Editor's choice for documentaries

Crazy-conspiracy documentary Shadowland and 8 more cult classics

Explore the secret world of how fringe movements manipulate facts to recruit their followers in series like Shadowland Season 1 on Showmax.

The sound of Donna Summer on Showmax

What’s a summer soundtrack without Donna Summer? Watch HBO documentary Love to Love You, Donna Summer and see the series and movies that keep her music alive today.  

Two documentaries to stream after HBO’s Succession

Succession had us enthralled. From Made of Money with Brian Cox to The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, here’s what to watch after Succession on Showmax.

7 documentaries about the secret lives of people you’ll probably never meet

Discover 7 documentaries from Kenya, Nigeria and the world at large about amazing people you may never meet. 

The best documentaries about our online lives

These thought-provoking HBO documentaries examine the ways we interact on the internet, and how it has infiltrated our daily lives.

5 of the funniest talk shows to stream on Showmax

Unflinching, unabashed and eye-opening, these talk shows from Ziwe, Chris Rock, LeBron James and more are bringing home truths to our screens.

5 documentaries about the Covid-19 pandemic

Showmax adds medical edu-tainment to your streaming line-up with these coronavirus-related documentary series and movies.

6 documentaries on Showmax that are making headlines

From seedy sex cults to terrifying true crimes in Krugersdorp, these documentaries prove that truth really is stranger than fiction.