OCTOBER 12 – HBO Max’s DOOM PATROL *Season 4, Mid-Season Premiere*

• Returning for the last six episodes of its fourth and final season, HBO Max’s DOOM PATROL follows the Doom Patrol as they meet old friends and foes, and race to defeat Immortus and get back their longevities. Battling between saving the world and each other, the Doom Patrol are forced to face their deepest fears and decide if they are ready to let go of the past in order to take their future into their own hands...and away from the zombie butts. Season 4 stars Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, Michelle Gomez, Skye Roberts, Riley Shanahan, and Matthew Zuk. DOOM PATROL premieres on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m. ET, followed by a new episode every Thursday.

OCTOBER 13 – Crave Original BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE *Series Premiere*

• Following a buzzy world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the hysterical, six-episode, half-hour Crave Original comedy series, BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE, premieres with three episodes on Friday, Oct. 13. After seven long years in University, fresh graduate and newly minted valedictorian, Bria McFarlane (Malaika Hennie- Hamadi), moves back home to the suburbs ready to finally take a break. But when her mother Marie (Leslie Adlam) shares her plan to retire early – and soon – Bria must coordinate her life, friends, dating, a place to live, and most importantly, a job, to fund it all, before time runs out. With her hype girl and most-trusted imaginary confidant, Black Attack (Hannan Younis), by her side, the series follows the pair as they take on the world... one microaggression at a time. The final three episodes drop on Friday, Oct. 20.

OCTOBER 13 – STARZ’s SHINING VALE *Season 2 Premiere*

• Starring Courtney Cox and Greg Kinnear, Season 2 of STARZ’s SHINING VALE debuts Friday, Oct. 13, and picks up four months later, when Pat's insurance runs out and she is released from the psychiatric hospital early. Pat returns home, determined to pick up the pieces of her broken family, but she quickly finds out her children don't need her, Terry doesn't remember her, and to make matters worse, Pat's new neighbour Ruth looks exactly like Rosemary. Meanwhile, the house starts to reveal the shocking secrets of its dark past. SHINING VALE follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes streaming Fridays on STARZ.

OCTOBER 15 – HBO’s THE INSURRECTIONIST NEXT DOOR *Documentary*

• Directed by Alexandra Pelosi, THE INSURRECTIONIST NEXT DOOR dives deep into the events that took place on January 6, 2021. Focusing on Pelosi’s meeting and involving talks with the alleged perpetrators of the Capital riots, THE INSURRECTIONIST NEXT DOOR promises a never before seen look at the terrorism and violence that took place in one of America’s most politically charged riots. THE INSURRECTIONIST NEXT DOOR debuts on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m. ET.

October 17 – Crave Original DARK SIDE OF COMEDY *Season 2 Premiere*

• Produced by VICE in partnership with Crave, the Crave Original series DARK SIDE OF COMEDY returns for a second season, continuing to explore the dark stories of addiction, suicide, and self-destruction that lurk behind the laughter. Season 2 subjects include: Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, sitcom FAMILY MATTERS, Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald, and Gilda Radner. Season 2 of DARK SIDE OF COMEDY premieres Tuesday, 17 at 10 p.m. ET, with subsequent episodes dropping Tuesdays.

***Media Note: Assets for Crave programming are available at the Bell Media press site, The Lede, here

Complete listings for the week of October 12-October 18

*All Programming Subject to Change

HBO and HBO Max Programming

HBO Max’s OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH, Season 2 Episode 4-5 (October 12)

HBO Max’s DOOM PATROL, Season 4B, Episode 1 *Mid-Season Premiere (October 12 at 9 p.m. ET)

HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 21, Episode 16 (October 14)

HBO’s THE INSURRECTIONIST NEXT DOOR (October 15 at 9 p.m. ET)

HBO’s LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 10, Episode 13 (October 16)

HBO’s NAVAJO POLICE: CLASS 57 Episodes 1-3 (October 17 at 9 p.m. ET)

Movies

THE DROP (October 13)

SPOILER ALERT (October 13)

STELLAR *Canadian Title* (October 13)

John Carpenter’s THE THING (1982) (October 13)

FREDDY VS. JASON (October 13)

PREDATOR (1987) (October 13)

STARZ

POWER BOOK IV: FORCE, Season 2, Episode 7 (October 13)

SHINING VALE, Season 2, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (October 13)

THE CABLE GUY (October 13)

THE HATEFUL EIGHT (October 13)

PREDATOR (1987) (October 13)

PREDATORS (2010) (October 13)

CABBIE *Canadian Title* (October 13)

FINDING A FAMILY *Canadian Title* (October 13)

THE PREDATOR (2018)  (October 13)

More Riveting TV to Watch

CASHMERE PRESENTS LOVESTRUCK *Canadian Title*  (October 12)

Crave Original Series STILL I RISE, Season 1, Episode 6 *Canadian Title* (October 12)

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK Season 5, Episode 3 (October 12 at 5:01 p.m. ET)

Crave Original Series BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE, Season 1 Episodes 1-3 *Series Premiere* *Canadian Title* (October 13)

Crave Original Series SHORSEY, Season 2, Episodes 4 *Canadian Title*  (October 13)

W5 Season 58, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* *Canadian Title* (October 13)

CTV Original Series STAYING INN:HOTEL JULIE, Season 1 *Canadian Title* (October 13)

BILLIONS, Season 7, Episode 10 (October 13)

CTV Original Series TRAITORS: CANADA, Season 1, Episode 2 *Canadian Title* (October 14)

THE CIRCUS, Season 8, Episode 8 (October 15)

THE WINTER KING, Season 1, Episode 7 (October 15 at 10 p.m. ET)

THE VOICE, Season 24, Episode 7 (October 17)

Crave Original Series DARK SIDE OF COMEDY, Season 2, Episode 1 *Canadian Title* (October 17 at 10 p.m. ET)

CITIZEN MINUTES, Season 2 *Canadian Title* (October 18)

THE VOICE, Season 24, Episode 8 (October 18)