What to watch on Showmax in Nigeria in February 2026

Here's our guide to the best movies, series, documentaries and sport to watch on Showmax in February 2026, including The Naked Gun, Shaka Ilembe S2 and The Ultimate Girls' Trip: Africa Reunion.

The Naked Gun

First on Showmax | Stream from Monday, 2 February

Oscar nominee Liam Neeson stars as Lt Frank Drebin Jr, who must follow in his father's footsteps to lead Police Squad and save the world in The Naked Gun. 

Named Best Comedy at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards, Naked Gun co-stars Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser (Cobra Kai). 

 The Naked Gun has an 87% critics’ rating, with New York Magazine hailing the spoof as “fall-out-of-your-seat-and-roll-on-the-floor hilarious.”

Lose It Or Lose Me S1

Binge from Monday, 2 February

What would you do if your bae said: “It’s either the weight goes or I do”? That is the emotional crossroads at the heart of Mzansi Magic reality show Lose It or Lose Me. 

Not your typical weight loss show, Lose It or Lose Me follows the journeys of three brave individuals, including TikTok sensation Tsekeleke, who have been given the toughest ultimatum of their lives: get healthy or risk losing your relationship.

Backing the journey are heavyweights in the wellness game: registered dietician Phakamile Nqobile Ngubane; no-nonsense accountability coach Duduetsang Phele; and FITPRO trainers Sibongile Ngoma and Tsepang Mokoena, as well as a squad of psychologists. 

Landman S2  

Binge from Wednesday, 4 February

Set in the boomtowns and oil fields of Texas, Landman is a modern tale of fortune-seeking, roughnecks and billionaires. In Season 2, as oil rises from the earth, so do secrets – and Tommy’s breaking point may be closer than he realises. 

Billy Bob Thornton was up for the 2026 Critics’ Choice Best Actor award as Tommy, leading an all-star cast that includes Demi Moore, Ali Larter (Heroes) and Michelle Randolph (Elizabeth Strafford in 1923).  

Co-created by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone), Season 1 was the most streamed series globally in the first half of 2025. Season 2 did even better, with 9.2 million streaming views in its first two days for its premiere – the most watched in Paramount+ history, outpacing Season 1 by 262%. 

The Life of Chuck

Stream now on Showmax

Hailed as “the best Stephen King film ever made” by Collider, The Life of Chuck celebrates the life of Charles “Chuck” Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. 

Tom Hiddleston (aka Loki, aka The Night Manager) leads the star-studded cast, which also includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jacob Tremblay, Karen Gillan, and Mark Hamill (aka Luke Skywalker), with narration by Nick Offerman.

Directed by Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House), The Life of Chuck has an 80% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Collider hailed The Life of Chuck as “truly profound and magical”, and The Wrap called it “a stunning celebration of the moments that make life worth living.”

Surviving Ohio State

Stream from Thursday, 5 February

Boasting a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Surviving Ohio State tells the story of the male victims of Dr Richard Strauss, a sports medicine physician and serial sex abuser employed by The Ohio State University (OSU) from 1978 to 1998. 

Oscar and Emmy winner Eva Orner directed and produced the film, which is exec produced by Oscar winners George Clooney and Grant Heslov (Argo) and Yellowstone producer David Glasser.  

Bravely told by the student athletes (including several former All-American wrestlers) and others who concealed their trauma for years, the HBO documentary builds on the efforts of whistleblowers and journalists who exposed the scandal in 2018. It also examines the culture that allowed the abuse to continue unchecked for nearly two decades at OSU, as well as the survivors’ present-day fight to hold the school accountable. 

Mizani S1

Showmax Original: Kenya | Stream from Thursday, 5 February

When a struggling digital journalist’s daughter is kidnapped by an organ trafficking ring operating in Mombasa’s criminal underworld, he’s thrust into a race against time. Desperate and outmatched, he must confront a powerful, politically connected syndicate to save her – before she disappears forever. 

Shake Ilembe S2 

Binge from Friday, 6 February 

Season 2 picks up as Shaka arrives at KwaNobamba with Nandi to claim his throne as the new Zulu king.  

Produced by Bomb (Yizo Yizo, Isibaya), Season 2 won four National Film and Television Awards, including Best Scripted TV Series, Best Director (Oscar nominee Angus Gibson), Best Producer (Emmy nominee Desireé Markgraaff and Nomzamo Mbatha, who also stars as Nandi), and Outstanding Performance for Wiseman Mncube as Zwide and Zamani Mbatha as Nomahlanjana. Lemogang Tsipa, Thembinkosi Mthembu, Khabonina Qubeka, Dawn Thandeka King, Calvin Ratladi, Amanda Seome and Luyanda Zwane all cracked nominations there too.  

Shaka iLembe was the only TV series in Google’s Year In Search 2025 Top 10 Trends for South Africa. 

Sweethearts

Stream from Monday, 9 February

In Sweethearts, college freshmen Jamie and Ben decide to break up with their long-distance high school sweethearts the night before Thanksgiving. With help from newly out Palmer, Ben and Jamie test the boundaries of their co-dependent friendship while attempting to end things by any means necessary. 

Multi-award-winner Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper in Mad Men) and rising star Nico Hiraga co-star, with 2025 Queerties-nominated comedian Caleb Hearon as Palmer. Also look out for Emmy winner Tramell Tillman (Seth Milchick in Severance).  

The buddy comedy was nominated for Outstanding TV Film at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards. 

The ’Burbs

First on Showmax | Binge from Wednesday, 11 February

In The ‘Burbs, a young family moves back to the husband's childhood home in “the safest town in America”, only to uncover dark secrets about their cul-de-sac.

