Crime
Must watch trailer: true-crime doccie Dark Side of Glory
Watch the explosive first trailers for Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary about the shocking cases of murder in the world of sport. Premieres 31 July on Showmax.
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Alert: Missing Persons Unit S1-2
Showrunner John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx are behind this police procedural. After her son goes missing, Nikki Batista joins the Philadelphia Missing Persons Unit, helping find people’s loved ones as she searches for her own.
10 triggers in Mr Monk’s Last Case
We spotted 10 things triggering detective Adrian Monk’s obsessive compulsive disorder, and other issues, in his new movie Mr Monk’s Last Case.
Mr Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
In this enjoyable movie sequel to the beloved show, Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter’s wedding takes a tragic turn.
9 most shocking moments in The Illuminated
Are you strong enough to binge Showmax Original documentary series The Illuminated? Here’s what you’ll need to prepare yourself.
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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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Truly chilling! True Detective: Night Country
What could have happened to the Tsalal scientists in the latest season of True Detective: Night Country?
True Detective S1-4
Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
How Tokyo Vice went back to the 90s
For Tokyo Vice, now streaming on Showmax, to recreate the story of an American journalist reporting on the yakuza, they had to visit Tokyo itself, then jump back in time to the 1990s.
Tokyo Vice S1
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.
Donna Cormack-Thomson on her breakthrough in Catch Me A Killer
Newcomer Donna Cormack-Thomson talks about her breakthrough role as Micki’s partner, detective Erica Botha. All episodes of Catch Me A Killer are streaming on Showmax.
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When We Were Bullies (2022)
A mind-boggling coincidence leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class and fifth-grade teacher to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident 50 years ago.
True-crime case: The Sixth Commandment
True crime is killing it on screen, but can our entertainment also give victims and survivors back their voices? Time to investigate The Sixth Commandment.
Lorcia Cooper Kumalo from Red Ink on her intentions when choosing roles
SAFTA winner Lorcia Cooper Kumalo talks about her role as Detective Morapedi in Red Ink and her intentions when choosing roles.
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Red Ink Season 1 episode 8 recap: Till we meet again
In the finale of Red Ink, Lucy learns the shocking news about Napoleon, evoking complex emotions. All the episodes are now streaming.
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The Cleaning Lady S3
A marginalised Cambodian doctor in the US struggles to keep her ill son alive. She becomes a cleaning lady for an organised crime syndicate to save him.
Former SAPS profiler on the murder that “stands out the most”
Former SAPS head profiler Dr Gérard Labuschagne discusses the true-crime documentary Original Sin: My Son The Killer, noting it as the most troubling case in his career.
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The Sixth Commandment S1
Follow the events that unfolded after the real-life deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in a Buckinghamshire village.
Original Sin: My Son The Killer (2024)
The chilling story of Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren, told by his mother, who helped him flee South Africa after he murdered his girlfriend, Andrea Venter.
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Catch Me a Killer: Albert Pretorius as serial killer Stewart Wilken
Albert Pretorius talks about playing the South African serial killer Stewart Wilken, aka Boetie Boer, in Showmax Original Catch Me a Killer.
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Red Ink Season 1 episode 7 recap: What’s in the box?
In episode 7 of Red Ink, Lucy and Kagiso’s efforts to expose a powerful politician’s link to Napoleon put Lucy’s life in danger.
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Tracking Thabo Bester
A documentary about the convicted murderer and rapist who did not die in Cell 35 but was instead seen shopping in Sandton City. Two episodes 15 March, final episodes 22 March on Showmax.
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Thabo Bester’s attempt to stop Showmax documentary to be heard by High Court
The four-part documentary Tracking Thabo Bester is due to start streaming on Showmax on 15 March, the same day that Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magadumana will be heard in the Johannesburg High Court.
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Red Ink episode 6 recap: Hope eternal
In episode 6 of Red Ink, Lucy seeks answers from Sifiso about a murder, uncovering another shocking revelation. New episodes every Tuesday.
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