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Gladiator II on Showmax

Gladiator II (2024)

In this epic saga, a gladiator must draw strength from his past to avenge his family and return Rome to its former glory.

Denise Richards and her Wild Things S1 on Showmax

Denise Richards & Her Wild Things S1

Hollywood icon Denise Richards is trying to balance everything as she navigates being an actress, a wife, and a mother in the public eye.

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Poppa's House S1 is on Showmax

Poppa’s House S1

Comedian Damon Wayans stars as a talk radio host who finds himself challenged when a new female co-host is hired and by still having to parent his adult son.

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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 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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Paris & Nicole: The Encore on Showmax

10 things that are “so hot” in Paris & Nicole: The Encore

Two decades after The Simple Life, BFFs Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are back with a brand new project: Sanasa…the opera. We raised our opera glasses to look it over.

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Paris & Nicole: The Encore on Showmax

Paris & Nicole: The Encore S1

Twenty years ago, OG reality icons Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie took the world by storm in the fans’ favourite, The Simple Live. The life-long friends are reunited as they celebrate their legendary friendship.

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Showmax Originals you will love

Faizon Love at Laugh Africa Comedy Festival 2025

Faizon Love joins Laugh Africa Comedy Festival as new headliner

Laugh Africa Comedy Festival announces Faizon Love as the festival’s new international headliner, following Deon Cole’s withdrawal due to an unforeseen medical emergency.

Roast of Helen Zille on Showmax

Showmax and Laugh Africa reveal the panel for the Roast of Helen Zille

The star-studded lineup of panelists at the Showmax Roast of Helen Zille includes Patricia de Lille, Loyiso Gola, Zwai Bala, JJ Tabane and more.

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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 Mommy Club: Tanzania is on Showmax

The Mommy Club Tanzania

One of Showmax’s biggest Original reality shows, The Mommy Club, heads to Tanzania where five celebrated actresses balance motherhood, careers, and friendships.

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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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Perfect Match is on Showmax

Perfect Match (2024)

A man seeks to secure his future by hastily proposing to his girlfriend. However, a case of mistaken identity during lobola negotiations leads him to enlist the help of a spirited woman.

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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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