New episodes of CASUAL and MOTIVE are coming to CraveTV in August. In addition, the Canadian streaming service will get seasons of STRIKE BACK, BLINDSPOT and LUCIFER.
Monday, August 1
MOTIVE – “Natural Selection” (Dramas/Crime & Mystery/All-Canadian)
New episodes of MOTIVE hit CraveTV on Mondays. In this week’s episode, the team investigates the death of a woman in a medieval costume, and Angie and Jack spend time together before he leaves.
Tuesday, August 2
CASUAL – Season 2, Episode 10 (Dramas/Comedies) – “Reunion”
Valerie and Jack indulge their fantasies at a hotel. Alex adjusts to his new life with Sarah. Laura and Spencer screen a series of teen-romance films.
Friday, August 5
MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER – Seasons 1 and 2 (Superheroes/Dramas/Action & Adventure)
Working for the covert SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Agent Peggy Carter must balance doing administrative work and going on secret missions for Howard Stark – all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers (a.k.a. Captain America).
BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS – (HBO/Documentaries/ Sports)
Filmmaker Cheryl Furjanic chronicles the complex life of Olympic champion Greg Louganis as he re-emerges and returns to the diving world and acts as a mentor to up-and-coming athletes.
DEADLIEST CATCH – Season 9 (Discovery/Action & Adventure/Reality TV)
Forty-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots, freezing temperatures, and your mortality staring you in the face…it’s all in a day’s work for these modern-day prospectors. During each episode of DEADLIEST CATCH crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.
Monday, August 8
MOTIVE – “Chronology of Pain”
After an explosion at Judge Natalie Rodman’s home, Angie (Kristin Lehman) races to catch a sophisticated killer who’s an expert at covering their tracks. Also starring Karen LeBlanc, Victor Zinck JR., Brendan Penny, Lauren Holly, and Louis Ferriera
Tuesday, August 9
CASUAL – Season 2, Episode 11 – “Death and Taxes”
Synopsis not available at this time.
Friday, August 12
MASTERS OF SEX – Season 3 (Showtime/Historic TV/Dramas)
It’s 1966, and the famed duo Masters and Johnson are dealing with the glare of the national spotlight as their sex study is finally unveiled. It’s the start of the Sexual Revolution – and Masters and Johnson’s work will have a profound impact on contemporary relationships, especially their own evolving three-way “marriage” with Masters’ wife.
STRIKE BACK – Seasons 1-4 (HBO, Dramas/Action & Adventure/Crime & Mystery)
From Cinemax, the actions of “Section 20,” a secretive unit of British military intelligence and a team of special operations personnel conduct several high-risk missions throughout the globe. Stars Phillip Winchester (FRINGE) and Sullivan Stapleton (BLINDSPOT).
Monday, August 15
MOTIVE – “We’ll Always Have Homicide” – SERIES FINALE
Detective Angie Flynn brings an unsolved homicide case to justice. She searches for the killer with help from Detectives Paula Mazur (Karen LeBlanc), Mitch Kennecki (Victor Zinck Jr., THE 100), Brian Lucas (Brendan Penny), Dr. Betty Rogers (Lauren Holly), and Oscar Vega (Louis Ferriera).
Tuesday, August 16
CASUAL – Season 2, Episode 12 – “40”
Synopsis not available at this time.
Friday, August 19
BLINDSPOT – Season 1 (Dramas/Crime & Mystery)
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos, is discovered naked in Times Square with no memory of who she is or how she got there.
LUCIFER – Season 1 (Superheroes/Dramas/Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
LUCIFER is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis, RUSH) has resigned his throne and retired to the City of Angels, where he owns an upscale piano bar called Lux. Lucifer is enjoying his retirement and indulging in a few of his favourite things — wine, women, song — when a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered outside of Lux. For the first time in roughly 10 billion years, he feels something awaken deep within him.
SHOW ME A HERO – (HBO/Dramas/Historic TV)
From David Simon and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, this mini-series depicts modern America’s inability to create a shared social or political future. The young mayor of a mid-sized city’s attempts to build low-income housing in a white neighbourhood tears the city apart. The cast includes: Oscar-nominee Catherine Keener (Capote) as longtime East Yonkers resident Mary Dorman; Alfred Molina (HBO’s THE NORMAL HEART) as Councilman Henry J. Spallone; and Oscar-nominee Winona Ryder (Little Women) as Councilwoman Vinni Restiano.
Tuesday, August 23
CASUAL – Season 2, Episode 13 – “The Great Unknown” *Season 2 Finale*
Synopsis not available at this time.
Friday, August 26
DEUTSCHLAND 83 – Season 1 (Dramas/Historic TV/Action & Adventure)
Martin Rauch is recruited by the HVA to infiltrate the West Germany army. As a rookie spy, his decisions constantly put his cover at risk and force his agency to take extreme measures. An international breakaway hit, DEUTSCHLAND 83 is an engrossing, coming-of-age espionage thriller set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany in the 1980s. With a killer 80s soundtrack, the series that The New Yorker described “…as aesthetically aspirational as MAD MEN ever was…” has already garnered massive critical acclaim and a 2016 Peabody Award.
TIG NOTARO: BOYISH GIRL INTERRUPTED – Documentary (HBO/Stand-Up Comedy/Comedies)
Known for her distinctive storytelling, offbeat sense of humour and honesty, Notaro’s deadpan stand-up style draws on highly personal experiences, including a breast-cancer diagnosis and the death of her mother.
THE WHO: ISLE OF WIGHT – (Documentary/Music)
At 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, August 29, 1970, The Who took the stage in front of some half-million people at the Isle of Wight and rocked every single one of them.