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For the week of September 28 to October 4, 2026, notable Canadian streaming picks include Crave’s Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie, Disney+’s returning Scrubs, Netflix’s seven-episode East of Eden, and Prime Video’s horror film Hokum. This is a selection of releases, not a complete list of everything added to the services.
At a glance: this week’s featured releases
| Service in Canada | Title and date | Format and release pattern | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crave | Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie October 2 |
Eight-episode unscripted documentary series; first two episodes premiered, with two more on subsequent Fridays | Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Canadian psychic medium Kevin Whittaker investigate haunted houses in Ontario. |
| Disney+ | Scrubs, Season 2 September 30 |
Ten-episode medical sitcom; two episodes at launch, then one each Wednesday | Returning cast includes Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes. The series is filmed in Vancouver. |
| Netflix | East of Eden October 1 |
Seven-episode historical drama; all episodes arrived together | Based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel; stars Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee and Ciarán Hinds. |
| Prime Video | Hokum September 28 |
Supernatural horror film; 1 hour, 47 minutes | A horror writer visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes and discovers it is haunted. |
The Canadian dates and release details above are reported in MobileSyrup’s weekly guide published October 2, 2026. Its picks are not a full catalogue. Streaming schedules and regional availability can change.
What’s new on Crave?
Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie
Crave’s featured original premiered Friday, October 2, with its first two episodes. The eight-episode unscripted documentary series follows Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Canadian psychic medium Kevin Whittaker and others as they explore haunted houses in Ontario. Two further episodes are scheduled on subsequent Fridays. The weekly guide also notes that the first episode is available free on YouTube.
Other Crave titles in the weekly schedule
Bell Media’s official overview for September 28–October 4 lists additional films including Therapy Dogs and Smoke Eater, both identified there as Canadian titles, alongside The Killing of Two Lovers, Meg 2: The Trench, Taken, This Is the End and John Wick: Chapter 4. Bell Media says programming is subject to change.
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Scrubs, Season 2
The second season began Wednesday, September 30, with two episodes available at launch and a new episode due each Wednesday. The Canadian weekly guide describes it as a 10-episode medical sitcom involving Dr. Cox’s treatments. Returning cast members include Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes. The series is filmed in Vancouver, and Chalke is a Vancouver actor.
Disney+ Press’s September calendar combines Disney+ and Hulu programming, so Hulu-only listings should not be treated as Canadian Disney+ releases. The Canadian guide is the basis for the Scrubs availability and schedule here.
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East of Eden
All seven episodes of the historical drama arrived on Netflix Canada Thursday, October 1, according to the Canadian weekly guide. Set in the early 1900s, the series adapts John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel. Zoe Kazan developed the series; its cast includes Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee and Ciarán Hinds.
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Netflix Tudum’s October 2026 calendar also lists the October 1 release and identifies the Steinbeck adaptation, though that calendar does not specify Canadian availability. If the series prompts a return to the source, John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is the novel behind it; no particular edition, price or current stock is established here.
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What’s new on Prime Video Canada?
Hokum
The Canadian weekly guide dates this 1-hour-and-47-minute supernatural horror film to Monday, September 28. Written and directed by Damien McCarthy, it follows a horror writer who travels to an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, only to find the inn is haunted. The listed cast includes Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot and Florence Ordesh.
Amazon Canada’s September schedule provides monthly slate context, but does not directly corroborate Hokum’s exact Canadian streaming date. The September 28 date is therefore attributed to the Canadian weekly guide.
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How to choose among this week’s picks
- For paranormal investigations set in Ontario, try Crave’s Snooki: The Paranormal Rookie.
- For a returning sitcom with weekly episodes, choose Disney+’s Scrubs Season 2.
- For a complete season to watch at once or a literary adaptation, Netflix’s East of Eden has all seven episodes available.
- For a standalone supernatural horror film, Prime Video’s Hokum is the week’s movie-length pick.
These are editorially selected releases, not a ranking of the services or a claim that any one pick is objectively best. Availability and schedules can change by region.
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