The highly anticipated third season of Ted Lasso will officially premiere on Apple TV+ this spring.
Apple confirmed the news during a Television Critics Association event on Wednesday. Along with the release window, Apple also shared the first image from the new season, featuring Jason Sudeikis’ titular coach and Nick Mohammed as Nate Shelley.
The second season of Ted Lasso ran from July to October 2021, making the wait for the third season a bit longer than expected. Last year, it was reported that production on the season had been delayed due to a variety of rewrites and other behind-the-scenes changes led by Sudeikis.
The leading man, who also serves as producer and writer on the comedy series, has previously suggested that the third season will be its last. Brett Goldstein, who stars as Roy Kent and also writes for the show, has also said the crew has been approaching this latest season as the final one. Apple, however, has not yet commented on the future of Ted Lasso.
While we don’t yet know exactly when in the spring Ted Lasso Season 3 will land, Apple does have another show coming up before then from some of the same talent. Premiering on January 27th is Shrinking, a new comedy series Goldstein, Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence and How I Met Your Mother‘s Jason Segel. The series stars Segel and Harrison Ford (in a rare TV role).
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 Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to come to digital early amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Amazon Prime Video
Hunters (Season 2) [Amazon Original]
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: January 13th, 2023 Genre: Conspiracy drama Runtime: Eight episodes (46 minutes to 1 hour, 6 minutes each)
In this second and final season, The Hunters must track down Adolf Hitler while being threatened by a ghost of Meyer’s past.
Hunters was created by David Weil (Invasion) and stars Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Al Pacino (Scarface), Lena Olin (Alias), Jerrika Hinton (Grey’s Anatomy) and Quebec’s Saul Rubinek (Jerry and Tom).
An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which is priced at $99/year.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Apple TV+
Servant (Season 4) [Apple Original]
Leanne’s dangerous battle with the Church of Lesser Saints continues while the Turner family must grapple with who she and the child in their home really are.
Servant was created and written by Tony Basgallop (What Remains), while M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) serves as showrunner and Toby Kebbell (Black Mirror), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones) and Rupert Grint (the Harry Potter franchise) co-star.
Apple TV+ Canada release date: January 13th, 2023 (first episode, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Psychological horror Runtime: 10 episodes (around one hour each)
Find out what’s coming to Apple TV+ in January and February here.
Crave
The Climb
Crave release date: January 12th, 2023 (first three episodes, three new episodes on January 19th and then the final two on January 26th) Genre: Reality competition Runtime: Eight episodes (between 30 minutes to an hour each)
Aquaman star Jason Momoa teams up with famed rock climber Chris Sharma on this competition series in which amateur climbers are put through a rigorous series of challenges. The winner takes home a sponsored climbing ambassadorship and $100,000 cash prize.
Crave release date: January 15th, 2023 at 9pm ET (first episode, new episodes every Sunday at 9pm ET) Genre: Drama Runtime: Nine episodes (between 1 hour and 1 hour, 30 minutes each)
A hardened smuggler must escort a teenage girl across a post-apocalyptic U.S., becoming closer as they depend on one another for survival.
Based on the PlayStation game of the same name, The Last of Us was created by Neil Druckmann (writer/co-director of the original game) and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and stars Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones), Gabriel Luna (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Merle Dandridge (Greenleaf), Anna Torv (Fringe) and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation).
It’s worth noting the series was filmed in Alberta and is believed to be the biggest TV production in Canadian history.
Crave release date: January 15th, 2023 (first episode, new episodes every Sunday) Genre: Drama Runtime: Seven episodes (around one hour each)
After a terrible accident, a grieving Michael finds his life upended by the arrival of Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia Delmont.
Based on Israeli TV series Kvodo, Your Honor was created by Peter Moffat (Criminal Justice) and stars Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Hope Davis (In Treatment), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name), Sofia Black-D’Elia (The Night Of) and Carmen Ejogo (True Detective).
