February 8-14: Crave Weekly Streaming Overview

FEBRUARY 8 – AN OPTIMIST’S GUIDE TO THE PLANET WITH NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU *Crave Original Series Premiere*

• The Crave Original Series AN OPTIMIST’S GUIDE TO THE PLANET WITH NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU captures Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes which can transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism, and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future. AN OPTIMIST’S GUIDE TO THE PLANET WITH NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU debuts on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET on Crave, with subsequent episodes streaming Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.

FEBRUARY 8 – Max’s TOKYO VICE *Season 2 Premiere*

• Created and written by Tony Award^® winner J.T. Rogers, the Max Original drama series TOKYO VICE returns for its 10-episode second season. Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, Season 2 takes audiences deeper into the city’s criminal underworld as Adelstein comes to realize that his life, and the lives of those close to him, are in terrible danger. Starring Golden Globe nominee Ansel Elgort and Academy Award nominee Ken Watanabe. Two episodes drop on Thursday, Feb. 8, followed by one new episode on subsequent Thursdays.

FEBRUARY 9 – HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY *Episode 5*

• Episode 5 of the hit HBO drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY is available to stream early this week, on Friday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m. ET. When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice. TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY was coined as the “first can’t-miss show of 2024” by The Ringer and a “gripping mystery from creator Issa López” from Rolling Stone.

FEBRUARY 9 – Crave Original Series LATE BLOOMER *Finale*

• Described by the Toronto Star as “redefining South Asian representation,” comedian, storyteller, and content creator Jasmeet Raina’s Crave Original comedy series LATE BLOOMER drops its final episode on Friday, Feb. 9. The series follows burgeoning content creator Jasmeet Dutta (Raina) as he tries to balance his ambitions for success with his commitment to his family, community, and culture.

FEBRUARY 9 – AKILLA’S ESCAPE *Movie Streaming Premiere*

• The final film from late director Charles Officer, AKILLA’S ESCAPE stars Saul Williams. Winner of eight Canadian Screen Awards, the film is a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier that follows Akilla Brown as he captures a 15-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one grueling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

FEBRUARY 9 – RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UK VS. THE WORLD *Season 2 Premiere*

• RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UK VS. THE WORLD returns for Season 2 beginning Friday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. ET. Hosted by Judge Supremo, resident judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and Alan Carr, preside over 11 queens from the Drag Race franchise, as they compete for the coveted title of Queen of the Mother Tucking World, and vye for the first-ever cash prize in UK franchise her-story. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UK VS. THE WORLD follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes dropping Fridays at 5 p.m. ET.

  ***Media Note: Assets for Crave programming are available at the Bell Media press site, The Lede, here New Programming for the week of February 8-14 *All Programming Subject to Change   HBO and Max Programming Max Documentary THEY CALLED HIM MOSTLY HARMLESS (February 8) Max Series TOKYO VICE, Season 2, Episode 1-2 *Season Premiere* (February 8)   Movies SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) (February 9) WARRIOR STRONG *Canadian Title* (February 9) AKILLA’S ESCAPE *Canadian Title* (February 9) EARTH MAMA (February 9) LICORICE PIZZA (February 9) THE NOTEBOOK (February 9) POETIC JUSTICE (February 9) JOHN Q (February 9) 50 FIRST DATES (February 9) MAID IN MANHATTAN (February 9) CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (February 9) THE NATURE OF LOVE *Canadian Title* (February 9)   STARZ PERCY *Canadian Title* (February 9) SUICIDE SQUAD (2016) (February 9) POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN, Season 3, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (February 9) HIGHTOWN, Season 3, Episode 3 (February 9) VIGIL, Season 2, Episode 5 (February 9) EDGE OF THE KNIFE *Canadian Title* (February 9) STARSHIP TROOPERS (February 9) A LOBSTER TALE (February 9) THE DEPARTED (February 9) ELLA AND THE LITTLE SORCERER (February 9)   Highlighted Programming DRAG RACE BELGIQUE, Season 2, Episode 2 (February 8 at 3 p.m. ET) Crave Original Series AN OPTIMIST’S GUIDE TO THE PLANET, Episode 1 *Series Premiere* *Canadian Title*  (February 8 at 8 p.m. ET) CTV’s W5, Season 58, Episode 11 *Canadian Title* (February 9) Crave Original Series LATE BLOOMER, Episode 7-8 *Canadian Title* *Season Finale* (February 9) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS , Season 1, Episode 18 (February 9) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: UK VS. THE WORLD, Season 2, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (February 9 at 5 p.m. ET) THE TRAITORS US, Season 2, Episode 7 (February 9 at 9 p.m. ET) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, Season 16, Episode 6 (February 9 at 9:30 p.m. ET) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, Season 1, Episode 19 (February 10) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, Season 1, Episode 20 (February 11) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, Season 1, Episode 21 (February 12) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, Season 1, Episode 22 (February 13) Crave Original Series THE EMPEROR, Season 2, Episode 8 *Canadian Title* *Season Finale* (February 14) LOVE ISLAND: ALL STARS, Season 1, Episode 23 (February 14)