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Celebrate Pride Month with six Local LGBT Movies and Series on Showmax

M-Net’s Trackers debuts June 5, Exclusively On CINEMAX. An adaptation of internationally acclaimed author Deon Meyer’s crime novel, Trackers, shot entirely in South Africa premieres Friday, 5 June, on Cinemax (US). Trackers deftly interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of the country, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, ...

Animated in Cape Town by Triggerfish and produced by the UK’s Magic Light Pictures, the 27-minute animated short captures the magic of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling picture book, with an all-star voice cast including the likes of Kit Harington, Sir Lenny Henry and Tracey Ullman. It’s co-directed by multi-award-winning South African Daniel Snaddon (Stick Man) and two-time Oscar nominee Max Lang (The Gruffalo ...

Horror fans assemble! Showmax has just premiered their first original horror film, Rage.

Season 2 of SA's Serial Killer Hunter, Streaming on Showmax this July!

The original family drama is coming your way in Feb! M-Net’s first English language drama series in more than a decade, Deon Meyer’s thrilling crime story, Trackers, rocketed to the top of M-Net’s ratings for the year and received rave reviews from critics and viewers alike. Following the success of this magnificent production, M-Net 101 will boost its broadcast schedule with a host of exhilarating local series ...

Nog ‘n Madiba verhaal, Die, uit ‘n Uitsonderlike oogpunt. “Wanneer ‘n mens twee dekades van jou lewe saam met iemand die pad stap, en jy verloor hulle dan, dan vat dit ‘n tydjie om die impak van daai mens op jou lewe en op die res van die wêreld te begryp. Dit is die geval met my en Nelson Mandela.” – Zelda la Grange Madiba: ...

Deon Meyer’s Trackers to come alive on the Small Screen in Biggest African TV Colab. The television adaptation of internationally acclaimed author Deon Meyer’s crime novel Trackers marks the beginning of a new era in high-end African storytelling. Pan-African television network M-Net and two global broadcasting giants are joining forces to take this uniquely South African political thriller to the world.  First, as announced in December 2018, ...

Showmax goes Original with Travel Series! Filming is underway on Showmax’s first travel show Trippin’ with Skhumba. In each 30-minute episode, the Comic’s Choice Comic of the Year 2017 will get down and dirty with a fellow South African comedian in their hometown, exploring places that won’t make any tourism brochures and stories that would be edited out of any authorised biographies. Skhumba mentions that ...

The Girl From St Agnes racked up over 1.2 million views.. so far! Showmax has released the trailer for The Girl From St Agnes, their first original drama, and the series is now to be seen on their video-streaming service. At St Agnes, a prestigious all-girls boarding school in the Midlands, the only saint is in the name. When a popular student is found dead at the ...

Filming wraps on Showmax’s first original drama! The Girl From St Agnes, Showmax’s first original drama, wrapped-up in November 2018 after filming in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and in Johannesburg. The eight-part whodunnit will premiere on Showmax on 31 January 2019. The first Showmax Original, last year’s light-hearted comedy Tali’s Wedding Diary, had the most successful launch day of any series on Showmax ever, and according to ...

Trevor Noah’s Talent Search on Showmax! September is turning into a great month for comedians Tsitsi Chiumya and Phil De Lange. Not only did Tsitsi win Best Newcomer and Phil the Next Level prize at this weekend’s Comics’ Choice Awards, both comedians are featured in Trevor Noah presents NationWild, a 13-part comedy showcase coming to Showmax this Heritage Day, 24 September 2018. Trevor handpicked all 13 comedians ...

Just when you thought Politics could not get any sillier…. Inspired by the shenanigans in the South African Parliament, Point of Order is a comedy panel show that allows SA’s top comedians and special celebrity guests to talk politics like real MPs, perhaps with a little more sense and sensibility. The panellists also get to debate important and vital new laws – like why South Africa would ...

SA’s Michelin-Star Chef to hit the Small Screen. For the first time in SA television history, an exclusive food series will explore the work and world of SA’s first Michelin-star chef, Jan-Hendrik van der Westhuizen. In Jan, this award-winning chef and culinary genius will invite DStv viewers to watch how he combines French and South African cooking in his restaurant, JAN, in Nice, France. The series ...

DStv Premium customers have something to celebrate !!! As of today, 11 September 2017, DStv customers subscribed to the Premium bouquet, will get Showmax, worth R99 per month, at no charge. In addition to getting access to Showmax’s catalogue of more than 25 000 TV series and movies via the DStv Explora decoder, DStv Premium customers will also be able to access Showmax via the DStv Now ...