23 January 2024
How to live chat with Showmax
Do you have a burning question about how to get or use Showmax that hasn’t been answered by the Help section on the Showmax website? Use the live chat function to be connected to a Showmax consultant to help you with your query. Here’s how to live chat with Showmax.
How to live chat with Showmax
- Go to the Showmax Help Centre.
- Choose the category that fits the issue you’re trying to solve, such as Device Set Up and Log In.
- If none of the FAQs answer your question, scroll down to Still Need Help?
- Clicking either Sign In, if you are a subscriber, or Problems signing in? will open the Live Chat window.
Try our new Chat Bot
- Go to the main Help Centre page.
- Look for the little robot icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
- Click on it to bring up the Chat Bot. If the bot can’t answer your question right away, it’ll hand you over to one of our customer care agents.
Original African stories by local talent
Untying Kantai
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Big Girl Small World
Stream the new Kenyan romcom series Big Girl Small World from 8 May, with new episodes every week.
Empini S1
Stream the Showmax Original drama series Empini from 23 May 2024.
Original Sin: My Son The Killer
Original Sin: My Son The Killer follows the murder of Andrea Venter by Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren, who then went on the run from South Africa to Brazil.
Tracking Thabo Bester
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The Illuminated
The Showmax Original docuseries The Illuminated explores different religious movements in South Africa. All episodes now streaming.
Koek S1
The crime comedy Koek, starring Cindy Swanepoel. All the episodes are streaming on Showmax.
Ekhaya Backpackers S1
Stream the Showmax Original comedy series Ekhaya Backpackers. All the episodes are now streaming.
RHONairobi S2: Your favourite queens plus 3 new faces
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