The Illuminated

9 most shocking moments in The Illuminated

Are you strong enough to binge Showmax Original documentary series The Illuminated? Here’s what you’ll need to prepare yourself.

The Illuminated

A behind-the-scenes look at non-mainstream religious organisations throughout South Africa, including their members, beliefs, structures and controversies surrounding them.

The Illuminated

The Showmax Original docuseries The Illuminated explores different religious movements in South Africa. All episodes now streaming.

Must-watch trailer: Showmax Original docuseries The Illuminated

Showmax drops the trailer for The Illuminated, a documentary series exploring South African religious movements that fall outside of the mainstream. Lands 6 March 2024.

Director Richard Gregory on how he nearly turned down Steinheist

Showmax is now streaming two new episodes of Steinheist, which go even deeper into unpacking SA's biggest corporate scam and how the net tightened around former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste.

Steinheist

Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste got caught pulling the scam of the century. Follow the money in this Showmax Original documentary series that investigates the events leading to his suicide in 2024.

Must-watch trailer: Showmax to release new Steinheist episodes

Watch the explosive trailer for the second instalment of Steinheist, unpacking the biggest corporate scam in South African history.

Win a copy of Steinheist: Terms & conditions

Follow Showmax on Facebook and Instagram and you could win a copy of Steinheist, the book upon which the documentary series is based

Telemarketers

Two former telemarketers team up to investigate the dark side of American capitalism, uncovering widespread abuse of customer trust.

Eye-opening homegrown documentaries to stream

These unmissable South African shows and movies deliver surprising insights on the country we're living in today.

Wild Wild Space and 10 more titles to join your space race

We have liftoff! As new HBO documentary Wild Wild Space takes us into low orbit, mission control has 10 more titles ready for space junkies, from Apollo 13 to Interstellar.

Anatomy of Lies: Women who con

Grey’s Anatomy’s most shocking medical case took place behind the scenes. Find out how co-executive producer and writer Elisabeth Finch faked cancer and personal tragedy, and meet five more of the world’s most questionable con women.