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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Matlock S1 on Showmax

Matlock S1

Retired 70-year-old Madeline Matlock rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing in this hit reboot.

Love Island: Beyond the Villa on Showmax

Love Island: Beyond the Villa S1

This riveting and drama-filled spinoff of the popular dating reality show follows the lives of former Islanders as they take on life outside the villa.

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The Real Housewives if Atlanta S16 on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Atlanta S16

These sassy women of Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirits are in full bloom as they juggle their personal and professional lives, along with their busy social calendars.

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Love Island USA S7 on Showmax

Love Island USA S5-7

The American version of the hit show moves the action to Las Vegas, but the premise remains: the most beloved couple will sashay away with $100 000. 

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The Institute S1 on Showmax

The Institute S1

In this Stephen King sci-fi series, a kidnapped 12-year-old genius awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all possess unusual abilities.

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Bachelor in Paradise on Showmax

Bachelor in Paradise S10

Former contenders from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette get a second chance at love in an isolated location.

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Duster Season 1 on Showmax

Duster S1

Working on taking down a crime syndicate, the first Black female FBI agent recruits a gutsy getaway driver in this gritty series set in 1972.

Code 13 S1

Code 13 S1

In the gritty heart of Johannesburg, a hard-edged police unit scrambles to recapture classified escaped prisoners before anyone finds out.

Dexter on Showmax

Dexter S1-8

The full boxset of the classic crime thriller series about a brilliant forensic technician who hunts down murderers who have evaded justice.

Bravo's Love Hotel S1 on Showmax

Bravo’s Love Hotel S1

The Real Housewives stars Shannon Beador, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, and Luann de Lesseps visit Mexico’s Grand Velas Hotel to find love among eligible bachelors.

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The Equalizer S5 on Showmax

The Equalizer S1-5

Queen Latifah plays Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

The Valley S1 on Showmax

The Valley S1

Their lives might have slowed down, but the drama hasn’t. Vanderpump Rules’s former West Hollywood partygoers embrace the next chapter of their lives in the Valley.

Untied on Showmax

Untied S1

An eye-opening reality talk show that follows beloved South African celebrities as they navigate the highs and lows of divorce. New episodes every Tuesday on Showmax.

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Tokyo Vice S2 on Showmax

Tokyo Vice S1-2

In this powerful HBO crime thriller based on true events, a Western journalist working in Tokyo takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses.

Special Ops: Lioness S2 on Showmax

Special Ops: Lioness S1-2

This pulsating espionage drama, led by Zoe Saldaña and a stellar cast, is based on the true story of the agents at the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror.

Doc S1 on Showmax

Doc S1

A powerful medical drama based on an incredible true story. Dr. Amy Larsen (Molly Parker) loses her memory during a car accident and must return to being an intern as she rebuilds her life.

Funny Woman S2 on Showmax

Funny Woman S1-2

Based on the Nick Hornby novel Funny Girl, this is the story of a Blackpool beauty queen who tries to make is a comedian in the 1960s.

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Summertide S1

Summertide S1

An exhilarating South African multi-generational drama following the Field family and those who cross their paths – each with their own secrets and desires.

Grosse Pointe Garden Society S1

Grosse Pointe Garden Society S1

Four members of a garden club get entangled in a scandalous murder, and are forced to bury the body in their own flower beds in this crime drama.

Siza Mina S1-2

Siza Mina S1-2

In this South African tabloid talk show, controversial guests who are not afraid to bare it all hang their dirty laundry out to dry in the open.

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