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YAGA on Crave: Release date, cast, story and everything we know
A missing heir brings a private investigator to a coastal town in YAGA, Crave’s forthcoming mystery thriller inspired by the folklore figure Baba Yaga.
How Do Canadian Movies Get Funded?
An independent Canadian film can have a finished screenplay, an experienced producer and a detailed budget and still be a long way from starting production.
Why Do Canadian TV Shows Disappear From Streaming Services?
Canadian television series disappear from streaming services when licensing agreements expire, distribution rights change hands or broadcasters decide to keep programs for their own platforms.
Where was YAGA filmed? The real locations behind Crave’s mystery series
Crave’s upcoming mystery series YAGA was filmed in Victoria and the surrounding area of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
YAGA cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the new Crave series?
Crave’s YAGA premieres October 23, 2026, with Carrie-Anne Moss, Noah Reid, Clark Backo and Hudson Williams leading the cast.
What Was the First Movie Ever Made in Canada?
If “movie” means a feature-length dramatic film produced in Canada, the answer is Evangeline, filmed in Nova Scotia in 1913 and released in 1914.
Why Are So Many American Movies and TV Shows Filmed in Canada?
In HBO’s The Last of Us, downtown Calgary stands in for part of post-apocalyptic Boston, Fort Macleod represents Austin, Texas, and the Alberta Legislature Building becomes the Massachusetts State House.
Acting Good returns for fifth and final season Oct. 19: Cast, episodes and where to watch
The fifth and final season of Acting Good premieres Monday, Oct. 19, on CTV Comedy Channel, with APTN following on Oct. 20.
Below Episode 2 recap: “Crown and Anchor” brings the Old Hag to Snooks Arm
Episode 2 of Below picks up in the harbour at Snooks Arm, where a diver is searching the water around the wreck of Jerry Biles' boat.
Below Episode 1 recap: “Come Home Year” brings a family back to Newfoundland, where something is waiting beneath the water
The first episode of Below, Netflix's new six-part Canadian thriller, opens in Newfoundland in 1986, with a family towing their house across the water.
Dan and Riya look beyond Beverly Valley with first feature film and two comedy series
Toronto-based Beverly Valley Productions is developing its first feature film and two comedy series, with all three projects set outside the fictional world that brought YouTube creators Daniel Kipnis and Riya Malik their audience.
Jared Keeso’s I Kill the Bear premieres on Crave Nov. 6 with a Franco-Ontarian family at its centre
Jared Keeso’s next Crave comedy, I Kill the Bear, will premiere Nov. 6, with two episodes released each Friday over three weeks. Bell Media announced the date Oct. 6 alongside a trailer and new cast details for the six-part series, which reunites Keeso with New Metric Media, the production company behind Letterkenny and Shoresy.
Hometown Giants follows Vancouver Giants through new Prime Video docuseries
Prime Video will release all six episodes of Hometown Giants in Canada on Oct. 16, 2026, bringing cameras inside the Vancouver Giants for a season-long look at the Western Hockey League club.
Canadian horror film This Is Not a Test comes to Crave Oct. 16
Canadian horror film This Is Not a Test will arrive on Crave on Oct. 16, adding Adam MacDonald’s adaptation of Courtney Summers’ 2012 novel to the streamer’s October lineup.
A Tribe Called Love comes to Crave on Oct 8, 2026
Canadian feature A Tribe Called Love begins streaming on Crave on Oct 8, 2026, bringing Mohamed Ahmed’s Toronto-set romance to the service after its festival and theatrical runs.
Hudson & Rex Season 9 premieres on Citytv: time, returning cast and where to watch
Hudson & Rex returns for Season 9 on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Citytv, with John Reardon back as Detective Charlie Hudson. Rogers Sports & Media has ordered 12 episodes for the new season.
Is Snooks Arm in Netflix’s BELOW real? What happened to Newfoundland’s Snook’s Arm
Snooks Arm in Netflix’s BELOW is fictional. There is, however, a real Newfoundland community usually written Snook’s Arm in Statistics Canada and provincial records, and its relocation history overlaps with the broader resettlement history creator Jesse McKeown has drawn on for the series.
Who is in the cast of Netflix’s BELOW? Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and the Penney family
Netflix’s Below centres on fisherman Calvin Penney and his family in the Newfoundland community of Snooks Arm.
Where was Netflix’s BELOW filmed? The Newfoundland locations behind Snooks Arm
Netflix’s Below was filmed in Newfoundland in 2025. The strongest records support St. John’s and the surrounding metro area, Brigus South and Pouch Cove as production locations, while provincial documents tie the production more specifically to Brigus South Harbour and planned filming at Marine Park in Pouch Cove
Heartland Season 20 premieres today: when and where to watch in Canada
Heartland returns for Season 20 on Sunday, Oct. 4, with the premiere available to Canadian viewers on CBC Gem at 7 p.m. ET and on CBC television in its Sunday 7 p.m. local-time slot.