Reality documentaries

Daro Umaigba, executive producer and director of Freemen, on telling African stories
Executive producer and director of Showmax Original Freemen, Daro Umaigba, talks about the importance of telling African stories.

Showmax’s Freemen highlights the origin story of Nnewi’s most successful businessmen
The Showmax Original documentary Freemen highlights how Nnewi breeds successful businessmen like Dr Alex Chika Okafor and Dr Cosmas Maduka. All the episodes for Freemen are available to stream.

100 Foot Wave S1-2
100 Foot Wave, an insane documentary about a legend chasing a myth. Big-wave pioneer Garrett McNamara’s decade-long odyssey chasing a massive wave in a small fishing village in Portugal.

The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 4 recap: “Where did she find these young geese?”
In The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 4, Tutupie opens up and Comfort is labelled Mummy GO. Watch RHOAbuja on Showmax.

The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 3 recap: Tutupie’s staycation and a chaotic Jaruma
In The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 3 our girl Tutupie is hosting the women for a staycation in a fancy hotel. Watch RHOAbuja on Showmax.

The Real Housewives of Abuja episode 2 recap: Bad boys and Botox
In The Real Episodes of Abuja episode 2, Samantha shows up to Arafa’s party uninvited. Watch RHOAbuja only on Showmax.

December is about to be lit with this African content lineup
From Temptation Island South Africa to the record-breaking The Wife, this African content lineup is all you need for a lit December!

Vote for Kibera (2018)
The people of Africa’s largest slum have decided, despite the harsh conditions, to transform their merciless environment into a better place to live.

Baby God (2020)
Fertility specialist Dr Quincy Fortier, a man deceived countless women struggling to conceive by using his own sperm — without their knowledge or consent — to impregnate them.

New docu-drama Chozi comes to Showmax
Executive producer Sammy Dee talks about how the Kenya docu-series is changing lives. Chozi is now streaming on Showmax.

Valentine Njoroge on giving African women a safe space to tell their stories with Dadasphere
Founder Valentine Njoroge tells us more about Dadasphere and what it means to give African women a safe space to share their stories.

Chozi S1
Experience the incredible real-life stories of people who went through the most in this Kenyan doce-series.