What's new on Canadian streaming & TV in December 2022?

Before we get into our December listings, two quick mid-week notes:

• In case you've missed it, we updated our Monday newsletter to note Bell Media's confirmation that Crave will no longer have new Showtime titles as of January, but will continue airing existing Showtime programs such as Billions while they remain in production. While we still expect future and library programming to go to Paramount+ in Canada, that service has not yet confirmed its plans.
   
• Meanwhile, Paramount-owned free ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV soft-launched its full-fledged service in Canada yesterday (Nov. 30) ahead of its official launch today. While the service has quite a few channels already, some of the partners / programs on the American version of the service are absent, such as AMC Networks and the classic Jeopardy! channel (though there is a separate Game Show Central channel using programming from Sony's cable channel GSN).
   
  Also yesterday, Canada's national public broadcaster officially launched its FAST news channel, CBC News Explore, which is available for free on CBC Gem among other venues.

It's time for our monthly summary of notable new programming coming to streaming services and TV channels in Canada.

This is not intended as a complete list, but where practical we will provide links to fuller information. While we do mention a few reality and documentary shows and the like, our main focus is on notable scripted programming.

Scheduled release dates are those indicated by the providers and are subject to change. Prices are listed by WCIW for convenience, and are likewise subject to change. Listed prices do not include any applicable sales taxes, which vary by province. The web version of this post may be updated occasionally during the month, though we cannot commit to updating everything that might be added or changed.

Netflix

Netflix costs between $5.99 and $20.99 per month in Canada, depending on the number of streams and picture quality you need.

Netflix Canada posts its monthly listings on social media, including Twitter and YouTube. Where necessary, we've cross-referenced against other sources.

Because of the sheer amount of content Netflix releases each month, we've typically been more judicious with the number of items listed compared to other services, so we encourage you to consult the full lists if you're waiting on a specific program.

New programs are normally released at 3:00 a.m. ET (midnight PT) on the date indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Notable original series

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (episodes 25-38 – final episodes) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Firefly Lane (season 2, part 1) – Friday, Dec. 2
• My Unorthodox Life (season 2) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Too Hot to Handle (season 4) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 7
• Lookism (anime series) – Thursday, Dec. 8
• Cat (Indian revenge drama series) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Dragon Age: Absolution (anime series) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Dream Home Makeover (season 4) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure (anime series) – Tuesday, Dec. 13
• Sonic Prime (animated Sonic the Hedgehog series) – Thursday, Dec. 15
• Cook at All Costs (competition series) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Dance Monsters (competition series) – Fridays starting Dec. 16
• Paradise PD (part 4) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Summer Job (competition series) – Friday, Dec. 16
• The Recruit (adventure series starring Noah Centineo) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Emily in Paris (season 3) – Wednesday, Dec. 21
• Alice in Borderland (season 2) – Thursday, Dec. 22
• The Witcher: Blood Origin (miniseries spin-off / prequel of the fantasy series) – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Treason (thriller series starring Charlie Cox) – Monday, Dec. 26
• Brown and Friends (animated series based on the Line Friends characters) – Thursday, Dec. 29
• Chicago Party Aunt (part 2) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Secrets of Summer (season 2) – Friday, Dec. 30
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (special episode with Volodymyr Zelenskyy) – release date TBD
• La Reina del Sur (season 3) – release date TBD

Notable original (or exclusive-distribution "original") films

• Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (new adaptation of the Dickens story starring Luke Evans) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (adaptation of the novel, starring Emma Corrin and Jack O'Connell) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (stop-motion animated, not to be confused with the live-action Disney remake released earlier this year) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Violet Evergarden: Recollections (anime film) – Thursday, Dec. 15
• Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths [Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades] (Mexican dark comedy film) – Friday, Dec. 16
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (anime film) – Tuesday, Dec. 20
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (second installment in the Rian Johnson whodunit film franchise, starring Daniel Craig, briefly released in theatres in November) – Friday, Dec. 23
• Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (film adaptation of the 2011 stage musical based on the 1988 novel, starring Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson) – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Stuck with You (romantic comedy film set mostly in a stuck elevator on New Year's Eve) – Wednesday, Dec. 28
• White Noise (dark comedy film based on the Don DeLillo novel, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig) – Friday, Dec. 30

