DECEMBER 24 – THE SUICIDE SQUAD *Movie Premiere*
- Described as “very funny, bleakly self-aware, and shockingly violent – a refreshing mix of familiar conventions and gory satire” by The Atlantic, THE SUICIDE SQUAD drops on Crave Friday, Dec. 24. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the country, houses the worst Super-Villains, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin, and Harley Quinn. When the prisoners join Task Force X in exchange for their freedom, they are heavily armed and dropped on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese to destroy evidence of the giant alien starfish Starro the Conqueror. The film stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, and Pete Davidson.
DECEMBER 25 – Crave Original Series LETTERKENNY *Season 10 Premiere*
- This season finds all the men of Letterkenny on the receiving end of head-to-toe physicals. There is also a launch for a new energy drink, while some of the locals take part in a Caesar building contest. And what’s LETTERKENNY without its fair share of showdowns? While Wayne and McMurray do some dickering, the hockey players and the Skids face off in a video game battle. Season 10 of Crave Original Series LETTERKENNY drops Saturday, Dec. 25.
DECEMBER 26 – INSECURE Series Finale and INSECURE: THE END
- The all-new documentary INSECURE: THE END, an intimate look at the making of the final season and the cultural impact of HBO’s award-winning comedy INSECURE, streams Sunday, Dec. 26 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The series finale of INSECURE, starring Issa Rae, Jay Ellis, Yvonne Orji, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales, Wade Allain-Marcus, Kendrick Sampson, and Christina Elmore, premieres Sunday, Dec. 26 at 10 p.m. ET.
JANUARY 1 – HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS
- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other esteemed cast members across all eight Harry Potter films, as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which premiered 20 years ago in November 2001. The retrospective special tells an enchanting making-of story through all-new, in-depth interviews, and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time. The highly anticipated retrospective is set to be a capstone event of the holiday season, dropping as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1. In addition, the Harry Potter Collection is now streaming on Crave, including all films and the four-part competition series, HARRY POTTER: HOGWARTS TOURNAMENT OF HOUSES, hosted by Academy Award®-winning actress Helen Mirren.
JANUARY 1 – DOCTOR WHO *Special Premiere*
- The all-new DOCTOR WHO New Year’s Day special – ‘Eve of the Daleks’, premieres Saturday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Crave and CTV Sci-Fi Channel. In 2022, Sarah (Aisling Bea, This Way Up) who owns and runs ELF storage, and Nick, (Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black) a customer who visits his unit every year on New Year ’s Eve, joins the TARDIS crew – the Doctor (Jodie Whitaker), Dan (John Bishop), and Yaz, (Mandip Gill) in a fight against the Daleks.
**Media Note: Assets for Crave programming are available at the Bell Media press site, The Lede, here
Complete listings for the week of December 23 – January 5
*All Programming Subject to Change
HBO and HBO Max Programming
HBO Max Series
AND JUST LIKE THAT…, Season 1, Episode 4 (December 23)
HBO Max Series
STATION ELEVEN, Season 1, Episode 4-5 (December 23)
HBO Max Documentary
BEANIE MANIA (December 23)
HBO Series
HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON, Season 2, Episode 5 (December 24 at 10 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
CHILLIN ISLAND, Season 1, Episode 2 (December 24 at 10:30 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
INSECURE, Season 5, Episode 10 *Series Finale* (December 26 at 10 p.m. ET)
HBO Documentary
INSECURE: THE END (December 26 at 10:30 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, Season 11, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (December 26 at 10:40 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
LANDSCAPERS, Season 1, Episode 4 *Season Finale* (December 27 at 9 p.m. ET)
HBO Documentary
THE SUPER BOB EINSTEIN FILM (December 28 at 9 p.m. ET)
HBO Max Series
AND JUST LIKE THAT…, Season 1, Episode 5 (December 30)
HBO Max Series
STATION ELEVEN, Season 1, Episode 6-7 (December 30)
HBO Series
HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON, Season 2, Episode 6 *Season Finale* (December 31 at 10 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
CHILLIN ISLAND, Season 1, Episode 3 (December 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET)
HBO Max Special
HARRY POTTER 20TH ANNIVERSARY: RETURN TO HOGWARTS *Special Premiere* (January 1)
Movies
THE NEVERENDING STORY (December 24)
SHREK (December 24)
SHREK 2 (December 24)
SPIRIT UNTAMED (December 24)
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (December 24)
TOGETHER, TOGETHER (December 24)
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (December 24)
BUCKLEY’S CHANCE (December 31)
SHOWTIME Programming
DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, Season 1, Episode 8 (December 26)
YELLOWJACKETS, Season 1, Episode 7 (December 26)
VICE, Season 2, Episode 15 (December 26 at 8 p.m. ET)
GARY OWENS: BLACK FAMOUS *Special Premiere* (December 31 at 9 p.m. ET)
DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, Season 1, Episode 9 (January 2)
YELLOWJACKETS, Season 1, Episode 8 (January 2)
STARZ Programming
THE NEVERENDING STORY (December 24)
NORM OF THE NORTH (December 24)
SHREK (December 24)
SHREK 2 (December 24)
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (December 24)
HIGHTOWN, Season 2, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (December 26)
UNCLE DREW (December 29)
THE GATEWAY (December 31)
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (December 31)
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (December 31)
STAGE BEAUTY (December 31)
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (December 31)
APOLLO 13 (December 31)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST, Season 2, Episode 6 (January 2)
FALLS AROUND HER *Canadian Title* (January 5)
More Riveting TV to Watch
Crave Original Series
1 QUEEN, 5 QUEERS, Season 1, Episode 4 *Canadian Title* (December 23)
THE CENTER SEAT: 55 YEARS OF STAR TREK, Season 1, Episode 6 (December 23 at 10 p.m. ET)
DAY OF THE DEAD, Season 1 *Canadian Title* (December 24)
THA GOD’S HONEST TRUTH WITH LENARD ‘CHARLAMAGNE’ MCKELVEY, Season 1 (December 24)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 4, Episode 6 (December 24 at 9 p.m. ET)
Crave Original Series
LETTERKENNY, Season 10 *Canadian Title* (December 25)
THE FREAK BROTHERS, Season 1, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (December 26)
Crave Original Series
1 QUEEN, 5 QUEERS, Season 1, Episode 5 *Canadian Title* (December 30)
THE CENTER SEAT: 55 YEARS OF STAR TREK, Season 1, Episode 7 (December 30 at 10 p.m. ET)
MTV Series
GEORDIE OGs, Season 4A (December 31)
MTV Series
THE CHALLENGE: SPIES, LIES, & ALLIES, Season 7 (December 31)
TACOMA FD, Season 3 (December 31)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 4, Episode 7 (December 31 at 9 p.m. ET)
DOCTOR WHO: EVE OF THE DALEKS *Special Premiere* (January 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Crave Original Special
JFL GALA 2021: RITA BAGA AND JEAN-THOMAS JOBIN- PART 1 *Canadian Special* (January 2)
CROSSING SWORDS, Season 2 (January 5 at 10:30 p.m. ET)