12 July 2024
Bookie S1
From Emmy nominees Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, The Kominsky Method, and Two and a Half Men) and Nick Bakay (Young Sheldon, Mom), Bookie follows a veteran bookie struggling to survive the looming legalisation of sports gambling, and his increasingly unstable clients, family and co-workers.
Award-winning comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (Green Book) stars as Danny, with Black Reel winner Omar J Dorsey (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) as Ray, with a supporting cast that includes Andrea Anders (Michelle Lasso in Ted Lasso) and guest appearances from the likes of Charlie Sheen and his Two and a Half Men co-star Angus T Jones (as themselves).
With a 90% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Max has already booked a second season.
HBO and HBO Max hits to stream
Colin Farrell on The Penguin, IMDb’s most popular show globally
Colin Farrell discusses playing The Penguin in HBO’s latest smash hit, currently at #1 on IMDb’s Most Popular TV chart and streaming on Showmax.
Julia S1-2
Without Julia Child’s 1960s television series The French Chef, the modern cooking show would not exist. This series is inspired by her extraordinary life.
Meet Marié Botha in “the best episode yet” of The Penguin
South African actress Marié Botha discusses her role in the HBO limited series The Penguin. Catch her in episode 4, described as “the best episode yet,” now streaming on Showmax
The Penguin S1
Based on the DC Comics character, Penguin, this limited series explores the transformation of Oswald Cobblepot (Colin Farrell) from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster.