Best series on Showmax

Best series on Showmax

We’ve rounded up our pick of the best series to stream – whether it’s brand-new series that you’ve never seen before, fan favourites, original African series, the best of HBO, or Emmy and Golden-Globe winning titles. We update this list with our faves throughout the month, so keep it bookmarked.

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The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies S1 on Showmax

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

Two very different women, Alice, a formidable PA, and Cheryl, a bestselling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions.

The Mommy Club: Tanzania is on Showmax

The Mommy Club Tanzania

One of Showmax’s biggest Original reality shows, The Mommy Club, heads to Tanzania where five celebrated actresses balance motherhood, careers, and friendships.

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The Responder on Showmax

The Responder S2

An embattled first responder tackles a series of night shifts in Liverpool while trying to keep his head above water personally and professionally.

Insomnia S1 on Showmax

Insomnia S1

Emma fears losing her mind after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40. Only by confronting her past can she find the answers.

The Handmaid’s Tale S4-6

The Handmaid’s Tale S4-6

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.

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Smothered on Showmax

Smothered S1

Despite growing tired of the struggles of modern dating, Sammy meets mild-mannered Tom and proposes an unconventional relationship for set time frame before they go their separate ways.

Pheletso on Showmax

Pheletso (2025)

When a charming young man wakes up in the hospital with almost no recollection of how he ended up there, his relationship is put to the test.

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The Real Housewives of Lagos S3 on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Lagos S1-S3

Binge-watch The Real Housewives of Lagos S1-3 and catch the explosive reunions, streaming from 14 and 21 April on Showmax, express from Africa Magic.

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The Last of Us S2 is on Showmax

The Last of Us S1-2

Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S4 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.

Accused S2 on Showmax

Accused S2

An engrossing anthology courtroom drama based on the acclaimed BBC crime series. Each episode follows a new defendant as they await their verdict, while flashbacks reveal how they ended up in court.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills S14

The series follows six of the most affluent women in the country as they enjoy the lavish lifestyle that only Beverly Hills can provide.

Reyka S1-2

Reyka S1-2

Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen star in this SA crime drama set in KZN about a criminal profiler who is haunted by her past as she investigates shocking murders.

Killer Front Page is on Showmax

Killer Front Page S1

An ambitious journalist who dreams of attaining national recognition, like his father, gets obsessed with front-page headlines byline and winning the heart of his colleague. However, his life takes a dark turn when he gets fired.

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Teacup on Showmax

Teacup S1

In this gripping horror series, a disparate group of people in rural Georgia unite in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

The Famous Five on Showmax

The Famous Five S1

Five daring young explorers encounter action-packed adventures and remarkable mysteries that bring them closer together as friends.

The Righteous Gemstones S4 is on Showmax

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 Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad on Showmax

The Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad S1

We follow the lives of five dynamic, wealthy women from Pretoria as they manage relationships, families, businesses, and busy social lives.

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A Very Royal Scandal on Showmax

A Very Royal Scandal

This compelling British miniseries driven by Michael Sheen explores Emily Maitlis’s journey as a Newsnight journalist and Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with her.

The Real Housewives of Potomac S9 on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Potomac S8-9

The reality series follows several well-to-do women who live in a community of rolling hills and gated mansions in Potomac.

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Kites on Showmax

Kites (2024)

On a night when Sihle is driving his DJ friends to their gig, things turn upside down when they get a call about a body in an apartment.

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga on Showmax

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth tell the origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter with Mad Max.

Smile 2 on Showmax

Smile 2 (2024)

This horrifying sequel explores a global pop sensation’s slow descent into madness as escalating horrors force her to confront her past before it’s too late.

Hans Steek Die Rubicon Oor is on Showmax

Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor (2022)

A 90-year-old widower wants to grow old on his own terms, but when he is forced into a retirement home, he leads a revolt against the management.

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Perfect Match is on Showmax

Perfect Match (2024)

A man seeks to secure his future by hastily proposing to his girlfriend. However, a case of mistaken identity during lobola negotiations leads him to enlist the help of a spirited woman.

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Ndingowakho on Showmax

Ndingowakho (2024)

Raised in the city with her well-off aunt, Thandi suddenly returns to her roots to live with her mother in the township, where she grapples with accepting this unfamiliar environment.

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Sterring on Showmax

Sterring (2024)

A passionate action movie fanatic from Soshanguve dreams of becoming a big action star – and after accidentally stopping a robbery, his dreams might come true …

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Adam on Showmax

Adam (2024)

In modern-day South Africa, 18-year-old Adam is sent to Prinsloo Bush School, where he faces brutal training from his militaristic teachers.

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The most binge-worthy series

Crime Scene Kitchen on Showmax

Crime Scene Kitchen S2

Joel McHale hosts this outrageous culinary guessing game where bakers must decode what type of dessert was made when all that’s left are the crumbs, flour trails, and a few elusive clues.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S4 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.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Showmax

Where to watch The Real Housewives franchise online

Showmax is the home of The Real Housewives, giving an inside look at the lives of these glam women from Durban, Abuja, Lagos, Joburg, Nairobi and more. Plus, go on vacation with The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip!

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Plan B on Showmax

Plan B

In the shady world of art heists and romance scams, an unlikely alliance develops between the owner of a bookshop, and former military operators.

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The Real Housewives of Durban S5 on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Durban Season 5

Three new faces join the OGs on The Real Housewives of Durban in Season 5, bringing luxury, glamour and drama to your screens. New episodes every Friday.

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The Righteous Gemstones S4 on Showmax

The Righteous Gemstones and 5 more Danny McBride hustles

As The Righteous Gemstones returns for its final season, we look at 5 of writer-creator-actor Danny McBride’s best side hustles, from Eastbound & Down, to Halloween.

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The Cleaning Lady S4 on Showmax

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.

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Gangs of London S3 on Showmax

Gangs of London S1-3

When a shipment of cocaine is spiked, rocking the Gangs and causing hundreds of deaths, the hunt is on for who is responsible in the third season of this British crime thriller.

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