Season 2 of the Netflix original series THE LAST KINGDOM is coming to Netflix Canada in April 2017, as are weekly episodes of season 3 of iZOMBIE, and the first season of GIRLBOSS.
We’re also going to see several Netflix original films, including CASTING JONBENET (a hybrid documentary), SAND CASTLE (starring Nicholas Hoult) and SANDY WEXLER (starring Adam Sandler).
Related: What’s Coming to Netflix (U.S.) in April 2017?
Check out the full list below of what’s coming to (and leaving) Netflix Canada in January 2017.
April 1
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha
After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River
Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.
Across the Universe
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
An American girl and a British lad fall in love amid the social and political upheaval of the 1960s, in this musical featuring songs by the Beatles.
Don Hemingway
Cast: Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Emilia Clarke
After finishing a 12-year prison sentence, safecracker Dom Hemingway sets out to collect the money
he’s owed by his former partner in crime.
Downton Abbey – Series 6
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Samantha Bond
Exposing snobbery and machinations of a disappearing class system, this series chronicles the elite
Crawley family and their assorted servants.
Hinterland – Season 2
Cast: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Hannah Daniel
Forsaking London for the rustic landscapes of Wales, a police detective with a troubled soul finds himself in a place with secrets as dark as his own.
The Other Woman
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton
When she finds out that her boyfriend is married and that she’s his mistress, a woman teams up with
the jerk’s wife to get revenge.
Departures – Seasons 1-3
Cast: Scott Wilson, Justin Lukach
This travel series follows friends Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach around the world, chronicling their adventures and the challenges they encounter.
The Human Factor: The Untold Story of the Bombay Film Orchestras
Cast: Gregory D. Booth, Enoch Daniels, Naresh Fernandes
Songs have been an integral part of Indian films. But who were those unseen – and uncredited –
musicians who made up the orchestras that played on those songs and the background scores?
Chuggington – Season 5
Cast: Brigid Harrington, Tony Terraciano, Miles J. Harvey
Follow the adventures of Koko, Wilson and Brewster, three engines-in-training learning to ride the rails of life to become full-fledged chugger!
Dog by Dog
Cast: Bill Smith, Bob Baker
The film exposes the financial connections among America’s unregulated, disreputable puppy mills, big agriculture and Washington’s political elite.
Five Nights in Maine
Cast: David Oyelowo, Dianne West, Rosie Perez
A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter’s death.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Cast: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo
This collection includes the acclaimed rock documentary about Metallica, plus a film checking in with the still-thriving group 10 years later.
Midsomer Murders – Series 19
Cast: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
In this detective drama, a police inspector and his sergeant crack hard-to-solve crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer.
Pet Fooled
An investigative expose of the inner workings inside the commercial pet food industry, which has went largely unchallenged until now.
Rio 2
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann
Blu, Jewel and their three youngsters visit the Amazon, where they find adventure, friends old and new, and even a little danger.
The Lazarus Effect
Cast: Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Bolger
A team of researchers develops a serum that can resurrect the dead, but they soon discover that the drug causes terrifying side effects.
A Weekend with the Family
Cast: Marques Houston, Karrueche Tran, Wendy Raquel Robinson
A young attorney looks to gain a position at a prestigious law firm while secretly dating his boss
daughter, who he’s hoping to marry; but when his loving girlfriend decides to arrange a surprise family weekend get-together, his plans blow up in his face.
April 4
Chewing Gum – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Kadiff Kirwan, Michaela Coel, Olisa Odele
Tracey serves up a second season of sexual discovery with plans to find a new boyfriend and forge an awkward friendship with her ex.
Louis C.K. 2017 – Netflix Original
Louis C.K. is back in 2017 with his thoughts on how we count years, the concept of enduring love, giving dogs drugs, “Magic Mike” and much more.
April 5
De Palma
A documentary about writer and director, Brian De Palma.
iZombie – Season 3 – New Episodes Weekly
Cast: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli
A medical student-turned-zombie tries to retain her humanity by eating brains at the morgue and finds she has an uncanny new gift for solving crimes.
April 6
The Last Kingdom – Season 2 – New Weekly Episodes – Netflix Original
Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, David Dawson
While the bloody struggle between Saxons and Vikings engulfs the land, Uhtred sets out to avenge his slain family and reclaim his ancestral home.
Titanic
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Bill Zane
Distraught over her engagement to a cruel millionaire, a young woman falls for a struggling artist as they set sail across the Atlantic.
April 7
Dawn of the Croods – Season 3 – Netflix Original
Cast: Stephanie Lemelin, A.J. LoCascio, Dan Milano
When Grug becomes the first leader of Ahhh! Valley, he must help solve the residents’ many problems, including keeping out the food-stealing Broods.
El Faro De Las Orcas – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Zoe Hochbaum, Osvaldo Santoro, Ana Celentano
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hopes that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.
Riverdale – Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly – Netflix Original
Cast: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes
Archie’s got an edge. Veronica’s hiding her past. Riverdale is a little darker and a lot more interesting than it was in the days of Archie Comics.
Strike a Pose
Cast: Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan
What does it take to express yourself? The surprising and moving story of Madonna’s most famous
troupe of dancers.
The Get Down – Season 1 Part 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola
As Zeke wrestles with the dual nature of his life and future, Mylene struggles to define herself as an artist, and Shao continues down a risky path.
Win It All – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Zoe Hochbaum, Osvaldo Santoro, Ana Celentano
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hopes that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.