Notable original documentary films and series

• The Masked Scammer (doc about Gilbert Chikli) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Sr. (doc film about the life of Robert Downey Sr.) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Last Chance U: Basketball (season 2) – Tuesday, Dec. 13
• Kangaroo Valley (nature documentary) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Don't Pick Up the Phone (true crime documentary) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• I Am a Killer (season 4) – Wednesday, Dec. 21

Notable original stand-up comedy specials

• Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? – Tuesday, Dec. 6
• Tom Papa: What A Day! – Tuesday, Dec. 13
• Mathieu Dufour at Bell Centre – Thursday, Dec. 22
• Vir Das: Landing – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Chelsea Handler: Revolution (not to be confused with her 2021 HBO Max / Crave special Evolution) – Tuesday, Dec. 27
• Best of Stand Up 2022 – Saturday, Dec. 31

Other notable specials

• Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race (kids series special) – Monday, Dec. 5
• The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (kids series special) – Tuesday, Dec. 6
• Who Killed Santa?: A Murderville Murder Mystery (special episode of the comedy series Murderville) – Thursday, Dec. 15

Notable licensed programming

• Archer (season 13) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021 film via eOne, previously on Crave) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Emily the Criminal (2022 crime thriller film starring Aubrey Plaza, via Roadside Attractions) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Mortal Kombat (2021 film via Warner Bros., previously on Crave) – Friday, Dec. 9
• After Ever Happy (2022 romantic drama film, fourth in the After franchise, via VVS) – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021 film via Warner Bros., previously on Crave) – Friday, Dec. 30

Disney+

Disney+ currently costs $11.99 per month, or $119.99 per year, in Canada. Star, its general entertainment hub (with offerings similar but not identical to Hulu in the U.S.), is included at no extra charge in the Canadian service. New programs are normally released at 3:00 a.m. ET (midnight PT) on the date indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Disney+ sends its Canadian monthly listings to media outlets on its mailing list. Despite our efforts, we are not yet getting the Canadian listings, so we have to collate information from outside posts and Disney+ Canada's social media, which we've cross-referenced as much as possible.

Notable premiere or new-release films and specials

• Darby and the Dead (direct-to-Hulu 20th Century supernatural teen comedy film starring Riele Downs) – Thursday, Dec. 1 or Friday, Dec. 2 (conflicting information) Canadian release delayed, new date not yet confirmed (as of Dec. 6)
• Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays (Christmas music special) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Amsterdam (2022 period comedy-thriller film from 20th Century, directed by David O. Russell, starring Christian Bale and Margot Robbie) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (Indian action-adventure film co-produced by Disney subsidiary Star Studios) – Wednesday, Dec. 7 [listing added Dec. 7]
• Solo Amor y Mil Canciones (Latin American music documentary) – Thursday, Dec. 8
• It's a Wonderful Binge (made-for-Hulu sequel to the 2020 satirical horror film The Binge) – Friday, Dec. 9
• The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad" (animated short film featuring tenor Andrea Bocelli and family) – Thursday, Dec. 15 [listing added Dec. 7]
• If These Walls Could Sing (documentary about Abbey Road Studios) – Friday, Dec. 16 [Update (Dec. 19) – may be delayed until early January in Canada for reasons unknown]
• Le pupille (Italian animated short from producer Alfonso Cuarón) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Strange World (2022 Walt Disney Animation Studios film with the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid) – Friday, Dec. 23 [listing added Dec. 12]

Notable Disney+ original series

• The Mysterious Benedict Society (season 2) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Weekend Family Christmas special – Friday, Dec. 9
• National Treasure: Edge of History (continuation of the action-adventure film franchise, starring Lisette Alexis and Lyndon Smith; Nicolas Cage will not be appearing until season 2) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 14
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The Santa Clauses (Wednesdays through Dec. 14); Willow (Wednesdays)

Notable Star original series

• Connect (Korean mystery series) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Tomorrow, I’ll Be Someone’s Girlfriend (Japanese series) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Because We Forget Everything (Japanese series) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Big Bet (Korean series) – Wednesday, Dec. 21
• Grails (ABC News sneaker industry docuseries) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 21 (one week after U.S. release on Hulu)
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Fleishman is In Trouble (Thursdays); Criminal Minds: Evolution (Fridays through Dec. 16); Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War (Mondays); Welcome to Chippendales (Tuesdays); Pink Lie (Wednesdays through Dec. 14); Revenge of Others (Wednesdays through Dec. 14); Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t! (Wednesdays through Dec. 21); Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall (Wednesdays); Ben Gri (Wednesdays)
• Ongoing Fox animated series (episodes most Sundays, but delayed from U.S. broadcast): Bob's Burgers; Family Guy; The Great North; The Simpsons

