JULY 18 – HBO Original Documentary THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW * Premiere*

• From Warner Bros. Pictures in association with HBO Documentary Films, THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the 87-year-old son of Rudolf Höss, as he faces his father’s terrible legacy for the first time: his father was the camp commandant of Auschwitz and masterminded the murder of over a million Jews. Now, THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW tells the story of some of the real people who lived on the other side of the wall at Höss’s concentration camp. The film premieres Thursday, July 18 at 9 p.m. ET.

JULY 19 – Crave Original Series CANADA'S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD *Season 2 Premiere*

• CANADA’S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS THE WORLD Season 2 sees Queens from the international Drag Race family compete to become Queen of the mother-pucking world! With Canada resuming host nation duties, this six-episode battle brings back fan-favourites and top talent from across the globe to battle it out in an elite competition, with a thirst for victory, and one queen left standing. Featuring Alexis Mateo, Cheryl, Eureka!, Kennedy Davenport, La Kahena, Le Fil, Lemon, Miss Fiercalicious, and Tynomi Banks. Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor return as resident judges. Let the international games begin Friday, July 19 at 9 p.m. ET with new episodes dropping on subsequent Fridays at 9 p.m. ET.

JULY 19 – THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES *Movie Premiere*

• THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES is a fascinating prequel to the immensely popular Hunger Games franchise, details Coriolanus Snow's life as a young mentor looking to make a name for himself, nearly 70 years before he became the villainous President Snow we all know from Katniss Everdeen’s adventures. Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES begins streaming on Crave on Friday, July 19.

JULY 24 – HBO Original Documentary Series CHARLIE HUSTLE &THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE * Documentary Series Premiere *

• In 1989, Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Pete Rose was handed a lifetime ban from the sport of baseball after an MLB investigation revealed that he had bet on games during his tenure as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. CHARLIE HUSTLE & THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE takes a retrospective journey, spanning more than 60 years, to tell the story of baseball’s all-time hits leader whose on-field achievements and off-field transgressions have made him one of the most polarizing figures in all of sports. All 4 parts of the sports documentary series will drop on Wednesday, July 24 at 9 p.m. ET.

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

Programming Premieres and Finales for the week of July 18 - 24

*All Programming Subject to Change

HBO and Max Programming

HBO’s THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW, *Documentary Film Premiere* (July 18 at 9 p.m. ET)

HBO’s CHARLIE HUSTLE & THE MATTER OF PETE ROSE, Episodes 1-4 *Documentary Series Premiere* (July 24 at 9 p.m. ET)

Movies

FITTING IN (July 19)

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES (July 19)

ALL SOULS (July 19)

STARZ

LABYRINTH (July 19)

WILD (July 19)

Highlighted Programming

THE SOCIAL, Season 11 *Season Premiere* (July 18 at 6 p.m. ET)
ONTARIO RACING UNFILTERED, Season 2 *Season Premiere* (July 18)

Crave Original CANADA'S DRAG RACE: CANADA VS. THE WORLD, Season 2 *Canadia Title* *Season Premiere* (July 19 at 9 p.m. ET)

DRAG RACE FRANCE, Season 3, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (July 19)

ETALK, Season 22 *Season Premiere* (July 19)

MOLANG, Season 2 *Kids Title* (July 20)

LOVE ISLAND USA, Season 6, Episode 30 *Season Finale* (July 21 at 9 p.m. ET)

ROAST BATTLE CANADA, Season 4, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (July 22 at 10:30 p.m. ET)