Interviews of the best streaming in Africa

Interviews

Queen Sono: what to expect from Netflix’s first African original

Bianca Coleman shares her thoughts and chats to local star Rob van Vuuren, who plays one of the agents in the highly anticipated spy thriller.

Interview: cast members from An Act of Defiance share their experience

On Showmax

They tell us how it felt walking up the stairs Nelson Mandela used for the Rivonia Trial, about their proudest scenes, and what An Act of Defiance could mean for South Africans.

7.2/10

Interview: The writer of Guilt talks about creating a “quicksand story”

On Showmax

Neil Forsyth, who wrote the four-part Scottish dark comedy Guilt, says TV dramas where no one says anything remotely funny are "so artificial".

7.4/10 62%

“Being suspected by MI5 of bugging Winston Churchill’s hearing aid – that’s all true”

On Showmax

Emmy nominee Stephen Poliakoff on his acclaimed, semi-autobiographical Cold War-era series Summer of Rockets.

7/10 88%

Trackers’ Rolanda Marais on being a mom and loving the Mother City

On Showmax

We asked the actress behind the character Milla Strachan about the role and how being a mother prepared her for it.

Peaky Blinders Season 5 gets political

On Netflix

Cillian Murphy says that the move from organised crime into politics was effortless for Tommy because "it's a forum of gangs, wars and truces ... the corruption is second nature to him.”

8.8/10 92%

Trackers’ Jozua Malherbe on shooting action scenes and getting into a woman’s head

On Showmax

We recently spoke to the second unit director and writer of M-Net's ambitious drama-thriller series.

Forest Whitaker on his experience of playing the real-life Godfather of Harlem

On DStv Now and Showmax

The Oscar winner recently shared his favourite Bumpy Johnson story and how he thinks the drug business shaped his character's life.

James McAvoy on his role as the man with “a fierce dark face”

On Showmax

His Dark Materials, the biggest fantasy series from HBO since Game of Thrones, is now streaming.

8.7/10 83%

Léa Drucker from War of the Worlds on making a sci-fi show set in today’s “rough” world

On DStv Now

HG Wells's 1898 post-apocalyptic novel has been adapted many times, but it's never been set in modern-day Europe - until now.

“People think he’s kind of a dum-dum, but he can take a beating and just bounce back”

On Showmax

Kieran Culkin talks the success of Succession, his character Roman's evolution in Season 2, and creator Jesse Armstrong's "bullshit-ometer".

8.1/10 92%

“Story is a universal language,” says Trackers creator Deon Meyer

On Showmax

“Some concepts are perfect for a novel, others fit a short story, feature film, or TV series. I just follow the story and try to have fun”: Meyer chats to us about what it took to bring his novel to our screens.

Siklus: South Africa put a boer in space!

On Showmax

Louis Minnaar is a South African visual ninja, and he recently created the sci-fi short Siklus. He spoke to Watkykjy about what it took to make an Afrikaans movie set in deep space on a tiny budget.

The star of Shetland tells us about the town where “people seem to get murdered a lot”

On DStv Now

Douglas Henshall, of the award-winning British detective series, shares his insights on the fourth and latest season, which arrives tonight on DStv Now.

8.1/10

Ramy: 2019’s watershed show (and Yaaseen Barnes approved!)

On Showmax

The year’s most original and groundbreaking show is not what you’d expect. So we asked one of SA’s top comedians to weigh in on Ramy.

8.1/10 97%

Interviews

Queen Sono: what to expect from Netflix’s first African original

Interview: cast members from An Act of Defiance share their experience

Interview: The writer of Guilt talks about creating a “quicksand story”

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“Being suspected by MI5 of bugging Winston Churchill’s hearing aid – that’s all true”

Trackers’ Rolanda Marais on being a mom and loving the Mother City

Peaky Blinders Season 5 gets political

Trackers’ Jozua Malherbe on shooting action scenes and getting into a woman’s head

Forest Whitaker on his experience of playing the real-life Godfather of Harlem

James McAvoy on his role as the man with “a fierce dark face”

Léa Drucker from War of the Worlds on making a sci-fi show set in today’s “rough” world

“People think he’s kind of a dum-dum, but he can take a beating and just bounce back”

“Story is a universal language,” says Trackers creator Deon Meyer

Siklus: South Africa put a boer in space!

The star of Shetland tells us about the town where “people seem to get murdered a lot”

Ramy: 2019’s watershed show (and Yaaseen Barnes approved!)

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