Streams Flow from a River is a Canadian dramatic web series, which premiered in 2023 on Super Channel's streaming channels on Amazon Prime Video and AppleTV.[1] Created by Christopher Yip, the series centres on a dysfunctional Chinese Canadian family in Frank, Alberta, who are temporarily reunited when the patriarch suffers a stroke, and must confront the past events that drove them apart after an unexpected snowstorm strands them together,[2] with each episode focusing on one character's perspective on their family dramas.[3]
The series received a theatrical screening at the 2023 Canadian Film Festival,[2] in advance of its streaming premiere on April 1.[4] It was also screened in France as part of the 2023 Canneseries festival.[1]
The series received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series (Ma), Best Direction in a Web Program or Series (Yip) and two nominations for Best Writing in a Web Program or Series (Yip for "Frank Liquor & Laundromat" and Leonard Chan for "Benny and the Jets").
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