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

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

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

Wiseman Zitha in Musangwe

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

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

Abdul Khoza & Kwenzo Ngcobo in new comedy series, Ekhaya Backpackers

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Ekhaya Backpackers is a new Showmax Original comedy series premiering on 22 February 2024. The comedy series co-stars Kwenzo Ngcobo, Thobani Mbhele, Eve Rasimeni, Monnye Kunupi, Felix Hlophe and Abdul Khoza. Produced by female-owned production house Milagro Concepts. Known for creating hit television shows such as Mnakwethu, Makoti… Are You The One? and local film … Read more

Game of Thrones actress, Charlotte Hope, on playing SA’s first-ever serial-killer profiler

Game of Thrones actress Charlotte Hope

Charlotte Hope, who played Myranda in Game of Thrones and headlined Starz’s The Spanish Princess as Catherine of Aragon, stars in Catch Me A Killer as Micki Pistorius, South Africa’s first-ever serial-killer profiler. ALSO READ: “Serial killers were children at some point.” Amy Jephta on Catch Me A Killer Adapted from Pistorius’ memoir of the … Read more

Beáta Bena Green on her new Showmax Original

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The first four episodes of Wyfie are now streaming on Showmax, with two episodes to follow every Tuesday. From multi-award-winners Homebrew Films (Trompoppie, Magda Louw), Wyfie follows four mismatched first-year roommates at Pantera res at the fictional Eike university. Directed by SAFTA winner Johan Cronje (Wonderlus, Nêrens, Noord-Kaap), the university series stars Beáta Bena Green … Read more

What Is Showmax Com Link?

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Showmax Com Link is the website used to activate Showmax on various devices, like smart TVs, Apple TVs, and gaming consoles. You’ll need an activation code displayed on your device to complete the process. What Is Showmax Com Link? Showmax.com/link is a web address used for the activation process of Showmax on various devices. Showmax … Read more