Helmed once again by Ant-Man series director Peyton Reed, Quantumania serves as the start to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s ‘Phase Five’ and follows Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and their family as they are sent to the mysterious Quantum Realm and encounter the villainous Kang the Conquerer (Jonathan Majors).
While Quantumania was meant to set up Kang as the next Thanos-level villain for the MCU, it was met with some of the worst critical reception to a Marvel movie to date. It also underperformed at the box office, a rarity for the MCU. Making matters even worse is recent abuse allegations against Majors himself, leaving his future in the MCU unclear at the moment.
Next up for the MCU is May 5th’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, writer-director James Gunn’s swan song to his ragtag group of space adventurers. On the streaming side, Marvel’s next release will be the Samuel L. Jackson-led Secret Invasion on June 21st.
Netflix is tired of offering free password sharing and will start charging a monthly fee on accounts that share passwords in early 2023.
The company recently launched a program for the feature in some regions that charges an additional fee to subaccounts listed in the ‘Who’s Watching section.’ It’s currently unclear how much Netflix will charge per additional user in Canada, but it’ll likely be in the range of $4 to $5.
This is on top of the already costly base price for the streaming service.
Netflix Basic — $9.99/month, up to 720p (this is now the standard quality for Basic, up from 480p), can only stream on one screen at the same time
Netflix Standard — $16.49/month, up to 1080p, can stream on up to two screens at the same time
Netflix Premium — $20.99/month, up to Ultra HD (4K HDR), can stream on up to four screens at the same time
Corus Entertainment will launch a new family-focused streaming service called Teletoon+ on September 1st.
Nick+, Corus’ previous kids and family streaming service, will transition to Teletoon+ on this date. The new Teletoon+ platform will then offer “thousands” of hours of kid-friendly programming, including Batman: The Animated Series, Teen Titans Go!, DC Super Hero Girls, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? and Looney Tunes Cartoons.
Teletoon+ will also feature exclusive titles like Bugs Bunny Builders and Batwheels when they launch in the future. Corus says new content will be added to the service daily.
Teletoon+ won’t be available as a standalone service, however. Instead, Corus will offer it through Amazon Prime Video Channels, the Bell Fibe TV App and set-top-box, Virgin Plus and RiverTV for only $5.99/month.
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
Samaritan [Amazon Original]
After disappearing 25 years ago, a famed superhero is discovered by a young boy, who tries to convince him to return to save the city.
Samaritan was directed by Julius Avery (Overlord) and stars Sylvester Stallone (Rocky franchise), Javon Walton (Euphoria), Martin Starr (Silicon Valley) and Moisés Arias (Hannah Montana).
Amazon Prime Video Canada release date: August 26th, 2022 Genre: Superhero Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes
The full list of movies and shows hitting Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Apple TV+
See (Season 3) [Apple Original]
In this final season, Baba Voss returns to Paya to protect his tribe from deadly new sighted weaponry.
See stars Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049), Hera Hilmar (Life in a Fishbowl) and Toronto-raised David Hewlett (Rise of the Planet of the Apes).
Apple TV+ Canada release date: August 26th, 2022 (first episode, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Sci-fi drama Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)
Captain Freeman is on trial following the Season 2 finale while the rest of the crew goes on other adventures, including a trip to Deep Space 9.
Lower Decks was created by Mike McMahan (Rick and Morty) and features the voices of Tawny Newsome (Space Force), Jack Quaid (The Boys), Noël Wells (Master of None) and Eugene Cordero (The Good Place).
Crave release date: August 25th, 2022 (first episode, new episodes every Thursday at 9pm ET) Genre: Animated sci-fi comedy Runtime: Ten episodes (around 25 minutes 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+
Mike [Star Original]
From I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers comes this “unauthorized and no-holds-barred” series about the life and career of famed American boxer, Mike Tyson.
Mike stars Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Russell Hornsby (Lincoln Heights), Laura Harrier (BlacKKKlansman), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Li Eubanks (All Rise) and Brampton, Ontario’s Oluniké Adeliyi (Flashpoint).
Disney+ Canada release date: August 25th, 2022 (first two episodes, new episodes every Thursday) Genre: Biographical sports drama Runtime: Eight episodes (around 30 minutes each)
The full list of movies and shows that hit Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
History 101 (Season 2) [Netflix Original]
Get bite-sized explainers on various scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries, including GPS, MP3, dating apps and bottled water.
Netflix Canada release date: August 25th, 2022 Genre: Documentary Runtime: Ten episodes (around 20 to 24 minutes each)
A lost toy dog embarks on a big journey to find his owner.
