
Best series on Showmax
We've rounded up our pick of the best series to stream - whether it's brand-new series that you've never seen before, fan favourites, original African series, the best of HBO, or Emmy and Golden-Globe winning titles. We update this list with our faves throughout the month, so keep it bookmarked.
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Undugu S1
A poignant intervention reality series that seeks to address and resolve the most aggressive, intense sibling rivalries. Those rivalries that are long-standing, well-known, exposed, and potent.

Task S1
Mark Ruffalo plays Special Agent Tom, who leads a task force in working-class Philadelphia to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

The Peacemaker S1-2
John Cena reprises his role in the spin-off of DC's Suicide Squad, where Peacemaker and his ragtag black ops squad target dangerous parasites.

Love Island UK S12
Gorgeous singles live in a luxury villa - with the added possibility of meeting their soul mate - in this fun and flirty reality series.

Dexter: Original Sin S1
The prequel series to the multi-award-winning show follows young Dexter Morgan, who is about to become everyone's favourite vigilante serial killer.

Found S2
Found follows recovery specialist Gabi Mosely as she and her team work tirelessly to find missing people forgotten by the system.

Matlock S1
Retired 70-year-old Madeline Matlock rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing in this hit reboot.

Love Island: Beyond the Villa S1
This riveting and drama-filled spinoff of the popular dating reality show follows the lives of former Islanders as they take on life outside the villa.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta S16
These sassy women of Atlanta's entrepreneurial spirits are in full bloom as they juggle their personal and professional lives, along with their busy social calendars.

Love Island USA S6-7
The American version of the hit show moves the action to Las Vegas, but the premise remains: the most beloved couple will sashay away with $100 000.

The Institute S1
In this Stephen King sci-fi series, a kidnapped 12-year-old genius awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all possess unusual abilities.

Duster S1
Working on taking down a crime syndicate, the first Black female FBI agent recruits a gutsy getaway driver in this gritty series set in 1972.

Bravo's Love Hotel S1
The Real Housewives stars Shannon Beador, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, and Luann de Lesseps visit Mexico's Grand Velas Hotel to find love among eligible bachelors.

The Valley S2
Their lives might have slowed down, but the drama hasn't. Vanderpump Rules's former West Hollywood partygoers embrace the next chapter of their lives in the Valley.

Reckless S1
In Reckless, a wealthy family's empire is at stake when two brothers' street-racing leads to tragedy. New episodes land on Mondays only on Showmax.

Doc S1
A powerful medical drama based on an incredible true story. Dr. Amy Larsen (Molly Parker) loses her memory during a car accident and must return to being an intern as she rebuilds her life.

Funny Woman S1-2
Based on the Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl, this is the story of a Blackpool beauty queen who tries to make is a comedian in the 1960s.

The Mommy Club NBO
Follow the glamorous lives of Nairobi's elite moms as they juggle motherhood and demanding careers along with their ambitious, glamorous lifestyles.

Grosse Pointe Garden Society S1
Four members of a garden club get entangled in a scandalous murder, and are forced to bury the body in their own flower beds in this crime drama.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S1-4
Teenaged Kanan Stark works to join the family drug business in Queens in the prequel series to the hit show Power.
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Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)
In this sequel, Big Nick gets ensnared by diamond thieves and the notorious Panther Mafia as he pursues the elusive career criminal Donnie Wilson.

Undugu S1
A poignant intervention reality series that seeks to address and resolve the most aggressive, intense sibling rivalries. Those rivalries that are long-standing, well-known, exposed, and potent.

September 5 (2025)
This Oscar-nominated retelling of a historical tragedy follows the sports broadcasting crew that captured the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis.

Conclave (2024)
Secrets, drama, power, and faith collide when the Pope dies, leaving Cardinal Lawrence with the task of organising the conclave to elect a new Pope.

Task S1
Mark Ruffalo plays Special Agent Tom, who leads a task force in working-class Philadelphia to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

The Brutalist (2024)
Adrien Brody delivers an Oscar-winning performance in this period drama about a visionary architect who meets a wealthy client who changes his life.

Chicago Med S6-10
Another compelling instalment of the pulse-pounding medical drama about the courageous team of doctors at a trauma centre in Chicago.

Love Island USA S6-7
The American version of the hit show moves the action to Las Vegas, but the premise remains: the most beloved couple will sashay away with $100 000.
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Chicago Fire S13
Scorching hot drama that follows a group of dedicated firefighters in Chicago. House MD's Jesse Spencer stars.

Landman S1
Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) creates this enthralling Billy Bob Thornton lead drama set in the heart of Texas. Roughnecks and billionaires collide as everyone tries to get rich quick in the oil industry.

Chicago Med S6-10
Another compelling instalment of the pulse-pounding medical drama about the courageous team of doctors at a trauma centre in Chicago.

Love Island USA S6-7
The American version of the hit show moves the action to Las Vegas, but the premise remains: the most beloved couple will sashay away with $100 000.

Ten Pound Poms S2
In post-war Britain, a group of families resettle in Australia, promised a life of plenty - but find it more challenging than they ever expected.

Kate and Annie take charge in Ten Pound Poms Season 2
Michelle Keegan (Kate) and Faye Marsay (Annie) take us back to Australia in 1957 as Annie starts a bikini revolution, and Kate lets her hair down.

5 reasons to pick up HBO’s Telemarketers
Scam caller alert! Five reasons to find out who’s really cashing in on a job that everyone hates, in the HBO documentary series The Telemarketers.

The Valley S2
Their lives might have slowed down, but the drama hasn't. Vanderpump Rules's former West Hollywood partygoers embrace the next chapter of their lives in the Valley.
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