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Koala Man
Disney+ Canada release date: January 9th, 2023 Genre: Animated comedy Runtime: Eight episodes (24 to 25 minutes each)
An ordinary middle-aged Australian man masquerades as a koala-themed superhero at night.
Koala Man was created by Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends) and features the voices of Cusack, Sarah Snook (Succession), Demi Lardner (So You Think You’re Funny), Hugh Jackman (Logan) and Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows).
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (Season 2) [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada release date: January 12th, 2023 Genre: Animated comedy Runtime: 12 episodes (23 to 45 minutes each)
Po and the Dragon Knights must journey across the world to find the legendary Tianshang weapons.
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is based on Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda movies and features Jack Black and James Hong reprising their respective roles of Po and Mr. Ping while Rita Ora (“R.I.P.”) joins the cast.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Netflix Canada this month can be found here.
Paramount+
Mayor of Kingstown (Season 2) [Paramount+ Original]
Paramount+ Canada release date: January 15th, 2023 Genre: Drama Runtime: TBA
Mike must deal with the fallout of the brutal ending of the first season.
Mayor of Kingstown was created by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) and Kingston, Ontario’s Hugh Dillon (Flashpoint) and stars Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway), Dillon and Emma Laird (In Conversation With a Goddess).
The fourth and last season of Apple’s original series Servant is now available on Apple TV+. The series is directed and executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan.
Servant was one of Apple’s debut originals and follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after a tragedy that causes a rift in their marriage.
The show stars Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Harry Potter‘s Rupert Grint, Mathilde Dehaye and more.
Servant rolls out weekly with a new episode each Friday leading up to a March 17th finale.
Apple TV+ is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Roku sticks, PlayStation and Xbox, smart TVs and more. A membership costs $8.99 CAD per month.
At its annual Surface event in 2022, Microsoft announced that Windows users would soon be able to download native Apple TV and Apple Music applications on their Windows machines. Now, the first previews of the applications are starting to appear.
First reported by The Verifier, via MacRumours, the two applications are accompanied by an app called ‘Apple Devices,’ which allows users to manage and sync their Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads and iPods, directly from their Windows machines. Find the links for the native app previews below:
It’s worth noting that all three new native Apple apps require Windows 11 version 22621.0 or higher to be able to run. MobileSyrup hasn’t been able to download the applications as of yet. When trying to follow the links mentioned above, the application says it is only available on Xbox Series X/S and on Xbox One. However, other publications, including 9toMacand The Verge, were able to download the apps without an issue.
Further, Apple states in the app descriptions that some features may not function as intended as these are preview versions of the apps. The company also cautioned that installing these apps will prevent iTunes for Windows from opening, making other forms of content, such as audiobooks and podcasts, inaccessible until a compatible version of iTunes is released or the preview apps are uninstalled.
Are you able to download the native Apple app previews? Let us know in the comments below.
The rise of streaming services means that there are all kinds of great shows that come out every year.
In many ways, we’re in a ‘Golden Age’ of Television — there really is so much to choose from. 2022, in particular, was a stellar year for the small screen, both in reinvigorating established franchises and for creating bold new ones.
With that in mind, we wanted to round up some of the best streaming shows of the year. Naturally, there’s so much that could be included here, but we’ve tried to feature a good mix of genres and platforms so there should be something here for most people.
From sci-fi and fantasy to satire and anime, here are 10 of the top shows to stream in 2022.
Andor
Star Wars in the Disney era has had an eye-rolling tendency to rely on non-stop nostalgic tie-ins to the original trilogy, but Andor is far better than that. Instead, creator Tony Gilroy, who re-wrote and directed parts of Rogue One, simply focused on telling a good story, fan service be damned. In this prequel to Rogue One, we get to see what sets Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) on the path to joining the rebellion, making for quite the compelling character study. But beyond that, Gilroy crafts an utterly gripping, mature and politically-charged story about oppression and the sacrifices people must make to fight against it. Star Wars has never been this good.
Stream Andor on Disney+. A second and final season is currently filming.
