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Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Disney+ and Netflix [Feb. 21-27]

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+ will be 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.

Charli XCX: Alone Together [Amazon Original]

While in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, singer-songwriter Charli XCX enlists her fans to help her make a new album.

Amazon Prime Video Canada premiere date: February 25th, 2022
Genre: Music documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Stream Charli XCX: Alone Together here.

An Amazon Prime Video subscription is included at no additional cost with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $79/year.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video in February can be found here.

Crave

Cry Macho

A former rodeo star is hired to return a young boy in Mexico to his father in the U.S.

Based on N. Richard Nash’s 1975 novel of the same name, Cry Macho was directed by Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven) and stars Eastwood, singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam (“Honky-Tonk Man”) and Eduardo Minett (Como dice el dicho).

Original theatrical release date: September 17th, 2021
Amazon Prime Video Canada premiere date: February 25th, 2022
Genre: Music documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 7 minutes

Stream Cry Macho here.

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Nicole Beharie (Miss Juneteenth), Colman Domingo (Euphoria), Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country), Denzel Whitaker (The Great Debaters), and Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) recite the words of famous American anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass.

Crave premiere date: February 23rd, 2022
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 58 minutes

Stream Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches here.

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Based on Mike Isaac’s book of the same name, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber explores the rise and fall of Uber founder Travis Kalanick.

The series stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Trial of the Chicago 7) as Kalanick, Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) as Ariana Huffington, Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) as Bill Gurley and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) as Tim Cook. It’s also worth noting that Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) is the narrator.

Created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Billions), The Battle for Uber is the first installment in Showtime’s Super Pumped anthology series about a story that rocked the business world to its core.

Crave premiere date: February 27th, 2022 (first episode, new episodes every Sunday)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: Seven episodes (about one hour each)

Stream Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber here.

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+

No Exit [Star Original]

After getting stuck during a blizzard with strangers at a mountain stop, college student Darby Thorne discovers a kidnapped child belonging to one of the people inside.

Based on Taylor Adams’ 2017 novel of the same name, No Exit was directed by Damien Power (Killing Ground) and stars Havana Rose Liu (The Sky is Everywhere), Danny Ramirez (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier), David Rysdahl (The Revival) and Dennis Haysbert (Lucifer).

Disney+ Canada premiere date: February 25th, 2022
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes

Stream No Exit here.

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder [Disney+ Original]

Disney has revived Bruce W. Smith’s popular Disney Channel animated series about African-American teen Penny Proud and her family.

Returning voice talent includes Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, JoMarie Payton as Suga Mama, Cedric the Entertainer as Uncle Bobby, Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones and Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez.

Disney+ Canada premiere date: February 23rd, 2022 (first two episodes, new episodes every Wednesday)
Genre: Animated comedy
Runtime: 10 episodes (around 30 minutes each)

Stream The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder here.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year in Canada.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ this month can be found here.

Netflix

Cat Burglar [Netflix Original]

Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) returns with another “choose-your-own-adventure” Netflix special — this time about an animated cat who tries to steal paintings.

The special features the voices of James Adomian (The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson), Alan Lee (Sword Art Online) and Edmonton’s Trevor Devall (Disney XD’s Guardians of the Galaxy).

Netflix Canada premiere date: February 22nd, 2022
Genre: Animated, interactive
Runtime: 12 minutes

Stream Cat Burglar here.

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming [Netflix Original]

In the twelfth film in the Madea Cinematic Universe, Madea’s great-grandson holds a college graduation party.

Madea series creator Tyler Perry wrote, directed and stars in the film, which also features Madea franchise Cassi Davis, David Mann and Tamela Mann.

Netflix Canada premiere date: February 25th, 2022
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Stream A Madea Homecoming here.

Vikings: Valhalla [Netflix Original]

One hundred years after the events of Vikings, the Viking Age begins following the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

Vikings: Valhalla was created by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard) and stars Sam Corlett (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Frida Gustavsson (The Witcher) and Leo Suter (Victoria).

Netflix Canada premiere date: February 25th, 2022
Genre: Historial drama
Runtime: Eight episodes (45 to 60 minutes each)

Stream Vikings: Valhalla here.

