Republished April 01, 2015 - 12:50 PM
Original Publication Date April 01, 2015 - 8:50 AM
A monthly look at what's scheduled to be added to the catalogues of streaming services Netflix Canada, Shomi and CraveTV:
TOP PICKS
There's still time to catch up on "Mad Men" before the final seven episodes begin airing on AMC, starting on April 5. Netflix has just added the first half of the critically acclaimed show's seventh and last season. The whole series — all 85 episodes, which would take about 65 hours to watch from the beginning — are available to stream now. Netflix also has a new "Derek" special from Ricky Gervais and the Oscar-nominated "Boyhood" coming soon.
Bell Media's CraveTV is touting the addition of "Happyish" later this month, a new Showtime comedy that will be available online at the same day and time it airs on TV. The show stars Steve Coogan as a foul-mouthed, middle-aged ad man who's trying to keep up a brave face — with help from pharmaceuticals — in a youth-dominated industry. All five seasons of J. J. Abrams's Golden Globe-winning spy drama "Alias" will also be available soon.
The Rogers/Shaw streaming service Shomi will have the new CW series "The Messengers" in mid-April and will make it available online as it airs on TV. Shomi is also adding the soapy TV football drama "Friday Night Lights" to its catalogue.
Here are the lists of movies and TV shows that were recently added or are expected this month:
NETFLIX
"A Walk To Remember" - April 1
"Batman" - April 1
"Batman Returns" - April 1
"Blood Diamond" - April 1
"Downton Abbey" (season 4) - April 1
"Lethal Weapon" - April 1
"Little Nicky" - April 1
"Seven" - April 1
"Taking Lives" - April 1
"Texas Chainsaw" - April 1
"The Last Samurai" - April 1
"The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants" - April 1
"Watchmen" - April 1
"X-men: Days Of Future Past" - April 1
"All Hail King Julien" (season 1) - April 3
"Derek" (new special) - April 3
"Boyhood" - April 6
"The Last Stand" - April 6
"Halt & Catch Fire" (season 1) - April 8
"Marvel's Daredevil" - April 10
"Video Game High School" (season 3) - April 13
"21 & Over" - April 16
"Chris D'elia: Incorrigible" - April 17
GOING, GOING, GONE FROM NETFLIX
"Wayne's World" - Unavailable as of April 1
"Yes Man" - Unavailable as of April 1
"Bad Boys II" - Unavailable as of April 15
"Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" - Unavailable as of April 15
"District 9" - Unavailable as of April 15
"Jumanji" - Unavailable as of April 15
"Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist" - Unavailable as of April 15
"Step Brothers" - Unavailable as of April 15
SHOMI
"Bob's Burgers" (season 4) - April 1
"Alpha House" (seasons 1 and 2) - April 3
"Friday Night Lights" (seasons 1 to 5) - April 3
"The Honourable Woman" (season 1) - April 3
"Coriolanus" - April 10
"Girlfriends Guide to Divorce" (season 1) - April 10
"Pingu" (season 1) - April 10
"Shameless" (season 4) - April 12
"Kings" (season 1) - April 17
"Legit" (season 2) - April 17
"Monsters" - April 17
"The Messengers" (season 1) - April 17
"What I Like About You" (seasons 1 to 4) - April 17
"I Saw the Devil" - April 24
"Kipper" (season 1) - April 24
"Wilfred" (season 4) - April 24
CRAVETV
"David Beckham: Into the Unknown" - April 3
"Deadbeat" (seasons 1-2) - season 1 on April 3, season 2 on April 20
"Alias" (complete series) - April 10
"The Roast of Justin Bieber" - April 10
"Big Love" (season 5; previous seasons already available) - April 17
"Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays" - April 24
"Happyish" (season 1 ) - Premieres April 26, new episodes available each following Sunday
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