What’s new on Netflix Canada, Shomi, CraveTV in May?

By The Canadian Press

A monthly look at what’s scheduled to be added to the catalogues of streaming services Netflix Canada, Shomi and CraveTV:

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Jake Gyllenhaal won over critics with last year’s dark drama “Nightcrawler,” which earned him a best actor Golden Globe nomination and a slew of other noms for the film— including Oscar consideration in the best writing category. It hits Netflix Canada this month, along with the new original series “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Martin Sheen. Last year’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” reboot will also be available soon.

Shomi is getting ready to roll out the British relationship comedy “Catastrophe,” a show that aired to rave reviews from critics in the U.K. (The Guardian called it “depraved, sweet and very, very funny”). The show was co-created by stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, who launched his comedy career on Twitter. Shomi will also be streaming the star-studded 2001 comedy “Wet Hot American Summer” (the cast includes Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Bradley Cooper, Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd and Molly Shannon). Netflix is reuniting some of the cast for an upcoming eight-episode prequel series.

CraveTV is the exclusive home of the new Showtime series “Happyish.” Steve Coogan stars as a married father of a young child who’s trudging through a mid-life crisis and trying to keep his head above water at work, where he’s seen as an aging ad man in an increasingly youth-oriented industry. New episodes of “Happyish” will be added every Sunday night, the same day the series airs in the U.S.

Here are the lists of movies and TV shows that were recently added or are expected this month:

NETFLIX

“42” – May 1

“Drop Dead Diva” (season 5) – May 1

“Footloose” – May 1

“Heartland” (season 8) – May 1

“Identity Thief” – May 1

“Inuyasha” (seasons 1-3) – May 1

“Longmire” (season 3) – May 1

“Mr. D” (season 3) – May 1

“Murdoch Mysteries” (season 8) – May 1

“Mysteries Of The Unseen World” – May 1

“Naruto” (seasons 1-3) – May 1

“Shameless” (U.K., seasons 5-10) – May 1

“Dragons’ Den” (season 9) – May 2

“The Host” – May 7

“The Adventures Of Puss In Boots” (five new episodes) – May 8

“Grace And Frankie” (season 1) – May 8

“Doctor Who” (season 8) – May 9

“Sagrada: The Mystery Of Creation” – May 12

“Dawg Fight” – May 15

“Granite Flats” (seasons 1-3) – May 15

“Nightcrawler” – May 15

“The Homesman” – May 17

“Life Itself” – May 18

“Girlhood” – May 19

“Red Dawn” – May 19

“H20: Mermaid Adventures” (season 1) – May 22

“Jen Kirkman: I’m Gonna Die Alone (and I Feel Fine)” – May 22

“Richie Rich” (season 2) – May 22

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” – May 22

“Psych” (season 8) – May 26

“Hot Girls Wanted” – May 29

“Mako Mermaids” (season 3) – May 29

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“Love Actually” – May 1

“The Other Boleyn Girl” – May 1

“The Spongebob Squarepants Movie” – May 1

“Spring Breakers” – May 1

“Unstoppable” – May 1

“Veronica Mars” – May 7

“Safe House” – May 15

“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” – May 18

“The Shining” – May 18

SHOMI

“Drop Dead Diva” (season 6) – May 1

“I’m Still Here” – May 1

“The O.C” (seasons 1-4) – May 1

“Warehouse 13” (season 5) – May 1

“Dove Keepers” (miniseries) – May 8

“Doctor Who” (season 8) – May 9

“Catastrophe” (season 1) – May 10

“Southland” (season 5) – May 13

“Rookie Blue” (season 5) – May 15

“Spring Breakers” – May 15

“The Trip” (season 1) – May 15

“Wet Hot American Summer” – May 15

“Between” (season 1) – May 22

“Notebook” – May 22

“Young Hercules” (season 1) – May 22

“Zero Dark Thirty” – May 22

“About Schmidt” – May 29

“American Dad” (season 9) – May 29

“Animal Kingdom” – May 29

“Back-Up Plan” – May 29

“Blood: Last Vampire” – May 29

“Blue Valentine” – May 29

“Bob the Builder” (seasons 1 & 2) – May 29

“Chasing Amy” – May 29

“Chocolat” – May 29

“Chozen” (season 1) – May 29

“Clerks” – May 29

“Cop Land” – May 29

“Coraline” – May 29

“Dear John” – May 29

“Elite Squad” – May 29

“The Ex” – May 29

“Felicia’s Journey” – May 29

“Felipe Esparza: They’re Not Gonna Laugh At You” – May 29

“Food Inc” – May 29

“From Dusk Til Dawn” -May 29

“Get Over It” – May 29

“Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” – May 29

“Girl Who Played with Fire” – May 29

“Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” – May 29

“Goodbye Lenin” – May 29

“Hot Fuzz” – May 29

“Hunger” – May 29

“Igor” – May 29

“The Illusionist” – May 29

“In Bruges” – May 29

“In the Loop” – May 29

“Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” – May 29

“John Callahan’s Quads” (seasons 1 & 2) – May 29

“Kissed” – May 29

“Law Abiding Citizen” – May 29

“Lawless” – May 29

“Monsters” – May 29

“Owning Mahony” – May 29

“Perrier’s Bounty” – May 29

“The Reader” – May 29

“Red Dawn” – May 29

“Scream” – May 29

“A Serious Man” – May 29

“The Strangers” – May 29

“Tommy Tiernan: Something Mental” – May 29

“Touching the Void” – May 29

“Tracey Fragments” – May 29

“Waltz with Bashir” – May 29

“Whale Music” – May 29

“Whale Rider” – May 29

“The Wrong Mans” (season 2) – May 29

“Young People F**king” – May 29

“Zack and Miri Make a Porno” – May 29

CRAVETV

“Happyish” – New episodes available every Sunday night

“The Smoke” (season 1) – May 1

“In the Flesh” (season 2) – May 1

“Perception” (season 3b) – May 1

“Doctor Who” (season 8) – May 8

“Murder in the First” (season 1) – May 8

“Whitney” (seasons 1-2) – May 15

“The Last Ship” (season 1) – May 22

“Mistresses” (seasons 1-2) – May 22

“Graceland” (seasons 1-2) – May 29

“Teen Wolf” (seasons 3-4) – May 29

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