Following a recent price increase, a ‘Basic’ Netflix subscription costs $9.99/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.

What are you planning on streaming this week? Let us know in the comments.

For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.

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Here’s everything that was revealed during February 2022’s Nintendo Direct

Right on schedule, Nintendo held its first early 2022 Direct to set the stage for the rest of the year.

As usual, the presentation was packed with a bunch of different announcements. See below for the full chronological list:

  • Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes — new ‘Musou’ style action game releasing June 24th, 2022
  • No Man’s Sky — port coming summer 2022
  • Mario Strikers: Battle League — new soccer game releasing June 10th, 2022
  • Splatoon 3 co-op mode, Salmon Run Next Wave trailer shown — full game releasing summer 2022
  • Front Mission 1st — remake coming TBA
  • Disney Speedstorm — free-to-play racer releasing this summer
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed — a port coming April 20th, 2022
  • Chrono Cross remaster called ‘The Radical Dreamers Edition — releasing April 7th, 2022
  • Kirby and the Forgotten Land — new trailer, game releases March 25th, 2022
  • MLB The Show 22 — new trailer for the Switch version featuring Shohei Ohtani, game releases April 5th, 2022
  • Klonoa Fantasy Reverie Series — ports releasing July 8th, 2022
  • Portal Companion Collection — ports coming TBA 2022
  • Live a Live — a remake coming July 22nd, 2022
  • Nintendo Switch Sports — new sports game releasing April 29th
  • Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival — new rhythm game releasing TBA 2022
  • Triangle Strategy — new free demo, game releases March 4th, 2022
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course DLC — Canadian-made game coming to Switch alongside other platforms on June 30th, 2022
  • Metroid Dread free updates — ‘Dread’ and ‘Rookie’ modes coming February 9th, 2022, ‘Boss Rush’ in April 2022
  • Earthbound and Earthbound Beginnings — Nintendo Switch Online ports releasing February 9th, 2022
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC — 48 classic tracks remastered, will release by 2023, first wave coming March 18th, 2022
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — new RPG coming September 2022

That’s a quick breakdown of everything shown off, but you can view the full 40-minute Direct stream here.

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What’s new on Xbox Game Pass on console, PC and mobile in early February 2022

Every month, Xbox adds new games to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Typically, new games join the catalogue in two waves every month, and now, Xbox has revealed the first half of February’s lineup.

Notably, Infernax from Quebec City-based indie Berzerk Studio (which we just featured this week), and Contrast from Montreal-owned Xbox studio Compulsion, are among the new Game Pass titles.

  • Contrast (Cloud and Console) — February 3rd
  • Dreamscaper (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 3rd
  • Telling Lies (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 3rd
  • Besiege (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 10th [Game Preview]
  • CrossfireX (Console) — February 10th [only includes the first single-player campaign, “Operation: Catalyst”)
  • Edge of Eternity (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 10th
  • Skul: The Hero Slayer (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 10th
  • The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 10th
  • Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 14th
  • Infernax (Cloud, Console and PC) — February 14th

Meanwhile, here’s what’s leaving Game Pass on February 15th:

  • Control (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • Code Vein (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age (Console and PC)
  • The Medium (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • Project Winter (Cloud, Console and PC)
  • The Falconeer (Cloud, Console and PC)

Xbox Game Pass is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Android and iOS in beta. Game Pass for Console and PC Game Pass each cost $11.99 CAD/month.

Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate costs $16.99/month and is required for streaming (which Xbox refers to as ‘Cloud’) to mobile devices and browsers. On top of that, this tier includes Game Pass for both Console and PC, as well as subscriptions to Xbox Live Gold and EA Play.

Find out what came to Game Pass in the second half of January here.

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Here are the free games hitting Xbox Games with Gold in February 2022

Xbox has announced the four games that will be offered at no additional cost to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in February.

It’s important to note that Xbox 360 titles offered through Games with Gold can be played on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The Series X/S can also play all of the Xbox One and Xbox 360 games that are made available through the program.

In Canada, an Xbox Live Gold subscription costs $11.99 for one month, $29.99/three months and $44.99/six months.

Xbox Live Gold is also included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is priced at $16.99/month and also offers Game Pass and PC Game Pass, Cloud Gaming (mobile streaming) and EA Play.

