Ghanaian Original drama The Billionaire’s Wife is now streaming
It’s hard being a billionaire’s wife. Follow the story of Adepa caught in an endless battle in a world set to destroy her. Only on Showmax.
Find out more
Made in Ghana
Africa's homegrown streaming service
We say goodbye to The Good Fight – but this isn’t the end
All episodes of the fan-favourite legal drama are now streaming on Showmax, including the sixth and final season.
Love, Lizzo (2022)
Follow pop star Lizzo and explore her humble beginnings, her meteoric rise, and her hard-earned fame, love and international stardom.
Go inside The Last of Us on Showmax
Go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Last of Us to see how they brought the show to life in this revealing half-hour special.
The Batman (2022)
Matt Reeves directs Robert Pattinson in this dark, gritty reboot. Batman ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues.
Popular in South Africa
Original African stories by local talent
Adulting
Four best friends go through the hoops of life, love and everything else in this new drama. New episodes land every Monday.
Made in South Africa
Second Family
New episodes of the first Kenyan Showmax Original telenovela Second Family land on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Made in Kenya
Jay Jay: The Chosen One
Jay Jay: The Chosen One is an animated series inspired by Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha. On Showmax from 6 April 2023.
Made in Nigeria
The Billionaire’s Wife
A woman from the slums marries a rich, older man, only to find that being a billionaire’s wife in glamorous Accra can be lethal. Only on Showmax.
Made in Ghana
Stella Murders
On 26 May 2018, the bodies of two girls were found at Stella High School. This documentary examines the tragedy that shattered a small town.
Made in South Africa
Sex and Pleasure
Everybody does it – let’s talk about it! Sex and Pleasure explores the topic everyone secretly wants to discuss.
Made in South Africa
The Real Housewives of Abuja
The Real Housewives of Abuja are coming to Showmax. Welcome to the lives of Nigeria’s ultra-rich, new episodes every Friday.
Made in Nigeria
This Body Works For Me
This Body Works For Me goes behind the scenes of South Africa’s thriving adult entertainment industry. All episodes including the reunion are now streaming.
Made in South Africa
Never miss a beat
The Billionaire's Wife: Ghanaian Showmax Original now streaming
ENO: the first Showmax Original from Ghana
The best of West Africa
Showmax expands investment in Ghana with new Original drama The Billionaire’s Wife
In The Billionaire’s Wife, a very young girl marries an old billionaire with the aim of turning her fortunes around only to find out that being a billionaire’s wife is the toughest thing she’s ever done.
Made in Ghana
The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 1 recap: Fight, Bond girl party and making it in Abuja
The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 1 delivers a bit of Barbie girl glam as we meet the girls. Watch RHOAbuja only on Showmax.
Made in Nigeria
The Real Housewives of Abuja S1
Follow six influential and successful women as they navigate relationships, family and businesses within the city of Abuja and beyond.
Made in Nigeria
5 Nigerian movies about royalty to stream on Showmax
From evil queens and lustful kings to ambitious princesses, Showmax has plenty of titles with a claim on the throne.
Made in Nigeria
Live-stream sportFind out more
Showmax is the home of HBO
The Last of Us S1
Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.
The Flight Attendant S2
Cassie’s back, and this time she’s sober, cleaning up her mess of a life … and working as a CIA asset on the side.
Julia
Without Julia Child’s 1960s television series The French Chef, the modern cooking show would not exist. This series is inspired by her extraordinary life.
Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me (2022)
Picking up where her debut special left off, Emmy-nominated Yvonne Orji returns to the stage to offer her point of view on the pandemic, being the child of Nigerian immigrants and much more.
The most binge-worthy series to stream
The Bachelorette S19
The 2022 edition of the fan-favourite reality dating show sees not one but two gorgeous women looking for love.
The Good Fight S1-6
All episodes of this cult legal drama are now ready to binge, with the law firm facing tough new challenges.
The English
An aristocratic Englishwoman and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout come together in 1890 mid-America to cross a violent landscape.
Bump S1-2
This Australian drama focuses on an ambitious teenage girl, a surprise baby and the complications that ensue for two families.