Based on William Joyce’s 2016 children’s book Ollie’s Odyssey, Lost Ollie was created by Shannon Tindle (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends) and features the voices of Jonathan Groff (Frozen), singer-actress Mary J. Blige (The Umbrella Academy), Tim Blake Nelson (Watchmen), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) and Jake Johnson (New Girl).
Netflix Canada release date: August 24th, 2022 Genre: Live-action/computer animated Runtime: Four episodes (41 to 51 minutes each)
A stay-at-home dad gets some alone time for the first time in years while his wife and daughter are away, leading him to a wild weekend with an old friend.
Me Time was directed by John Hamburg (Why Him?) and stars Kevin Hart (Jumanji series), Mark Wahlberg (Ted), Regina Hall (Girls Trip) and Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley).
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’s Prime Video
Petite Maman
After the death of her grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly bonds with another young girl while playing in the woods.
Petite Maman was written and directed by Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) and stars Nina Meurisse (A Woman’s Life) and newcomers Joséphine Sanz and Gabrielle Sanz.
Canadian theatres premiere date: May 6th, 2022 Prime Video Canada premiere date: July 1st, 2022 Genre: Fantasy drama Runtime: 1 hour, 12 minutes
Stream Petite Maman here.
The Terminal List [Amazon Original]
Navy SEAL commander James Reece hunts down the people responsible for the murder of his entire platoon.
Based on Jack Carr’s novel of the same name, The Terminal List was created by David Digilio (Crossbones) and stars Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Kelowna, B.C.’s Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Criminal Minds) and Riley Keough (Logan Lucky).
Prime Video Canada premiere date: July 1st, 2022 Genre: Action thriller Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)
The full list of movies and shows that hit Prime Video Canada in June can be found here. A round-up of July’s new content is available here.
Crave
No Time to Die
In Daniel Craig’s final 007 film, James Bond is pulled out of retirement by the CIA to investigate a kidnapped scientist who holds the key to a deadly bioweapon.
No Time to Die was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig (Knives Out), Léa Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Colour), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Lashana Lynch (Still Star-Crossed), Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal), Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List).
Three young children grow up together in a low-income neighbourhood in the Scarborough area of Toronto.
Based on Scarborough-raised writer Catherine Hernandez’s 2017 book of the same name, Scarborough was directed by Toronto’s Shasha Nakai and Rich Williamson (Take Light) and stars newcomers Liam Diaz, Essence Fox and Anna Claire Beitel.
Canadian theatrical release date: February 25th, 2022 Crave premiere date: July 1st, 2022 Genre: Drama Runtime: 2 hours, 16 minutes
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 that hit Crave in June can be found here. A round-up of July’s new content can be found here.
Disney+
Baymax! [Disney+ Original]
Scott Adsit reprises his Big Hero 6 role of Baymax in this new series about the healthcare robot helping those in need.
Baymax! was created by Big Hero 6 director Don Hall.
Disney+ Canada premiere date: June 29th, 2022 Genre: Animated comedy Runtime: Six episodes (10 to 11 minutes each)
Only Murders in the Building (Season 2) [Star Original]
Charles, Oliver and Mabel are publicly implicated in a murder, making them the subjects of a competing podcast.
Only Murders in the Building was created by Steve Martin (Planes, Trains & Automobiles) and John Robert Hoffman (Grace & Frankie) and stars Martin, Hamilton, Ontario’s Martin Short (SCTV) and Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place).
Disney+ Star Canada premiere date: June 28th, 2022 (first two episodes, new episodes every Tuesday) Genre: Mystery-comedy Runtime: 10 episodes (around 30 minutes each)
The full list of what’s hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
Beauty [Netflix Original]
A promising young singer finds herself torn between her overbearing family, the music industry and her girlfriend.
Beauty was directed by Andrew Dosunmu (Restless City) and stars Gracie Marie Bradley (Grown-ish), Aleyse Shannon (Leverage: Redemption), Niecy Nash (Claws), Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct) and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad).
Netflix Canada premiere date: June 29th, 2022 Genre: Drama Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
In the final two episodes of the penultimate season of Stranger Things, Netflix ominously teases that “it might not work out for us this time.”
Stranger Things was created by the Duffer Brothers (Wayward Pines) and features an ensemble cast that includes Winona Ryder (The Age of Innocence), David Harbour (The Newsroom), Millie Bobby Brown (Intruders), Vancouver’s Finn Wolfhard (It), Gaten Matarazzo (Prank Encounters), Caleb McLaughlin (The Lion King on Broadway) and Noah Schnapp (The Peanuts Movie).
It’s worth noting that Montreal’s own Shawn Levy (Free Guy) is a producer and director on the show.
