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Overview
Showmax is an internet TV service. What sets Showmax apart is a unique combination of hit African content, first and exclusive international series, the best kids’ shows, and live sport from SuperSport. For a single monthly fee, get unlimited access. Start and stop when you want. No ads. Cancel anytime.
Stream Showmax using apps for smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, computers, media players and gaming consoles. Manage data consumption using the bandwidth capping feature. No internet? No problem – download shows to smartphones and tablets to watch later offline.
Showmax was born in 2015. The service is available throughout sub-Saharan Africa and to selected diaspora markets worldwide. For a free trial, visit www.showmax.com.
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Timeline
2016 expand
January 2016
Partnership with MWEB
Showmax named Stuff Magazine's App of the Year
Downloads added to iOS
February 2016
Vouchers introduced to Game and CNA stores
March 2016
AirPlay support added to iOS
Chromecast support added to Android app
Vouchers introduced to Makro
Apple TV (4th gen) app launched
April 2016
Vouchers introduced to Incredible Connection and HiFi Corp
May 2016
Bandwidth capping introduced across all apps
Showmax expands to 36 more countries in Africa, taking total to 65 countries world-wide
June 2016
Showmax added to DStv Explora decoder
July 2016
10 million views milestone
August 2016
Profiles launched
Showmax International launched
Logo revised
September 2016
20 million views milestone
October 2016
Showmax Select launched in Kenya
M-PESA payment integration in Kenya
Add to bill introduced with Vodacom
Standard Bank uCount rewards partnership
November 2016
Peering agreement with NAPAfrica
Vodacom VOD agreement announced
December 2016
Android TV app launched
2017 expand
January 2017
Partnership with SEACOM in East Africa
February 2017
Showmax launched in Poland
May 2017
Deal with Polish mobile network Play
Showmax added to T-Mobile Poland uncapped video product
June 2017
Filming starts on 1st Showmax Original series, Tali's Wedding Diary
Partnership with Vodafone Ghana launched
August 2017
Free Wi-Fi partnership with VAST Networks
Xbox One app launched
September 2017
Showmax free to DStv Premium customers in South Africa
October 2017
PS4 app launched in South Africa
December 2017
Premiere of Saturday Night Live Polska
Premiere of Tali's Wedding Diary (Showmax Original - Africa)
2018 expand
May 2018
Premiere of Mafia Women (Showmax Original - Poland)
June 2018
PS4 app launched in Poland
August 2018
Connected Video unit formed, Niclas Ekdahl named as CEO
December 2018
Premiere of Roast of AKA in conjunction with Comedy Central
2019 expand
January 2019
Premiere of Showmax Original drama The Girl From St Agnes
February 2019
Premiere of Showmax Original comedy Trippin With Skhumba
June 2019
Sport live streaming launched
July 2019
New Nigerian service kicks off with Big Brother Naija
November 2019
Showmax Mobile launched
2020 expand
24 February 2020
Premiere of Showmax Original reality show Somizi & Mohale: The Union
7 July 2020
Showmax Pro launches in Kenya and Nigeria
6 August 2020
Premiere of Showmax Original reality show Life With Kelly Khumalo
19 August 2020
Showmax Pro launches in South Africa
November 2020
Showmax Free launches in South Africa
2 December 2020
Premiere of Showmax Original reality show Lebo M - Coming Home
2021 expand
February 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original reality show I Am Laycon
Premiere of Showmax Original series DAM
Premiere of Showmax Original series Crime and Justice
Premiere of Showmax Original series Tali's Baby Diary
April 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original series Skemerdans
May 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original series Life with Kelly Khumalo S2
June 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original reality series Uthando Lodumo
July 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original Documentary series Devilsdorp
August 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original reality series Temptation Island South Africa
October 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original West African comedy-drama series Ghana Jollof
November 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original telenovela The Wife
December 2021
Premiere of Showmax Original Afrikaans romcom Troukoors (Wedding Fever)
Release of Showmax Original Kenyan movie Baba Twins
2022 expand
January 2022
Release of Showmax Original The Real Housewives of Durban Season 2
Premiere of Kenyan Showmax Original Single Kiasi
February 2022
Premiere of Sex in Afrikaans, a Showmax Original docuseries
Release of Season 2 of Kenyan Original Crime and Justice
The Wife Season 2, Showmax's Original telenovela, landed
March 2022
The first Ghanaian Showmax Original, ENO, landed
Season 2 of Showmax Original romcom Troukoors (Wedding Fever) premiered
April 2022
Showmax Original The Real Housewives of Lagos premiered
May 2022
Living the Dream With Somizi Season 5 landed exclusively on Showmax
June 2022
Release of Showmax Original horror series Pulse
Nigerian Showmax Original Journey of the Beats launch
July 2022
Season 3 of Showmax Original Life With Kelly Khumalo released
August 2022
Mohale: On the Record, the Showmax Original tell-all interview, is released
BBNaija Season 7 lands, streaming live on Showmax
Exclusive talk show BBNaija S7: The Buzz lands on Showmax
Weekly release of Showmax Original The Wife: Behind the Veil begins
Launch of Kenyan Showmax Original County 49
September 2022
Filming of The Wife Season 3 began, slated to land in November 2022
Filming of Season 2 of DAM began, to be released in 2023
First-look trailers of Showmax Originals Blood Psalms, Steinheist and Diiche released, all set to land on Showmax in the month of September
Showmax Original docuseries Steinheist lands on 22 September
Showmax Original African epic Blood Psalms lands on 28 September
Nigerian Showmax Original limited series drops on 29 September
Season 2 of Uthando Lodumo, the reality show about Gqom superstars Mampintsha and Babes Wodumo, lands on 1 September
The finale of Life With Kelly Khumalo Season 3 drops on 27 September
October 2022
Showmax announces that 4K will be available on Showmax Pro for all 64 games of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
November 2022
The first season of Showmax Original reality series This Body Works For Me lands on Showmax, following seven women who work in the South African adult industry.
