Your guide to Africa's original streaming service
House of the Dragon Season 1 recap: Hatching the Dance of the Dragons
Why is everyone getting flamed? Get your Game of Thrones ducks and drakes in a row with our Season 1 recap, before House of the Dragon Season 2 takes flight on Showmax from 17 June.
Showmax completes M-Pesa integration with its relaunch in Kenya
African streaming platform Showmax integrates M-Pesa, offering customers quick and easy access to the catalogue that includes four new Kenyan Originals.
Watch the FA Cup final and all UEFA EURO games on Showmax
Live stream the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on 25 May on Showmax Premier League, plus all 51 UEFA EURO 2024 games from 14 June 2024.
Gallery: Showmax celebrates its stars and stories as it officially relaunches in Kenya
On Wednesday, 8 May 2024, Showmax officially relaunched in Kenya at an exclusive star-studded event in Nairobi.
Original African stories by local talent
Nilichoma
The Kenyan Showmax Original docuseries features celebs who received an unexpected windfall, and then blew it all. Premiering on 28 May 2024.
Mince Jou Hare S1
Shimmy Isaacs’s laugh-out-loud sitcom about a factory worker who opens a hair salon in her home lands on Showmax on 20 May 2024.
Untying Kantai
Untying Kantai follows King Kantai, a man who has spent 30 years of his life working hard to provide for his family, only to be conned out of his life savings. Now streaming.
Big Girl Small World
Big Girl Small World follows Ciku, a plus-size woman who stumbles through a journey of self-discovery after a humiliating scandal. Stream now, with new episodes every Wednesday.
Empini S1
Empini is a high-stakes, action-packed drama about Ndoni, a deeply troubled private security bodyguard in search of answers. Landing 23 May, with new episodes weekly.
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
From the makers of Devilsdorp and the director of Convict Conman comes the true-crime documentary South Africa has been waiting for. All the episodes are streaming on Showmax.
The Illuminated
The Showmax Original docuseries The Illuminated explores different religious movements in South Africa. All episodes now streaming.
RHONairobi S2, now streaming
Big Girl Small World, now streaming
The most binge-worthy series
The Bachelorette S20
A single bachelorette dates multiple men over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find her one true love. On this journey, she gets to know the bachelors, meets their families and gets to know herself better.
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.
Showmax is the home of HBO
House of the Dragon Season 1 recap: Hatching the Dance of the Dragons
Why is everyone getting flamed? Get your Game of Thrones ducks and drakes in a row with our Season 1 recap, before House of the Dragon Season 2 takes flight on Showmax from 17 June.
Time Bomb Y2K
This HBO original documentary looks at the Y2K phenomenon as it follows the uncertainty about entering the 21st Century.
Season 2 of the HBO Original drama series House of the Dragon streaming in Africa from 17 June
Season 2 of the HBO’s Emmy-winning series House of the Dragon is set to debut June 17th on M-Net and Showmax, express from the US.
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 best movies to stream
A Christopher Nolan odyssey: four of the filmmaker’s finest
From Oppenheimer to Interstellar, Inception and Dunkirk, here are four of the best films from acclaimed director Christopher Nolan, all streaming on Showmax.
5 films for a memorable Mother’s Day movie night
Looking for what to watch this Mother’s Day? Check out these movies centred around mothers, now streaming on Showmax.
10 Rotten Tomatoes-approved movies on Showmax: ranked
From Jaws and Kanarie, to Get Out and Minari, these are the freshest movies on Showmax according to Rotten Tomatoes.
10 movies everyone’s watching on Showmax now
Stream these 10 fun, eye-popping movies that your fellow Showmax fans are loving, including Queen & Slim, Babylon, Equalizer 3 and more.