4 January 2025
How to watch kykNET online
Don’t you wish you could binge-watch the first seasons of your favourite kykNET series so that you’re up to date with the latest seasons on DStv?
Well, Showmax makes your wishes come true, with loads of kykNET series available to stream from the very beginning (not to mention a massive archive of South African series and movies from Mzansi Magic, from Sibongile and the Dlaminis to The Catch).
And, of course, Showmax subscribers also get the best international series, including the best of HBO like The Last of Us and House of the Dragon, popular series like The Penguin and Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
Want to know which top-notch Afrikaans shows are currently available on Showmax? Check out our lists below and go to showmax.com for the full catalogue!
Die Byl S1-5 | Binge now
Watch all episodes of this brilliant local crime series about homicide detective Piet van der Bijl, with his uncanny ability to get inside the mind of serial killers. Byl and his elite unit are reeling from the Adriaan Klopper nightmare. They’re traumatized, have no offices, and Byl’s about to lose his job… Watch now »
Die Brug S1 | Binge now
Die Brug places a group of strangers in a remote wilderness with one simple task: construct a bridge from the shore to an island where the R1 million prize awaits, in under 20 days. Watch now »
Suidooster S1-11 | Binge now, new episodes weekly
Suidooster is a small shopping- and business hub near Cape Town. Here three families live and work together and share in each other’s joys and sorrows: The Octobers, the Samsodiens and the Du Plooys.
Watch now »
Arendsvlei S1-6 | Binge now
Arendsvlei is a semi-private high school on the Cape Flats managed by the Cupido family, committed to making a difference in the community. But Arendsvlei is also the epicentre of forbidden love, debt, scandal and drama. Watch now »
Boer Soek ‘n Vrou S14-16 | Binge now
Ten eligible farmers are looking for love. We travel across the country to visit them on their farms and to find out what they are looking for in a partner. Catch all the latest heartbreak and hope in one of SA’s most popular reality shows. Watch now »
Juffrou X S1 | Binge now
The final exams are just one of the challenges facing the pupils of a rural school. Poverty, crime and drugs stand between them and graduation. Watch now »
Lui Maar Op, Belinda S1-3 | Binge now
The quirky staff of a general store in George struggle to get anything done that even remotely resembles work. With multiple calamities and crises, there’s very little productivity taking place in the ‘Ian & Ander’ shop. Watch now »
Spoorloos S1-4 | Binge now
A six-month-old baby was abducted by her babysitter Liena from the Steynhof farm the night her parents were killed. 15 years later, the missing baby returns…. Watch now »
Binge these kykNET classics from the very beginning on Showmax
Fynskrif S1-3
A successful city attorney decides to move his family back to his home town for some peace and quiet. But he soon learns that there’s always something disturbing the peace. After coming to Showmax express every week, the entire first season is now available to binge. Watch now »
Binnelanders S8-13
In the Binneland Clinic in Pretoria, it’s business as usual, with the dedicated staff working round the clock to tend to their patients while grappling with their own personal challenges. Watch now »
Ouboet & Wors S1-2
Car battery salesman Wors Visagie, mechanic Ouboet van Tonder, hair dresser Hendrik and beautician Boeboe Botha don’t always get along. But their businesses share the same lease, so they’ll just have to in this hilarious sitcom! Watch now »
Die Boekklub S1-2
Tom’s unexpected trip into the Karoo continues to bring surprises to his life in this beautiful and riveting drama series. Watch now »
Waterfront S1
An exclusive kykNET and Showmax production: in this drama series full of scandal, intrigue and romance, three sisters return to Cape Town and their family business of building yachts! Watch now »
Molly & Wors S1-3
A hit Afrikaans sitcom about the slightly dysfunctional Visagie family consisting of Worsman, Molly, their eldest son Vaatjie and daughter Blapsie. Molly is a dental assistant for Dr Procter and Wors is a manager at a car battery dealer. Watch now »
Villa Rosa, S1-6
The Villa Rosa guesthouse looks like a peaceful place. But the people behind its doors are always on the move as they chase romance, rivalry and conspiracies in this drama. Watch now »
Plus loads more! Go to showmax.com to browse the full catalogue.
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