Crime series
“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?
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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.
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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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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.
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Follow the events that unfolded after the real-life deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in a Buckinghamshire village.
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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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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British prison drama Time: What are you in for?
Find out why Bella Ramsey, Jodie Whittaker and Tamara Lawrence are behind bars in BAFTA-winning prison drama series Time Season 2.
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A tense and gritty British prison anthology series that looks at a new scenario of life in prison. Season 2 focuses on a women’s prison.
“Not your everyday kind of series” – Sandra Prinsloo on Koek
Stage and screen legend Sandra Prinsloo talks about her career-best performance in Koek, her first Showmax Original.
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Red Ink Season 1 episode 5 recap: You lie with the dogs, you get fleas
In episode 5 of Red Ink, Lucy visits Napoleon and Sifiso’s roots, where her investigation takes an unexpected turn. New episodes every Tuesday.
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ZeroZeroZero S1
The drug underworld is a zero-sum game in this gritty crime drama exploring the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Cindy Swanepoel takes the cake in her first Showmax Original
Showmax Original Koek is an Afrikaans crime comedy about a Cape Town housewife who is inadvertently plunged into the criminal underworld.
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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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Red Ink episode 4 recap: Seeing double
In episode 4 of Red Ink, Lucy gets an offer from Patricia’s family and later, at KK’s party, she comes face to face with a shocking reveal. New episodes every Tuesday on Showmax.
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Bonko Khoza on playing a serial killer in Red Ink
SAFTA winner Bonko Khoza talks about his role as Napoleon Dingiswayo aka The Butcher in the Showmax drama series Red Ink.
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Alert: Missing Persons Unit S1
After her son goes missing, Nikki Batista joins the Philadelphia Missing Persons Unit, helping find people’s loved ones.