Editor's choice for series
Love Downton Abbey? These series should be on your watchlist
Travel back in time with these historical dramas, all packed with family scandals, dirty secrets and skeletons in the closet.
New seasons of your favourite series, now streaming
The latest seasons of Power Book II: Ghost, Run The World, The Cleaning Lady, Resident Alien and more are all streaming on Showmax.
20+ addictive South African reality shows to stream
Stream The Real Housewives of Durban, The Mommy Club, Sports Wives, Widows Unveiled and more of South Africa’s best reality shows on Showmax.
Made in South Africa
The best romantic series on Showmax
All you need is love – and these addictive series, from Adulting to Run The World, The Lovers, Outlaws and Colin From Accounts.
Series you'll only find on Showmax
The Cleaning Lady S3
A marginalised Cambodian doctor in the US struggles to keep her ill son alive. She becomes a cleaning lady for an organised crime syndicate to save him.
Quantum Leap S2
As lead physicist Ben Song takes an unauthorised leap into 1985, the Quantum Leap team have to figure out how to get him back.
ZeroZeroZero S1
The drug underworld is a zero-sum game in this gritty crime drama exploring the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Resident Alien S1-3
Is humanity worth saving? This is the dilemma faced by a crash-landed alien who assumes the identity of a small-town doctor who solves crimes.
The Lovers
A dark comedy series about an unexpected love story between a foul-mouthed supermarket worker and a political television broadcaster.
Infiniti S1
When the body of an American astronaut is found on a roof in Kazakhstan, a French astronaut and a Kazakh cop set out to solve the mystery.
Headhunters S1
Follow Roger Brown, a corporate headhunter who has lied and manipulated his way to success in this Norwegian thriller.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves S1
The story of Bass Reeves, a slave who became the first Black US Marshal in the American West in the late 1800s.
Showmax Originals - made in Africa, for Africa
The Winning Ticket (2024)
A happy family lives simply when their youngest daughter prays for them to win the lotto. Their lives drastically change when they do.
Made in South Africa
Musangwe (2024)
An arrogant aspiring boxer goes on a journey of self-discovery when he’s introduced to an indigenous bare-knuckle combat sport.
Made in South Africa
Original Sin: My Son The Killer (2024)
The chilling story of Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren, told by his mother, who helped him flee South Africa after he murdered his girlfriend, Andrea Venter.
Made in South Africa
Tracking Thabo Bester
A documentary about the convicted murderer and rapist who did not die in Cell 35 but was instead seen shopping in Sandton City. Two episodes 15 March, final episodes 22 March on Showmax.
Made in South Africa
The Illuminated
A behind-the-scenes look at non-mainstream religious organisations throughout South Africa, including their members, beliefs, structures and controversies surrounding them.
Made in South Africa
Koek S1
A despondent housewife, convinced her husband is having an affair, is inadvertently thrust into the underbelly of a crime syndicate.
Made in South Africa
Ekhaya Backpackers S1
The Mthembus are an eccentric Soweto-based family who, saddled with their late mother’s debts, open their family home as a backpackers … with hilarious results.
Made in South Africa
The Mommy Club S2
Meet the glamorous ladies of the Mommy Club, the Jozi mothers who, with the help of their beloved nannies, show us how they have it all.
Made in South AfricaThe most binge-worthy series on Showmax
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.
Moonshine S2
The Canadian comedy-drama with a “dreamy, summer vibe”, Moonshine, returns for a raucous, raunchy second season on Showmax.
Chicago Med S1-8
The creator of the explosive ‘Chicago’ series brings us another compelling instalment, in this pulse-pounding medical drama about the courageous team of doctors at the city’s trauma centre.
Survivor SA S6-9 and USA S44
It’s the ultimate binge: season after season of Survivor, both the US and SA versions. Go on – dive in!