3 February 2020
Mr Robot S1-4
Award-winning drama series Mr. Robot centres on Elliot, a brilliant but highly unstable young cyber-security engineer and hacker who becomes a key figure in a complex game of global dominance when he is recruited by vigilante anarchists working to bring down the financial system.
Oscar winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) stars as Elliot, while Christian Slater (True Romance) plays Mr. Robot.
The Season 3 finale saw Elliot reverse the 5/9 hack and reconcile with Mr Robot. The fourth and final instalment takes place over the 2015 Christmas holidays, and it’s finally become clear who the real puppet master is. “Whiterose is the ultimate target,” series creator and two-time Emmy nominated writer-producer Sam Esmail (Homecoming) said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Returning cast members include Portia Doubleday as Angela, Carly Chaikin as Darlene, Grace Gummer as FBI investigator Dominique DiPierro, Elliot Villar as Vera, Martin Wallström as Tyrell Wellick and Emmy nominees Michael Cristofer and BD Wong as Phillip Price and Whiterose respectively.
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Unfollowed S1-2
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The Hot Seat S1
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Nairobi Bachelor S1
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Spooksoeker S1
When Warno Alberts turns 15, he suddenly becomes aware of ghosts in his dorpie – and it’s now his job to banish them. Stream now, with new episodes every Thursday.
4Play
4Play follows four men who, despite their chaotic personal lives, find friendship, love and perseverance in Nairobi’s concrete jungle. Stream now, with new episodes every Thursday.
Die Tollie & Manila Show
A bold talk show where SA celebs join drag queens Tollie Parton and Manila von Teez for an evening of conversation and games… in drag. Stream now, with new episodes every Monday.
The Station Strangler
The Station Strangler is a true-crime documentary investigating the serial killer who is believed to have killed 21 young boys and one adult from the late 80s to the mid-90s on the Cape Flats. Now available to stream.
Black & Blue S1
Black & Blue, a Showmax Original police-based mockumentary series, now streaming, with new episode every Wednesday.
The Hot Seat, now streaming
Nairobi Bachelor, now on Showmax
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