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.
Apple TV Canada premiere date: Friday, August 28 (first episode, new episode every Friday)
Genre: Sci-fi drama
Runtime: Ten episodes
The Dessens settle into life in a seemingly safe world, only for their peace to be upended by Daniela’s growing paranoia and Blair’s efforts to stop them.
Based on Blake Crouch’s novel of the same name, Dark Matter was created by Crouch and stars Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Jennifer Connelly (Snowpiercer), Alice Braga (Queen of the South), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Dayo Okeniyi (The Hunger Games) and Montreal’s Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale).
An Apple TV membership costs $14.99/month and is included in Apple One subscription bundles, which start at $22.95/month.
Crave premiere date: Friday, August 28 (full series)
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: Four episodes
This documentary investigates Marcel André Vautour, a prolific Canadian con artist whose trail of deception spanned decades and continents.
An ad-free Crave Premium membership costs $22/month. Alternatively, there are two other subscription options: Crave Basic with Ads ($9.99/month) and Crave Standard with Ads ($14.99/month). Starz is available as a separate $5.99 add-on. You can learn more about subscriptions and add-ons on Crave’s website.
MobileSyrup also has a round-up of everything coming to Crave in August.
Disney+ Canada premiere date: Thursday, August 27 (first two episodes, two new episodes weekly)
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: Eight episodes
Two months after Paul married Anton to avoid deportation, their growing attraction for each other puts a strain on his relationship with Issa.
Adults was created by The Tonight Show‘s Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and stars Calgary’s Malik Elassal (Joe Pickett), Lucy Freyer (Paint), Toronto’s Jack Innanen (Big Mistakes), Amita Rao (Deli Boys) and Owen Thiele (Overcompensating). It’s also worth noting the series was filmed in Toronto.
Disney+ Canada premiere date: Thursday, August 27 (first episode, new episode weekly)
Genre: Video podcast
Runtime: Five episodes
In this podcast series, Markham, Ont.’s own Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel) and Frank Alvarez (The Basement Yard) rewatch and discuss key Marvel movies in the lead-up to December’s Avengers: Doomsday. The five movies covered are The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
