The Mommy Club

‘The Mommy Club’ bashed for lack of authenticity

By Precious Simpasa 13-07-23 18:24

Showmax’s Mommy Club released a new episode, causing a social media frenzy around Mpumi’ Mrs Mops’ Mophatlane and Tshego Manche, with Twitter users sharing their thoughts on the lack of authenticity in the show. ALSO READ: ‘The Mommy Club’ serves opulence and motherhood on Showmax MOMMY CLUB: BRING ON THE DRAMA! Showmax’s hit series, Mommy […]

Warrior S3

June’s most anticipated TV series was filmed in South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 22-06-23 15:52

Warrior Season 3 has been voted as June’s most anticipated series by Rotten Tomatoes’ fans. And whilst set in the ruthless world of late 19th Century San Francisco, the HBO series is filmed exclusively in Cape Town, South Africa where SA film crew members have been credited for their world-class professionalism. The large Chinatown sets […]

Showmax movies

Showmax: The 12 best movies streaming in June

By TheSouthAfrican.com 14-06-23 14:45

Looking for some good movies to stream this June? Showmax has got you covered with a fantastic lineup of films that will keep you entertained. From suspenseful mysteries to epic adventures, here are the top movies you shouldn’t miss on the streaming service this month. NOPE | STREAM FROM THURSDAY, 22 JUNE  From the brilliant mind of […]

Sorisha Naidoo age

How old is ‘Real Housewives of Durban’ star Sorisha Naidoo really?

By Hennely Nel 07-06-23 10:51

Sorisha Naidoo and her billionaire husband Vivian Reddy are one of South Africa’s biggest couples. The pair’s lavish lifestyle remains the envy of most locals who enjoy watching Sorisha frolic in designer clothes and take helicopter rides to exotic locations with her co-star’s on the Real Housewives of Durban. While her Chanel bags and over-the-top […]

The Mommy Club

‘The Mommy Club’: Showmax releases new reality show’s trailer

By Hennely Nel 31-05-23 12:11

Showmax has released the official trailer for upcoming reality show The Mommy Club which releases on 27 June. ALSO READ: ‘Manifest’ to ‘Extraction 2’: What to expect on Netflix in June ‘THE MOMMY CLUB’ Showmax has released the trailer for The Mommy Club — a reality show that sees five glamorous Jozi momfluencers navigating the challenges of parenting – and […]

Popular TV show Isencane Lengane has been fined for a domestic violence episode.

Popular TV show fined for domestic violence episode

By Fazila Olla 02-05-23 11:25

The producers of a reality show about a couple who married in their mid-teens have been fined R50,000 over a scene in which the husband smashed his wife’s phone and admitted hitting her. The reality television show Isencane Lengane showed a scene in which a husband smashed his wife’s phone and admitted hitting her. Dozens […]

Cape Town's 'Spinners' nominated for international Best Series award, and makes history as 1st African series at CANNESERIES

Cape Town’s ‘Spinners’ nominated for international Best Series award, and makes history as 1st African series at CANNESERIES

By Jenni Baxter 30-03-23 15:43

The highly anticipated eight-episode action-drama series SPINNERS, which was filmed in Cape Town, has received a nomination for Best Series at the sixth edition of CANNESERIES. This marks the first African series selected in CANNESERIES’ history! The team behind “Spinners”, French production company, Empreinte Digitale and South African production company, Natives at large are delighted […]

Carte Blanche puts Chatbot to the test.

Chatbot has arrived. Carte Blanche puts it to a test

By Fazila Olla 03-03-23 12:51

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 5 March in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 7 March if you’re abroad. The Future’s Here and it Wants to Chat Conventional wisdom would say “fear the robots”. But as […]

Adulting Showmax

What to watch on Showmax in March 2023

By Fazila Olla 03-03-23 14:29

Showmax brings some great Originals to the table in March: true crime documentary Stella and no-holds-barred series Sex & Pleasure, and Ghanian series The Billionaire’s Wife. Fans of international series are spoilt for choice, too: critically acclaimed series like The English, and new seasons of Succession, The Flight Attendant and The Good Fight. Originals Adulting […]

Showmax releases the first trailer for Adulting

Showmax drops first trailer for Adulting – “the bromance of the decade”

By Fazila Olla 27-02-23 16:25

Showmax has just dropped the first trailer for Adulting, an eight-part 18SN drama premiering on 20 March 2023, with new episodes every Monday. Showmax releases the first trailer for Adulting From iEmmy nominees and multi-SAFTA-winners Tshedza Pictures (The River, The Republic) ”The bromance of the decade” – Phathu Makwarela, Tshedza Pictures Thembinkosi Mthembu (Mabutho in The River, […]

Kgopotso-Mononyane Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche meets an extraordinary motorcycle racer

By Fazila Olla 10-03-23 11:00

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 26 February in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 28 February if you’re abroad. Gearing up for Greatness Tough to break into and even tougher to succeed in, motorcycle racing is […]

WATCH Stella Murders trailer: investigating deaths of teen best friends in South Africa

WATCH Stella Murders trailer: investigating deaths of teen best friends in South Africa

By Jenni Baxter 22-02-23 13:54

Showmax has released the first trailer for Stella Murders, a new true crime documentary from David Enright and IdeaCandy, the director and production company respectively behind the breakout hit Devilsdorp, one of Showmax’s ten most streamed titles of 2021, which sold internationally and won the 2022 SAFTA for Best Made for TV Documentary. New Showmax Original true crime […]

Ella Blumenthal on Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche: Interviews the oldest living survivor of the Holocaust

By Fazila Olla 17-02-23 11:15

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 19 February in South Africa on DStv Now OR stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 21 February if you’re abroad. Ella’s Triumph In 1943, at the height of Germany’s occupation of Poland during the Second World War, […]

DAM on Showmax

Pallance Dladla on his SAFTA-nominated role in SA hit DAM

By Jenni Baxter 16-02-23 15:47

DAM S2 is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes on Thursdays until 23 March 2023. Created by four-time SAFTA winner Alex Yazbek, the first season of twisty and twisted thriller was one of the 10 most-watched titles of 2021 on Showmax and the most nominated drama series at the 2022 SAFTAs, earning rave reviews for […]

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