What’s new on Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video: Everything streaming in Canada this June

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June is officially kicking off, and while the summer weather might be calling you outside, the streaming lineup is making a very strong case for staying firmly on the couch.

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This month brings a massive wave of star-studded blockbusters, highly anticipated returning series and spicy literary adaptations straight to your living room. From the hilarious workplace sparks of Office Romance and the generation-spanning charm of Voicemails for Isabelle, to the star-studded theft in In the Hand of Dante, Netflix has your movie nights covered.

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Meanwhile, Prime Video serves up romance and spice in young adult adaptations with the highly anticipated Every Year After and Your Fault: London.

Finally, the stakes are raised higher than ever with the return of House of the Dragon Season 3 on Crave, alongside the epic scales of Avatar: Fire and Ash on Disney+.

To help you skip the endless scrolling, here is your ultimate guide to the absolute best titles hitting your screens this month. Here’s a breakdown of the top films and series you can watch in Canada this month on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Crave.

What’s new on Netflix

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Film: Office Romance
Air date: June 5
Synopsis: Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein lead this charming and raunchy romantic comedy. Lopez plays a powerful CEO and Goldstein is her airline’s newest lawyer. Their secret office romance follows these workaholics who decide to fall for each other and skip the office policies. 
Why watch: Um, J.Lo and Brett’s oozing chemistry?

Film:Voicemails for Isabelle 
Air date: June 19
Synopsis: A young woman’s (Zoey Deutch) hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.
Why watch: This premise feels like You’ve Got Mail for the next generation, so we’re seated.

Film:In the Hand of Dante
Air date: June 24
Synopsis: A writer (Oscar Isaac) helps a mob boss steal Dante’s (also played by Isaac) handwritten “Divine Comedy” manuscript, as a parallel tale follows the 14th-century poet creating his masterpiece.
Based on: Novel of the same name by Nick Tosches
Why watch: The cast is stacked with A-list talent: Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, Gal Gadot, John Malkovich and Sabrina Impacciatore.

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What’s new on Prime Video

Series:Every Year After
Air date: June 10
Synopsis: The series is told over the course of six years and one week in Barry’s Bay, following Percy and Sam, from their friendship to falling in love at the lake. 
Based on:Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Why watch: The series is based on the bestselling novel by Canadian rom-com queen Carley Fortune. Prime Video has been releasing solid young adult adaptations, so we have high hopes for this on-screen translation.

Series:Your Fault: London
Air date: June 17
Synopsis: After the events of My Fault: London, Noah and Nick are now stronger and more in love than ever. But as life begins to pull them in different directions, their relationship faces obstacles and they must have to decide if they should fight for the love that brought them together.
Based on:Bestselling Culpables (Culpa Mía) trilogy by Argentine-Spanish author Mercedes Ron.
Why watch: The Culpables Spanish series was a hit, and the English version is just as spicy.

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Film:Over Your Dead Body
Air date: June 10
Synopsis: A dysfunctional married couple (Jason Segel, Samara Weaving) retreats to a secluded cabin for a romantic reset to repair their relationship, but each secretly plots to murder the other.
Why watch: This sounds like a hilariously dysfunctional story.

What’s new on Crave

Series:The House of the Dragon Season 3
Air date: June 21
Synopsis: Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, season 3 sees stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke returning to the small screen. It picks up with a full-fledged war between the two Targaryen clans, opening with the Battle of the Gullet, the bloodiest sea battle in Westeros history. 
Based on: Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood
Why watch: If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you’ll want to tune in.

What’s new on Disney+

Film: Avatar: Fire and Ash
Air date: June 24
Synopsis: With Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in a new adventure following Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family.
Why watch: You can’t go wrong with Avatar.

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Series:The Bear Season 5
Air date: June 25
Synopsis:The Bear‘s fifth and final season will pick up the morning after Sydney, Richie and Natalie discover that Carmy has quit the food industry, leaving the restaurant to them.
Why watch: If you’ve been following the character’s journey so far, season five promises there’s plenty more cooking.

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