Must-watch true-crime trailer: Original Sin: My Son The Killer

Showmax Original Sin My Son The Killer

Showmax has just dropped the harrowing trailer for Original Sin: My Son The Killer, a true-crime feature documentary premiering on the African streamer on Friday, 22 March 2024. Abacus Media Rights is handling international sales. Original Sin follows Thea Pretorius, the mother of Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren, who murdered his 25-year-old girlfriend Andrea Venter in … Read more

Netflix Releases the Trailer for Newest Film, Heart of the Hunter

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Today, Netflix dropped the official trailer for its latest local action thriller, Heart of the Hunter, which will launch on the service on 29 March 2024. Heart of the Hunter follows Zuko Khumalo (Bonko Khoza), an unassuming family man with a complicated history who works at the local auto shop. When his past unexpectedly comes … Read more

Must-watch trailer: Showmax is Tracking Thabo Bester

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Showmax has just dropped the trailer for Tracking Thabo Bester, the true-crime documentary South Africa has been asking for ever since GroundUp first broke the news that the convicted murderer and rapist did not burn to death in Cell 35 after all and was instead shopping at Woolworths in Sandton City. Thabo Bester was the … Read more

Cindy Swanepoel takes the cake in her first Showmax Original

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Crime comedy Koek is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes every Thursday. When Cape Town housewife Christelle Smit discovers evidence her husband is having an affair with a stripper named Candi Floss, her investigation takes her to a world poles apart from the Northern Suburbs utopia she knows. Cindy Swanepoel won SAFTA and Silwerskerm … Read more

Bonko Khoza on playing a serial killer in Red Ink

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Having won a SAFTA and becoming a household name as Mqhele in The Wife, Bonko Khoza is back on Showmax as Napoleon Dingiswayo, aka The Butcher, in Showmax drama series Red Ink, adapted from Angela Makholwa-Moabelo’s bestselling novel. The eight-part thriller, of which new episodes land every Tuesday, tells the story of journalist turned publicist … Read more

What’s Coming to Netflix South Africa in March 2024

Netflix South Africa March 2024

Here’s what’s Coming to Netflix South Africa in March 2024! Quick Read Magazine is super excited to be sharing March’s content as Netflix South Africa continues to bring you a star studded line-up which will have you glued to your screens. ALSO READ: What’s Coming to Netflix South Africa in February 2024 What to Expect … Read more

Showmax premieres first-time director’s film at Joburg Film Festival, and announces slate

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Showmax premieres first-time director’s film at Joburg Film Festival, and announces slate Bare-knuckle boxing film Musangwe has its world premiere at JFF, ahead of 22 March 2024 release on Showmax Showmax announces more movies in development from first-time film directors Musangwe has its world premiere at JFF. The Showmax Original film Musangwe will have its … Read more

Must-watch trailer: Showmax Original documentary series The Illuminated

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Showmax has just dropped the trailer for The Illuminated, a documentary series exploring different South African beliefs. The series starts with Israelvisie. As Japie van Zyl, aka Boerseun van Migdol on social media, says in The Illuminated, “There are many different denominations but the one thing we have in common is that we all believe … Read more

Unstoppable Thabooty Season 2 Sheds Light on Empowering Women and The Resilience of Girl Power

Unstoppable Thabooty Season 2

This week’s episode of Unstoppable Thabooty Season 2, spotlights the remarkable journey of Thando Thabethe’s mother, who bravely shares her personal experience with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at the hands of Thando’s father. In the spirit of International Women’s Day (coming up on 8 March), Unstoppable Thabooty Season 2 continues its commitment to empowering women and … Read more

Must-watch trailer: everyone wants a stukkie of Showmax’s Koek

Showmax's Koek

Showmax has just released the trailer for Koek and everyone wants a stukkie. When Cape Town housewife Christelle Smit discovers evidence her husband is having an affair with a stripper named Candi Floss, her investigation takes her to a world poles apart from the Northern Suburbs utopia she knows. “This is the story of a … Read more