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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A Gentleman in Moscow on Showmax

A Gentleman in Moscow

Ewan McGregor plays Count Rostov, who is banished to an attic room in a Moscow hotel after the Russian revolution. New episodes on Mondays.

Random Acts of Flyness S2 on Showmax

Random Acts of Flyness S2

Artist, musician and filmmaker Terence Nance explores the metaphysics of Black life through avant-garde storytelling. 

Fantasmas S1 on Showmax

Fantasmas S1

Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of losing a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the earring, he encounters offbeat characters in comedic vignettes set in a surrealist, alternate version of New York.

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The Girls on the Bus on Showmax

The Girls on the Bus S1

Four female journalists follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, discovering friendship, love and a dangerous scandal.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz S1 on Showmax

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Based on the real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who had to tattoo ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.

Industry S3 on Showmax

Industry S1-3

Young bankers and traders in the UK banking world make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.

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The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - RHONY on Showmax

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy

The ex-Housewives of Bravo are heating things up in this explosive season filled with drama, love, luxury and travel.

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Survivor S46 on Showmax

Survivor SA S6-9 and USA S46

It’s the ultimate binge: season after season of Survivor, both the US and SA versions. Who will outwit, outplay and outlast? 

Dr Death S1-2

Dr Death S1-2

Investigative journalist Benita Alexander discovers a new subject in world-renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, known as The Miracle Man.

Bel Air S3 on Showmax

Bel-Air S1-3

A dramatic and gritty re-imagining of Will Smith’s iconic hit sitcom about a street-smart teen who moves from west Philadelphia to Bel-Air.

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The Sympathizer on Showmax

The Sympathizer S1

The Sympathizer follows a communist spy who finds that his spying days aren’t over when he ends up in Los Angeles as a refugee at the end of the Vietnam War.

House of Gods S1

House of Gods S1

An Iraqi Australian family grapples with newfound power and privilege when their patriarch is elected head cleric of their local mosque.

Fargo S5 on Showmax

Fargo S5

Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning anthology series about a crime in an unassuming town. This season, housewife Dot finds herself plunged into her past.

Apple Never Fall on Showmax

Apples Never Fall S1

After the sudden disappearance of Joy Delaney, played by Annette Bening, her husband and four adult children are forced to reassess their family history.

The Mommy Club Sugar & Spice on Showmax

The Mommy Club: Sugar & Spice

Follow the glamorous and stylish mothers within Durban’s Indian community as they take parenting to a whole new level. New episodes every Thursday.

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Bob Hearts Abishola S5 on Showmax

Bob Hearts Abishola S5

A middle-aged businessman falls in love with his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack. 

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Wyfie S2 now on Showmax

Wyfie S1-2

An edgy, youthful and urban Afrikaans drama that follows four friends as they navigate the complicated world of university life.

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Die Ondernemers on Showmax

Die Ondernemers S1

Join Cape Town’s quirkiest undertakers as they navigate the absurdities of life and death. Witness their unique world in Die Ondernemers.

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Sullivan's Crossing S1 on Showmax

Sullivan’s Crossing S1

A drama about reconnecting and rebuilding. A neurosurgeon has it all until her business partner is indicted for fraud. To distance herself, she returns home and navigates her present while confronting her past.

One Weeks S1

One Weeks S1

When a successful ad exec decides to kick her lazy boyfriend of six years out of her house, he lies about being in danger and begs her to let him stay for one more week – with hilarious consequences.

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Random Acts of Flyness S2 on Showmax

Random Acts of Flyness S2

Artist, musician and filmmaker Terence Nance explores the metaphysics of Black life through avant-garde storytelling. 

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - South Africa 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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The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - RHONY on Showmax

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy

The ex-Housewives of Bravo are heating things up in this explosive season filled with drama, love, luxury and travel.

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Survivor S46 on Showmax

Survivor SA S6-9 and USA S46

It’s the ultimate binge: season after season of Survivor, both the US and SA versions. Who will outwit, outplay and outlast? 

Fargo S5 on Showmax

Fargo S5

Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning anthology series about a crime in an unassuming town. This season, housewife Dot finds herself plunged into her past.

Sibongile and the Dlaminis on Showmax

Sibongile & The Dlaminis S1

Witness how one young woman’s journey of love and survival alters her destiny and the lives of those around her in this fan-favourite drama series.

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Southern Hospitality S1-2 on Showmax

Southern Hospitality S1-2

A spin-off of the reality series Southern Charm, Southern Hospitality follows a dynamic social group of friends living in Charleston under the leadership of their powerhouse boss, Leva Bonaparte.

All American: Homecoming S2 on Showmax

All American: Homecoming S1-3

A young adult sports drama set against the backdrop of historically Black colleges and universities, where Black excellence is a way of life.