Streaming in Canada on Crave, Disney+ and Netflix [Dec. 23-29]

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’s 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.

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.

Crave

Borderlands

Original theatrical release date: August 9th, 2024
Starz Canada release date: December 27th, 2024
Genre: Sci-fi, action-comedy
Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes

We don’t normally include universally panned movies here, but given that it’s a pretty quiet week for new streaming content, we figured we’d make an exception here. After all, some masochistic people do enjoy watching terrible movies, so if you’re one of them, or just have a mild curiosity about the much-maligned Borderlands, here you are.

Based on the 2K video game series of the same name, Borderlands was co-written and directed by Eli Roth (Thanksgiving) and stars Cate Blanchett (Thor: Ragnarok), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Kevin Hart (Jumanji: The Next Level), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie) and Jack Black (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) as the voice of Claptrap.

You can stream Borderlands here, although we’re not sure why you’d want to. Note that a $5.99/month Starz add-on is required. (Starz is also available on Prime Video if you’d prefer to suffer through Borderlands there.)

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. More information on these memberships is available here. It’s worth noting that you can save 35 percent on monthly Crave memberships until January 6th.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Crave in December can be found here.

Disney+

Blink

Disney+ Canada release date: December 26th, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

When three of their children are diagnosed with an incurable several visual impairment, a Montreal family embarks on a journey to experience the world’s beauty while they still can.

Blink was directed by Toronto’s Edmund Stenson (The Martyr) and Daniel Roher (Navalny).

Doctor Who: Joy to the World [Disney+ Original]

Disney+ Canada release date: December 25th, 2024
Genre: Sci-fi
Runtime: 56 minutes

After The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) meets Joy (Bridgerton‘s Nicola Coughlin) in the Time Hotel, the pair must thwart a deadly plan that threatens Christmas itself.

Stream Doctor Who: Joy to the World here.

Sugarcane

Disney+ Canada release date: December 26th, 2024
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

This documentary explores the investigation into the haunting legacy of a B.C. residential school. Sugarcane was directed by Indigenous writer and activist Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie (Frontline).

Stream Sugarcane here.

Disney+ costs $8.99/month for Standard with Ads, $12.99/month or $129.99/year for Standard (no ads) and $15.99/month or $159.99/year for Premium.

The full list of movies and shows hitting Disney+ Canada in December can be found here.

Netflix

Squid Game (Season 2) [Netflix Original]

Netflix Canada release date: December 26th, 2024
Genre: Drama
Runtime: Seven episodes (around one hour each)

Three years after winning the Squid Game, Seong Gi-hun has given up on going to the United States and enters the games once again with a new goal in mind.

Squid Game was created by Hwang Dong-hyuk (Silenced) and once again stars Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, while Kang Ha-neul (Love Reset), Park Sung-hoon (The Glory) and Lee Jin-wook (Sweet Home) join the ensemble cast.

Stream Squid Game here.

A Netflix ‘Standard with Ads’ subscription costs $5.99/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 in December can be found here.

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.

Image credit: Netflix