27 October 2017
5 new kids series on Showmax
For boys and girls, preschoolers to tweens, these series that came new to Showmax this week have all the ingredients for a happy weekend, full of action, adventure and a touch of magic.
1. Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man, S1-2
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Using his amazing powers, Spider-Man fights supervillains. But he also still has to go to school and hang with friends, which is hard when you’re trying to save the world. Watch now »
2. Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors, S1
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Also known as Ultimate Spiderman, Season 3. Some serious villains are out to get Spider-Man, so he begins to create his own team of heroes to help defeat and capture these nasty people. Watch now »
3. Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6
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Also known as Ultimate Spider-Man, Season 4. Six supervillains are joining forces to defeat Spider-Man. So he reaches out to other heroes who can help him fight this new and dangerous gang called the Sinister 6. Watch now »
4. Disney’s Doc McStuffins, S3
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The Doc is in! Six-year-old Doc McStuffins uses her magical stethoscope to make her toys come alive in the clinic in her back garden. She fixes their wounds and dries their tears, using a comforting blend of common sense and toy First Aid. Her mom’s a doctor and her dad’s a stay-at-home father, making this is a refreshingly progressive series that reinforces plenty of positive messages. The songs are super-catchy, too. Watch now »
5. Sabrina the Teenage Witch, S1-4
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Sabrina Spellman is a powerful magician, but can’t tell anyone. To her friends, she is just a normal teenager: they don’t know that she uses her magic to help them. This classic series from the late 90s and early 2000s will appeal to today’s tweens who have grown up with stories of JK Rowling‘s teenaged hero. Watch now »
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