The beginning of the end for ‘Better Call Saul’ and a contemporary Jane Austen take: what’s streaming on Netflix and more for Canadians

With so many different streaming platforms and cable offerings to navigate, choosing what to watch has never been harder. To make things easier, here are our best tune-in tips for the week ahead.

MONDAY

Better Call Saul

Remember that feeling you had when you realized there were only a few new episodes of “Breaking Bad” left? Call this a case of déjà vu. While fans of this spinoff will be excited to see what happens after the shocking mid-season finale, and the promised return of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), it comes with a heavy price: the end of “Better Call Saul.” The series’ last six episodes begin tonight. Am I the only one hoping for a Gustavo Fring origin story next?

9 p.m. EST, AMC

TUESDAY

How to Change Your Mind

This four-part documentary series focuses on different mind-altering substances like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline. A collaboration between Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, it not only explores the origins of these drugs but what each is actually capable of.

Netflix

WEDNESDAY

D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!

The story of Cooper’s disappearance in 1971 has always been a hot topic of discussion and debate. Now, more than 50 years later, it has also inspired a documentary. What we know is that the mystery man parachuted off a plane with a bag of stolen money and has never been found. The search for Cooper was officially closed by the FBI in 2016. As for what actually happened to him? This Netflix special will likely just leave you asking more questions.

Netflix

THURSDAY

Canada’s Drag Race

The third season of Canada’s slaying sensation returns featuring the first ever competitors from Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The contenders vying to succeed Priyanka and Icesis Couture this year include a trans showgirl, a First Nations contestant and Halal Bae, an Egyptian/Palestinian queen who moved to Toronto to pursue a queer lifestyle. The winner takes home a $100,000 grand prize.

9 p.m., Crave

FRIDAY

Persuasion

Netflix continues to bank on the idea that there is still an appetite for period pieces and, after the success of “Bridgerton,” who can blame them? Their latest entry is this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Dakota Johnson (“50 Shades of Grey”) plays Anne Elliot, who reconnects with a former love interest (played by Cosmo Jarvis). The show promises to be a contemporary take on the classic tale and we are here for it.

Netflix

King of Coke: Living the High Life

If there was ever a real-life version of “Breaking Bad,” this might be it. In this true crime story, audiences will meet Larry Lavin, a young dentist who managed to secretly build a multimillion-dollar cocaine empire in the 1980s. Lavin’s affluent client base of fellow dentists, lawyers, stockbrokers and other yuppies broke the stereotype of cocaine users, and few knew about his moonlighting as a narcotics dealer until his practice was raided in 1984.

Disney Plus

Forever Summer: Hamptons

Set in the upscale area of Long Island, this docusoap follows a group of college kids from different backgrounds who all work at a seaside restaurant. Some are wealthy New Yorkers while others are humble locals. From there it’s the typical stories of teenage angst as we follow their hookups and breakups with copious amounts of alcohol being consumed in between.

Prime Video

The Rehearsal

Nathan Fielder (“Nathan for You”) returns to TV with this new series that explores what one man will do to reduce the uncertainties of everyday living. The comedy allows ordinary people to get ready for their biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in simulations that the host sets up in advance. Fielder has always been regarded as a comedic visionary so this is the pick of the week.

9 p.m., Crave

The Dark Heart

This Swedish import tells the story of Sanna (Clara Christiansson Drake) and Marcus (Gustav Lindh), a couple who fall in love after growing up on two neighbouring farms. While Sanna comes from a rich family, Marcus has a more humble upbringing. The twist in this Romeo and Juliet saga is that Sanna’s father goes missing the day after telling his daughter that she has to choose between her inheritance and her lover.

CBC Gem

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