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It's Florida, Man S1-2
This outrageous HBO comedy is a love letter to the beaches, backwaters and people of a misunderstood yet magical American state.
Volspoed S1
Volspoed follows Antonie and Ronette Marx, a husband and wife chasing different versions of success in the fast-paced world of endurance racing.

How to Train Your Dragon: Bringing Hiccup and Astrid to life
Mason Thames and Nico Parker talk about playing the leads in the 2025 live-action adaptation of the fantasy classic How To Train Your Dragon.

The Life of Chuck (2024)
In this Stephen King adaptation, the life of Charles Krantz unfolds across three stunning chapters, filled with mystery, celebration, and fantasy.

How To Train Your Dragon (2025)
In this live-action adaptation, Hiccup's friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future for dragons and Vikings.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3
Venture into the unknown with Captain Pike, Spock, Number One and the USS Enterprise crew a decade before Captain Kirk's legendary five-year mission.

What to watch on Showmax in January 2026
Kick off 2026 with Die Kantoor and Volspoed launching in January, as well as the new season of The Housewives of Beverly Hills, fun comedies and more.

Maria (2024)
In this biopic. Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, confronts her identity as she lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (2025)
This intimate and uplifting documentary explores Grammy-winning Nigerian artist Wizkid's rise to superstardom as one of the biggest Afrobeats artists.

Dear Santa (2024)
When a boy mistakenly writes to Satan instead of Santa Claus, he summons the devil (Jack Black), who offers him three wishes for his soul.

The King of Kings (2025)
A devoted father vividly recalls Jesus' life through storytelling while guiding his son on a transformative journey.

7 things to know about indie award-winning movie Dìdi
Sean Wang won two Independent Spirit Awards for this quirky comedy-drama based on his teenage years as the son of Taiwanese immigrants in California.

Destination X S1
Ten contestants embark on a mysterious road trip, aboard a blacked-out bus, and must complete challenges, earn clues and try to locate Destination X.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s South African stunts
Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, and Durban-born stunt co-ordinator Wade Eastwood unpack the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s death-defying biplane stunts.

Diepe Waters S1-3
Diepe Waters follows a community set around a prestigious swimming club, the Swartmarlyne, owned by the Swarts family.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)
The spy escapades of Ethan Hunt and the IMF come to an end. They must stop a rogue AI called The Entity before it destroys the world.

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent S1-2
This spin-off of the hit crime drama franchise follows an elite squad investigating corruption and high-level white-collar crime in Greater Toronto.

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024)
A starry holiday animation with an Alice in Wonderland twist. St Nick goes to Wonderland to save Christmas after the Queen of Hearts outlaws it.

Die Kwiksilwers (2024)
Elsabe and her three friends travel across the Karoo to catch a meteor shower in Sutherland while her protective son chases them down.

Caleb Hearon: Model Comedian (2025)
Comedian Caleb Hearon dissects life's absurdities with charm and wit before a packed house at Chicago's Constellation.

Helderberg S1
South Africa suffered its worst air disaster in 1987. The hunt for the truth about what happened to SAA Flight 295 is still on almost 40 years later.

Happy’s Place S1
Bobbie inherits her father's restaurant and is shocked to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.

Married to Medicine: Atlanta S12
The women of Married to Medicine face unprecedented times as their lives are turned upside down when the pandemic hits.

Dìdi (2024)
Follow 13-year-old Chris Wang as he navigates his identity, first love, friendships, and family life during the summer of 2008.







