Two picks per service, chosen for big sci-fi, dark spy and military thrillers, and horror with a sci-fi engine. Every title is confirmed on its Canadian service, and every score comes from a review aggregator.
Apple TV100% RT
Slow HorsesSeason 6 · Series
Weekly to the finale Wed 21 Oct
SynopsisDiana Taverner pulls Slough House into a cycle of payback, and the Slow Horses go on the run with two assassins on their trail. Six episodes adapt Mick Herron's Joe Country and Slough House, with Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Jack Lowden.
808 insightThe smartest spy show on any service, and Lioness-level stakes without the gloss. The finale lands 21 Oct, so a weekend binge of the season gets you there.
In Canada: Apple TV CanadaApple TV99% RT
PluribusSeason 1 · Series
All 9 episodes
SynopsisVince Gilligan's sci-fi drama stars Rhea Seehorn as Albuquerque romance novelist Carol Sturka, who seems to be one of the few people immune to a virus that makes everyone else content. Apple's pitch: the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
808 insightThe Project Hail Mary feeling on TV: one stubborn person, an alien-scale problem and a lot of thinking. It's renewed, so you're not starting something that stops.
In Canada: Apple TV CanadaCrave91% RT
LanternsSeason 1 · Series
All 8 episodes, finale aired 4 Oct
SynopsisHBO's Green Lantern series. Rookie John Stewart and veteran Hal Jordan investigate a murder in the American heartland that has an Earth-based mystery behind it. Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler star, with Damon Lindelof among the writers.
808 insightA superhero show built like True Detective: small-town murder first, space cops second. It's on Crave in Canada because that's where HBO lives.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Crave, October 2026Crave94% RT
Predator: Killer of KillersFilm
On Crave from 2 Oct
SynopsisAn R-rated animated anthology: a Viking raider, a feudal Japanese ninja and a WWII pilot each become prey for a deadlier hunter. Co-directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who made Prey.
808 insightNinety minutes of lean, brutal sci-fi action, the bridge between your military-thriller side and your sci-fi side.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Crave, October 2026Disney+94% RT
Alien: EarthSeason 1 · Series
All 8 episodes
SynopsisIn 2120 five corporations run Earth, and Prodigy's first human-synthetic hybrid, Wendy, becomes central to the race for immortality. Then a Weyland-Yutani ship crashes into Prodigy City. Noah Hawley created it, with Sydney Chandler and Timothy Olyphant.
808 insightRotten Tomatoes' consensus calls it 'scary as hell'. It's horror with a sci-fi engine, the Weapons feeling stretched over eight hours.
In Canada: Cult MTLDisney+97% RT
AndorSeason 2 · Series
All 12 episodes
SynopsisRebel spy Cassian Andor takes on dangerous missions in the years that build the Rebellion. Twelve episodes in four three-episode arcs, each covering one year before Rogue One. Created by Tony Gilroy, starring Diego Luna and Stellan Skarsgård.
808 insightA cold-war espionage thriller that happens to be set in space. You don't need to like Star Wars to like this.
In Canada: Reelgood CanadaNetflix97% RT
SinnersFilm
On Netflix Canada from 4 Oct (also on Crave)
SynopsisTwin brothers come home to the Jim Crow-era South to leave their past behind and find an even greater evil waiting. Ryan Coogler wrote and directed it, with Michael B. Jordan in a dual role.
808 insightA vampire film powered by the blues. Horror with real ambition, and the music is half the reason to watch.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Netflix Canada, October 2026Netflix92% RT
Ex MachinaFilm
On Netflix Canada from 11 Oct
SynopsisA programmer wins a week at his CEO's isolated estate and becomes the human half of a Turing test on Ava, a humanoid robot who is far more self-aware than either man expected. Alex Garland's directing debut, with Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander.
808 insightIdea-first sci-fi that has aged into a prophecy. A perfect Pluribus palate-cleanser.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Netflix Canada, October 2026Prime VideoNo S2 reviews yet
The Terminal ListSeason 2 · Series
All 8 episodes Wed 21 Oct
SynopsisAdapted from Jack Carr's True Believer: a run of terror attacks pulls James Reece back into government service, and he uncovers a conspiracy that stretches from Moscow to Langley. Chris Pratt returns, with Constance Wu and Tom Hopper.
808 insightCritics were cool on season 1 (42%) while audiences loved it (94%). This is a fan pick, not a critics' pick, and all eight episodes drop at once.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Prime Video Canada, October 2026Prime Video79% RT
Disclosure DayFilm
Listed for Prime Video Canada from 10 Oct
SynopsisSteven Spielberg's original sci-fi thriller asks what happens when humanity gets proof it isn't alone. Emily Blunt leads, with Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth. David Koepp wrote it.
808 insightBig-canvas first-contact sci-fi. Critics call it 'Spielberg Lite', but Blunt is the reason to press play. Check on the 10th that it's included with Prime and not a rental.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: new on Prime Video Canada, October 2026Paramount+88% RT
LionessSeason 3 · Series
All 8 episodes
SynopsisJoe McNamara's CIA team faces a threat that reaches inside the intelligence agencies, and goes undercover again to find the infiltrators. Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman return.
808 insightBigger and more geopolitical than season 2. The full season is out, so you can binge it.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: Paramount+ Canada, August 2026Paramount+90% RT
MobLandSeason 2 · Series
Weekly on Fridays to 20 Nov
SynopsisThe Harrigan crime family fights to look united as rivals circle its empire, and fixer Harry Da Souza holds the pieces together. Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, with Toby Jones and Janet McTeer joining.
808 insightIf Lioness is your CIA fix, this is the crime-family version: same Paramount+ subscription, same dark mood.
In Canada: iPhone in Canada: Paramount+ Canada, September 2026