The best erotic series and movies on Showmax

The best erotic series and movies on Showmax

Here’s our pick of the sexiest R-rated, erotic, absolutely NSFW series and movies you’ll find on Showmax – but please remember to hide your kids before you start watching. These are strictly for over-18s only, with scenes of nudity and sex that aren’t appropriate for children.

Oh, and here’s a tip – make sure you’re watching these series on your own Profile, so they don’t show up when your kids start watching on theirs. Read more about Showmax Profiles here.

The White Lotus S3 on Showmax

The White Lotus S1-3

Follow the outrageous exploits of the employees and guests of an exclusive resort in this buzz-worthy HBO comedy drama.

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Sex Lives of College Girls S3 on Showmax

The Sex Lives of College Girls S1-3

This fun series follows four freshmen roommates trying to balance their newfound independence with the challenges of college life.

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Adulting S3 on Showmax

Adulting S1-3

Adulting follows four varsity friends on their journey to find love and success in modern-day South Africa. Adulting S1-3 is ready to binge on Showmax.

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After We Fell (2021)

After We Fell (2021)

Tessa and Hardin face another test when Tessa makes a life-changing decision and shocking revelations threaten everything they’ve built.

Wyfie S2 now on Showmax

Wyfie S1-2

An edgy, youthful and urban Afrikaans drama that follows four friends as they navigate the complicated world of university life.

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Fellow Travelers on Showmax

Fellow Travelers S1

Follow the decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.

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Koek is an Afrikaans Showmax Original

Koek S1

A despondent housewife, convinced her husband is having an affair, is inadvertently thrust into the underbelly of a crime syndicate.

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The Deuce on Showmax

The Deuce S1-3

A top-flight cast and a thoughtful storyline gives this series about the golden age of porn a touch of class. 

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This Body Works For Me Season 2 is on Showmax

This Body Works For Me S2

This Body Works For Me explores the lives of seven women in the South African adult entertainment industry, letting us in on their family dynamics, relationships, hustles, and careers.

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After Ever Happy is on Showmax

After Ever Happy (2022)

A shocking truth about Tessa and Hardin’s families emerges, leading them to realise they are more similar than they ever thought.

HBO's The Idol with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd is on Showmax

The Idol S1

This risqué drama series follows an aspiring idol on her journey to become the greatest and sexiest pop star in America.

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Hands clasped graphic from Sex and Pleasure on Showmax

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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Love Lies and Hybrids on Showmax

Love, Lies and Hybrids (2020)

Jessica and her lover Sophia escape for a week’s holiday but when Jessica’s fiancé shows up to surprise her, things get out of hand.

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Euphoria S1-2

Euphoria S1-2

This adults-only series about teenage life is the HBO series everyone is talking about. Season 2 comes to Showmax in weekly express episodes.

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The Wife Season 3 is on Showmax

The Wife S1-3

Binge the full Seasons 1-3 of hit South African telenovela The Wife, only available on Showmax.

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Troukoors (Wedding Fever) S1-2

Troukoors (Wedding Fever) S1-2

In this sexy Afrikaans comedy, a freak accident sets a wedding planner on an unexpected path. Together with her friends she navigates life and love while wondering if the perfect person, and day, really exists.

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Sex in Afrikaans

Sex in Afrikaans

Four Afrikaans couples and two singles have shameless discussions about their sex lives for the first time – and, in the process, discover that there is so much more fun to be had! Presented by psychologist Bradley R Daniels.

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Jojo Robinson on The Real Housewives of Durban S5 on Showmax

Jojo dishes on her Real Housewives of Durban journey

Now that Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Durban has come to an end, Jojo opens up about her relationship with Nonku, and which cosmetic procedure is most like RHOD.

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Love Island: Beyond the Villa on Showmax

Love Island: Beyond the Villa S1

This riveting and drama-filled spinoff of the popular dating reality show follows the lives of former Islanders as they take on life outside the villa.

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Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together S1 on Showmax

Nelly & Ashanti: We Belong Together S1

Follow the electrifying journey of Nelly and Ashanti as the beloved couple reignite their love while navigating the ups and downs of being newlyweds and parents.

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The Real Housewives if Atlanta S16 on Showmax

The Real Housewives of Atlanta S16

These sassy women of Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirits are in full bloom as they juggle their personal and professional lives, along with their busy social calendars.

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Untied S1 on Showmax

Shaka iLembe’s Dawn Thandeka King on Untied

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BBNaija S10 on Showmax

Big Brother Naija Season 10 launches on 26 and 27 July 2025

Big Brother Naija is coming back for its landmark 10th season. Premiering over two nights on 26 and 27 July 2025, exclusively on Africa Magic Showcase, Family and Showmax.

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