Showmax Sets Sights On Becoming #1 Streaming Service In Africa With Bold Relaunch

Eight years after entering the streaming market in South Africa, Showmax is gearing up for its biggest year yet. The African streaming service is relaunching in February 2024 with a brand-new look, new app, and entirely new product suite. This comes after the announcement of the partnership between Showmax and international media heavyweight Comcast’s NBCUniversal… Continue reading Showmax Sets Sights On Becoming #1 Streaming Service In Africa With Bold Relaunch

Interviewing Dr Labuschagne Interviewed on Boetie Boer

“He didn’t seem overly put off by what he did” – Dr Labuschagne on interviewing Boetie Boer The hit Showmax Original documentary Boetie Boer: Inside The Mind of a Monster is available to binge on Showmax from tomorrow, Wednesday, 15 November 2023, having been hailed as “terrifying” (Fortress of Solitude), “spine-chilling” (Jacaranda FM), and “riveting”… Continue reading Interviewing Dr Labuschagne Interviewed on Boetie Boer

South African Animation Directors Up For iEmmy; Win NHK Japan Prize

The South African team behind multi-award-winning children’s film The Smeds and the Smoos is counting down to the International Emmy Awards ceremony in New York City next Monday, 20 November 2023. Produced by Magic Light Pictures, The Smeds and the Smoos is nominated for Best Kids’ Animation, up against the likes of Moominvalley. An unprecedented… Continue reading South African Animation Directors Up For iEmmy; Win NHK Japan Prize

Q&A: Elton Landrew on Spinners

“It was interesting to play a bad guy for a change.” Elton Landrew pinners, the first African series selected in competition at Canneseries, is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes on Wednesdays until 27 December 2023. A co-production between Showmax and CANAL+, Spinners follows Ethan, a 17-year-old driver working for a gang on the… Continue reading Q&A: Elton Landrew on Spinners

From Knock At The Cabin to Renfield: the Best Showmax Movies for November 2023

Knock At The Cabin, Renfield, 80 for Brady, Bank of Dave, Next Exit, The Good House, Gringa and more KNOCK AT THE CABIN  | 13 November From Oscar-nominee M. Night Shyamalan (Old, The Sixth Sense), Knock at the Cabin is set at a remote holiday cabin, where a young girl and her parents are taken… Continue reading From Knock At The Cabin to Renfield: the Best Showmax Movies for November 2023