Wondering what to watch on streaming?
Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable new movies and TV shows. We typically focus on new content from Amazon’s Prime Video, Crave, Disney+ and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Paramount+ 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.
CBC Gem
Rick Mercer Stand Up For Canada
CBC Gem premiere date: Sunday, December 28
Genre: Comedy special
Runtime: 1 hour
Canadian Rick Mercer is joined by fellow comedians Sophie Buddle, Mayce Galoni, and Julie Kim for a funny and heartfelt celebration of Canada.
Stream Rick Mercer Stand Up For Canada on CBC Gem. The service is free with ads or you can pay $5.99/month for an ad-free Premium membership.
Crave
Shoresy (Season 5) [Crave Original]
Crave premiere date: Thursday, December 25 (first two episodes, new episodes every week)
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: Six episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Shoresy and the Bulldogs must to protect the North American game.
This Letterkenny spin-off was created by Listowell, Ont.’s Jared Keeso and stars Keeso, Toronto’s Tasya Teles (The 100), Brampton, Ont.’s Blair Lamora (Paranormal Nightshift), Montréal rapper Jonathan-Ismael Diaby and Mount Pearl, NL-born former NHL player Terry Ryan.
Stream Shoresy on Crave.
An ad-free Crave Premium membership costs $22/month, while Crave Standard with Ads is priced at $11.99/month. More information on these memberships is available on Crave’s website.
MobileSyrup has a full list of what’s coming to Crave in December.
Netflix
Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: Thursday, December 25 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET
Genre: Sci-fi drama
Runtime: Three episodes (around one hour each)
Our heroes race against the clock to uncover Hawkins’ darkest secrets.
Stranger Things was created by The Duffer Brothers (Wayward Pines) and features an ensemble cast that includes Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands), David Harbour (Thunderbolts*), Millie Bobby Brown (Enola Holmes), Vancouver’s Finn Wolfhard (It series), Gaten Matarazzo (Park Encounters), Caleb McLaughlin (High Flying Bird) and Noah Schnapp (Bridge of Spies).
It should be noted that this final season is being split into three parts. The four-episode Part 1 was released on November 26, with Part 2 (three episodes) dropping on Christmas Day and the two-hour-long series finale landing on New Year’s Eve. All three batches of episodes will premiere at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
Tom Segura: Teacher [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: Wednesday, December 24
Genre: Stand-up comedy special
Runtime: One hour
Comedian Tom Segura riffs on unpredictable life lessons, from parenting fails to blackout bar stories.
Stream Tom Segura: Teacher on Netflix.
Netflix Standard with Ads costs $7.99/month, Standard (no ads, HD-supported) costs $18.99/month, and Premium (no ads, 4K-supported) costs $23.99/month. More information is available on the Netflix website.
MobileSyrup has a full list of what’s coming to Netflix in December.
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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