Ahead of its September premiere, Netflix debuts a new look at Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. Based on the world created by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a spinoff of 2020’s Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an anime-inspired standalone story set in Night City. The series focuses on an eclectic group of street kids. Night City is a harsh setting where technology and body modification are the norm. David, who appears to be the central character, ends up becoming an edgerunner otherwise known as a mercenary in order to stay alive.
The three-minute-long trailers show off some of the bombastic and enthralling animated visuals created for the show. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is developed by Studio Trigger, a prominent Japanese animation studio. Their credits include Kill La Kill and Little Witch Academia. Studio Trigger has also provided illustrations for Fire Emblem Fates. With a unique visual style, Studio Trigger cut the new trailer.
What’s interesting to note is how faithful Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is in capturing and adapting Night City. There are numerous locations in the trailer that are identifiable as being in Cyberpunk 2077. Although the game has gone through some rocky periods, many consider Night City an interesting playground to explore.
Developer CD Project Red is also best known for its work on The Witcher series. Although the Netflix series starring Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia is ongoing, it’s based on the novels of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski rather than the games. Netflix is going all in on The Witcher with the animated origin film Nightmare of the Wolf already released. The Witcher: Blood Origin, a prequel miniseries debuts later this year.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners does not have an exact release date just yet. However, Netflix confirms the original anime will run across 10 episodes.
Less than one month from its initial premiere, Disney and LucasFilm have announced that Andor will now premiere on September 21st.
The spin-off and prequel series to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was first slated to premiere on August 31st, 2022. Now, the 12-episode season kicks off nearly a month later. However, to make it up to eager fans, it will premiere will the first three episodes. Following the premiere, Andor continues on a week-to-week basis, concluding on November 23rd.
Alongside the news of the delay, Disney and LucasFilm debuted a brand new trailer for Andor.
The new footage largely sets up the plot of the series, showing the start of the rebellion against the Empire. Cassian Andor, who is played by Luna, was first introduced in Rogue One. Andor shows his rise in the galaxy far, far away five years prior to the film. As a nobody, Andor seeks to inspire change and become a hero amongst the ranks of the Rebels.
Alongside Luna, Andor stars Genevieve O’Reilly who is once again playing Mon Mothma. To the delight of Star Wars fans, Forest Whitaker is returning as Saw Gerrera. This character has spanned many properties including Rogue One, Clone Wars, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Alex Ferns, Kyle Soller, Denise Gough, and Robert Emms are also members of the cast. It remains to be seen if Alan Tudyk’s K-2SO is returning this season.
Disney+ is available for $11.99 per month or $119.99 for a yearly subscription in Canada.
HBO Max’s Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon is airing on Bell’s Crave streaming service on August 21st at 9pm ET/6am PT.
On HBO Max in the U.S., House of the Dragon will stream in 4K resolution; however, that might not be the same situation on Crave in Canada. MobileSyrup reached out to Bell regarding House of Dragon’s streaming quality, and we’ve learned that the upcoming TV show’s resolution is currently up in the air.
“At this time, we can’t confirm that HBO’s House of the Dragon will be available in 4K on Crave. Our team is working on it and we hope to have an update soon,” said a Crave spokesperson.
We’ll hopefully learn more about the situation before the official launch of the HBO Max Original series.
For those wondering if Crave even offers 4K, Bell soft-launched 4K content on Apple TV and then proceeded to release 4K content on Android TV, FireTV and Chromecast platforms. Back when 4K content was first announced, titles like Wonder Woman 1984, Zack Snyder’s Justice League and Godzilla vs Kong were some of the first movies/TV shows to stream in 4K on the above platforms.
House of Dragon takes place 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of the House of Targaryen.
House of the Dragon stars Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy and Fabien Frankel, Rhys Ifans, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Sonoya Mizuno. The series will feature ten episodes.
For everything coming to Crave in August, follow this link. You can find notable content coming to other streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video here.
Netflix Canada, Crave, Prime Video and Disney+ are four of the biggest streaming services available in Canada. Of course, there are smaller platforms like Apple TV+ (which features huge hits like Severance and Ted Lasso), Out TV Go, and Hayu, but with this roundup, we’re focusing on the four major ones.
This August, each of these streaming services features stand-out movies and shows that are worth checking out.
Netflix Canada
Here’s the full list of Netflix Canada content hitting the app.
The Sandman — August 5th
Locke & Key: Season 3 — August 10th
Day Shift — August 12th
Wonder Woman 1984 — August 15th
Tekken: Bloodline — August 18th
The Cuphead Show!: Part 2 — August 19th
Disney +
Here’s the full list of Disney+ content hitting the streaming service.
Lightyear — August 3rd
Prey — August 5th
I Am Groot — August 10th
She-Hulk: Attorney At Law — August 17th
Andor — August 31st
Crave
Here’s the full list of Crave content landing on the platform in August.
Industry: season 2 — August 1st
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race: Season 2 — August 12th
The Princess — August 13th
House of the Dragons — August 21st
Prime Video
Here’s the full list of everything hitting Prime video in August.