The Bear
This comedy-drama about a young chef running his family’s Italian beef restaurant is low-key the most stressful show of the year. In one moment, creator Christopher Storer will have you cheering with Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), and in the next, biting your nails with high anxiety. This isn’t your mum’s cozy cooking show, and it’s all the better for it.
Stream The Bear on Disney+ (under the Star banner). A second season is in development.
The Boys
With so many superhero properties out there, The Boys continued to feel like a breath of fresh air in its third season. Creator Eric Kripke’s gritty satire took the titular group of vigilantes to thrilling and unexpected new places, while further exploring the fascinating — and eerily realistic — narcissism of Antony Starr’s Homelander, one of TV’s best villains. We also got a perfect scene-stealing addition to the cast in the form of Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy, a welcome — and appropriately darker — riff on Captain America.
Stream The Boys on Amazon Prime Video. A fourth season is currently filming in Toronto.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
After the disastrous launch of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077, beloved anime creators Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill) came out with this anime series that actually helped the 2020 video game reach peak players on Steam. But rather than adapt the game, Edgerunners tells a standalone story in the world of the video game about a young mercenary who struggles to make it for himself in the ever-cruel Night City. With a delightfully over-the-top animation and a surprisingly emotional story, Edgerunners makes for quite the solid addition to the cyberpunk genre.
While the final season Game of Thrones proved to be quite controversial, this prequel series has been pretty much unanimously praised for being a brilliant return to form for HBO’s popular fantasy drama series. Set 200 years before Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon explores the intriguing events that lead up to the beginning of the decline of House Targaryen. Throw in some standout performances from the likes of Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Milly Alcock and House of the Dragon is a wildly successful expansion to George R. R. Martin’s beloved universe.
Stream House of the Dragon on Crave. A second season is in development.
The Rehearsal
Vancouver’s own Nathan Fielder’s spiritual successor to Nathan For You has been viewed as one of the best new series of 2022, and for good reason. The docu-comedy series sees Fielder helping everyday people rehearse conversations or life events through staged reenactments. The result is a show that is simultaneously full of absurdist comedy and a surprisingly tender exploration of empathy.
Stream The Rehearsal on Crave. A second season is in development.
Severance
If Ted Lasso defined Apple TV+ in 2020 and 2021, Severance did so for the streaming service this year. This deeply engrossing psychological thriller series follows a group of people who voluntarily undergo a procedure to separate non-work memories from their work ones to create a better “work-life balance.” It’s a fascinating premise that creator Dan Erickson uses to great effect, exploring how the shady dealings of a mysterious corporation affect both those under its employ and their loved ones. You’ll never look at the office the same way.
Stream Severance on Apple TV+. A second season is in development.
Star Trek: New Worlds
While there have been several Star Trek shows in recent years, New Worlds has received significant praise for capturing the sense of discovery that defined Gene Roddenberry’s original series. This Discovery spin-off follows Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Spock (Ethan Peck) and crew as they venture throughout the galaxy. Besides being a successful spiritual throwback, New Worlds is also noteworthy for filming in Mississauga, Ontario.
Stream Star Trek: New Worlds on Crave. A second season is in development.
Station Eleven
While this might cheating a bit since most of its episodes released in 2021, it’s too good — and Canadian — not to include.
Based on Canadian author Emily St. Mendel’s 2014 novel of the same name, Station Eleven tells the story of the survivors of a devastating flu who attempt to rebuild the world. The Canadian connections don’t stop there; the solid cast is led by Vancouver’s Mackenzie Davis and the show as a whole was shot in Mississauga, Ontario. But even without any of that, Station Eleven is a resounding success as a powerful story about community, proving that even post-apocalyptic dramas can be beautiful and uplifting.
Mike White’s critically-acclaimed comedy-drama series heads to Sicily for even juicier social satire. Outside of returning fan-favourite Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge), Season 2 focuses on a new but equally compelling ensemble cast that includes the likes of Aubrey Plaza, F. Murray Abraham, Theo James, Adam DiMarco and Haley Lu Richardson. While many shows suffer from a “sophomore slump” in their second outings, The White Lotus proved in 2022 that it’s still got it.
