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You've heard about it - but who actually carries it?
Archive 81 on Netflix
An archivist hired to restore a collection of tapes finds himself reconstructing the work of a filmmaker and her investigation into a dangerous cult. An intriguing blend of horror and noir, Archive 81 offers addictive supernatural thrills.
Station Eleven on Crave
It's not too late to jump on the Station Eleven bandwagon. Based on the novel, and told in ten parts, it's ostensibly about the few survivors of a devastating global pandemic, but deep down it is about the past, forgiveness and moving on.
Yellowjackets on Crave
A team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario(!) wilderness. Season One wraps up on Sunday, Jan 16, 2022, and has been renewed for a second season.
Succession on Crave
The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company.
New shows and movies we can't wait to watch -- but aren't available to stream in Canada
Dune on HBO Max
Dune is now available On-Demand through Apple TV, Prime Video and others. It is $24.99 to rent or $29.99 to buy. No word at this time as to when it will be available to stream as part of a subscription. When it happens it will likely be on Crave.
“Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.“
The Other Two on Crave + HBO
We're assuming this new season 2 will be on Crave, even though season 1 ran on CTV Comedy, because the show moved from Comedy Central to HBO Max in between seasons. HOWEVER, WE WERE WRONG. There's no sign of the second season on either Comedy or Crave.
“An aspiring actor and his sister Brooke, a former professional dancer, try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.“
American Horror Story – Double Feature on FX Canada
Debuting Aug. 25. Rather than stick to one story all season, Double Feature is split in two completely separate parts, titled "Red Tide" and "Death Valley." Further details are a secret for now, but the first teaser certainly suggests that aliens will be involved in some way. It will only be available to stream if you are a cable TV subscriber to FX.
“An anthology series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show circus, a haunted hotel, a possessed farmhouse, a cult, the apocalypse, and a slasher summer camp.“
Here's what's new and worth checking out across all the major streaming services
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The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Friday, January 28
Netflix's eight-episode miniseries is a comedic murder mystery — and also a spoof of the psychological thriller genre. Kristen Bell heads the cast as a wine-guzzling, broken-hearted woman who believes that she has witnessed a murder while looking outside her window. Kind of like Rear Window for the 21st century pandemic era.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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The Afterparty
Friday, January 28
Apple's new comedic mystery series about a murder at a high school reunion certainly has some intriguing names attached. Even more intriguing is the Rashomon-like structure that finds each episode retracing the events of the evening from a different character's perspective—with each episode adopting a different genre (including a musical episode) that best matches the featured character.
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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These are the past several weeks of highlights from movies, TV shows and reality TV
 7.1
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A Hero
Friday, January 21
The latest from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns him to Iran for another twisty moral tale centering on a man whose attempt to pay off a debt leads him down a slippery path. Critics had good things to say about the film when it debuted at Cannes last summer, and A Hero is one of 15 films shortlisted for the best international feature Oscar this year.
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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 7.5
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Servant
Friday, January 21
Season three of Apple's slow-burning thriller debuts Friday, January 21. From M. Night Shyamalan, Servant follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. To be followed by a final season four in 2023.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
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Somebody Somewhere
Sunday, January 16
Comedian Bridget Everett stars in a semi-autobiographical comedy about a singer who struggles to fit in in her Kansas home but finds a group of like-minded outsiders. The seven-episode series was created by High Maintenance writers Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and is produced by the Duplass brothers.
Genres: Comedy
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7.3
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Archive 81
Sunday, January 16
The buzziest new title on Netflix, Archive 81 is an intriguing blend of horror and noir, and offers addictive supernatural thrills that are haunting in the best way. All eight episodes of season one are available now on Netflix.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
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 7.1
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The House
Friday, January 14
This unique, stop-motion animated anthology for adults offers three dark, comedic, and surreal tales set in the past, present, and future centering on three families who have all lived in the same house. (The characters are a mix of animals and humans.)
Genres: Animation, Comedy
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 7.6
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
Friday, January 14
Joel Coen directs a noir-ish, black-and-white take on Shakespeare's Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as an older-than-normal Lord and Lady Macbeth. (The age change is intended to give the characters greater urgency in their actions.) Lots of Oscar talk for Washington (as this film was released first in theatres).
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
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 8.2
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Peacemaker
Thursday, January 13
This eight-episode series spinoff from James Gunn's recent film The Suicide Squad finds John Cena reprising his role as the title character. Crave is billing the series as an action-adventure-comedy that will reveal the origins of Cena's character. Three episodes stream on day one, followed by single episodes over the next five weeks.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
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| SEASONS 1 | Drama | |
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 8.1
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Cheer
Wednesday, January 12
Coming from the creators of Last Chance U, Netflix's unscripted competitive cheerleading series following students and coaches at Texas's Navarro College was a hit with viewers and TV critics when it debuted two full years ago.
Genres: Documentary, Reality-TV
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| SEASONS 1 | Reality | |
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 8.4
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Euphoria
Sunday, January 9
HBO’s Emmy-winning drama EUPHORIA returns for its eight-episode second season. Created, written, and directed by Sam Levinson, and starring Emmy-winner Zendaya, Season 2 returns to the town of East Highland, where 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya) must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.
Genres: Drama
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| SEASONS 2 | Drama | |
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 8.0
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The Righteous Gemstones
Sunday, January 9
Jason Schwartzman, Eric Andre, and Eric Roberts are among the guests for this long-delayed second season of the HBO cult hit comedy, which last aired in October 2019. Gemstones revolves around a family of televangelists and stars McBride, John Goodman, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, Tim Baltz, and Walton Goggins.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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| SEASONS 2 | Comedy | |
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 6.8
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The Tender Bar
Friday, January 7
Rotten Tomatoes summarizes: It's well-acted and suffused with a warm nostalgic glow, but none of that is enough to overcome The Tender Bar's sleepy, sentimental noodling. Audiences seem to generally agree.