Residents of Guelph, Ontario were quite surprised over the weekend when they spotted none other than Adam Sandler.
The Happy Gilmore star, who’s currently shooting the Netflix comedy film You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!, made a stop on July 24th at Guelph Milestones. Interestingly, Brad Clarke, the manager of the restaurant, confirmed the next day on his Instagram page that Sandler also came back to dine in again.
According to CTV News, Sandler was only set to film in “The Royal City” until July 26th. It’s unclear where else in Ontario the film will shoot, although CTV News reports that production is expected to continue until mid-August. Therefore, those in other parts of the province might want to keep an eye out for The Sandman — you never know where he might turn up!
An adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel of the same name, You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah tells the story of the events that threaten to ruin a girl’s bat mitzvah plans. Notably, Sandler is co-starring alongside his children Sunny and Sadie and wife Jackie, as well as Frozen‘s Idina Menzel, who played his wife in the acclaimed Netflix film Uncut Gems.
A release date for You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah has not yet been confirmed.
In other news that relates to Sandler, Netflix and Canada, Juancho Hernangomez — the real-life NBA player who co-starred with the actor in the steamer’s Hustle film earlier this year (pictured above) — is reportedly nearing a one-year deal with the Toronto Raptors.
As the case every month, several shows and movies are leaving Netflix Canada, Crave and Prime in August.
It’s worth noting that the streaming services may only be removing certain shows and movies for a specific amount of time.
Series like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Gossip Girl and movies like Mean Girls have all left Netflix and then returned to the service months or years later. If you’re more interested in what’s coming to Crave, Prime Video, and Netflix, check out our respective ‘what’s coming to’ posts.
Below are all the shows and movies leaving Netflix, Prime Video and Crave in August.
Netflix
Prison Break: Seasons 1-5 (August 14th)
Wheel of Fortune: Season 35-37 (August 24th)
Chicago Fire: Seasons 1-4 (August 31st)
Prime Video
The Big Sick (August 1st)
Baronness Von Sketch Show: Season 4 (August 5th)
The Craft: Legacy (August 19th)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (September 1st)
Bones (September 15th)
Crave
It’s Complicated (August 4th)
Lion (August 9th)
Enchantimals: Secrets of Snow Valley (August 14th)
I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight (August 21st)
Wonder Woman 1984 (August 21st)
Bell announced a ton of new content coming to Crave in August (and quite a few things leaving the platform, too). You can check out the full list of items below.
Crave subscriptions starts at $9.99/month for a Mobile plan, which includes access to HBO content. A $19.99/month Crave Total subscription is required to stream this content on Crave’s supported devices, like Android, iOS, Apple TV, PlayStation, etc. A $5.99 Starz add-on is also available.
August 1st
Industry: Season 2 @9pm ET — HBO + Movies
August 2nd
CTV News’ The Convey: Reporter’s Notebook By Glen McGregor
August 5th
Ridiculousness: Season 26
Roast Battle Canada: Season 2
Parallel Mothers — HBO + Movies
Fireheart — HBO + Movies
Nightmare Alley — HBO + Movies
August 6th
Angry Birds: Episodes 1-32 @6am ET
August 12th
Republic of Doyle: Seasons 1-6
Sanctuary: Seasons 1-4
How to Eat Fried Worms — Starz / HBO + Movies
RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race: Season 2
Belfast — HBO + Movies
After Yang — HBO + Movies
August 13th
The Princess @8pm ET — HBO + Movies
August 14th
Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 2, Episode 1 — Starz
August 17th
Drag Race Philippines: Season 1, Episodes 1-2 @7am ET
August 19th
Catfish: Season 8F
Catfish UK: Season 2
Pan’s Labyrinth — Starz
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — Starz / HBO + Movies
Mean Streets — Starz
Pitch Perfect — Starz
The Eyes of Tammy Faye — HBO + Movies
The Trip to Greece — HBO + Movies
The Wolf and the Lion — HBO + Movies
August 21st
House of the Dragon @9pm ET — HBO + Movies
August 25th
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 3, Episode 1
August 26th
Death on the Nile — HBO + Movies
The Secret Garden (1993) — HBO + Movies
American Underdog — HBO + Movies
Sophie Buddle: Smile, Baby
Miami Vice — Starz
The Secret Garden (1993) — Starz
Leaving Crave
It’s Complicated (August 4th)
Lion (August 9th)
Enchantimals: Secrets of Snow Valley (August 14th)
I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight (August 21st)
Wonder Woman 1984 (August 21st)
Telus and its flanker brand Koodo launched a new ‘Stream+’ subscription that allows customers to add a $25/mo bundle with Netflix, Apple TV+, and Discovery+ to their plan.
Telus’ Stream+ service differs slightly from Koodo’s version, as it also includes Telus TV+ and the Vancouver-based national carrier offers a $5/mo discount to customers who get Stream+ when activating or renewing one of its 5G+ or Canada/U.S. Unlimited plans.
