Streaming in Canada on Crave, Netflix, Prime Video and TVO [May 19-25]

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.

Crave
Don’t Be Gay

Crave premiere date: May 24, 2025

Genre: Comedy special

Runtime: 1 hour

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show) riffs on life after he came out as gay.

Stream Jerrod Carmichael: Don’t Be Gay on Crave.

The Last Captains

Crave premiere date: May 21, 2025 (first episode, new episodes every Wednesday)

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: (TBA)

This docuseries follows generational fishing families living in a remote archipelago in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence.

Stream The Last Captains 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. More information on these memberships is available on Crave’s website.

MobileSyrup has a full list of what’s coming to Crave in May.

Netflix
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem [Netflix Original]

Netflix Canada premiere date: May 20, 2025

Genre: Comedy special

Runtime: 1 hour

In her latest stand-up special, comedian Sarah Silverman riffs on the laughter and solace she’s found from celebrating the lives of her late parents.

Stream Sarah Silverman: PostMortem on Netflix.

Sirens [Netflix Original]

Netflix Canada premiere date: May 22, 2025

Genre: Dark comedy

Runtime: Five episodes (around 30 minutes each)

When her sister Simone gets awfully close to her billionaire boss, a worried Devon heads to a lavish seaside estate for answers.

Based on Molly Smith Metzler’s play of the same name, Sirens was created by Metzler and stars Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus), Julianne Moore (May December), Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon), Kevin Bacon (Footloose) and Glenn Howerton (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).

Stream Sirens on Netflix.

Netflix Standard with Ads costs $7.99/month (up from $5.99/month), Standard (no ads, HD-supported) costs $18.99/month (up from $16.49/month) and Premium (no ads, 4K-supported) costs $23.99/month (up from $20.99/month). More information is available on the Netflix website.

MobileSyrup has a full list of what’s coming to Netflix in May.

Prime Video
Nine Perfect Strangers (Season 2)

Prime Video Canada premiere date: May 21, 2025

Genre: Drama

Runtime: Eight episodes (around one hour each)

Nine new strangers visit Masha’s resort in the Austrian Alps for some psychedelic therapy.

Based on Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name, Nine Perfect Strangers was created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and stars Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Ottawa’s Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness) and Maisie Richardson-Sellers (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow).

Stream Nine Perfect Strangers 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 has a full list of what’s coming to Prime Video in May.

TVO
Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed

TVO premiere date: May 25, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 1 hour, 19 minutes

From Toronto filmmaker Ann Shin (My Enemy, My Brother) comes this timely documentary about the dangers of the online game Roblox. 

When her friends are targeted in the game by predators, Torontonian teen Alex teams up with two American girls, Janae and Katie, to raise awareness of these hazards and the gaps in tech company moderation and legislation to protect young players.

Stream Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed for free on TVO (broadcast) and TVO Docs’ YouTube channel, website and Smart TV app.

For more on this important film, check out our interview with Shin and Alex.

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

Update: 23/05/2025 at 12:21 p.m. ET — Added a link to our Dangerous Games feature.

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