JustWatch, the world’s largest streaming guide, has unveiled its annual Streaming Charts, highlighting the most popular TV shows in Canada for 2024.
Topping the list are Shōgun, The Bear, and Fallout—three standout series that captivated audiences with their compelling stories, rich characters, and unforgettable moments.
From historical drama to culinary chaos and post-apocalyptic adventures, this year’s top picks reflect the diverse tastes of Canadian viewers.
1. Shōgun - Available to stream on Disney Plus
English sailor John Blackthorne is the first Englishman in Japan after a shipwreck near the Izu Peninsula. In a power-driven society aspiring for the role of Shōgun (the leader of Japan), Blackthorne joins Lord Toronaga's household, witnessing palace intrigue. Here, he encounters Lady Mariko, a conflicted female samurai who must battle outside forces to prove her loyalty.
2. The Bear - Available to Stream on Disney Plus
A young chef from the fine dining world comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he's used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, his strong-willed and recalcitrant kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother's suicide. As Carmy fights to transform both the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveals itself as his chosen family.
3. Fallout - Available to steam on Amazon Prime Video
People are desperately trying to stay alive in their retrofuturist present-day. After a devastating nuclear war, those who survived are permanently transformed. Once they leave their protective shelters, they encounter a variety of dangers and quickly realize that the world depicted in Fallout is harsh and unforgiving.
4. True Detective - Available to stream on Crave
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
5. House of the Dragon - Available to stream on Crave
The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.
6. Doctor Who - Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and BritBox
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
7. Only Murderer's in the Building - Available to stream on Disney Plus
Three strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.
8. From - Available to stream on Amazon Plus and Club Illico
Unravel the mystery of a city in middle U.S.A. that imprisons everyone who enters. As the residents struggle to maintain a sense of normality and seek a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest.
9. Schitt's Creek - Available to stream on CBC Gem and Amazon Channel OUTtv
Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.
10. The Boys - Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
