If you’re a subscriber to the CBC Gem streaming service, new original content is coming in May 2019. CBC Gem offers local live CBC TV channels live from coast-to-coast for free, while a $4.99 per month premium option offers CBC News Network live 24/7 and on-demand content.
Here’s a list of new titles coming for May, according to CBC Gem in an email to iPhone in Canada.
NEW CBC GEM ORIGINAL CANADIAN SERIES
- The 410 (Drama, 3×25, Mad Ruk Entertainment) – All episodes begin streaming Thursday, May 2
- Detention Adventure (Tween action-adventure, 10×11, LoCo Motion Pictures and Broken Compass Films) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, May 3
- I Ship It (10×11, PRODUCTION) – Seasons 1 & 2 begin streaming Friday, May 10
- The Ninth (Comedy, 8×10, The Artcraft Zoo) – All episodes begin streaming Thursday, May 16
- The Mile Enders (Comedy, 4×20, Laurus Productions Inc.) – All episodes of Season 2 begin streaming Friday, May 24
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH COLLECTION
- The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan (Travel, 4×60, Rumpus Media, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, May 3
- Nadiya’s Asian Odyssey (Travel/Lifestyle, 2×60, Wall to Wall, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, May 3
- Nadiya’s Family Favourites (Lifestyle/Food, 8×30, Hungry Gap Productions, UK) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, May 3
- The Problem with Apu (documentary, duration, Marobru/Avalon, USA) – Starts streaming Friday, May 3
ACCLAIMED TITLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- Kiri (4×60, The Forge, UK) – All episodes start streaming Friday, May 3
- On the Ropes (4×60, Lingo Pictures, Australia) ) – All episodes start streaming Friday, May 3
- Back in Time for Dinner (6×60, Wall to Wall, UK) ) – All episodes start streaming Friday, May 10
- Further Back in Time for Dinner (6×60, Wall to Wall, UK) ) – All episodes start streaming Friday, May 10
DOCUMENTARY & ARTS
- The Move (8×5) – All episodes of Season 2 begin streaming Monday, April 29
- Take Me To Prom (21 Minutes) – starts streaming Wednesday, May 1 (premiering day-and-date with 2019 Hot Docs Festival)
- MINDING THE GAP (Kartemquin Films, USA) – Starts streaming Friday, May 3
- Dream Boxer (15 minutes) – Starts streaming Friday, May 10 (and at cbc.ca/cbcshortdocs)
CANADIAN FEATURE FILMS
- WEREWOLF (Grassfire Films, 2016) – Starts streaming Friday, May 3
- MODRA (pUNK FILMS, 2010) – Starts streaming Friday, May 10
- HOME AGAIN (Hungry Eyes Film & Television, 2012) – Starts streaming Friday, May 16
- FUBAR 2: BALLS TO THE WALL (FU2 Productions, 2010) – Starts streaming Friday, May 16TAKE THIS
- WALTZ (Joe’s Daughter, 2011) – Starts streaming Friday, May 31
COMING IN JUNE
- Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s JAMIE’S 30 MINUTE MEALS
- Season 6 of PORTLANDIA
- Season 2 of Canadian (Update: not the British version) drama series SAVE ME
- Special collections: Indigenous History Month and Pride
CBC Gem offers live access to 14 regional TV channels including: St John’s, Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa (no signing in required), Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Yellowknife.
You can watch CBC Gem on Apple TV, iOS, the web and more.