Notable library programming

• Mickey Saves Christmas (2022 special previously aired on ABC and Disney Channel U.S.) – Friday, Dec. 2
• The Come Up (season 1 of the Freeform docuseries) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Gigantosaurus (season 3) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Muppet Babies (season 3) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Quantico (2015–18 ABC drama series) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Raven's Home (season 5) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• The Villains of Valley View (season 1 of the Disney Channel series) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• What We Do in the Shadows (season 4, previously aired on FX Canada) – Wednesday, Dec. 7
• Atlanta (season 4) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Primal Survivor: Over the Andes (National Geographic Channel series) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Homeland (season 8, previously available on Crave) – Tuesday, Dec. 20
• Game of Sharks (National Geographic Channel series) – Friday, Dec. 23
• Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin (National Geographic Channel series) – Wednesday, Dec. 28
• Me & Mickey (Disney Junior shorts) – Wednesday, Dec. 28
• Crocodiles Revealed (National Geographic Channel series) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Episodes added weekly: American Dad (Saturdays)

Crave

Bell Media's Crave costs between $9.99 and $19.99 per month via direct subscription, depending on the number of streams, device support, and picture quality you need. The price may vary when subscribing through a TV provider.

Starz, which is also operated in Canada by Bell Media, is available as a $5.99 per month add-on to Crave's direct subscriptions, and is also available separately through Prime Video Channels, Apple TV Channels, and TV providers.

Crave's full list of arrivals is posted on Bell Media's press site. New programs are normally released at midnight ET on the date indicated (equivalent to 9:00 p.m. PT on the previous date), though some (including HBO Max programs) may be released at 3:00 a.m. ET, and others (including mainline HBO programs) are released simultaneously with their linear premieres at the indicated times.

Crave / Bell Media original programming

• Cocaine, Prison & Likes: Isabelle's True Story (docuseries about Isabelle Lagacé's involvement in a 2016 Australian cocaine seizure) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Mary Makes it Easy (season 2, part 1; previously aired on CTV) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Children Ruin Everything (season 2, part 1; previously aired on CTV) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Transplant (season 3, part 1; previously aired on CTV) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Mary Makes it Easy: Holiday Hang (special) – Wednesday, Dec. 14
• Celebrating Greatness: Canada’s Walk of Fame 2022 (induction special) – Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET
• Acting Good (season 1; previously aired on CTV Comedy) – Friday, Dec. 23
• Letterkenny (season 11) – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: W5 (Fridays); Tales from the Territories (season finale Dec. 6); Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET through Dec. 23)

HBO original programming

• Branson (docuseries about Virgin Group founder Richard Branson) – Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET from Dec. 1 to 22
• His Dark Materials (season 3, based on The Amber Spyglass) – Mondays at 9:00 p.m. ET (two episodes weekly) from Dec. 5 to 26
• Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo (docuseries about alleged sexual abuse within the Mexico-based church) – Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET
• Random Acts of Flyness (season 2, subtitled "The Parable of the King and the Pirate") – Fridays at 9:00 p.m. ET (two episodes weekly) starting Dec. 9
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: We're Here (Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET through Dec. 30); The White Lotus (Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET through Dec. 11); Shaq (Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET through Dec. 14);
• Reminder: Real Time with Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver are on hiatus until early 2023

HBO Max original programming

• Gossip Girl (season 2 of the 2021 reboot) – Thursdays starting Dec. 1
• A Hollywood Christmas (made-for-HBO Max holiday film) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Doom Patrol (season 4) – Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET starting Dec. 8 (episodes premiere simultaneously on CTV Sci-Fi)
• Lizzo: Live in Concert (film of a November 2022 concert with Lizzo, Cardi B, SZA, and Missy Elliott) – Saturday, Dec. 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The Sex Lives of College Girls (Thursdays through Dec. 15)

