February 2 – 8: Crave Weekly Streaming Overview

FEBRUARY 2 – BLACK ICE *Canadian Documentary Premiere*

• The TSN and Crave Original documentary, BLACK ICE, from UNINTERRUPTED Canada, premieres Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. ET. The full-length feature documentary examines the role of Black players in hockey and is directed by Oscar nominee Hubert Davis and produced by Vinay Virmani and Scott Moore. BLACK ICE is a sobering survey of systemic marginalization within one of the world’s most beloved team sports and features an incredible roster of hockey players offering their insight and testimony, women and men from both major and minor leagues, including Akim Aliu, Sarah Nurse, Saroya Tinker, Mark Connors, Wayne Simmonds, and P.K. Subban. Their stories are eye-opening and often painful, but their bravery in sharing their experiences, along with their faith in the fundamental beauty and excitement of hockey, infuse the documentary with a galvanizing sense of hope for a more inclusive future.

FEBRUARY 3 – ESCAPING THE TALIBAN: REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK BY GENEVIEVE BEAUCHEMIN

• In a one-hour CTV National News special, correspondent Genevieve Beauchemin follows the perilous journey of Afghan refugees who have managed to escape the Taliban, but are stranded in Pakistan, waiting for the help promised to them by the Canadian government. Since the Taliban’s takeover in August 2021, Canada pledged to take in 40,000 vulnerable Afghans by the end of 2023. To date, less than 30,000 have arrived in Canada. Among those in limbo for more than a year are Afghans who worked with Canadians to promote gender equality and human rights; mothers and children living in squalor in a tent city in the heart of Islamabad; and former Afghan translators who assisted Canadian forces in Afghanistan, at great personal risk.

FEBRUARY 3 – HBO MAX’s THE OTHER TWO *Season 1-2 Premiere*

• An aspiring actor, Cary (Drew Tarver), and his sister Brooke (Heléne Yorke), a former professional dancer, try to find their places in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase’s sudden rise to internet fame. The critically acclaimed series is created, written, and executive produced by former SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE co-head writers Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, and stars Drew Tarver, Heléne Yorke, Case Walker, Ken Marino, and Molly Shannon. Seasons 1 and 2 of THE OTHER TWO drop on Friday, Feb. 3.

FEBRUARY 6 – HBO’s C.B. STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD *Premiere*

• Based on Robert Galbraith’s bestselling crime novels, the sharp and suspenseful drama series C.B. STRIKE returns for a much-anticipated third season, titled C.B. STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD. Picking up in Cornwall, war-veteran-turned private detective Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke, The Wonder) is approached by a woman seeking help locating her mother, Dr. Margot Bamborough, who went missing in 1974. Intrigued by the thought of their first cold case – particularly one nearly 40 years old – Strike and his trusted partner Robin Ellacott agree to take on what becomes a fiendishly complex case. As the pair navigate untrustworthy witnesses, suspects, and even a notorious serial killer, Strike must deal with a devastating family diagnosis, while Robin juggles a messy divorce. C.B. STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD premieres Monday, Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET and follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes dropping Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.

 FEBRUARY 7 – HBO’s ALL THAT BREATHES *Documentary Premiere*

• Recently nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, HBO’s ALL THAT BREATHES follows two brothers who devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates. Amid environmental toxicity and social unrest, the ‘kite brothers’ spend day and night caring for the creatures in their makeshift avian basement hospital. The film explores the connection between the kites and the Muslim brothers who help them return to the skies, offering a mesmerizing chronicle of inter-species coexistence. ALL THAT BREATHES premieres Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. ET.

  ***Media Note: Assets for Crave programming are available at the Bell Media press site, The Lede, here Complete listings for the week of Feb. 2-8 *All Programming Subject to Change   HBO and HBO Max Programming HBO Max Series VELMA, Season 1, Episode 7-8 (February 2) HBO Max Series THE OTHER TWO, Season 1-2 (February 3) HBO Series REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 21, Episode 3 (February 4) HBO Series THE LAST OF US, Season 1, Episode 4 (February 5 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series C.B. STRIKE: TROUBLED BLOOD, Episode 1 *Premiere* (February 6 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Documentary ALL THAT BREATHES (February 7 at 9 p.m. ET)   Movies Crave Original Documentary BLACK ICE *Canadian Title* (February 2 at 9 p.m. ET) AINBO: SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON (February 3) THE GAMES MAKER *Canadian Title* (February 3) FIRESTARTER (February 3)   STARZ Programming AINBO: SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON (February 3) THE COLONY *Canadian Title* (February 3) THE DIRTIES *Canadian Title* (February 3) THE GAMES MAKER *Canadian Title* (February 3) THE INHABITANTS (February 3) GET ON UP (February 3) BMF, Season 2, Episode 5 (February 3) MADEA’S FAMILY REUNION (February 3) MADEA GOES TO JAIL (February 3) MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (February 3) 120 BPM (February 3) A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ENDINGS *Canadian Title* (February 3) BORN TO BE BLUE *Canadian Title* (February 3) CLOSET MONSTER *Canadian Title* (February 3)   More Riveting TV to Watch ESCAING THE TALIBAN: REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK BY GENEVIEVE BEAUCHEMIN *Canadian Title* (February 3) W5, Episode 11 *Canadian Title* (February 3) YOUR HONOR, Season 2, Episode 4 (February 3) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, Season 15, Episode 6 (February 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET) Crave Original Series THE EMPEROR, Season 1, Episode 6 *Canadian Title* (February 8)