New on Crave Canada, October 2026: War, Crystal Lake, Yaga and Every Date
Bottom line:
- HBO's legal drama War opens Crave's October on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. ET, with a new episode every Thursday after that.
- Fridays carry the month: 52 of the 76 dated titles we confirmed land on one of October's five Fridays, from the Friday the 13th films on Oct. 2 to the Crave Original Yaga on Oct. 23.
- Reality fans get two new ones on Oct. 2: Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie and the second season of Celebrity Traitors UK.
What's new on Crave in October 2026?
This is every dated title that appears on both of the October lists we compared, split into series and films. Bell Media's own overview supplied the times.
| Date | Series, specials and docs | Films |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct. 1 | War (HBO series premiere, 9 p.m. ET) | How She Move; Indian Horse; Maps to the Stars; The Mother and the Bear; Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
| Fri, Oct. 2 | Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie (Crave Original, two episodes); Celebrity Traitors UK, Season 2; Tip Toe (Starz) | Evil Dead Burn; Dracula (2025); Friday the 13th and Part II; Mean Girls (2004); I.S.S.; The Town; Bad Boys for Life; The Right Stuff; Antigone |
| Sun, Oct. 4 | Lanterns (HBO, season finale); Broad Trip | — |
| Mon, Oct. 5 | Merrily We Roll Along | — |
| Thu, Oct. 8 | — | Inglourious Basterds; The Bridges of Madison County; The Richest Woman in the World; A Tribe Called Love |
| Fri, Oct. 9 | All Heart: A Rugby Story (Crave Original, all four episodes); Joseph DeAngelo: The Golden State Killer | The Addams Family (1991); Addams Family Values; Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair; Immaculate; Primate; The Other Guys; Trolls Band Together; UglyDolls; Do Not Enter; A Carpenter Christmas Romance |
| Sun, Oct. 11 | The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (HBO docuseries, Sundays) | — |
| Mon, Oct. 12 | Aller Simple: La Téléréalité, Season 2 (two episodes) | — |
| Thu, Oct. 15 | Crystal Lake (all eight episodes); Ils vécurent heureux, Season 2 (two episodes) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation; Fanon |
| Fri, Oct. 16 | The Rainmaker, Season 2 (10 p.m. ET); Kate Berlant: Parmesan (comedy special) | Five Nights at Freddy's; Edward Scissorhands; The Last Voyage of the Demeter; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990); Sherlock Holmes; This Is Not a Test; Amityville Shark House; My Best Friend's Wedding; The Gates; Michael Jackson's This Is It |
| Wed, Oct. 21 | Goosebumps, Seasons 1–4 | — |
| Fri, Oct. 23 | Yaga (Crave Original, first two episodes); La Nuit des 13 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025); The Breadwinner (2026); Magic Farm; Maya & Samar; Veins; Beast (2026); Bloodrayne; V for Vendetta |
| Sun, Oct. 25 | — | A Castle of Our Own |
| Tue, Oct. 27 | Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn (documentary) | — |
| Thu, Oct. 29 | — | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
| Fri, Oct. 30 | — | The Nun; Lurker; At the Place of Ghosts; Pumpkinhead 2; The Furious |
| Sat, Oct. 31 | — | Hunting Matthew Nichols |
Titles with no clock time generally appear on Crave during the day. Titles from Starz need the Starz add-on.
What time does War come out on Crave?
Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. ET, which is 6 p.m. in Vancouver. Bell Media says the eight-episode season keeps that Thursday slot, so by our count episode eight falls on Thursday, Nov. 19 if nothing moves.
It's the same arrangement as every other HBO series in Canada: no separate HBO Max app, just Crave at the US hour. Our guide to watching HBO and Max shows in Canada explains how the licence works. Lanterns, the other HBO series currently running, wraps up on Sunday, Oct. 4.
Which Crave Originals come out in October?
Three. Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie starts Oct. 2 with two episodes, then two more every Friday. Nicole Polizzi visits haunted places across Canada with paranormal investigators.
All Heart: A Rugby Story drops all four 30-minute episodes on Oct. 9. It follows Canada's women's rugby team. Yaga, a mystery series with Noah Reid, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, starts Oct. 23 with two episodes. After that it's one a week, and Bell Media says a two-episode finale follows on Nov. 27.
When is Crystal Lake on Crave?
Thursday, Oct. 15, and all eight episodes arrive at once. It's a prequel to Friday the 13th starring Linda Cardellini.
Crave clearly planned around it. The original Friday the 13th and Part II come in on Oct. 2, two weeks early, so you can catch up first. Horror keeps turning up on Fridays after that, and the last one, Oct. 30, brings The Nun, Lurker and Pumpkinhead 2.
Is Celebrity Traitors UK Season 2 on Crave?
Yes, from Friday, Oct. 2. Bell Media lists it as a season premiere but hasn't said whether the whole season drops at once or weekly. We'll know on the day.
If The Traitors Canada is more your thing, it's on CTV Mondays at 10 p.m. with Crave the next day. Our sister site tracks it, including every past winner of The Traitors Canada and a guide to where each Canadian reality show streams.
What French-language shows are new on Crave in October?
Three Québec titles are on both lists. Aller Simple: La Téléréalité returns for a second season on Oct. 12, and Ils vécurent heureux follows with its own second season on Oct. 15. Both start with two episodes. La Nuit des 13 begins Oct. 23.
Is Crave or Netflix better in October?
They're after different viewers this month. Netflix's October is about its own series (East of Eden, The Diplomat, Lupin), and our full Netflix Canada October list has every date. Crave leans on HBO, horror films and three homegrown originals.
A count we made: Crave has 76 dated additions, Netflix Canada has 117. Crave's number is smaller, but 15 of those 76 are Starz titles that only add-on subscribers get. Last month's side-by-side is in Crave vs. Netflix Canada for September. For this week across every app and channel, see what's new in Canada this week or today's list. Everything else we've written about the service sits under Crave.
FAQ
Does Crave get CTV shows the next day?
Yes, Bell Media's October overview includes “Next Day on Crave” episodes from CTV. The Amazing Race, for one, airs on CTV and shows up on Crave the following day; our Amazing Race in Canada guide has the times.
When does The Rainmaker Season 2 start on Crave?
Friday, Oct. 16, with episodes on Fridays at 10 p.m. ET across the 10-episode season. It airs on USA Network the same night.
Why isn't Predator: Killer of Killers in this list?
Only one of the two lists we checked includes it for Oct. 2, so we've left it out until Crave confirms it.
Sources
- Bell Media — October 2026: Crave streaming overview
- MobileSyrup — New on Crave: October 2026
- iPhone in Canada — What's New on Crave: October 2026
- Crave on YouTube — Hudson Williams as Henry and Logan | YAGA
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