Regardless, the main benefit of the bundle is the three included streaming services. Telus breaks down the pricing, noting customers get “Netflix Premium,” which costs $20.99/mo without the bundle, Apple TV+, which costs $5.99/mo without the bundle, and Discovery+, which costs $4.99/mo without the bundle. While the bundle costs $25/mo, all the services on their own would cost $31.97/mo.
Telus Stream+ price breakdown.
Since Netflix offers several subscription tiers, it’s worth noting that Netflix’s website notes what’s included in the $20.99/mo ‘Premium’ tier:
Watch on up to four screens at the same time
Have downloads on up to four phones or tablets
Up to Ultra HD (UHD) quality
Moreover, Telus says that customers who sign up for Stream+ can keep their existing accounts for these services, so if you already have Netflix (for example), you can port your account to Stream+ instead of making a new one. That means you’ll keep your watch history and take advantage of savings.
However, if you’re buying an Apple device, the Stream+ bundle may not be the best deal, at least at first. Apple offers a three-month free trial of Apple TV+ to customers who buy a new Apple device, so you may want to make use of that before getting Stream+.
Disney has revealed all of the new movies and shows hitting its Disney+ service in Canada in August.
Notably, it’s a big month for both Marvel and Star Wars. With the former, there’s She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, starring Regina’s own Tatiana Maslany, while the latter has the Rogue One prequel Andor with Diego Luna.
See below for the full list:
August 3rd
The Bear (Season 1, two-episode premiere) [Star Original]
Breeders (Season 3) [Star]
Lightyear
Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel [Disney+ Original]
What We Do In The Shadows [Star]
August 4th
The Orville (Season 3) [Star]
August 5th
Explorer: The Deepest Cave
The Lion King (2019) (Sing-Along Version)
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (Sing-Along Version)
Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation [Disney+ Original]
42 to 1 [Star]
Prey [Star Original]
Tommy [Star]
24: Legacy (Season 1) [Star]
August 10th
Bluey (Season 3 — 25 episodes)
I Am Groot (premiere — five shorts) [Disney+ Original]
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
Anything’s Possible [Amazon Original]
After getting encouraged by an online message board, a teenager is inspired to ask out the trans girl he has a crush on.
Anything’s Possible was directed by Billy Porter (Pose) and stars Eva Reign (Sideways Smile), Abubakr Ali (Power Book II: Ghost) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton).
Amazon Prime Video Canada: July 22nd, 2022 Genre: Documentary Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes
In 1979, a group of filmmakers rent out a guesthouse at a farm to shoot a pornographic film, but when their elderly hosts catch them in the act, they soon find themselves fighting for their lives.
X was written and directed by Ti West (In a Valley of Violence) and stars Mia Goth (Suspiria), Jenna Ortega (You), Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect series) and “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper Kid Cudi (credited as Scott Mescudi).
Original theatrical release date: March 18th, 2022
Amazon Prime Video Canada premiere date: July 21st, 2022 Genre: Slasher Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes
The full list of movies and shows hitting Prime Video Canada this month can be found here.
Apple TV+
Trying (Season 3) [Apple Original]
After finally getting their wish, Nikki and Jason must now navigate life with two children.
Trying was created by Andy Wolton (Lookalikes) and stars Esther Smith (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and Rafe Spall (Black Mirror).
Apple TV+ Canada premiere date: July 22nd, 2022 (first two episodes, new episodes every Friday) Genre: Comedy Runtime: Eight episodes (around 30 minutes each)
A fashion school student finds herself dreaming of an aspiring singer in the 1960s, which eventually unravels something sinister.
Last Night in Soho was directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and stars Thomasin McKenzie (Jojo Rabbit), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and the late Diana Rigg (the British series The Avengers) in her final film role.
Original theatrical release date: October 22nd, 2021 Crave premiere date: July 22nd, 2022 Genre: Psychological horror Runtime: 1 hour, 56 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 hitting Crave this month can be found here.
Netflix
The Gray Man [Netflix Original]
After discovering dark secrets, the CIA’s top mercenary is forced to go on the run as he’s hunted by a former colleague and international assassins.
Based on Mark Greaney’s 2009 novel of the same name, The Gray Man was helmed by Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo (the latter of whom co-wrote the film) and stars London, Ontario’s Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049), Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame), Ana de Armas (Knives Out), Regé-Jean Page (Bridgerton), Jessica Henwick (The Matrix Resurrections), Dhanush (Vadachennai) and Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo).
It’s worth noting that in addition to reuniting the Russo brothers with Evans, The Gray Man was co-written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who wrote all four of the Russos’ Marvel movies, including Infinity War and Endgame. The Gray Man is also Netflix’s most expensive film ever with a budget of around $200 million USD ($260 million CAD).
My Little Pony: A New Generation Sing Along [Netflix Original]
A young pony brings magic back to her world with a herd of new friends in this sing-along version of My Little Pony: A New Generation.
A New Generation Sing Along features the voices of Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), Kimiko Glenn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and James Marsden (X-Men series).
Netflix Canada premiere date: July 18th, 2022 Genre: Animated family musical Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Stream My Little Pony: A New Generation Sing Along here.