April 8
Almost Adults
Cast: Natasha Negovanlis, Elise Bauman, Justin Gerhard
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends’ relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
April 9
Mad Max: Fury Road
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
On a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Max helps a rebellious woman and a band of female prisoners flee from tyranny, fend off threats and seek their homeland.
April 10
Before I Wake
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay
A young couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams – and nightmares – manifest physically as he sleeps.
April 11
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia’s outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
April 13
Footloose
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow
Kevin Bacon shot to fame as Ren McCormack, a decidedly urban teen who’s transplanted to a small Midwestern town where dancing is outlawed.
The Chronicles of Riddick
Cast: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
While caught in the middle of a galactic war waged by the leader of an evil sect, escaped convict Riddick must rescue an old friend from prison.
The Mindy Project – Season 5 Part B
Cast: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks
A young Ob/Gyn doctor balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small office.
April 14
Chelsea – Season 2 – New Episodes Weekly – Netflix Original
Exciting guests, timely topics, global destinations. Chelsea returns with a fresh new format, bringing her bold perspective to a changed world.
Sandy Wexler – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Terry Crews
Adam Sandler stars as an L.A. talent manager whose diligent attention to his offbeat clients’ careers is tested when he falls for a gifted singer.
April 15
Slam – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Luca Marinelli, Ludovico Tersigni
Teenage Sam dreams of becoming a skateboarding pro, but his life takes a dramatic turn when his
girlfriend gets pregnant.
April 16
Entourage
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon
In this big-screen sequel to the TV series, Hollywood superstar Vincent Chase makes his directing debut, backed by stressed-out studio president Ari.
April 17
The Light Between Oceans
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
Shameless (U.S.) – Season 6
Cast: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin
This dramedy based on a British series center on siblings in a dysfunctional Chicago family who struggle while coping with their alcoholic father.
April 18
Lucas Brothers: On Drugs – Netflix Original
Twins Keith and Kenny Lucas bring their fresh take on stand-up comedy to this Netflix-exclusive set shot at the Bell House in Brooklyn.
April 19
Oklahoma City
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history; this documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement – including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco – led to it.
April 20
Battleship
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna
The classic Battleship board game moves to the big screen in this at-sea adventure about defending planet Earth from a mysterious enemy fleet.
Tropic Thunder
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
April 21
Bill Nye Saves the World – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Bill Nye hosts a talk show exploring scientific issues from space exploration to fad diets. Guests join for lab demos and myth busting.
Girlboss – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Britt Robertson, Ellie Reed
Rebellious and broke, Sophia stumbles into creating a fashion empire and learns how to be the boss. A comedy series inspired by the best-selling book.
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.
Sand Castle – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill
After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a reluctant soldier’s platoon is dispatched on a dangerous mission to repair a hostile village’s water system.
Tales by Light – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Darren Jew, Art Wolfe, Krystle Wright
Four intrepid photographers create images that convey the beauty and power of life on planet Earth in Season 2 of this documentary series.
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show – Season 4 – Netflix Original
Cast: Chris Parnell, Max Charles, Dieter Jansen
Peabody and Sherman must defeat an evil cyborg and fix the course of history. Zaniness continues at the penthouse, and our heroes switch bodies!
Tramps – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Callum Turner, Grace Van Patten, Michal Vondel
Pulled into a shady deal as the bagman, Danny retrieves the wrong briefcase and winds up on a wild trek with his pretty driver to get the right case.
April 22
Secrets of Underground London
Experts examine the ruins and relics hidden beneath London’s surface, unearthing a Roman
amphitheater, plague pits, air raid shelters and more.
April 24
Big Eyes
Cast: Amy Adams, Christopher Waltz, Danny Huston
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
April 25
Disney’s Queen of Katwe
Cast: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding – Netflix Original
Impish comic Vir Das tackles nationalism, globalism, good food and bad politics in two crosscut
performances shot in New York and New Delhi.
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared – Netflix Original Film
On his 100th birthday, Allan Karlsson left his retirement home and set off on an unexpected journey. His adventure continues in this comic sequel.
April 26
Real Rescues – Seasons 1-3
Cameras follow the work of emergency teams as they respond to medical situations, house fires,
trapped mountain climbers, car accidents and more.
April 27
American Honey
Cast: Sasha Lane, Shia LeBeouf, Riley Keough
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a
whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Las Chicas del Cable – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Blanca Suárez, Nadia de Santiago, Ana Fernández
In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.
April 28
Casting JonBenet – Netflix Original
Merging community reflections with performances from locals, this hybrid documentary explores the legacy of the tiny starlet’s shocking murder.
Dear White People – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Brandon P. Bell, Logan Browning, Antoinette Robertson
Based on the acclaimed indie film, this series satirizes “post-racial” America as students of color navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college.
Rodney King – Netflix Original Film
In a potent solo show, Roger Guenveur Smith retraces the charged sequence of events between the police beating of Rodney King and the deadly LA riots.
Small Crimes – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Gary Cole, Molly Parker, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
After serving a six-year prison sentence, an ex-cop tries to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family, but he can’t quite shake his dark past.
Last Call – Titles That Will be Rotating off the Service in April 2017
April 1
The Princess Bride
House, M.D. – Seasons 1-8
April 10
Horrible Bosses 2
April 12
Episodes – Seasons 1-4
April 15
House of Lies – Seasons 1-4
April 16
21 & Over
April 19
It Follows
April 28
Cinderella
April 29
The Croods
