What to Watch This Week in Canada — Spider-Noir Is Here and the List Is Stacked

Nicolas Cage as a 1930s Spider-Man private investigator. Tina Fey and Steve Carell back for round two. Tom Hanks narrating the full story of the Second World War across twenty hours. And a Netflix film that flips the entire gender power dynamic on its head. This week in Canadian streaming is genuinely excellent — here is everything worth your time.

By Maplestime Entertainment Desk | Canada | May 25, 2026 Source: Toronto Sun — Mark Daniell | Last verified: May 25, 2026

Key Takeaways

• Spider-Noir debuts Wednesday on Prime Video — Nicolas Cage plays an aging Spider-Man private investigator in 1930s New York
• The Four Seasons Season 2 arrives Thursday on Netflix — Tina Fey, Will Forte, and Colman Domingo return following Steve Carell’s character’s death
• World War II With Tom Hanks is a twenty-hour docuseries beginning Monday on History Channel
• Ladies First is now streaming on Netflix — Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E. Grant in a gender-flipping comedy
• Sullivan’s Crossing continues Sunday on CTV with new episode — Maggie navigates life post-breakup with Cal

The One Everyone Is Talking About — Spider-Noir

Spider-Noir Premieres Wednesday on Prime Video

If you had told Spider-Man fans ten years ago that Nicolas Cage — who voiced Spider-Man Noir in the animated Into the Spider-Verse — would eventually get his own live-action series playing that same character, they would have loved the idea but not quite believed it. Well. Here we are.

Spider-Noir is a live-action expansion of the Spider-Verse universe based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. The show follows Ben Reilly — an aging, down-on-his-luck private investigator who grapples with being the city’s one and only superhero in 1930s New York.

The premise is perfectly matched to Cage’s particular energy. He has always been at his best when the character exists somewhere between tragedy and absurdity — a man who takes his situation completely seriously even when everything around him is slightly unhinged. A middle-aged Spider-Man in a fedora, navigating Depression-era New York, is exactly that character.

The 1930s setting also gives the show a visual identity that separates it entirely from the contemporary Marvel universe — noir aesthetics, period dialogue, black and white photography mixed with colour. This is not your standard MCU product. It is something stranger and more interesting.

Wednesday on Prime Video. This is the week’s priority watch.

The Comeback Season — The Four Seasons Returns

The Four Seasons Season 2 Thursday on Netflix

The Four Seasons was one of the quiet breakout hits of 2025 — a character-driven ensemble comedy about a group of old friends navigating middle age together, anchored by genuinely strong performances and the kind of warm, melancholy tone that is hard to manufacture. Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the death of Nick — played by Steve Carell — and follows how that loss reshapes the dynamics of the surviving friends.

Old friends Kate (Tina Fey), Jack (Will Forte), Danny (Colman Domingo), Claude (Marco Calvani), Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Ginny (Erika Henningsen) are back — dealing with the kind of life changes that grief accelerates and clarifies.

Colman Domingo’s presence in this ensemble is worth highlighting specifically. Since his Oscar-nominated work in Rustin, he has become one of the most interesting actors working in American film and television — and watching him in an ensemble comedy context is something genuinely new.

If you watched Season 1, Thursday’s premiere is non-negotiable. If you missed it, this weekend is the perfect time to catch up on Season 1 before Thursday arrives.

Thursday on Netflix.

The History You Never Fully Understood — Tom Hanks and World War II

World War II With Tom Hanks Monday on History Channel

Tom Hanks has spent much of his career in relationship with the Second World War — from Saving Private Ryan to Band of Brothers to The Pacific. This docuseries is the culmination of all of that — twenty hours of television that attempts to tell the full arc of the conflict from the rise of fascism in Europe through to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Twenty hours is a significant commitment. But the scope of the Second World War — the political failures that allowed fascism to take root, the scale of the military campaigns, the civilian experience, the Holocaust, the Pacific theatre, and the moral weight of the decisions that ended it — genuinely requires that kind of time to tell honestly.

Hanks as narrator brings exactly the right tone. He is not a sensationalist. He is thoughtful, deliberate, and deeply invested in historical accuracy. If you have parents or grandparents who lived through that period, watching this together is worth considering.

Monday on History Channel. Watch in chapters rather than trying to consume it all at once.

The Netflix Flip — Ladies First

Ladies First Now Streaming on Netflix Canada

Sacha Baron Cohen plays an arrogant, charismatic ladies’ man — wealthy, powerful, and accustomed to getting exactly what he wants. Then he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women, where every dynamic he has exploited is reversed.

Ladies First stars Baron Cohen alongside Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant — a cast with serious comedic and dramatic range. Pike in particular has demonstrated across her career that she can play both sharp comedy and genuine menace with equal conviction. Baron Cohen at his best uses absurdist comedy to make serious points about power and gender that more earnest films cannot land the same way.

This one is available now — no waiting required.

Now streaming on Netflix Canada.

The Canadian Drama Continuing — Sullivan’s Crossing

Sullivan’s Crossing New Episode Sunday on CTV

Sullivan’s Crossing continues its season run on Sunday with Maggie (Morgan Kohan) still navigating the emotional fallout of her breakup with Cal (Chad Michael Murray). This week, she agrees to go on what is described as a friendly adventure with Liam (Marcus Rosner) — which is the kind of episode description that Sullivan’s Crossing viewers know can go several different directions.

Sullivan’s Crossing has built a loyal Canadian audience through its combination of small-town Nova Scotia atmosphere, genuine emotional stakes, and a cast that handles the show’s particular mix of warmth and drama well. If you are already watching it, Sunday’s episode continues a season that has been strong. If you have not started, this is a Canadian production worth knowing about — streaming previous seasons on CTV is the right starting point.

Sunday on CTV.

Your Week in Streaming — Quick Reference

The One to Start With — An Honest Pick

If you only have time for one thing this week, start with Spider-Noir on Wednesday. It is the most original premise of the week, the most visually distinctive, and the most genuinely curious about what it wants to be. Nicolas Cage in a 1930s noir Spider-Man series is either going to be one of the best things on television this year or a spectacular swing that misses interestingly. Either way it is worth watching.

The Four Seasons Season 2 on Thursday is the most emotionally rewarding if you have already invested in the characters. The Tom Hanks docuseries is the most important. Ladies First is the most immediately accessible.

All of them are worth your time. That is a genuinely good week in Canadian television.

Source: Toronto Sun — Mark Daniell | Data current as of May 25, 2026.

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