Showtime original programming

• Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? (musical comedy special) – Friday, Dec. 2
• George & Tammy (biographical drama limited series starring Michael Shannon as George Jones and Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette) – premieres Sunday, Dec. 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET; subsequent episodes available to stream Fridays
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The L Word: Generation Q (streaming Fridays, airing Sundays on Crave 1); Let the Right One In (Fridays through Dec. 9)
• Weekly topical programming (new episodes air "live" on Crave 1 and are posted on-demand the next day):

New / recent release movies

• Sundown (2022 drama film written and directed by Michel Franco, starring Tim Roth, via Bleecker Street) – Friday, Dec. 2
• A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022 Canadian holiday film, made for Hallmark Channel but evidently not part of its output deal with Corus) – Saturday, Dec. 3
• A Christmas… Present (2022 made-for-Great American Family [GAF] holiday film starring Candace Cameron Bure) – Sunday, Dec. 4
• I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022 Canadian made-for-GAF holiday film) – Sunday, Dec. 4
• Benediction (2021 biographical drama film, starring both Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi as war poet Siegfried Sassoon, via LevelFilm) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Marry Me (2022 romantic comedy film starring Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, via Universal) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Steppin' Into the Holiday (2022 made-for-Lifetime Christmas film) – Sunday, Dec. 11
• Black Adam (2022 DC film starring Dwayne Johnson, via Warner Bros.) – premiering on Crave 1 on Saturday, Dec. 17; potentially available to stream as soon as Monday, Dec. 12
• Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas (2022 made-for-Lifetime holiday film) – Thursday, Dec. 15
• All My Puny Sorrows (2022 Canadian drama film based on the Miriam Toews novel, starring Alison Pill and Sarah Gadon, via Mongrel) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Charlotte (2022 animated biographical drama film concerning German painter Charlotte Salomon's works during World War Ⅱ) – Friday, Dec. 16
• B&B Merry (2022 Canadian made-for-GAF holiday film) – Sunday, Dec. 18
• Menorah in the Middle (2022 made-for-Hulu Hanukkah film) – Sunday, Dec. 18
• Clerk. (2021 documentary about Kevin Smith) – Monday, Dec. 19
• Peace by Chocolate (2021 Canadian drama about Syrian refugees who settle in Nova Scotia, via Vortex Media) – Friday, Dec. 23
• The Outfit (2022 psychological thriller starring Mark Rylance and Zoey Deutch, via Universal) – Friday, Dec. 23
• Eraser: Reborn (2022 direct-to-DVD reboot of the 1996 film, starring Dominic Sherwood, via Warner Bros.) – Friday, Dec. 23
• A Christmas to Treasure (2022 made-for-Lifetime Christmas film) – Sunday, Dec. 25
• Zero Contact (2022 thriller starring Anthony Hopkins, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 30
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022 action comedy starring Nicolas Cage, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 30

Notable library movies

• Rocky franchise (via MGM): Rocky Ⅰ–Ⅴ (1976–1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), and 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020 documentary) – Friday, Dec. 30

Other notable licensed programming

• Jeff Dunham: Me The People (Comedy Central special) – Friday, Dec. 2
• The Raccoons (seasons 3-5) – Saturday, Dec. 3
• Women Who Rock (Canadian music docuseries produced for Epix U.S.) – Monday, Dec. 5
• Sesame Street: The Nutcracker (2022 animated special) – Thursday, Dec. 15
• Reno 911! (season 7) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God (remaining episodes of season 1) – Friday, Dec. 23
• Kingdom of Dreams (fashion business docuseries) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Star Trek: Prodigy (Thursdays through Dec. 29); The Voice (Tue-Wed through Dec. 14)

Notable new programming on Starz

• The Rising (British supernatural crime drama series, via Sky) – Sundays starting Dec. 11
• The Hunger Games franchise (2012–15) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast (Sundays through Dec. 11); Dangerous Liaisons (Sundays through Dec. 18); Step Up (Sundays through Dec. 18);

Prime Video

Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, is only available in Canada as part of an Amazon Prime membership, which is $9.99 per month or $99.00 per year, with a one-month trial available in most areas for first-time subscribers. More programs may be available through add-on channels at additional monthly costs.

Prime Video's full monthly listings for Canada are emailed directly to us, among other media outlets.

