With the long weekend upon us, Canadians will be gearing up for fun, sun and the country’s most beloved holiday weekend: Canada Day!
To celebrate, Netflix has prepared a special edition of What’s Streaming, celebrating Canada Day in Hollywood! The list below features some of the best TV shows and movies featuring Canadian actors, producers or directors, all currently streaming on Netflix.
Canada Day in Hollywood
- Russell Peters : The Green Card Tour
Canadian multi-cultural comedy stylings from the world’s most multi-cultural country!
- One Week
Joshua Jackson and a road trip from Toronto to Vancouver Island: the recipe for a perfect Canadian movie.
- Ghostbusters
The story might take place in New York City, but between legendary Canadian director Ivan Reitman and Ottawa’s own Dan Akroyd, Ghostbusters deserves dual-citizenship.
- Being Erica
In Canada, time travel is called “Being Erica.”
- Anvil
The story of three Canadian rockers who’ve influenced everyone from Metallica to Slayer.
- Trailer Park Boys
Canadian to the core.
- Hemlock Grove
Rising Canadian star Landon Liboiron isn’t the only Canadian element to Hemlock Grove: the show was also filmed in and around Toronto, Oshawa and Hamilton.
- Heartland
Welcome to the heart of the Alberta Rockies, the True North Strong and Free!
- How I Met Your Mother
One of the funniest sitcoms on TV features Canadian actress Cobie Smulders playing Canadian ex-teen pop star Robin Sparkles Scherbatsky.
- Blue Valentine
Any movie starring Ryan Gosling should rightfully be called a product of Canada.
- Degrassi High and Degrassi Junior High
What could be more Canadian than Degrassi, the original teen drama drama?
- Dragon’s Den
Wall Street might have a bull, but in Canada, the Dragons are our symbol of hard-work, tough-love and entrepreneurial innovation.
