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August 8 – 14: Crave Weekly Streaming Overview

AUGUST 8 – Max Original Docuseries TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH? *Premiere*

  • Known as “the case that haunts the Midwest,” the three-episode docuseries dives into the haunting 2012 double abduction of two cousins, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, in Evansdale, Iowa. With over seven years of exclusive access and insider interviews conducted by director Dylan Sires, including an additional young girl who escaped her kidnapper against all odds, compelling footage of the two victim’s families over a crucial passage of time, and new information around the case, TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH? offers a searing and unforgettable lens on this unimaginable crime. All three episodes of the series drop Thursday, August 8.

AUGUST 11 – HBO Original INDUSTRY *Season 3 Premiere*

  • The eight-episode, third season of the critically acclaimed HBO Original drama series INDUSTRY debuts Sunday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET. The series gives an insider view of the blackbox of high finance following a group of young bankers as they forge their identities within the pressure cooker environment and sex and drug fueled blitz of international bank Pierpoint & Co’s London office. In Season 3, as Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey), and Eric (Ken Leung) find themselves front and centre in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington), in a story that runs all the way to the very top of finance, media, and government. Since leaving Pierpoint, Harper (Myha’la) is eager to get back into the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg). INDUSTRY follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes streaming Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

AUGUST 12 – THE LAST TIMBIT *Special Premiere*

  • Filmed in front of a live studio audience at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre the 80-minute special, THE LAST TIMBIT, follows a group of strangers who wait out the snowstorm of the decade in a Tim Hortons. In this hilarious and heartfelt musical, this unlikely group comes together to explore family and community, and finds the best in hard times, all while battling for the last Birthday Cake Timbit. Produced by Bell Media Studios for Crave. Producers for Bell Media are Emmanuel Groneveldt and Claudia Abate. The filming and musical are produced by Tim Hortons and Michael Rubinoff (Come From Away), with music and lyrics by Anika Johnson and Britta Johnson, and book by Nick Green.

Programming Premieres and Finales for the week of August 8 – 14
*All Programming Subject to Change

HBO and Max
Max’s TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH?, Episode 1-3 *Premiere* (August 8)
HBO’s INDUSTRY, Season 3, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (August 11 at 9 p.m. ET)

Movies
COMING 2 AMERICA (August 9)
FIXER UPPER MYSTERIES: CONCRETE EVIDENCE *Canadian Title* (August 9)
FIXER UPPER MYSERTIES: DEADLY DEED *Canadian Title* (August 9)
FIXER UPPER MYSTERIES: FRAMED FOR MURDER *Canadian Title* (August 9)
HEY, VIKTOR! *Canadian Title* (August 9)
KINA & YUK *Canadian Title* (August 9)
SMOKE SIGNALS (August 9)
THE CREATOR (August 9)
ALIEN (August 9)
ALIENS (August 9)
THE LAST TIMBIT (August 12)

STARZ
GEOSTORM (August 9)
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (August 9)
RED 2 (August 9)
SUPERMAN III (August 9)
STRANGELOVE (August 9)
COPYCAT (August 9)
EMPIRE RECORDS (August 9)

Highlighted Programming
ACTION (August 9)
FEAR THY NEIGHBOUR, Season 9B *Canadian Title* (August 9)

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