Original (or exclusive Canadian distribution) programming

• Riches (British family drama series starring Deborah Ayorinde and Hugh Quarshie, co-produced with ITV) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Three Pines (part-Canadian mystery series based on Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Garmache novels, starring Alfred Molina) – Fridays from Dec. 2 to 23 (two episodes per week)
• Your Christmas or Mine? (British holiday romantic comedy film starring Asa Butterfield and Daniel Mays) – Friday, Dec. 2
• SAS: Rogue Heroes (a.k.a. Rogue Heroes; British war drama series starring Connor Swindells distributed by Banijay; already airing on BBC One [UK] and Epix [U.S.]) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Something from Tiffany's (Christmas romantic comedy film starring Zoey Deutch) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge (competition series hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley) – Tuesday, Dec. 13
• Eleita (Brazilian series) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (season 3) – Wednesday, Dec. 21
• Island (Korean drama series) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Litvinenko (British drama miniseries about the 2006 poisioning of a former Russian agent, starring David Tennant and Margarita Levieva, produced by ITV Studios) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Wildcat (drama film about a British soldier in the Amazon rainforest, starring Harry Turner) – Friday, Dec. 30

New-release films

• Cyrano (2021 musical drama adapation of Cyrano de Bergerac, starring Peter Dinklage, via MGM) – Friday, Dec. 9
• Detective Knight: Redemption (2022 Christmas action film and sequel to October's Detective Knight: Rogue, starring Paul Johansson and Bruce Willis, via Lionsgate) – Friday, Dec. 9
• About Fate (romantic comedy film starring Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann, via MGM / United Artists) – Friday, Dec. 16
• Infinite (2021 sci-fi action film starring Mark Wahlberg, via Paramount; already on Paramount+) – Friday, Dec. 16
• The Invitation (2022 horror film starring Nathalie Emmanuel and Thomas Doherty, via Sony) – Saturday, Dec. 24
• The Storied Life Of A.J. Fikry (2022 film based on the Gabrielle Zevin novel, starring Kunal Nayyar and Lucy Hale, via Vertical) – Friday, Dec. 30
• Bullet Train (2022 action film starring Brad Pitt, via Sony) – Saturday, Dec. 31

CBC Gem

CBC Gem is free to watch with ads; an ad-free Premium subscription, which adds access to CBC News Network and early access to certain programs, is available for $4.99 per month.

CBC Gem's monthly listings are posted in full on the CBC's media website. Other than programs marked as "original" or "premiere", programs may have aired previously in Canada on other services. Again, some programs may be initially available only on the Premium tier, but are made available on the free tier at a later date. We've used "starting" for dates where we're unclear if the episodes will be released over several weeks or all at once.

Notable Canadian programming

• New seasons of AMI-tv series Four Senses and Double Tap TV – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Stay Tooned (unscripted series about the world of cartoons, led by Eric Bauza and featuring numerous other voice actors) – starting Friday, Dec. 2
• The Christmas Checklist (Canadian holiday film) – Monday, Dec. 12
• The Fall of the American Empire (2018 Denys Arcand film) – Friday, Dec. 16
• My Salinger Year (2020 film starring Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver) – Sunday, Dec. 18

Notable premiere international programmg

• Ellie Simmonds: A World Without Dwarfism (British documentary featuring the Paralympian exploring a potential pharmaceutical cure for dwarfism) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Hawking: Can You Hear Me? (British documentary about Stephen Hawking) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Ralph & Katie (British drama series and spin-off of The A Word, starring Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy) – starting Thursday, Dec. 1
• Nadiya's Everyday Baking (British cooking series with Nadiya Hussain) – starting Thursday, Dec. 1
• My Old School (U.S./Scottish documentary about a 30-year-old former secondary school student returning and posing as a 17-year-old, with re-enactments featuring Alan Cumming) – Friday, Dec. 2
• Sisi (German drama series about Empress Elizabeth of Austria, starring Dominique Devenport) – starting Friday, Dec. 2
• Question Team (British comedy quiz show starring Richard Ayoade) – starting Friday, Dec. 2
• Latecomers (Australian comedy series starring Angus Thompson and Hannah Diviney) – starting Saturday, Dec. 3
• Avoidance (British comedy series starring Romesh Ranganathan) – starting Monday, Dec. 5
• Kid Sister (New Zealand comedy series starring Simone Nathan) – starting Friday, Dec. 9
• Escape to the Country (season 27, part 2) – starting Tuesday, Dec. 13
• The Great British Baking Show 2021–22 New Year special – Wednesday, Dec. 28

