Editor's choice for series
Love Downton Abbey? These series should be on your watchlist
Travel back in time with these historical dramas, all packed with family scandals, dirty secrets and skeletons in the closet.
New seasons of your favourite series, now streaming
The latest seasons of Power Book II: Ghost, Run The World, The Cleaning Lady, Resident Alien and more are all streaming on Showmax.
The best romantic series on Showmax
All you need is love – and these addictive series, from Adulting to Run The World, The Lovers, Outlaws and Colin From Accounts.
The best reality series hitting Showmax screens in April 2024
Catch the new season of The Mommy Club, the highly anticipated reunion of The Real Housewives of Lagos, the charm of Jerrod Carmichael’s docuseries and more on Showmax.
Made in South Africa
Series you'll only find on Showmax
Fellow Travelers S1
Follow the decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
Gordita Chronicles S1
This coming-of-age comedy series chronicles the life of a Latina reporter as she looks back on her childhood as a chubby Dominican immigrant growing up with her eccentric family in 1980s Miami.
The Cleaning Lady S3
A marginalised Cambodian doctor in the US struggles to keep her ill son alive. She becomes a cleaning lady for an organised crime syndicate to save him.
Quantum Leap S2
As lead physicist Ben Song takes an unauthorised leap into 1985, the Quantum Leap team have to figure out how to get him back.
ZeroZeroZero S1
The drug underworld is a zero-sum game in this gritty crime drama exploring the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Resident Alien S1-3
Is humanity worth saving? This is the dilemma faced by a crash-landed alien who assumes the identity of a small-town doctor who solves crimes.
The Lovers
A dark comedy series about an unexpected love story between a foul-mouthed supermarket worker and a political television broadcaster.
Infiniti S1
When the body of an American astronaut is found on a roof in Kazakhstan, a French astronaut and a Kazakh cop set out to solve the mystery.
Showmax Originals - made in Africa, for Africa
Single Kiasi
Sintamei, Mariah and Rebecca are three close friends living in Nairobi, each with their own troubles. Stream new episodes only on Showmax.
Made in Kenya
A Merry X-Mess (2023)
The Nyatis come home for Christmas, ready to relax and reconnect, only to find their mother has signed them all up for a choir competition, and she is not taking no for an answer.
Made in Kenya
The Real Housewives of Lagos S1-S2
The Real Housewives of Lagos streaming exclusively on Showmax is back for a second season with two new cast members joining the show.
Made in Nigeria
Second Family S2
This telenovela follows a cutthroat battle for control of a lucrative family empire. All episodes are now streaming!
Made in Kenya
Faithless S1
Four church members get sucked into the criminal underworld when they are forced to turn their savings scheme into a money laundering operation.
Made in Kenya
Kyallo Kulture S2
Betty Kyallo and her bold sisters, Mercy and Gloria, give us a glimpse into the joys and challenges of love, business, family and womanhood.
Made in Kenya
The Real Housewives of Nairobi S1
Follow five dynamic women as they navigate their lavish lifestyles, relationships and careers in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Made in Kenya
The Real Housewives of Abuja S1
Follow six influential and successful women as they navigate relationships, family and businesses within the city of Abuja and beyond.
Made in NigeriaThe most binge-worthy series on Showmax
Tokyo Vice S1
In this powerful HBO crime thriller based on true events, a Western journalist working in Tokyo takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses.
Moonshine S2
The Canadian comedy-drama with a “dreamy, summer vibe”, Moonshine, returns for a raucous, raunchy second season on Showmax.
Chicago Med S1-8
The creator of the explosive ‘Chicago’ series brings us another compelling instalment, in this pulse-pounding medical drama about the courageous team of doctors at the city’s trauma centre.
Survivor SA S6-9 and USA S44
It’s the ultimate binge: season after season of Survivor, both the US and SA versions. Go on – dive in!