Tali's Baby Diary lands on Showmax, the third instalment of the SAFTA-winning Showmax Original comedy series.
2023 expand
January 2023
Showmax announces that the FIFA World Cup Qatar set new live-stream records on Showmax Pro, peaking on the day of the final, 18 December 2022.
Season 3 of The Real Housewives of Durban launches, featuring eThekwini queens Maria Valaskatzis, Mbali Ngiba, Slindile Wendy Ndlovu, Annie Mthembu, Jojo Robinson, Nonku Williams and Sorisha Naidoo.
February 2023
The first season of Showmax Original The Real Housewives of Abuja lands on Showmax, featuring Arafa, Comfort Booth, OJ Posharella, Princess Jecoco, Samantha Homossany and Tutupie.
March 2023
Showmax announces a partnership with Comcast’s NBCUniveral and Sky. When relaunched, Showmax will combine MultiChoice’s accelerating investment in local content with a unique pipeline of international content licensed from NBCUniversal and Sky, third party content from HBO, Warner Brothers International, Sony and others, as well as live English Premier League (EPL) football, all powered by Peacock’s globally scaled technology.
Adulting, a new Showmax Original scripted drama series filmed and set in South Africa, about four gents dealing with life's ups and downs, lands on Showmax.
April 2023
Showmax and Moja Love partner on their first reality show, KuRuff, about South Africans dealing with the burden of black tax.
June 2023
Rosemary's Hitlist, a Showmax Original docuseries by the makers of Devilsdorp, this time focusing on a policewoman's killing spree, lands on Showmax.
The Mommy Club, a reality series following influential "yummy mummies" in South Africa, launches exclusive to Showmax.
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Press releases
The best SAFTA-winning local content to stream now
Stream all the best SAFTA-winning content now on Showmax, from Tali’s Joburg Diary to Donkerbos and Life With Kelly Khumalo.
Made in South Africa
Unfollowed episode 6: Twitter vigilante Ntsiki Mazwai
Ntsiki Mazwai tells Unfollowed host Thembekile Mrototo why she’ll never stop being spicy online in episode 6 of the Showmax docuseries.
Made in South Africa
“Showmax changed my life”- Lehlohonolo Mayeza of Outlaws
Mosotho actor Lehlohonolo Mayeza talks about his breakout role as Leruo Ts’eole in the Showmax Original Outlaws, and how it has changed his life. New episodes land Wednesday.
South African
“This interview is going to get me in s**t” – Zoe Mthiyane on Unfollowed
In episode 5 of Unfollowed S1, Generations: The Legacy actress Zoe Mthiyane speaks to host Thembekile Mrototo about Lebo M, Robert Marawa, Rapulana Seiphemo and more. New episodes land Wednesdays on Showmax.
Made in South Africa
Watch the trailer for Boetie Boer: Inside The Mind Of A Monster
See the chilling first trailer for the Showmax Original true-crime series Boetie Boer: Inside the Mind of a Monster, coming 18 October 2023.
Made in South Africa
Showmax renews Adulting for a second season
Find out more about Adulting Season 2 episodes and the cast, and watch the trailer for Season 1 or binge-watch all episodes while you wait.
Made in South Africa
UEFA Champions League 2023/2024 kicks off on Showmax Pro
Showmax Pro will be live streaming all UEFA Champions League games in South Africa, Mauritius, and Lesotho, courtesy of SuperSport, from 19 September.
Outlaws star Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku on her breakout role
Rising star Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku talks about working on Outlaws, and her artistic family. New episodes land Wednesdays on Showmax.
South African