Netflix Canada premiere date: July 1st, 2022 Genre: Sci-fi, horror, drama Runtime: Episode 8 is 1 hour, 25 minutes and Episode 9 is 2 hours, 30 minutes (!!!)
A new poll reveals Canadians are spending a lot of time on the internet even as pandemic restrictions ease across the country.
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) outlines the details in Canada’s Internet Factbook, an annual report that profiles internet trends in Canada.
More than half of respondents (54 percent) spend more than five hours every day on the internet in 2022, up from 44 percent reported in 2020. Internet access is so crucial that 72 percent of internet users say they would be unlikely to buy a home without access to high-speed internet.
56 percent of respondents reported having unlimited data included in their home’s internet package in 2022, increasing from 26 percent reported in 2016. British Columbia and Alberta residents are the least likely to have the data option included in their home internet package.
Streaming
Of the hours Canadians spend on the internet every day, a large proportion is spent streaming content. 73 percent of respondents spend at least an hour every day streaming online, and nearly 43 percent spend an hour listening to music or radio online.
57 percent of respondents say they occasionally seek out Canadian content, with residents from Quebec being the most likely to do so.
Netflix remains the most popular online subscription provider, representing 61 percent of respondents, an increase from the 60 percent reported in 2021.
Amazon Prime continues to gain ground with Canadians, with 40 percent of respondents saying they have the service, up from 37 percent last year. Disney plus also saw significant growth, with 23 percent of respondents using the service in 2022, up from 17 percent in 2021.
Despite the growth in streaming services, users still seek out pirated content.
11 percent of respondents say they intentionally access pirated content, with the highest number of respondents coming from Nova Scotia. The poll shows cost, convenience and lack of availability as the top reasons for doing so.
According to the FactBook, a total of two thousand Canadian internet users (18+) were surveyed via an online panel in March 2022
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.
Amazon Prime Video
Bosch: Legacy [Amazon Original]
Picking up after Amazon’s Bosch police procedural series, Bosch has retired from the LAPD and now works as an investigator for Chandler.
The spin-off was developed by Bosch executive producer Eric Overmyer and author Michael Connelly and once again stars Titus Welliver as Bosch, Madison Lintz as Maddie and Mimi Rogers as Chandler.
Amazon Prime Video premiere date: May 6th, 2022 Genre: Drama Runtime: Four episodes (45 to 54 minutes each)
The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith [Amazon Original]
The first in a recently unveiled slate of Canadian Prime Video content, this true crime doc from Welland, Ontario filmmaker Nathalie Bibeau (The Walrus and the Whistleblower) explores the unsolved 1974 murder of a 22-year-old woman in Oshawa, Ontario.
Amazon Prime Video premiere date: May 6th, 2022 Genre: True crime documentary Runtime: Four episodes (41 to 51 minutes each)
Stream The Unsolve Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith here.
The Wilds (Season 2) [Amazon Original]
A new island of teenage boys is thrown into the mix with the girls, who must all try to survive the social experiment.
The Wilds was created by Sarah Streicher (Marvel’s Daredevil) and stars an ensemble cast that includes Sophia Ali (Grey’s Anatomy), Shannon Berry (Hunters), Fort Erie, Ontario’s Jenna Clause (Cold Brook) and Sarah Pidgeon (Gotham).
Amazon Prime Video premiere date: May 6th, 2022 Genre: Drama Runtime: Eight episodes (53 to 58 minutes each)
The full list of movies and shows hitting Amazon Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Crave
The Staircase
A novelist is accused of killing his wife, who was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home.
Based on Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s 2004 true crime docuseries of the same name, The Staircase was created by Antonio Campos (The Devil All the Time) and stars Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name), Dane DeHaan (Lisey’s Story), Olivia DeJonge (The Society) and Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones).
Crave premiere date: May 5th, 2022 (first three episodes, new episodes every Thursday) Genre: True crime drama Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour eeach)
This Star Trek Discovery spin-off follows Captain Christopher Pike and the U.S.S. Enterprise crew as they explore new worlds in the decade prior to the original Star Trek series.
Strange New Worlds was created by Star Trek Discovery‘s Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet and stars Anson Mount as Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, and Rebecca Romijn as Number One, all reprising their roles from Discovery. It’s worth noting that Vancouver-raised Adrian Holmes (Bel-Air) appears in the recurring role of the first Enterprise captain Robert April and Montreal’s Dan Jeannotte as James T. Kirk’s brother Sam. Additionally, Strange New Worlds was filmed in Mississauga, Ontario.
The series has already been renewed for a second season.
