Drama

Juffrou X is on Showmax

Juffrou X S1

The final exams are just one of the challenges facing the pupils of a rural school. Poverty, crime and drugs stand between them and graduation.

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Northern Lights on Showmax

Northern Lights S1

An emotional and funny drama series based on a stage play of the same name about two grieving strangers whose worlds collide on a rainy night in Dublin.

Kites on Showmax

Kites (2024)

On a night when Sihle is driving his DJ friends to their gig, things turn upside down when they get a call about a body in an apartment.

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The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies S1 on Showmax

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

Two very different women, Alice, a formidable PA, and Cheryl, a bestselling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions.

Hans Steek Die Rubicon Oor is on Showmax

Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor: Growing old disgracefully

In Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor, Pierre van Pletzen transforms a retirement home from a funeral parlour’s waiting room into a prison riot! And if you love a white-haired rebel, we have 10 more stories for you to stream.

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The Handmaid's Tale S6 on Showmax

Elisabeth Moss on the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale

Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss talks about the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Wednesday, express from the US.

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Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne in The Handmaid's Tale S6 on Showmax

8 catch-up points for The Handmaid’s Tale

With The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 now streaming on Showmax, we went back in time to catch you up on all the Gilead essentials. 

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The Responder on Showmax

Cop to it! Martin Freeman on The Responder Season 2

With the return of gripping British cop drama series The Responder, lead actor Martin Freeman is helping the police with their enquiries.

The Responder on Showmax

The Responder S2

An embattled first responder tackles a series of night shifts in Liverpool while trying to keep his head above water personally and professionally.

Hans Steek Die Rubicon Oor is on Showmax

Hans Steek die Rubicon Oor (2022)

A 90-year-old widower wants to grow old on his own terms, but when he is forced into a retirement home, he leads a revolt against the management.

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The Handmaid’s Tale S1-6

The Handmaid’s Tale S1-6

Based on the celebrated novel of the same name and starring the talented Elisabeth Moss, this dystopian drama focuses on the fight to take down the fascist regime of Gilead.

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Pheletso on Showmax

Pheletso (2025)

When a charming young man wakes up in the hospital with almost no recollection of how he ended up there, his relationship is put to the test.

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Reënboogrant S1 on Showmax

Reënboogrant’s first term report

What subjects are we passing, and who’s getting a failing grade? Find out how the students at Hoërskool Reënboogrant did in their first term on Showmax.

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Adulting S3 is on Showmax

Nhlanhla Kunene drops masterclass ahead of Adulting finale

Nhlanhla Kunene delivers a masterclass ahead of the highly anticipated Adulting Season 3 finale, highlighting how to portray men with authenticity, vulnerability, and complexity.

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Aphiwe Mkefe as DJ Links and Craig Nobela as Sihle on Kites

Kites stars on how far they’d go for their friends

Fresh from its sold-out premiere at Joburg Film Festival, Kites premieres on Showmax on Friday 25 April. Directed by first-time feature film director Menzi Mzimela.

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan S4 on Showmax

Power Book III: Raising Kanan S1-4

Teenaged Kanan Stark works to join the family drug business in Queens in the prequel series to the hit show Power.

Ndingowakho on Showmax

Ndingowakho (2024)

Raised in the city with her well-off aunt, Thandi suddenly returns to her roots to live with her mother in the township, where she grapples with accepting this unfamiliar environment.

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Pheletso on Showmax

Mpho Sibeko on playing a charming, ambitious man in Showmax film, Pheletso

Mpho Sibeko talks about starring in the Showmax Original film Pheletso, premiering on 18 April following its premiere at the Joburg Film Festival last month.

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SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night on Showmax

April’s fools: Catch 10 of SNL’s biggest stars on Showmax

Documentary series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night takes us behind the scenes of the longest-running sketch comedy series in the US. And while you might not know the show, you do know its stars!

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Killer Front Page is on Showmax

Killer Front Page S1

An ambitious journalist who dreams of attaining national recognition, like his father, gets obsessed with front-page headlines byline and winning the heart of his colleague. However, his life takes a dark turn when he gets fired.

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Adam on Showmax

Adam (2024)

In modern-day South Africa, 18-year-old Adam is sent to Prinsloo Bush School, where he faces brutal training from his militaristic teachers.

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Adam on Showmax

“We all know an Adam”: The haunting Showmax Original movie

Writer-director Winford Collings and co-director Liyema Speelman talk about the haunting Showmax Original film Adam, now streaming.

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kykNET drama Niggies

Where to see the cast of Niggies in other roles on Showmax

From Beer Adriaanse as older André Fourie to Erica Wessels as Ousus Nel and Albert Pretorius as Gustaff Fouché, see the cast of kykNET’s new drama Niggies in their other acclaimed roles on Showmax.

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Adulting S3 on Showmax

Women take control in Adulting S3, shaking the gents to their core

The women are shaking things up and embracing their power in Adulting S3, ensuring that the gents in their lives feel their presence. Catch new episodes every Saturday on Showmax.

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