Documentaries
Showmax takes an early lead at the SAFTAs
Showmax has the most SAFTA nominees to watch of any streamer, including Shaka iLembe, the most nominated title overall.
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Tell Them You Love Me (2023)
A true-crime documentary about the university professor who had a controversial affair with a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy.
False Glory: The fate of Ivorian teens who aimed for football fame
This three-part true-crime documentary reveals shocking sports scandals, from Comrades Marathon cheating to match-fixing and illegal immigration. Now streaming on Showmax.
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The Commandant’s Shadow
A touching and powerful documentary that follows the son of Auschwitz commandant, Rudolf Höss, as he confronts his father’s horrific legacy.
False Glory
A true-crime docuseries about stories that rocked the sports world, from cheating at the Comrades to rigging South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up games.
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Edge of the Earth S1
Four groups of extreme athletes embark on four never-before-accomplished missions, including big wave surfing on Africa’s west coast.
False Glory: Showmax series investigates shocking sports stories
First look at the explosive trailer for False Glory, a true-crime documentary series that delves into three shocking stories that rocked the sports world. Premiering 19 August on Showmax.
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Dark Side of Glory
Two-part documentary Dark Side of Glory tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder and unexplained deaths in the world of sport. All the episodes are streaming.
Made in South AfricaMust 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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Endangered (2022)
An in-depth look at a year in the life of four journalists reporting inside Mexico, Brazil and the United States, three democratic nations where the view of the press is rapidly deteriorating.
Through the storm in Ukuwela: The Crossing
Documentary Ukuwela: The Crossing goes inside how crew from Cape Town’s townships ruled the waves at the 2023 Cape2Rio yacht race. Now read more about skipper Sibusiso Sizatu and the Alexforbes ArchAngel crew.
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Ukuwela: The Crossing
An inspiring story following Sibusiso Sizatu’s journey from a carefree herd boy to leading his crew on a gruelling Cape to Rio yacht race – the longest continent-to-continent race in the southern hemisphere
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Eye-opening homegrown documentaries to stream
These unmissable South African shows and movies deliver surprising insights on the country we’re living in today.
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School Ties
This is a hard-hitting and pertinent four-part docuseries that explores grooming and sexual abuse by sports coaches at South Africa’s elite boys’ schools.
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The Anarchists
A community of anarchists emigrate to Mexico to evade the powers of nations and banks. As the movement grows, the community is derailed by wealth, conflict, drugs and murder.
Showmax set to release gripping new football documentary Shine
The brand-new African football documentary Shine releases on Showmax this Friday, 5 July 2024, directed by acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker nora Awolowo.
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
Albert Brooks has been a major force in American comedy since the 1960s. Here, HBO explores the origins and evolution of his’ career.
Yes to the impossible: The Nolo Letele Story
The inspiring story of the MultiChoice ex-chairman, Nolo Letele, who, against the odds, blazed the trail in bringing the company’s success story to life.
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The Janes (2022)
This eye-opening doccie offers first-hand accounts from the Jane Collective, an underground network of abortion activists in the 1970s.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)
Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes, was paralysed in the 7th movie. This documentary tells the story of friendship, endurance and adapting to one’s new normal.
Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story S1
Three guys from Hollis, Queens, two turntables and a microphone. The legend of Run-DMC is born. Stream the definitive documentary.
Crazy-conspiracy documentary Shadowland and 8 more cult classics
Explore the secret world of how fringe movements manipulate facts to recruit their followers in series like Shadowland Season 1 on Showmax.
Shadowland S1
Award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger sends teams across America to uncover the real reasons they can’t agree on what’s true and what’s not.
Love Undercover S1
Follow elite athletes in this modern-day fairytale meets buddy comedy series about a group of international soccer stars who go on a secret quest for true love.