Stream The White Lotus on Crave. A third season is in development.
What were your favourite shows of 2022? Let us know in the comments.
Last month, Apple announced that it will launch a MLS Season Pass in more than 100 countries on February 1st, 2023.
The Season Pass would be available directly through the Apple TV app on Apple TV set-top boxes, smart TVs, video game consoles and more, and would allow users to stream every MLS regular-season game, the playoffs and the Leagues Cup live with no regional blackouts.
Until now, the schedule for the MLS games was unknown, but Apple has revealed the full schedule of the 2023 MLS Season Pass for those watching on the Apple TV app.
A majority of the 2023 MLS Season Pass will be broadcasted on Saturdays, with some matches taking place on “select Wednesdays” at 7:30pm local time.
The MLS Season Pass launch on February 1st, 2023 will mark the first day off a decade-long partnership between Apple and the MLS, and is part of a broader strategy by Apple to offer more live sports through its Apple TV streaming app.
The MLS Season Pass is set to cost $99 USD (about $134 CAD) per season or $14.99 USD (roughly $20 CAD) per month. Apple hasn’t revealed the official Canadian pricing for the service yet.
Spirited has become the most-watched Apple TV+ movie to date, Apple has confirmed.
While the tech giant doesn’t reveal exact Apple TV+ viewership figures,Deadline reports that Spirited has brought in 27 percent new viewers to Apple TV+ since premiering on November 11th.
Vancouver’s own Ryan Reynolds, who co-stars in the Christmas musical comedy alongside Will Ferrell, took to social media to celebrate the milestone.
Spirited is now the biggest movie ever on Apple TV+. I’m buying shots at the Genius Bar! pic.twitter.com/BeOOBGHnNy
It should be noted that Apple TV+ only has a couple dozen original movies, so this isn’t as significant a record as it might have been on other streaming services with more content. Still, it’s another feather in Reynolds’ cap, as he’s also the only actor to have three movies — 6 Underground, Red Notice and The Adam Project — in Netflix’s Top 10.
In Canada, his recent critically-acclaimed Welcome to Wrexham docuseries streams on Disney+. It tells the story of the eponymous Welsh sports team, the world’s third-oldest football club, and features Reynolds and fellow co-owner Rob McElhenney.
Apple, meanwhile, has been ramping up its film production as of late. Following a Best Picture win for CODA earlier this year, the streamer has put out notable films like Causeway with Jennifer Lawrence and the Will Smith-led Emancipation. Next year will also see the likes of Martin Scorsese’s Flowers of the Killer Moon and Ghosted with Chris Evans and Ana De Armas.
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 Prime Video, Crave and Netflix, but other services like Apple TV+ and Disney+ are mentioned when relevant. Premium video on demand (PVOD) platforms are also fair game as movies continue to come to digital early amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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+
Emancipation [Apple Original]
This drama is based on the true story of “Peter,” an African-American who escaped slavery in the 1860s and helped inspire the abolitionist movement.
Emancipation was directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and stars Will Smith (Ali), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Charmaine Bingwa (The Good Fight) and Steven Ogg (the video game Grand Theft Auto V).
Apple TV+ Canada release date: December 9th, 2022 Genre: Historical action Runtime: 2 hours, 12 minutes
This anthology series is inspired by the stories of immigrants in America, and this season features episodes focused on a Belizian family worker in New York, a Korean man making hats for a Black church community Detroit and a Japanese woman in Columbus, Ohio, among others.
Little America hails from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick) and Lee Eisenberg (The Office).
Apple TV+ Canada release date: December 9th, 2022 Genre: Anthology Runtime: Eight episodes (around 30 minutes each)
After receiving someone else’s engagement ring, a woman is led towards the person she’s meant to be with.
