Top crime series to binge-watch on Showmax

Feel like sinking your teeth into a gritty thriller, crime caper or police procedural series? Here are some of the most addictive series that fit the bill, all available on Showmax.

Prepare to be gripped by police procedurals that take you behind the scenes of law enforcement, gritty stories of ordinary people turning to a life of crime to secure their families’ futures, and shows about the pursuit of justice in all its forms. These crime series on Showmax are sure to keep you hooked for hours on end.

Masinga - The Calling (2024)

Inspector Masinga is dispatched back to Africa on a sex-trafficking case, and once he's home, he tries to find justice for the killing of his brother.

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Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God S1

This HBO docuseries explores the rise and fall of cult leader Amy Carlson, aka Mother God. As her health declined, followers awaited UFO salvation.

Alert: Missing Persons Unit S3

Showrunner John Eisendrath and Jamie Foxx are behind this police procedural. After her son goes missing, Nikki Batista joins the Philadelphia Missing Persons Unit, helping find people's loved ones as she searches for her own.

Dexter: Resurrection S1

The city that never sleeps has a new guest. Set a few weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from Miami.

Task S1

Mark Ruffalo plays Special Agent Tom, who leads a task force in working-class Philadelphia to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

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Joker: Folie a Deux (2024)

Awaiting trial at Arkhem, Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Found S2

Found follows recovery specialist Gabi Mosely as she and her team work tirelessly to find missing people forgotten by the system.

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The ABC Killer S1

Delve into the story of South African serial killer Moses Sithole, whose reign of terror on young Black women in Atteridgeville, Boksburg and Cleveland earned him the nickname the ABC Killer.

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Grosse Pointe Garden Society S1

Four members of a garden club get entangled in a scandalous murder, and are forced to bury the body in their own flower beds in this crime drama.

Accused S2

An engrossing anthology courtroom drama based on the acclaimed BBC crime series. Each episode follows a new defendant as they await their verdict, while flashbacks reveal how they ended up in court.

Mr Robot S1-4

All seasons of the addictive drama-thriller that Vice called "The defining show of the 2010s".

Red Eye S1

A London police officer is escorting a man back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime, when an escalating conspiracy unfolds on board flight 357.

Marmalade (2024)

A recently incarcerated man narrates the colourful tale of a romantic bank heist with the love of his life, Marmalade.

The Rookie S6

The oldest rookie in the LAPD uses his life experience, determination and sense of humour to keep up with colleagues 20 years his junior.

Get Millie Black S1

An ex-Scotland Yard detective returns to Jamaica to work on missing persons cases, and soon finds herself on a the toughest quest case of her career.

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The Day of the Jackal

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne stars as the unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.

White Lies S1

Natalie Dormer drives this thrilling crime drama set in the Mother City. When an investigative journalist's estranged brother is murdered, she's drawn into the underworld of Cape Town.

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Sweetpea S1

Rhiannon Lewis doesn't make much of an impression - until she is pushed over the edge and loses control. Her life transforms, but can she keep her killer secret?

Tokyo Vice S1

In this powerful HBO crime thriller based on true events, a Western journalist working in Tokyo takes on one of the city's most powerful crime bosses.

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The People vs VBS is IdeaCandy's true-crime docuseries on South Africa’s biggest bank heist. On Showmax from 25 March and on M-Net from 2 April.

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Dangerous Animals (2025)

A tense, twisted and jaw-dropping survival horror. When a surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer, she must escape before he performs his sadistic shark feeding ritual.

The Neighborhood S1-8

When Dave Johnson and his family arrive from Michigan, they're unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their previous small town.

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Pearl Modiadie talks about stepping into power as Ayanda in Law, Love and Betrayal S2, premiering 8 March on Mzansi Magic and 9 March on Showmax.

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Bad Girls Bootcamp S1

A group of rebellious young girls are put through a reality-themed boot camp by their families. These ladies face multiple challenges intended to moderate their behaviours for a better life.

Companion (2025)

From the creators behind Barbarian comes an unsettling horror comedy. When a group of friends go on a weekend getaway, they have no idea of the horrors that are about to unfold.

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The Neighborhood S1-8

When Dave Johnson and his family arrive from Michigan, they're unfazed that their new dream home is located in a community quite different from their previous small town.

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