Genres: Drama
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Here's what we're keeping an eye on in the days and weeks ahead
 7.5
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Raised by Wolves
Thursday, February 3
So season one of this unique sci-fi story ended with Mother giving birth to a giant flying snake baby that ate a hole through the centre of Kepler-22b (an actual planet 600 light-years from Earth). Whether you are new to Raised By Wolves or eagerly awaiting season two, that's got to leave you scratching your head and wondering what's coming next.
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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| SEASONS 2 | Drama | |
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Here's what's new and worth checking out across all the major streaming services
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The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Friday, January 28
Netflix's eight-episode miniseries is a comedic murder mystery — and also a spoof of the psychological thriller genre. Kristen Bell heads the cast as a wine-guzzling, broken-hearted woman who believes that she has witnessed a murder while looking outside her window. Kind of like Rear Window for the 21st century pandemic era.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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| SEASONS 1 | Comedy | |
| edit | ||
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N/A
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The Afterparty
Friday, January 28
Apple's new comedic mystery series about a murder at a high school reunion certainly has some intriguing names attached. Even more intriguing is the Rashomon-like structure that finds each episode retracing the events of the evening from a different character's perspective—with each episode adopting a different genre (including a musical episode) that best matches the featured character.
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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| SEASONS 1 | Comedy | |
| edit | ||
These are the past several weeks of highlights from movies, TV shows and reality TV
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7.1
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A Hero
Friday, January 21
The latest from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns him to Iran for another twisty moral tale centering on a man whose attempt to pay off a debt leads him down a slippery path. Critics had good things to say about the film when it debuted at Cannes last summer, and A Hero is one of 15 films shortlisted for the best international feature Oscar this year.
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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| MOVIE | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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7.5
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Servant
Friday, January 21
Season three of Apple's slow-burning thriller debuts Friday, January 21. From M. Night Shyamalan, Servant follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. To be followed by a final season four in 2023.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
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| SEASONS 3 | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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N/A
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Somebody Somewhere
Sunday, January 16
Comedian Bridget Everett stars in a semi-autobiographical comedy about a singer who struggles to fit in in her Kansas home but finds a group of like-minded outsiders. The seven-episode series was created by High Maintenance writers Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and is produced by the Duplass brothers.
Genres: Comedy
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| SEASONS 1 | Comedy | |
| edit | ||
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7.3
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Archive 81
Sunday, January 16
The buzziest new title on Netflix, Archive 81 is an intriguing blend of horror and noir, and offers addictive supernatural thrills that are haunting in the best way. All eight episodes of season one are available now on Netflix.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery
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| SEASONS 1 | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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7.1
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The House
Friday, January 14
This unique, stop-motion animated anthology for adults offers three dark, comedic, and surreal tales set in the past, present, and future centering on three families who have all lived in the same house. (The characters are a mix of animals and humans.)
Genres: Animation, Comedy
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| SEASONS 1 | Animation | |
| edit | ||
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7.6
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
Friday, January 14
Joel Coen directs a noir-ish, black-and-white take on Shakespeare's Macbeth starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as an older-than-normal Lord and Lady Macbeth. (The age change is intended to give the characters greater urgency in their actions.) Lots of Oscar talk for Washington (as this film was released first in theatres).
Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
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| MOVIE | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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8.2
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Peacemaker
Thursday, January 13
This eight-episode series spinoff from James Gunn's recent film The Suicide Squad finds John Cena reprising his role as the title character. Crave is billing the series as an action-adventure-comedy that will reveal the origins of Cena's character. Three episodes stream on day one, followed by single episodes over the next five weeks.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
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| SEASONS 1 | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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8.1
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Cheer
Wednesday, January 12
Coming from the creators of Last Chance U, Netflix's unscripted competitive cheerleading series following students and coaches at Texas's Navarro College was a hit with viewers and TV critics when it debuted two full years ago.
Genres: Documentary, Reality-TV
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| SEASONS 1 | Reality | |
| edit | ||
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8.4
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Euphoria
Sunday, January 9
HBO’s Emmy-winning drama EUPHORIA returns for its eight-episode second season. Created, written, and directed by Sam Levinson, and starring Emmy-winner Zendaya, Season 2 returns to the town of East Highland, where 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya) must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.
Genres: Drama
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| SEASONS 2 | Drama | |
| edit | ||
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8.0
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The Righteous Gemstones
Sunday, January 9
Jason Schwartzman, Eric Andre, and Eric Roberts are among the guests for this long-delayed second season of the HBO cult hit comedy, which last aired in October 2019. Gemstones revolves around a family of televangelists and stars McBride, John Goodman, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, Tim Baltz, and Walton Goggins.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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| SEASONS 2 | Comedy | |
| edit | ||
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6.8
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The Tender Bar
Friday, January 7
Rotten Tomatoes summarizes: It's well-acted and suffused with a warm nostalgic glow, but none of that is enough to overcome The Tender Bar's sleepy, sentimental noodling. Audiences seem to generally agree.
Genres: Drama
|
|
| MOVIE | Drama | |
| edit | ||
Here's what we're keeping an eye on in the days and weeks ahead
|
7.5
|
Raised by Wolves
Thursday, February 3
So season one of this unique sci-fi story ended with Mother giving birth to a giant flying snake baby that ate a hole through the centre of Kepler-22b (an actual planet 600 light-years from Earth). Whether you are new to Raised By Wolves or eagerly awaiting season two, that's got to leave you scratching your head and wondering what's coming next.
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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| SEASONS 2 | Drama | |
| edit | ||