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Must-watch trailer: Showmax reality series Die Ondernemers
See the trailer for Die Ondernemers, a Showmax reality series featuring three South African undertakers, premiering 5 August 2024.
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Showmax’s raunchcom Eksie Perfeksie asks: ‘Can you stay friends with your exes?’
Watch the trailer for the Showmax Original raunchcom Eksie Perfeksie, landing on 9 August 2024.
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See the first-look trailer of Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap
With new episodes landing every Thursday on Showmax from 18 July 2024, Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap is an eye-opening reality series about Cape Town’s most charismatic drag queens.
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Mienke Ehlers on her lead role in Wyfie
Mienke Ehlers stars as Mia in hit Showmax Original Wyfie, about a group of four mismatched university students at a top Afrikaans university.
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9 must-see performances by South African stars
See some of South Africa’s best actors who have performed both on stage and for the screen in some of their finest roles on Showmax.
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Comedy legend David Isaacs on Mince Jou Hare
Comedy legend David Isaacs talks about directing the new Showmax Original comedy series Mince Jou Hare, now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Monday.
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Frieda sets up her home-based hair salon after quitting her factory job alongside her best friend, Julia, in this delightful local sitcom.
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“This type of story has never been told in Afrikaans.” Koek director
SAFTA and Silwerskerm-winning director and cinematographer Johannes Pieter Nel talks about directing the critically acclaimed crime comedy Koek, now streaming on Showmax.
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Your initiation into the cool, chaotic world of Wyfie
Feel like we’re almost at midterms but you stopped going to class after you skipped a couple of lectures? Let’s swot up on Episodes 1-24 of Showmax Original Wyfie.
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Stage and screen legend Sandra Prinsloo talks about her career-best performance in Koek, her first Showmax Original.
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A despondent housewife, convinced her husband is having an affair, is inadvertently thrust into the underbelly of a crime syndicate.
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Adrian Steyn as Matthys in Matilda & Matthys
The Getroud Met Rugby star Adrian Steyn plays the lead in romantic comedy Matilda & Matthys, streaming exclusively on Showmax.
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Emma van Heyn on Showmax romcom Matilda & Matthys
Actress and singer Emma van Heyn talks about her role in the Showmax Original romcom Matilda & Matthys now streaming.
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Love and catastrophe loom large in Mooiweer en Warm
Directed by Zandré Coetzer, Mooiweer en Warm follows the intertwined lives of a unique Afrikaans community in transition. Binge now on Showmax.
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Must-watch trailer: everyone wants a stukkie of Showmax’s Koek
SAFTA and Silwerskerm winner Cindy Swanepoel stars in her first Showmax Original, Koek. Crime comedy premieres 29 February, with new episodes on Thursdays.
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Beáta Bena Green on her role in Showmax Original Wyfie
Actress and former Miss Teen SA Beáta Bena talks about her breakthrough drama role as Shay in Showmax Original Wyfie.
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Luca Human on her breakthrough role in Trompoppie
Child star Luca Human talks about her breakthrough role in the twisty Showmax Original Trompoppie. All episodes are available to binge.
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An edgy, youthful and urban Afrikaans drama that follows four friends as they navigate the complicated world of university life.
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Must-watch trailer: Showmax’s university drama Wyfie
Stream Wyfie on Showmax, starring Beata Bena Green, Celeste Loots, Kristen Raath and Mienke Ehlers.
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Where to watch Simoné Pretorius on Showmax
Watch the renowned South African actress Simoné Pretorius in her unforgettable performances in Vir die Voëls, Wonderlus, Stroomop, Hotel, and Die Onderonsie, all streaming on Showmax.
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“It’s going to keep people on the edge of their seats” – Jane de Wet on Trompoppie
SAFTA nominee Jane de Wet talks about her latest role as Valerie in drama series Trompoppie. New episodes land every Thursday on Showmax.
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Elders: Frankryk
Season 6 of the SAFTA-winning Elders follows host Erns Grundling and the team to France ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Elzet Nel on Trompoppie: “Look forward to incredible dance routines – and unexpected twists”
Rising star Elzet Nel talks about playing Mindy, the drum majorette captain in Trompoppie, now on Showmax. New episodes land Thursdays.
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Luna, a talented gymnast from the wrong side of the tracks, is awarded a bursary to a prestigious private school to join their elite group of drum majorettes. But then a hazing ritual goes tragically wrong…
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