HBO and HBO Max shows and documentaries to stream

HBO and HBO Max shows and documentaries to stream

These are the highly rated, keenly anticipated and eagerly binge-watched HBO and HBO Max series and documentaries available on Showmax.

Plus, we’ve curated five HBO and HBO Max Collections just for you.

Lizzo with her face in her hands, smiling, in Love, Lizzo, on Showmax

Love, Lizzo (2022)

Follow pop star Lizzo and explore her humble beginnings, her meteoric rise, and her hard-earned fame, love and international stardom.

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Adulting S1

Adulting follows four varsity friends on their journey to find love and success in modern-day South Africa.

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Makoti, Are You The One? is streaming on Showmax.

Makoti, Are You The One?

Makoti, Are You The One? follows four women as they move into their potential mother-in-law’s home before they marry their son.

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The Last of Us is on Showmax

The Last of Us S1

Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.

The Flight Attendant S2 is on Showmax

The Flight Attendant S2

Cassie’s back, and this time she’s sober, cleaning up her mess of a life … and working as a CIA asset on the side.

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Swimming With Sharks is on Showmax

Swimming With Sharks S1

Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger star in this series about a female assistant who is thrust into a movie studio filled with danger.

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Chucky Season 2 on Showmax

Chucky S2

Based on the popular horror movies: a vintage doll turns up at a yard sale and soon the tone faces a series of horrifying murders.

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This Body Works For Me S1

Seven women in the adult entertainment industry let us in on their careers, families and personal lives in this 18LN reality show.

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Sex and Pleasure

What do South Africans get up to behind closed doors (and, well, everywhere else too)? This documentary series, hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha, explores this hot topic. Strictly for adults only.

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Contests line up in Survivor SA S9: Return of the Outcasts on Showmax

Survivor SA S9: Return of the Outcasts

Twenty returning players from all seasons of Survivor South Africa reunite and reignite their flames to take home double the prize money!

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Jodie Turner-Smith in a red dress on a throne, in Anne Boleyn on Showmax

Anne Boleyn

The second wife of Henry VIII has to fight for her marriage, her position as Queen of England … and her life.

Emily Blunt in Western Period costume in The English on Showmax

The English

An aristocratic Englishwoman and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout come together in 1890 mid-America to cross a violent landscape.

Rise The Siya Kolisi Story coming to Showmax

Rise: The Siya Kolisi Story (2023)

Siya Kolisi led the Springboks to victory in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. This is the story of his journey to fame and glory.

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Carla Gugino in a denim shirt in front of a diamond with other cast members reflected in it, in Leopard Skin tv series on Showmax

Leopard Skin

A criminal gang hide in a beachside estate where two women live in seclusion, turning their home into a tension-filled house of secrets.

Black and White image of Reeva Steenkamp in front of newspaper headlines about her murder, from My Name is Reeva on Showmax

My Name is Reeva

A first-hand account of what Barry and June are forced to deal with, Thomas Mollett’s investigation and Reeva’s life and defining moments.

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Die Byl S1-4

All four seasons of the gritty crime drama set in Cape Town are now streaming on Showmax, starring Waldemar Schultz and Lika Berning.

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Keeley HAwes and Lee Ingleby in Crossfire a British tv series on Showmax

Crossfire

A spine-chilling BBC miniseries that follows a family vacation that turns into horrific turmoil after a shooting at a resort.

Let the Right One In is on Showmax

Let the Right One In

A 12-year-old girl and her father live an isolated life, but when is turned into a vampire, he faces new challenges to provide for her.

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Julia

Without Julia Child’s 1960s television series The French Chef, the modern cooking show would not exist. This series is inspired by her extraordinary life.

Mnakwethu on Showmax

Mnakwethu S1-3

Hosted by Musa Mseleku, Mnakwethu is an emotional reality show that sees married men introducing polygamy, and potential new wives, to their existing spouses.

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Shows and movies for adults only

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This Body Works For Me S1

Seven women in the adult entertainment industry let us in on their careers, families and personal lives in this 18LN reality show.

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“School lets us down” – Sex and Pleasure co-host on sex ed

Showmax Original Sex and Pleasure is now streaming, and it promises to take a long, hard look at topics most of us shy away from. 

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Sex and Pleasure

What do South Africans get up to behind closed doors (and, well, everywhere else too)? This documentary series, hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha, explores this hot topic. Strictly for adults only.

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The Girlfriend Experience S3: AI reviews adults-only series about AI

The Girlfriend Experience S3: AI reviews adults-only series about AI

Is this the most meta review you’ve ever read? Probably. Stream Season 3 of 18SNL-rated The Girlfriend Experience now on Showmax.

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The Girlfriend Experience S1-3

They’re career professionals by day and high-end escorts by night. From executive producer Steven Soderbergh. 

Coming soon: Showmax releases trailer for new doccie Sex and Pleasure

Coming soon: Showmax releases trailer for new doccie Sex and Pleasure

What do South Africans get up to behind closed doors (and, well, everywhere else too)? The adults-only documentary series Sex and Pleasure, hosted by writer Kim Windvogel and journalist Romantha Botha, explores this hot topic.

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Interview: This Body Works For Me – Bubbly

A focused queen, ready to make a name for herself as an entrepreneur, former exotic dancer Bubbly talks about wanting more for herself.

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Interview: This Body Works For Me – Wandi

Wandi in This Body Works For Me is an OnlyFans content creator and a sugar baby. In the reality show, she lets us into her world. 

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