Thursdays will never be the same. All three seasons of The Wife are now available on Showmax, with the multi-award-winning, record-breaking Showmax Original telenovela ending its run as it started two years ago – trending on Twitter. ALSO READ: Most streamed of 2022 on Showmax, from Euphoria to The Wife As Hlomu, Mbalenhle Mavimbela has been hailed … Read more
Showmax had a great 2022: in the interim results from MultiChoice that were released in November 2022, paying Showmax subscribers increased by 50% and Showmax Pro subscribers increased by 111% – even before the FIFA World Cup. As always, this was driven by the content. At both the 2022 SAFTAs and Primetime Emmys, Showmax was … Read more
In the three episodes of The Wife that dropped today, there were three deaths. At the centre of all three was feisty fan favourite Mandisa (Zikhona Sodlaka), whose husband Nqoba Zulu (Abdul Khoza) was buried the week before. ALSO READ: The Wife cast give Abdul Khoza his flowers As Mandisa, Zikhona was nominated for Best … Read more
The third season of The Wife set a new four-day viewing record for Showmax when it launched last Thursday. This week’s new episodes are again trending at #1 on Twitter, in part over the demise of one of the telenovela’s most celebrated and loved characters: Nqoba Zulu, played by the multi-talented actor Abdul Khoza. ALSO … Read more
After trending at #1 on Twitter when it launched last Thursday, The Wife S3 has set a new four-day viewing record on Showmax, breaking the record previously held by the multi-award-winning Showmax Original telenovela’s second season. ALSO READ: The Wife is back for third and final season, with a new Mqhele in Wiseman Mncube Early reviews for … Read more
The multi-award-winning, record-breaking, Twitter-topping Showmax Original telenovela The Wife is finally back. The first three episodes of the third and final season are available to binge on Showmax now, with more coming every Thursday. ALSO READ: Best local hits to stream this November on Showmax, from The Wife to Tali to Donkerbos to BAFTA nominees Today’s episodes … Read more
Instead of slowing down, Showmax is launching S3 of our biggest show ever (The Wife) this Thursday; S3 of SA’s best comedy (Tali’s Joburg Diary) next Friday; and our best crime series yet (Donkerbos) nearer the end of the month, and celebrating three BAFTA Children & Young People Award nominations for The Snail and the … Read more
Showmax has just dropped the teaser for the third and final season of The Wife, their multi-award-winning, record-breaking, Twitter-topping telenovela. The smash hit Showmax Original returns with its most explosive season yet on 10 November 2022, with three episodes dropping every Thursday into 2023. ALSO READ: Filming starts on third and final season of The … Read more
2022 is turning into the year of Zikhona Sodlaka. The Mthatha-born actress has already earned DStv Mzansi Viewers’ Choice Award and SAFTA nominations this year for her fan-favourite role as Mandisa in The Wife, Showmax’s most popular series ever. Now she’s also stealing scenes in the African fantasy epic Blood Psalms, which had the most … Read more
Filming has started on the third and final season of Showmax Original The Wife, launching on the African streaming service in November 2022. ALSO READ: Meet the new Mqhele, Wiseman Mncube Season 3 centres on two star-crossed lovers: Tswana doctor Naledi Montsho and Zulu taxi driver Qhawe. Gaisang K Noge (House of Zwide) stars as … Read more