drama
Runtime: 10 episodes (around one hour each)
Haller must get to the bottom of who killed his former client, Gloria Days.
Based on Michael Connelly’s 2008 novel, The Brass Verdict, The Lincoln Lawyer was created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Cake), Guelph, Ontario’s Neve Campbell (Scream series), Becki Newton (Ugly Betty) and Jazz Raycole (My Wife and Kids).
Stream The Lincoln Lawyer 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
Brothers [Amazon Original]
Prime Video Canada release date: October 17th, 2024
Genre: Action-comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes
A reformed criminal gets into new trouble when he reunites with his twin brother for the score of a lifetime.
Brothers was directed by Max Barbakow (Palm Springs) and stars Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction) and Toronto’s Brendan Fraser (The Whale).
Stream Brothers here.
Prime Monday Night Hockey
This isn’t one particular show or movie, but rather, the start of ‘Monday Night Hockey’ on Prime Video. As announced earlier this year, Prime Video has an exclusive two-year deal with the NHL for Monday night hockey games, and that kicks off on October 14th in a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens.
The full schedule can be found here or viewed above.
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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