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The best series to binge-watch

SWAT S1-8
Follow a SWAT sergeant and his team of highly trained men and women as they solve crimes in Los Angeles in this fan-favourite crime series.

The Bachelor S29
This season of the ultimate reality dating show features Grant Ellis, who left the previous season of The Bachelorette with his hopes dashed. Will he find his future wife this time round?

Ama Grootman S1
Six friends confront the challenges of fixing relationships and making pivotal choices in this reality show about Port Shepstone’s elite.

5 shocking moments from The Catch, now streaming on Showmax
Romance can be messy. Throw in R500K, secret imposters, and sabotage? That’s The Catch. Binge it now on Showmax or risk being left out of the group chat.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S1-4
Teenaged Kanan Stark works to join the family drug business in Queens in the prequel series to the hit show Power.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta S16
These sassy women of Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirits are in full bloom as they juggle their personal and professional lives, along with their busy social calendars.

Pastor Wants A Wife S1-3
Pastor Wants A Wife follows South African pastors as they balance their family lives and their roles at church with finding love.

Anatomy of Lies S1
This riveting doccie series reveals the rise and fall of Grey’s Anatomy star writer Elisabeth Finch, whose jaw-dropping lies fooled Hollywood for years.
International series you'll only find on Showmax

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S1-4
Teenaged Kanan Stark works to join the family drug business in Queens in the prequel series to the hit show Power.

Happy Face S1
A young woman’s world is turned upside down when she discovers that her father is an infamous serial killer in this tense series.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta S16
These sassy women of Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirits are in full bloom as they juggle their personal and professional lives, along with their busy social calendars.

Denise Richards & Her Wild Things S1
Hollywood icon Denise Richards is trying to balance everything as she navigates being an actress, a wife, and a mother in the public eye.

Poppa’s House S1
Comedian Damon Wayans stars as a talk radio host who finds himself challenged when a new female co-host is hired and by still having to parent his adult son.

The Handmaid’s Tale S1-6
Based on the celebrated novel of the same name and starring the talented Elisabeth Moss, this dystopian drama focuses on the fight to take down the fascist regime of Gilead.

The Cleaning Lady S1-4
Cambodian doctor Thony becomes a cleaning lady for an organised crime syndicate in the US to keep her ill son alive in this fan-favourite series.

The Righteous Gemstones S1-4
Danny McBride created this outlandish, star-studded HBO comedy about a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work.
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The Roast of Helen Zille vs The Mommy Club reunion moments
Here are some of the jaw-dropping quotes and moments from The Showmax Roast of Helen Zille and The Mommy Club S3 reunion, now streaming on Showmax.

Where to see the cast of Niggies in other roles on Showmax
From Beer Adriaanse as older André Fourie to Erica Wessels as Ousus Nel and Albert Pretorius as Gustaff Fouché, see the cast of kykNET’s hit drama series Niggies in their other acclaimed roles on Showmax.

Trailer: Thuso Mbedu in HBO’s Task, coming to Showmax in 2025
See the first-look trailer of Thuso Mbedu in HBO’s Task, coming to Showmax in September. Plus, 5 more international must-watch shows dropping on Showmax in 2025.

Siza Mina S1-2
In this South African tabloid talk show, controversial guests who are not afraid to bare it all hang their dirty laundry out to dry in the open.