From January 13 to 19, 2025, the biggest Canadian streaming arrival is Severance Season 2 on Apple TV+. The week also brings Crave’s Quebec-connected original Double Jeu, Disney+’s A Real Pain, Netflix’s Back in Action and XO, Kitty Season 2, plus the weekly game show Hollywood Squares on Paramount+. This is a curated list of notable releases, not every catalogue addition.
All dates below refer to availability in Canada. The matching roundup was published January 13, 2025; subscription prices are historical figures from that publication and should not be treated as current rates.
Quick guide to the week’s releases
| Service | Title | Canadian date | Format | Why it stands out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple TV+ | Severance Season 2 | Jan. 17 | 10 episodes, about one hour each | The week’s major returning psychological thriller |
| Crave | Double Jeu | Jan. 15 | Six episodes, about 30 minutes each | Crave Original from Quebec creators and performers |
| Disney+ | A Real Pain | Jan. 16 | 90-minute film | Jesse Eisenberg’s acclaimed comedy-drama |
| Netflix | Back in Action | Jan. 17 | 90-minute film | Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in an action comedy |
| Netflix | XO, Kitty Season 2 | Jan. 16 | 10 episodes, about 30 minutes each | Returning young-adult romantic comedy with Vancouver actor Anna Cathcart |
| Paramount+ | Hollywood Squares | Jan. 16; Thursdays thereafter | Game show; runtime not stated | New weekly episodes hosted by Calgary-born Nate Burleson |
For the original release descriptions and dates, see MobileSyrup’s January 13, 2025 roundup.
Apple TV+: Severance Season 2
Severance returns January 17 as an Apple Original psychological thriller. The 10-episode season follows Lumon employees dealing with revelations connected to the first-season finale. Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, John Turturro and Christopher Walken are among the returning cast named for the season.
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The episode count establishes a 10-episode season, but the available information does not confirm that all episodes arrive on January 17. If you want the week’s main appointment-viewing series, this is the clear choice.
Crave: Double Jeu
Crave’s six-episode original premieres January 15, with episodes running about 30 minutes. The comedy follows Sergeant Rousseau, who recruits two actors as double agents while investigating organized crime and a suspected mole inside the police department.
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Rachid Badouri and Mehdi Bousaidan created the series and appear alongside Josée Deschênes. Its Quebec creative and cast connection makes it a particularly relevant alternative to the week’s larger U.S. launches. The supplied release information does not establish the programme’s language, so it is best described through its Quebec provenance rather than by assuming a language label.
Disney+: A Real Pain
Jesse Eisenberg’s 90-minute comedy-drama arrives January 16, following its theatrical release on November 1, 2024. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play mismatched American cousins travelling through Poland to honour their late grandmother and explore their Jewish heritage. Jennifer Grey, Will Sharpe and Kurt Egyiawan also appear.
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Back in Action
Netflix’s 90-minute Original action comedy launches January 17. Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx play former CIA spies forced back into espionage after their hidden identities are exposed; Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler co-star. Seth Gordon wrote and directed.
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XO, Kitty Season 2
The 10-episode second season arrives January 16, with episodes running about 30 minutes. Kitty returns to the Korean Independent School of Seoul for another semester in this romantic comedy starring Anna Cathcart, Choi Min-young, Gia Kim and Sang Heon Lee.
Cathcart’s Vancouver background is the Canadian connection here; it does not make the series a Canadian production.
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Paramount+: Hollywood Squares
The revived game show begins January 16, followed by new episodes every Thursday. Nate Burleson hosts, and the source identifies him as Calgary-born. That is a Canadian connection through the host, not evidence that the programme itself is Canadian-made. The release information does not specify an episode runtime.
Choose by mood
- Prestige thriller: Severance Season 2.
- Quebec-connected comedy: Double Jeu.
- Reflective film: A Real Pain.
- Action-comedy movie: Back in Action.
- Young-adult series: XO, Kitty Season 2.
- Light unscripted viewing: Hollywood Squares.
Subscription context for the January 2025 edition
The original article listed these Canadian monthly prices at publication. Streaming rates and plan features change, so check each service before subscribing:
| Service | Prices listed in January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Apple TV+ | $12.99/month; Apple One from $22.95/month |
| Crave | Basic with Ads $9.99; Standard with Ads $14.99; Premium $22; Starz add-on $5.99/month |
| Disney+ | Standard with Ads $8.99/month; Standard $12.99/month or $129.99/year; Premium $15.99/month or $159.99/year |
| Netflix | Standard with Ads $5.99/month; Standard $16.49/month; Premium $20.99/month |
| Paramount+ | Basic with Ads $6.99/month; Standard $10.99/month; Premium $13.99/month |
Availability is country-specific, and a listed episode count does not prove that a whole season was released at once. Release dates also do not specify a precise launch hour.
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