Something From Tiffany’s was directed by Daryl Wein (How It Ends) and stars Zoey Deutch (The Politician), Kendrick Sampson (How To Get Away With Murder), Ray Nicholson (Panic) and Mississauga, Ontario’s Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars).
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: December 9th, 2022 Genre: Romantic comedy Runtime: 1 hour, 27 minutes
The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada can be found here.
Crave
Doom Patrol (Season 4A)
The team travels to the future to find an unwelcome surprise.
Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, Doom Patrol was created by Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and stars Diane Guerrero (Orange is the New Black), April Bowlby (Two and a HalfMen), Joivan Wade (EastEnders), Matt Bomer (Magic Mike), American-Canadian Brendan Fraser (TheMummy) and Timothy Dalton (License to Kill).
Crave release date: December 9th, 2022 at 9pm ET (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Superhero Runtime: Six episodes (around an hour each)
In this third and final season, Lyra and Will must journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned.
The series was adapted for the screen by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and stars Dafne Keen (Logan), Ruth Wilson (The Affair), Amir Wilson (The Letter For the King) and James McAvoy (X-Men franchise).
Crave release date: December 5th, 2022 (first two episodes, new episodes every Monday at 9pm ET) Genre: Fantasy Runtime: Eight episodes (around an hour each)
A standard Crave subscription is priced at $19.99/month, with Starz costing an additional $5.99/month. A mobile-only subscription is also available for $9.99/month.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Disney+
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again [Disney+ Original]
This sequel to the Night at the Museum trilogy from Montreal’s Shawn Levy follows Nick Daley, son of Larry, as he becomes the new Night Guard at the Museum of Natural History and faces one of his dad’s old foes.
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again was directed by Matt Danner (The Looney Tunes Show) and features the voices of Joshua Bassett (High School Musical: The Series), Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag), Alice Isaaz (The Gilded Cage) and Gillian Jacobs (Community).
It’s worth noting that Vancouver’s Atomic Cartoons (The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special) animated the film.
Stream Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Againhere.
A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99 here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
Dragon Age: Absolution [Netflix Original]
A group of misfits must band together to steal an artifact from a sinister mage.
Based on BioWare Edmonton’s Dragon Age video game series, Dragon Age: Absolution was developer Mairghread Scott (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) and features the voices of Ashly Burch (Mythic Quest), Kimberly Brooks (Mass Effect), Matthew Mercer (Critical Role), Josh Keaton (Spectacular Spider-Man) and Phil LaMarr (Justice League).
Netflix Canada release date: December 9th, 2022 Genre: Animated Runtime: Six episodes (around 30 minutes each)
Looking to pay off significant debt, a young woman becomes deeply involved in increasingly risky credit card scams.
Emily the Criminal was written and directed by John Patton Ford (feature directorial debut) and stars Aubrey Plaza (Parks & Recreation), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Night School) and Gina Gershon (Riverdale).
Original theatrical release date: August 12th, 2022
Netflix Canada release date: December 7th, 2022 Genre: Crime thriller Runtime: 1 hour, 33 minutes
Oscar-winning writer-director Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) offers his own unique stop-motion take on the classic Pinocchio tale.
The film features the voices of Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise), David Bradley (Game of Thrones), Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds), Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) and Vancouver’s Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things).
Netflix Canada release date: December 9th, 2022 Genre: Animated musical fantasy Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Inspired by the true story of the enslaved ‘Whipped Peter,’ and written by William Collage, the film’s premise starts with the main character, Peter, being whipped nearly to death and escaping from a Louisiana plantation and being forced to outwit hunters before joining the Union Army.
The film was mired in controversy after Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Production on Emancipation took place throughout 2021, with the film initially due for a mid-2022 release. However, Apple reportedly delayed the release of the movie after the slapping incident. Many expected the movie not to come out until some time in 2023, but Apple decided to power through and release the film this year.
As of right now, the movie has an 8/10 and 49 percent rating on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, respectively.
Apple is also offering two months of free Apple TV+ to promote the movie. Learn how to claim the deal here.
