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Tali’s Baby Diary is officially on the way! Shooting starts in Cape Town

Hold on to your skinny latte – Tali’s Baby Diary is now shooting, and it’s coming to Showmax in 2021.

Watch: the trailer for action movie Rogue, coming to Showmax soon

Watch: the trailer for action movie Rogue, coming to Showmax soon

Megan Fox is back to her butt-kicking ways as a fearless mercenary in Rogue, coming to Showmax on 3 December.

The DStv Explora Ultra hits SA shelves with access to Showmax and Netflix

The DStv Explora Ultra hits SA shelves with access to Showmax and Netflix

DStv’s much-awaited DStv Explora Ultra is now available.

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First look: The Fergusons’ Kings of Joburg on Netflix

First look: The Fergusons’ Kings of Joburg on Netflix

Nothing’s for mahala; and sometimes for the power to rule the streets you have to sell your soul. Kings of Joburg lands 4 December 2020 on Netflix.

Lea Vivier and Pallance Dladla to star in new Showmax Original thriller

Lea Vivier and Pallance Dladla to star in new Showmax Original thriller

Filming has wrapped on the Showmax Original DAM, a small-town psychological thriller shot in the Eastern Cape, due to land in February 2021.

Stream Showmax without a subscription

Stream Showmax without a subscription

Showmax has introduced a subscription-free streaming service in South Africa.

Your first look at Riding With Sugar, coming to Netflix in November 2020

Your first look at Riding With Sugar, coming to Netflix in November 2020

The coming-of-age, feel-good local movie is about a refugee's life in a part of the Mother City not often captured on film.

Watch: The trailer for upcoming local reality show Lebo M – Coming Home

Watch: The trailer for upcoming local reality show Lebo M – Coming Home

Showmax has just released the first trailer for the next Showmax Original reality series, launching 2 December 2020.

Watch: The first trailer for Netflix’s Bridgerton

Watch: The first trailer for Netflix’s Bridgerton

Landing on Christmas Day at 10am in South Africa, this Shondaland period drama series promises to be scintillating and scandalous.

New Showmax Original, the Afrikaans murder mystery Skemerdans, now in production

New Showmax Original, the Afrikaans murder mystery Skemerdans, now in production

Here's your first look at the Cape Flats neo-noir from award winner Amy Jephta, expected to launch on Showmax in 2021.

HBO’s Euphoria to return with two special episodes in December 2020

HBO’s Euphoria to return with two special episodes in December 2020

Zendaya, Hunter Schafer and more stars from the hit teen drama for adults will return to our screens in two special episodes directed and written by the series creator Sam Levinson.

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Celebrate Heritage Day with a movie night festival

Celebrate Heritage Day with a movie night festival

The next Bingeing with Spling watch party is happening on 24 September 2020, featuring Beyond the River, a local gem about the most unlikely Dusi Canoe Marathon team ever.

See one of SA’s biggest music stars at home in the upcoming Showmax Original

See one of SA’s biggest music stars at home in the upcoming Showmax Original

Lebo M is back in South Africa, where he’s currently in production on Lebo M - Coming Home, the next Showmax Original reality series, launching in November 2020.

#Emmys2020: 34 awards for shows and movies on Showmax

#Emmys2020: 34 awards for shows and movies on Showmax

HBO was the biggest winner at the 2020 Emmys, taking home 30 awards, including Best Actress for Zendaya in Euphoria and Best Limited Series for Watchmen.

Showmax announces two brand-new international co-productions

The streaming service is co-producing both the Megan Fox action movie Rogue, releasing 2020, and the epic African mythology series Blood Psalms with Canal+, slated for a 2021 release.

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