Catch all five episodes of the first season of Giants on Showmax now!
8 September 2025

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Giants takes you deep inside the lives of players from one of South Africa’s most iconic football clubs, Orlando Pirates. 

The Supersport Original documentary is produced by T+W, the award-winning creators of Chasing the Sun and the International Emmy nominee Two Sides. 

Goal-scoring machine Tshegofatso Mabasa, Zakhele Lepasa, and rising star Thalente Mbatha all feature prominently, with the documentary also exploring what really happened with Monnapule Saleng.

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