Tearjerker drama series to bring on the feels

It’s good to cry sometimes. It helps to let those feelings go. And don’t pretend like you’ve never shed a tear over your favourite show in an emotional binge-watching session. It happens here at Showmax quite often. So here are some handpicked series to scrub the emotional pan of your life.

Party of Five S1

A re-imagining of the popular 90s drama. Follow the five Acosta children as they try to survive as a family unit after their parents are suddenly deported to Mexico. Watch now »

Chicago Med S1-5

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. Watch now »

Council of Dads S1

Family takes on a different meaning in this transformative and inspirational new drama when Scott Perry, a loving father of five, has his entire life’s plan thrown into upheaval by an unexpected health scare. Watch now »

Inconceivable

A group of 30-something women face the challenges of demanding careers and the first years of pregnancy and child-rearing – a balancing act that requires all the super-powers they can muster. An affecting South African drama. Watch now »

Years and Years

Emma Thompson stars in this drama that gives a chilling forecast of what the future could hold. When a celebrity comes to power in Britain on a populist platform, society’s changes are seen through the eyes of one family. Watch now »

9-1-1: Lone Star

Rob Lowe drives this high-paced spin-off to the hit first-responder drama series. A New York firefighter relocates to Texas with his son, where he works to save people’s lives. Also starring Liv Tyler. Watch now »

Still Breathing

A gripping and deeply moving drama series about a group of old friends who drifted apart as they grew older but are brought together again when tragedy strikes. Watch now »

I Know This Much Is True

Mark Ruffalo plays two roles as twin brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, who have a troubled relationship due to Thomas’s battle with mental illness. Adapted from Wally Lamb’s novel. Watch now »

The Plot Against America

An ensemble cast including Winona Ryder, John Turturro and Zoe Kazan lead this limited series based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It tells the story of an alternative America lead by a xenophobic fascist. Watch now »

The Bold Type S1-4

Jane, Kat and Sutton are a trio of besties who work in the world of New York fashion magazines, dealing with heartbreak, uncertainty, new loves, old loves, social issues and a whole lot of workplace challenges. Watch now »

New Amsterdam S1-2

Dr Max Goodwin takes over as medical director at the oldest public hospital in America. He bends the rules and challenges the status quo to provide the best medical care possible. Watch now »

A Million Little Things S1-2

A suicide shakes up a group of friends who realise that they shouldn’t take their own lives for granted. Each of them takes steps to live a fuller life. An ensemble cast delivers deeply emotional performances. Watch now »

My Brilliant Friend

Elena, an elderly woman, has lost her closest friend, Lila, who’s mysteriously disappeared. She recounts their six-decade-long friendship, which began in 1950s Naples, by writing a story about their tumultuous relationship. Watch now »

The Handmaid’s Tale S1-4

Once, June had a husband, a job, a life. Now she’s Offred, enslaved as a walking womb in a country where the only thing rarer than pregnancy is escape. Watch it now »

Big Little Lies S1-2

The well-hidden secrets of a seaside town’s elite are suddenly exposed after a suspicious death in this darkly funny, Emmy-nominated miniseries with an all-star cast. Watch it now »C

Younger S1-6 (S7 arrives in June 2021)

First and only on Showmax! Will love come out tops in this addictive comedy-drama? A forty-year-old divorcee fudges her age (a lot) on her CV to land her dream job – and her dream guy. Binge S1-6 now on Showmax. Watch it now »