Drama series
COBRA: Cyberwar
Following a cyber-attack that continues to jam communications, the Prime Minister convenes an emergency COBRA meeting.
Empini episodes 33-34 recap: The alpha protection team
In episodes 33-34 of Empini, Winnie’s greatest fears come alive and Thobani blames Ndoni for what happened to Zenzele. New episodes every Thursday on Showmax.
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Law, Love and Betrayal episode 2: The mind of the possessor
In episode 2 of Law, Love and Betrayal, Ayanda is unimpressed when she’s instructed to assist Gugu on a land claim case. New episodes every Thursday on Showmax.
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016FM Season 1 episode 12 recap: Kwaal ‘n all
In episode 12 of 016FM, Kwaal kicks off, and Whiskey is determined to bring down Pius. New episodes every Wednesday on Showmax.
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Anelisa Phewa on Law, Love and Betrayal: “An ode to my dad”
Anelisa Phewa talks about his role as a lawyer in the Showmax legal drama, now streaming on Showmax. Catch new episodes every Thursday.
South African
5 reasons to catch Random Acts of Flyness Season 2
Visual jokes, rascally rabbits, trickster gods, decolonisation, and redefining love all come together in spiritual divine comedy series Random Acts of Flyness Season 2.
It’s a Sin S1
The lives of five friends in London in 1981 are tested as they grow up in the shadow of the Aids pandemic.
A Gentleman in Moscow
Ewan McGregor plays Count Rostov, who is banished to an attic room in a Moscow hotel after the Russian revolution. New episodes on Mondays.
Inside A Gentleman in Moscow’s Metropol Hotel
As a relic of Russia’s aristocratic past, Count Rostov (Ewan McGregor) lives under house-arrest in a fellow relic, the Hotel Metropol Moscow, where truth is stranger than fiction.
Law, Love and Betrayal Season 1 episode 1 recap: Status quo
In episode 1 of Law, Love and Betrayal, ambitious attorney Gugu pursues a wealthy divorcee as a client by promising to get her more money from her stingy ex-husband. New episodes every Thursday on Showmax.
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The Girls on the (party) Bus: 5 secrets about political reporters
Find out what really happens on the press bus as comedy drama The Girls on the Bus follows four political journalists through 52 cities in 32 days on the campaign trail.
Empini Season 1 episodes 31-32 recap: Everybody needs a bodyguard
In episodes 31-32 of Empini, Khaya invokes the next phase of his plan and Zenzele finally learns how far his enemies will go to destroy him. New episodes every Thursday on Showmax.
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Random Acts of Flyness S2
Artist, musician and filmmaker Terence Nance explores the metaphysics of Black life through avant-garde storytelling.
016FM Season 1 episode 11 recap: Hostage and alliance
In episode 11 of 016FM, Karabo is upset with Tsietsi, and Keith is still missing. New episodes every Wednesday on Showmax.
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The Girls on the Bus S1
Four female journalists follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, discovering friendship, love and a dangerous scandal.
Law, Love and Betrayal
Gugu Mabaso is a tough township lawyer who forces her way into a slick, family-owned firm in Sandton, where she finds that everyone has secrets, just like her.
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Pearl Modiadie on being the feisty lawyer in Law, Love and Betrayal
Renowned presenter and actress Pearl Modiadie talks about her role as the feisty lawyer in the new Showmax legal drama Law, Love and Betrayal. Now streaming, with new episodes every Thursday.
South African
Empini S1 episodes 29-30 recap: Brother from another mother
In episodes 29-30 of Empini, Winnie spirals with a drastic request for Enoch and Thobani urges Zenzele to see MPS for what it is. New episodes Thursdays on Showmax.
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Showmax puts a second season of Koek in the oven
One of the 10 most-streamed Afrikaans series on Showmax since its relaunch is coming back for a second season in 2025.
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016FM Season 1 episode 10 recap: Whose cash is it anyway?
In episode 10 of 016FM, Tsietsi decides to investigate a suspicious amount of cash he found in Queen’s desk. New episodes every Wednesday on Showmax.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Based on the real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who had to tattoo ID numbers on prisoners’ arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.
Dineo Rasedile acts her age in legal drama Law, Love and Betrayal
Dineo Rasedile talks about playing her first adult role as Gugu in the new Showmax Original legal drama Law, Love and Betrayal, premiering on 5 September 2024.
South African
Dress the rich on Showmax: from Industry to Bel-Air
Bringing the rich and super-rich to our screens is a labour of love for wardrobe departments in shows like Industry, Succession, Billions and Bel-Air. If money talks, clothes talk louder.
Industry S1-3
Young bankers and traders in the UK banking world make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.