Other notable international programming

• Augmented (documentary about biophysicist Hugh Herr) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• W1A (2014–17 BBC self-mockumentary series) – all three seasons added between Sunday, Dec. 4 and Monday, Dec. 19
• Friday Night Dinner – season 3 added Wednesday, Dec. 7; season 4 added Dec. 14
• The History of Comedy (season 2) – starting Thursday, Dec. 8
• Multiple previously-released Christmas films – Monday, Dec. 12
• Call the Midwife (season 11) – starting Thursday, Dec. 22

Paramount+

The streaming service from Paramount Global (previously ViacomCBS) is available in Canada for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, directly through its own website and apps, or as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV. Due to Paramount's existing licensing agreements, the programming available in Canada is significantly more restricted than American or other international versions of the service.

Updated on December 1 to add full listings for the month.

Notable original or exclusive-distribution programming

• The Flatshare (British series based on the Beth O'Leary novel, starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh) – Thursday, Dec. 1
• Monster High (new episodes) – Friday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 20
• The Game (season 2 of the reboot series) – Thursdays starting Dec. 15
• Snow Day (musical remake of 2000 film) – Friday, Dec. 16
• 1923 (Yellowstone prequel limited series) – Sundays starting Dec. 18
• Munich Games (a.k.a. Munich Match, European thriller series about the events around a fictional 2022 soccer friendly between Israeli and German clubs, co-produced by CBS Studios) – Tuesday, Dec. 20
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Yellowstone (Sundays, on hiatus after Dec. 18 on Dec. 25); Tulsa King (Sundays)

New-release films

• Confess, Fletch (2022 crime comedy film based on the Gregory Mcdonald novel, starring Jon Hamm, via Miramax) – Tuesday, Dec. 6
• The Visitor (2022 direct-to-Epix Blumhouse psychological horror film, via Paramount) – Tuesday, Dec. 6
• Dead for a Dollar (2022 Western film starring Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, and Rachel Brosnahan, via Quiver) – Friday, Dec. 16
• GameStop: Rise of the Players (2022 documentary about the 2021 GameStop short squeeze) – Tuesday, Dec. 20
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022 action sequel starring Tom Cruise, via Paramount) – Thursday, Dec. 22
• Gatlopp: Hell of a Game (2022 horror comedy starring Emmy Raver-Lampman, via Elevation) – Tuesday, Dec. 27

Notable new programming elsewhere

Compiled from a variety of public media resources as well as listings emailed directly to WCIW. Due to time constraints, this is a bit more limited than our usual compilation.

Linear television (with streaming options where available)

• CTV: The Original [Toronto] Santa Claus Parade (118th edition, recorded last month – Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. local); Jann ("Alone for the Holidays" – Dec. 9); Cross Country Cake Off (holiday edition – starts Dec. 15); see press release for further programs
• W Network (also on StackTV): Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin (Thursdays starting Dec. 8); multiple Christmas films premiering during the ongoing Hallmark Channel "Countdown to Christmas" event
• Hollywood Suite: in free preview on cable providers from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5
• Super Channel (also available as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV): see premieres listing on the service's website

Streaming services

• Apple TV+: Slow Horses (season 2 – Fridays from Dec. 2 to 30); Emancipation (film – Dec. 9); Little America (season 2 – Dec. 9); Puppy Place (season 2 – Dec. 9); The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (film – Dec. 25)
• BritBox (also available as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV): Beechgrove Garden in Winter (Scottish horticulture series – Dec. 1); Wild Bill (2019 series starring Rob Lowe – Dec. 2); As Time Goes By reunion special (Dec. 6); Black Work (drama miniseries – Dec. 13); Gordon Ramsay: Christmas Cookalong (2011–12 specials – Dec. 16); Gordon’s Festive Home Cooking (2013 special – Dec. 16); Carols from Kings' 2022 (Dec. 24); The Control Room (drama miniseries – Dec. 28); Deadline (drama series – Dec. 29); Maxine (true crime drama miniseries – Dec. 30); The Cleaner Christmas special (date TBD); Gardeners' World winter specials (date TBD); QI Christmas special (date TBD)
• Discovery+: see press release for this month's programming (some programs listed may not be available in Canada)

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