Original African stories by local talent
Adulting
Four best friends go through the hoops of life, love and everything else in this new drama. New episodes land every Monday.
Made in South Africa
Jay Jay: The Chosen One
Jay Jay: The Chosen One is an animated series inspired by Nigerian football legend Jay-Jay Okocha. On Showmax from 6 April 2023.
Made in Nigeria
The Billionaire’s Wife
A woman from the slums marries a rich, older man, only to find that being a billionaire’s wife in glamorous Accra can be lethal. Only on Showmax.
Made in Ghana
Stella Murders
On 26 May 2018, the bodies of two girls were found at Stella High School. This documentary examines the tragedy that shattered a small town.
Made in South Africa
Second Family
New episodes of the first Kenyan Showmax Original telenovela Second Family land on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Made in Kenya
Sex and Pleasure
Everybody does it – let’s talk about it! Sex and Pleasure explores the topic everyone secretly wants to discuss.
Made in South Africa
The Real Housewives of Abuja
The Real Housewives of Abuja are coming to Showmax. Welcome to the lives of Nigeria’s ultra-rich, new episodes every Friday.
Made in Nigeria
This Body Works For Me
This Body Works For Me goes behind the scenes of South Africa’s thriving adult entertainment industry. All episodes including the reunion are now streaming.
Made in South Africa
The Real Housewives of Nairobi
The Real Housewives of Nairobi follows five influential women as they navigate their relationships and careers in Kenya. New episodes every Thursday.
Made in Kenya
Wura
Wura-Amoo Adeleke is the perfect wife, a loving mother of two, and the ruthless CEO of Frontline Gold Mine – and she has an empire to run. New episodes, Mondays to Thursdays.
Made in Nigeria
The Real Housewives of Durban S3
The Real Housewives of Durban is back for Season 3, with familiar favourites and fabulous new divas, plus all the glitz and glam you love.
Made in South Africa
DAM S1-2
Secrets pushed down will rise to the surface in this psychological thriller series. Binge S1 now, and watch new episodes of S2 on Thursdays.
Made in South Africa
Single Kiasi S1-2
Even when their worlds crumble, they will always have each other. New episodes of Season 2 of Single Kiasi are now dropping weekly.
Made in Kenya
Donkerbos
A small South African town hides some chilling secrets in this twisty crime drama that’s already being called a “masterpiece”.
Made in South Africa
Crime and Justice Lagos
Set in Africa’s biggest city, Crime and Justice Lagos follows the Serious and Special Crimes Unit, led by Superintendent Kelechi ‘KC’ Farasin and Superintendent Danladi Dikko.
Made in Nigeria
My Perfect Funeral
My Perfect Funeral is a 10-part docuseries that follows five families in Ghana preparing to bury their loved ones. All episodes now streaming.
Made in Ghana
The Wife
The Wife is a Showmax Original telenovela that follows the Zulu brothers and the women they marry. New episodes of Season 3 land every Thursday.
Made in South Africa
Pepeta
Set in Kibera, Pepeta is about the talented young footballer, Junior, and his coach, who are in the cross-hairs of an unforgiving cop.
Made in Kenya
Tali’s Joburg Diary
After battling through Covid, Tali is at the end of her tether – and her credit. Les offers to bail them out on one condition: they must move to Joburg.
Made in South Africa
Flawsome
Showmax Nigerian Original Flawsome revolves around four friends, portrayed by Bisola Aiyeola, Ini Dima-Okojie, Sharon Ooja and Enado Odigie.
Made in Nigeria
Blood Psalms
In Ancient Africa, the young Princess Zazi must save herself and her people from the end of the world. She faces warring tribes, angry gods – and her own father. Now streaming.
Made in South Africa
Diiche
Diiche is an on-screen darling, but is she a murderer? When her fiancé is found dead, she must confront the secrets of her past. Diiche is a psychological thriller and the first Nigerian Original limited series from Showmax.
Made in Nigeria
Steinheist
The biggest corporate scandal in South African history, the fall of Steinhoff led to a loss of R200 billion. Steinheist untangles the story: the investors who were taken in; the victims and the CEO, Markus Jooste, who’s still a free man.
Made in South Africa
Uthando Lodumo
Follow gqom superstars Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha as they lift the curtain on their busy lives. All episodes now streaming.
Made in South Africa
The best movies on Showmax
The Dark Knight trilogy
The Batman story is retold with Christopher Nolan behind the camera and Christian Bale as a darker, moodier version of the superhero.
Action at top speed: films set in planes, trains and automobiles
Want to go higher, faster, further? Join the club. Binge these fast-paced action flicks for a rush of a movie marathon.
The best British movies to stream
From gangsters in bowler hats to wedding guests in feathered hats, comedy to drama, here are some of the best British movies streaming on Showmax now.
The Tom Cruise Collection
Top Gun, Mission Impossible, Interview with the Vampire and Jack Reacher, plus more – we’ve got all the Tom Cruise goodness you could want.