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Here are the free games hitting Xbox Games with Gold in February 2022

Xbox has announced the four games that will be offered at no additional cost to Xbox Live Gold subscribers in February.

It’s important to note that Xbox 360 titles offered through Games with Gold can be played on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The Series X/S can also play all of the Xbox One and Xbox 360 games that are made available through the program.

In Canada, an Xbox Live Gold subscription costs $11.99 for one month, $29.99/three months and $44.99/six months.

Xbox Live Gold is also included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which is priced at $16.99/month and also offers Game Pass and PC Game Pass, Cloud Gaming (mobile streaming) and EA Play.

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Here’s what’s coming to Crave in February 2022

Bell has revealed everything that’s hitting its Crave streaming service in February.

Highlights include the Steven Soderbergh thriller KIMI (hitting Crave the same day as HBO Max in the U.S.), Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Wan’s horror film Malignant and the second season of Raised by Wolves.

See below for February’s full list of new movies and shows:

February 1st

  • Black History Month Collections — #ForTheCulture TV series Collection (BMF, Sister, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more); Black Movies Matter Collection (42, Soul Food, Space Jam and more); Docs & Historical Drama Collection (Tina, Between The World and Me, Whitney “Can I Be Me” and more); and Strong Female Leads Collection (Euphoria, Insecure, I May Destroy You and more)
  • Kids TV and Preschool Fun Collection — new kids content added throughout the month, including Abby Hatcher, Rainbow Ruby (Season 1), Bob the Builder (Season 3) and Thomas & Friends (Season 20)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race: U.K. vs. the World at 9pm ET

February 3rd

  • Raised by Wolves (Season 2) — first two episodes

February 4th

  • A Cinderella Story: Starstruck
  • American Sniper — Starz
  • Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
  • Despicable Me — Starz
  • Drunken Master II — Starz
  • Free Guy
  • The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
  • Lovely and Amazing — Starz
  • MTV’s Messyness (Season 1B)
  • Notting Hill — Starz
  • The Panthers — all episodes
  • Pride — Starz
  • Project Runway (Season 19)
  • Scarface — Starz
  • Straight Outta Compton — Starz
  • Waves

February 5th

  • Abby Hatcher (Season 2)
  • Arpo
  • Kid E-Cat (Season 1, Episodes 1-20)
  • Percy Tiger Tales (Season 1, Episodes 1-20)
  • Rainbow Ruby (Season 1, Episodes 1-13)
  • Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race
  • Team Hot Wheels: Search for the 5th Driver
  • Team Hot Wheels: The Skills to Thrill
  • That’s Joey (Episodes 1-20)
  • Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

February 6th

  • Mo’Nique & Friends: Live in Atlanta — Starz
  • Power Book IV: Force at 9pm ET

February 7th

  • Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine [Crave Original]

February 10th

  • The Girl Before — all episodes
  • KIMI
  • Pillow Talk [Crave Original]

February 11th

  • August Rush — Starz
  • Baby Mama — Starz
  • Bad Boys (1983) — Starz
  • The Best Man Holiday — Starz
  • The Bridges of Madison County — Starz
  • Casino — Starz
  • Children of Men — Starz
  • Dave Chapelle’s Block Party — Starz
  • Dollface (Season 2) — all episodes
  • Everything’s Gonna Be All White (Season 1)
  • Fifty Shades of Grey — Starz
  • The Informant — Starz
  • Inside Man — Starz
  • Kicking and Screaming (1995) — Starz
  • Malignant
  • My Life as a Zucchini — Starz
  • Next Friday — Starz
  • Rambling Rose — Starz
  • Ran (1985) — Starz
  • Red Heat — Starz
  • Rodeo and Juliet
  • Shaft (1971) — Starz
  • Tape Heads — Starz
  • Trainwreck — Starz
  • Vagrant *Canadian film*

February 12th

  • Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
  • Miss Moon (Episodes 1-26)
  • Monchichi (Season 2, Episodes 1-26)
  • Polly Pocket (Season 1, Episodes 14-26)
  • Zerby Derby (Season 3, Episodes 1-20)

