Editor's choice for series
Bringing sexy back: 10+ risqué shows to stream
These series have all the steamy scenes you’ll ever need – and they’re all available on Showmax.
5 series for your Yellowstone drought
Yellowstone Season 5B brings the Duttons’ efforts to hold onto their ranch to a close. With a new spinoff series in production, we’ve rounded up 5 shows to watch while we wait.
Back to school: 7 top hook-up institutions
As the 2025 school year begins, we’re expanding our education with extra-curriculars. Call it life orientation or call it sex education, here’s where to go to be top of the class.
5 new international series coming to Showmax in 2025
From Suits: LA to The Last of Us S2 to The White Lotus S3, the new shows coming to Showmax will give you plenty to look forward to in 2025.
International series you'll only find on Showmax
Laid S1
A woman discovers her exes are dying in unusual ways and must go back through her sex timeline to confront her past in order to move forward.
Power Book II: Ghost S4
The story of Power continues as Tariq St Patrick grapples with a new world order and faces the task of rescuing his family.
Found S2
Found follows recovery specialist Gabi Mosely as she and her team work tirelessly to find missing people forgotten by the system.
Somebody Somewhere S1-3
Binge-watch the final season of this semi-autobiographical HBO dramedy about Sam, who finds an unlikely community in her small home town after the death of her sister.
Emperor of Ocean Park S1
When a Black candidate for the Supreme Court dies of a heart attack, his daughter, a former journalist, believes his death was foul play.
My Brilliant Friend S4
This gorgeous HBO series recounts a 60-year friendship between two women, which began in 1950s Naples, based on the bestselling novels.
Based On A True Story S2
A realtor, her ex-tennis star husband, and a plumber take advantage of people’s obsession with true crime in this dark comedy series.
Hysteria!
In this horror-comedy, when a quarterback disappears, a struggling high school heavy metal band capitalises on the town’s sudden interest in the occult.
Showmax Originals - made in Africa, for Africa
Cheta M S2
A young teenage couple, who found a once in a lifetime kind of love, have to fight against all odds to stay together.
Made in Nigeria
Princess on a Hill S1
Zara, the naive winner of a reality show, must save a massive company from decline while resisting the dark influence of the enigmatic tyrant pulling her strings.
Made in Nigeria
The Fix (2024)
In a dystopian future, a troubled model takes an illicit new party drug and suffers a shocking transformation – then discovers she may be the key to saving the human race.
Made in South Africa
Style Magnate S1
A high-stakes fashion and design reality competition that sees 20 designers vying for the life-changing prize: an opportunity to launch their career as a designer to the stars.
Made in Nigeria
Wura S1-3
The first Showmax Original telenovela in Nigeria follows Wura Amoo-Adeleke, the iron lady and CEO of Frontline Gold mine. S3 is now streaming on Showmax.
Made in Nigeria
The Butcher’s Soul (2023)
Stakes are high in this pulsating action-thriller about a butcher who is granted nine days by the Angel of Death to bring her nine souls in exchange for his daughter’s life.
Made in South Africa
The Real Housewives of Nairobi S1-2
Follow six dynamic women as they navigate their lavish lifestyles, relationships and careers in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Made in Kenya
ENO S1-2
Abena Baafi is a single mother who is determined to meddle in her three daughters’ lives by steering them towards the path of rich suitors.
Made in GhanaThe most binge-worthy series on Showmax
Power Book II: Ghost S4
The story of Power continues as Tariq St Patrick grapples with a new world order and faces the task of rescuing his family.
Yellowstone S1-5
Kevin Costner drives this western drama about a Montana ranching family battling groups encroaching on their land and way of life.
The Real Housewives of Orange County S18
In The Real Housewives OG series, we follow the lives of some of the wealthiest women and their families who live in Orange County, California.
Hightown S1-3
A hard-drinking woman’s journey to sobriety is overshadowed by an unfolding murder investigation. Her search for the truth entangles her with a dangerous organised crime syndicate.