Emmy winner Keke Palmer (Nope) and British comedian Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) co-star, opposite the likes of Julia Duffy (Palm Royale), Paula Pell (30 Rock), Mark Proksch (What We Do in the Shadows), and Kapil Talwalkar (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist). 

Emmy-nominated creator Celeste Hughey (Palm Royale, Dead to Me) adapted The ‘Burbs from the 1989 Tom Hanks film of the same name. It's one of the most anticipated shows of 2026, according to the likes of AV Club, Indiewire and Variety. 

Billy Joel: And So It Goes

First on Showmax | Binge from Thursday, 12 February

Billy Joel: And So It Goes explores the life and work of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and six-time Grammy winner Billy Joel, whose music has not only endured but soared across generations.

Nominated for Best Music Documentary at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, And So It Goes is crafted around in-depth interviews with the legendary singer-songwriter himself, tracking the key moments that forged his character and the origin stories behind hits like “Just the Way You Are,” and “Uptown Girl”.

Directed and produced by Emmy winners Susan Lacy (Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Spielberg) and Jessica Levin (who produced The Janes and Jane Fonda in Five Acts), the two-part HBO documentary features interviews with the people closest to Joel, from his family and ex-wives (including Christie Brinkley), to friends, collaborators and former band members, as well as the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Sting and Pink.

Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay S1

First on Showmax | Binge from Friday, 13 February  

In Surviving Mormonism with Heather Gay, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and New York Times-bestselling author of Bad Mormon reflects on her own departure from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

In each hour-long episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former Latter-day Saints church leaders, fracturing the church’s seemingly perfect veneer.

“In Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay, A Reality Star Takes On the Tradwife Propaganda Machine,” Time Magazine headlined, saying, “It certainly works as a counterbalance to the camera-ready momfluencers giving the Church free publicity.” 

Heart Eyes

Stream from Saturday, 14 February

For the past several years, the Heart Eyes Killer has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe…

A #1 US box office hit, Heart Eyes is “destined to become a Valentine’s Day favorite,” says TheWrap, calling it, “that rare horror movie with a great and charming love story, and that even rarer romantic comedy with a great and savage serial killer.”

Led by Teen Choice winner Olivia Holt (Cruel Summer) and Mason Gooding (Chad in the Scream movies), the cast also includes Devon Sawa (Chucky), Jordana Brewster (Mia in the Fast & Furious films) and Michaela Watkins (Hacks). 

As Variety says, prepare to “swoon and squirm in equal measure.”

Friendship

Stream from Monday, 16 February

In Friendship, suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both their lives.

Three-time Emmy winner Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) and Paul Rudd, named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2021, co-star as Craig and Austin. Also look out for Kate Mara (House of Cards) and Jack Dylan Grazer (It).

GQ calls this “awkward, hilarious man-crush comedy” both “deeply poignant” and “one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my entire life.”  

Bride Hard

Stream from Monday, 16 February

The perfect action romcom for your post-Valentine’s Day Galentine’s get together, Bride Hard reunites two Pitch Perfect besties (Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp) as childhood best friends Sam and Betsy. 

Their friendship is on the rocks because Sam keeps skipping out on all of Betsy’s pre-wedding fun, thanks to her top-secret spy job. But when mercenaries crash the posh private island wedding, only Sam (and the bridal posse) can save the day, like John McClane in Die Hard. Or as the San Francisco Chronicle puts it, “Yippee ki‐yay, Rebel Wilson is a one-woman killing machine.”

Companion

Stream from Saturday, 21 February

A weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin turns into chaos after it's revealed that one of the guests is a sexbot who can be controlled using a cellphone app. 

As Iris, Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) won Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie at the Critics' Choice Super Awards, where Jack Quaid (The Boys) was up for Best Actor and Companion was nominated for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie.

Companion has a 93% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Wall Street Journal hailing it as “one of the most skillfully constructed horror movies of this decade.”

Bad Girls Bootcamp S1  

Stream from Sunday, 22 February

Once a good girl goes bad, is she gone forever? 

Bad Girls Bootcamp follows six bad girls who go on a journey of self-discovery at a life-changing boot camp.  

The Mzansi Wethu reality series is produced by Portia Hlubi’s Milk & Honey TV.  

The Neighbourhood S8

First on Showmax | Binge from Wednesday, 25 February

In the eighth and final season of The Neighbourhood, Cedric the Entertainer (Eddie in the Barbershop movies) and Max Greenfield (Schmidt in New Girl) return as unlikely best friends Calvin and Dave.

Look out for a guest appearance from Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan (30 Rock.) as Calvin's cousin, Francois "Crutch" Crutchfield, who got his own spin-off series, Crutch, which is also on Showmax. 

Dangerous Animals

Stream from Thursday, 26 February

Nominated for Best International Movie at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Dangerous Animals follows Zephyr, a free-spirited surfer abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Trapped on the killer’s boat with hungry sharks circling, she must outwit a predator more dangerous than the ocean itself. Will she escape or become his next offering to the deep? 

This Australian survival horror stars Hassie Harrison (Yellowstone’s Laramie) and Jai Courtney (Divergent). 

“Stuffed to the gills with memorable shocks and a thrillingly unhinged heel turn by Jai Courtney, Dangerous Animals will be irresistible chum for horror aficionados,” says Rotten Tomatoes, where it’s racked up an 86% critics’ rating. 

Hot Premier League matches in February

01 February 2026

Tottenham Hotspur v Man City: 7:30pm

07 February 2026

Man United v Tottenham Hotspur: 3:30pm

08 February 2026

Liverpool v Man City: 7:30pm

22 February 2026

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal: 7:30pm

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