Q&A With Tarryn Wyngaard, From Showmax Original Horror Series Pulse, Launching On 23 June 2022

In the Showmax Original horror series Pulse, launching on Thursday, 23 June 2022, a group of game creators discover that survival is no longer just a game when an electromagnetic pulse bomb fries every electrical circuit in their office high-rise – and people’s heads. Binge Pulse on Showmax:https://www.showmax.com/eng/tvseries/76972xbb-pulse Sam Wright caught up with Cape Tonian… Continue reading Q&A With Tarryn Wyngaard, From Showmax Original Horror Series Pulse, Launching On 23 June 2022

No More Mr Nice Guy – Q&A Thapelo Mokoena On Playing Against Type In “Pulse”

In the Showmax Original horror series Pulse, launching on Thursday, 23 June 2022, Thapelo Mokoena plays Errol, a game producer who discovers that survival is no longer just a game when an electromagnetic pulse bomb fries every electrical circuit in his office high-rise – and people’s heads.  Sam Wright caught up with the SAFTA-winning Trackers… Continue reading No More Mr Nice Guy – Q&A Thapelo Mokoena On Playing Against Type In “Pulse”

“Survival Is Insufficient” – Why Station Eleven Was Named Critics’ Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Series For 2022

This week we have two Showmax Originals launching on Thursday: the South African survival horror Pulse and the Afrobeats documentary series Journey of the Beats. Mandla N’s Meet Melusi, starring Mothusi Magano, has also deservedly gone straight to the top of our film charts after launching on Youth Day. Just let me know what you… Continue reading “Survival Is Insufficient” – Why Station Eleven Was Named Critics’ Best Sci-fi/Fantasy Series For 2022

Street Gang Documentary: How Sesame Street Changed TV Forever

Nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award for Best Archival Documentary, Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street is now streaming first on Showmax in Africa. Street Gang has a 95% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus says, “Like the show whose groundbreaking creation it commemorates, Street Gang: How We Got… Continue reading Street Gang Documentary: How Sesame Street Changed TV Forever

WESTWORLD S4 Weekly From 27 June 2022, First On Showmax

As Rotten Tomatoes says, “We have no idea what’s in store for Westworld’s fourth season, which is exactly how the producers of the sci-fi killer-robot series like it. Will it finally come to war between humans and AI? No idea…” But, they add, “The previous three Certified Fresh seasons have us hooked for life.”  The eight-episode fourth season… Continue reading WESTWORLD S4 Weekly From 27 June 2022, First On Showmax

Superhero Series “Peacemaker” Delivers Something No One Saw Coming: Heart

One of Rotten Tomatoes’ most anticipated series of 2022, The Suicide Squad spin-off series Peacemaker is now streaming first on Showmax. Peacemaker picks up where The Suicide Squad movie left off, with Peacemaker returning home after recovering from his encounter with Bloodsport – only to discover that his freedom comes at a price. Christopher Smith,… Continue reading Superhero Series “Peacemaker” Delivers Something No One Saw Coming: Heart