Crave premiere date: May 5th, 2022 (first episode, new episodes every week) Genre: Sci-fi Runtime: Ten episodes (around one 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+
Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett [Disney+ Original]
For May the 4th (AKA “Star Wars Day”), Lucasfilm has released a documentary on the making of The Book of Boba, featuring director Robert Rodriguez, star Temuera Morrison and more.
Disney+ Canada premiere date: May 4th, 2022 Genre: Documentary Runtime: Ten episodes (around one hour each)
Stream Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett here.
The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada this month can be found here.
Netflix
Meltdown: Three Mile Island [Netflix]
Director Kief Davidson (The Ivory Game) examines the partial meltdown of Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island, Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor — the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.
Netflix Canada premiere date: May 4th, 2022 Genre: Documentary Runtime: Four episodes (41 to 48 minutes each)
A Canadian journalist gets to the bottom of a secret society that has been influencing the world for years.
A spin-off of Toronto-born Mike Myers’ film So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Pentaverate was created by Myers and stars Myers as the journalist and several other characters, Ken Jeong (Community), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele) and Debi Mazar (Entourage).
Netflix Canada premiere date: May 5th, 2022 Genre: Comedy Runtime: Six episodes (21 to 31 minutes each)
Netflix has unveiled its summer lineup of original movies for this year.
Headlining the pack is The Gray Man, an action-thriller that’s also its most expensive original film to date. Notably, the film re-teams Chris Evans with the creative team behind Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and directors Anthony and Joe Russo, while Canada’s own Ryan Gosling co-stars.
See below for the complete list. Since there are a lot of movies, we’ll spotlight some of the more notable ones.
May 6th
Along for the Ride
The Takedown (Loin Du Périph)
Thar
May 11th
Operation Mincemeat
May 13th
Senior Year
May 19th
A Perfect Pairing
The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar
June 3rd
Interceptor
June 8th
Hustle (Adam Sandler and Queen Latifah basketball comedy)
June 14th
Halftime
June 15th
The Wrath of God
June 17th
Spiderhead (sci-fi thriller starring Chris Hemsworth)
June 19th
Civil
June 22nd
Love & Gelato
July 6th
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between
July 8th
Dangerous Liaisons
The Sea Beast
July 15th
Persuasion
July 22nd
The Gray Man
July 29th
Purple Hearts
August 5th
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
August 12th
Day Shift (vampire action flick starring Jamie Foxx)
13: The Musical
August 26th
Me Time
September 1st
Love in the Villa
The following movies, meanwhile, have undated “summer” release windows:
Beauty
Buba: Once Upon A Crime
Carter
Don’t Blame Karma!
Fenced In
For Jojo
I Came By
The Man From Toronto (Kevin Hart-Woody Harrelson action-comedy set in Toronto and filmed in the Toronto area)
Disney has revealed all of the movies and shows that are hitting its Disney+ streaming service in Canada.
Highlights include the long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi (co-starring Vancouver’s Hayden Christensen and directed by Toronto’s Deborah Chow), Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers
See below for the full list:
May 4th
Better Things (Season 5) [Star]
Cupid (Season 1) [Star]
Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett [Disney+ Original]
Fresh Off the Boat (Seasons 1-6) [Star]
October Road (Seasons 1-2) [Star]
May 6th
The Joy Luck Club [Star]
The Object of My Affection [Star]
What A Man [Star]
When In Rome [Star]
Where the Heart Is [Star]
May 11th
Abbott Elementary (Season 1) [Star]
Marvel Studios: Assembled — The Making of Moon Knight [Disney+ Original]
Rebel [Star]
Something Bit Me! (Season 1)
The Quest [Disney+ Original]
This Is Us (Seasons 1-3) [Star]
The Wizard of Paws (Season 2)
May 13th
The Blue Max [Star]
Sneakerella [Disney+ Original]
Taps [Star]
May 18th
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery (Season 1, five episodes)
Dave (Season 2) [Star]
I Cavalieri Di Castelcorvo (Season 1)
One Mississippi (Seasons 1-2) [Star]
May 20th
Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers
The King of Comedy [Star]
Man on Fire [Star]
Shook
The Valet [Star Original]
May 25th
The Con [Star]
Underworld, Inc. (Seasons 1-2) [Star]
May 27th
Brubaker [Star]
Heat [Star]
Hubbie’s Cosmic Journey
L.A. Confidential [Star]
The Negotiator [Star]
Mission Pluto
Obi-Wan Kenobi [Disney+ Original] (special two-episode premiere, then one new episode every subsequent Wednesday)
Once Upon in a Time in America [Star]
We Feed People [Disney+ Original]
May 31st
Pistol [Star Original]
A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month or $119.99/year.