February 15th

  • Deadwood (Seasons 2-3)
  • Ichahn: The Restless Billionaire at 9pm ET

February 18th

  • Dream Horse
  • The Hating Game
  • How It Ends
  • Miseducation of Bindu
  • MTV’s Wipeout (Season 1B)
  • Painting with John (Season 2) at 11pm ET

February 19th

  • Bob the Builder (Season 3, Episodes 1-13)
  • Denver the Last Dinosaur (Season 1, Episodes 21-40)
  • Sam Sam (Season 2, Episodes 1-15)
  • Thomas & Friends (Season 20)
  • Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
  • Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
  • Thomas & Friends: Sodors Legends of the Lost Treasure
  • Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave

February 20th

  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (Season 9) at 11pm ET

February 21st

  • Ailey

February 23rd

  • Frederick Douglas at 9pm ET
  • The Newsroom (Seasons 1-2)
  • Nova Vita (Season 1)

February 25th

  • Cry Macho

February 26th

  • The Jungle Bunch 1 (Episodes 21-40)
  • Tall Tales (Episodes 1-20)

February 27th

  • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

February 28th

  • My Brilliant Friend (Season 3) at 10pm ET

We’ve separated the different shows and movies by which tier of Crave they fall within. Crave has three tiers: Crave Mobile for $9.99 (only mobile devices), a basic Crave for all devices (includes HBO content) and a $5.99 Starz add-on for both.

Further, Crave is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5 and more.

The full list of what hit Crave in January can be found here.

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Here’s what coming to Apple TV+ Canada in February 2022

Apple has confirmed the four original titles hitting Apple TV+ in February.

Kicking off the month is Suspicion, a new thriller series about the kidnapping of the son of a well-known American businesswoman, starring Uma Thurman, Kunal Nayyar and Noah Emmerich. Suspicion premieres with two episodes on February 4th, with new episodes releasing weekly.

Next up, on February 11th, is The Sky is Everywhere, a drama film about a 17-year-old musical prodigy grappling with the loss of her older sister. The film stars Grace Kaufman, Jason Segel and Cherry Jones.

On February 18th, all four parts of Lincoln’s Dilemma hit the service. Featuring the voices of Jeffery Wright, Bill Camp and Leslie Odom, Jr., the docuseries chronicles U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to end slavery.

Also debuting on February 18th — the first two episodes of Severance, a new thriller series that explores a group of workers that surgically divides memories of work and personal life. Adam Scott, John Turturro, Patricia Arquette and Christopher Walken star in the series, which will have new episodes released weekly.

An Apple TV+ subscription costs $5.99 CAD/month.

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Here’s what’s coming to Disney+ Canada in February 2022

Disney has revealed all of the movies and shows hitting its Disney+ streaming service in Canada in February 2022.

This month’s highlight is Pam & Tommy, based on the true story of the stolen sex tape featuring Ladysmith, B.C.-born model-actress Pamela Anderson (Lily James) and her partner, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan). Notably, Vancouver’s own Seth Rogen plays Rand Gauthier, the man who stole the tape.

See below for February’s full list of new Disney+ Canada content:

February 2nd

  • The Big Leap (Season 1) [Star]
  • Devs (Season 1) [Star]
  • Pam & Tommy (three-episode premiere) [Star Original]
  • A Wilderness of Error (Season 1) [Star]

February 4th

  • Torn [Disney+ Original]

February 9th

  • Better Things (Seasons 1-4) [Star]
  • Fosse/Verdon (Season 1) [Star]
  • Marvel Studios: Assembled — The Making of Hawkeye [Disney+ Original]

February 16th

  • Marvel Studios: Assembled — The Making of Eternals [Disney+ Original]
  • Mr. Inbetween (Seasons 1-2) [Star]
  • Mrs. America (Season 1) [Star]

February 18th

  • High Fidelity (Season 1) [Star]
  • High Fidelity (2000) [Star]
  • Spin
  • The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse [Disney+ Original]

February 23rd

  • Breeders (Season 2) [Star]
  • Mayans M.C. (Seasons 1-3) [Star]
  • The Proud of Family: Louder and Prouder [Disney+ Original]

February 25th

  • Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
  • No Exit [Star]

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month or $119.99/year.

Find out what came to Disney+ Canada last month here.

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