Wondering what to watch on streaming?
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
Dark Matter (Season 2) [Apple Original]
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).
Stream Dark Matter on Apple TV.
An Apple TV membership costs $14.99/month and is included in Apple One subscription bundles, which start at $22.95/month.
Crave
Fool Me Once [Crave Original]
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.
Stream Fool Me Once on Crave.
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+
Adults (Season 2)
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.
Stream Adults on Disney+.
Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast [Disney+ Original]
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.
Stream Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast on Disney+.
Disney+ costs $8.99/month for Standard with Ads, $15.99/month or $159.99/year for Standard (no ads) and $16.99/month or $169.99/year for Premium.
MobileSyrup also has a round-up of everything coming to Disney+ Canada in August.
Netflix
The Whisper Man [Netflix Original]
Netflix Canada premiere date: Friday, August 28
Genre: Crime thriller
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
A widowed crime writer reunites with his estranged father to look for his abducted son, which is believed to be tied to a decades-old case of a serial killer.
Based on Alex North’s novel of the same name, The Whisper Man was directed by James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen) and stars Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver), Adam Scott (Severance), Michelle Monaghan (The Path) and Michael Keaton (Birdman).
Stream The Whisper Man on Netflix.
Netflix Standard with Ads costs $7.99/month, Standard (no ads, HD-supported) costs $18.99/month, and Premium (no ads, 4K-supported) costs $23.99/month. More information is available on Netflix’s website.
MobileSyrup also has a round-up of everything coming to Netflix Canada in August.
Paramount+
Dalliance [Paramount+ Original]
Paramount+ Canada premiere date: Thursday, August 27
Genre: Drama
Runtime: Six episodes
A group of 60-something friends confront the messy realities of life after losing one of their own.
Dalliance was created by John Edwards (The F Word), Heather Mitchell (Spellbinder), Pip Karmel (Shine) and Liz Doran (Please Like Me) and stars Hugo Weaving (The Matrix series), Mitchell, David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings series), Georgie Parker (A Country Practice) and Catherine McClements (Water Rats).
Stream Dalliance on Paramount+.
Paramount+ Basic (with ads) costs $6.99/month or $61.99/year, Standard costs $10.99/month or $97.99/year, and Premium costs $13.99/month or $124.99/year. Pluto TV, meanwhile, is available for free with ads.
MobileSyrup also has a round-up of everything coming to Paramount+ in August.
Prime Video
Normal
Original theatrical release date: April 17, 2026
Prime Video Canada premiere date: Friday, August 28
Genre: Action-comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes
The newly-arrived interim sheriff of a small Minnesota town must investigate a larger conspiracy.
Normal was directed by Ben Wheatley (Rebecca) and stars Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Henry Winkler (Happy Days), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), Winnipeg’s Reena Jolly (Channel Zero), Cape Breton’s Billy MacLellan (Pretty Hard Cases) and Comox Valley, B.C.’s Brendan Fletcher (Caitlin’s Way). The film was shot in Winnipeg.
Stream Normal on Prime Video.
Prime Video is included with an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $99/year. An additional $2.99/month fee is required to remove ads.
MobileSyrup also has a round-up of everything coming to Prime Video in August.
What are you planning to stream this week? Let us know in the comments.
For more suggestions, check out last week’s Streaming in Canada column.
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