Premiering on Showmax on 8 November 2023, Spinners follows Ethan, a 17-year-old driver working for a gang on the Cape Flats. Needing to support his younger brother but increasingly disgusted by gang life, Ethan discovers a possible way out via spinning, an extreme motorsport where he can put his driving skills to better use. With… Continue reading Chelsea Thomas On Her Breakthrough Role In “Spinners”
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“Boetie Boer” director Jasyn Howes on Meeting Serial Killer Stewart Wilken
“You paint this picture in your mind of this monster, and then you meet the person and he’s just a man. An old man, with no teeth, bifocal glasses, and a bad arm.” So says director Jasyn Howes about meeting Stewart Wilken, the subject of his spine-chilling documentary series Boetie Boer: Inside The Mind Of A… Continue reading “Boetie Boer” director Jasyn Howes on Meeting Serial Killer Stewart Wilken
The Ultimate Pride Month Watchlist – Showmax
Showmax curates the ultimate Pride Month watchlist, with something for everyone We’re all different, and we all have different tastes. That’s the whole premise of streaming; that no two people’s home pages look alike. So to celebrate Pride Month in South Africa, Showmax has compiled the ultimate LGBTQIA+ watchlist, with something for everyone. Best horror:… Continue reading The Ultimate Pride Month Watchlist – Showmax
Must-watch Trailer: meet Twende, The Boda Boda-driving Pangolin
Showmax has just released a hilarious and adorable first trailer for Twende, the first Showmax Original 2D animated series Twende follows a pangolin of the same name, the slowest moving animal in the savannah. “Twende’s belief that, ‘life is about the journey, not the destination’ is constantly at odds with his job as a boda… Continue reading Must-watch Trailer: meet Twende, The Boda Boda-driving Pangolin
Unfollowed ep 8: “I regret all my actions…” – Jub Jub
What happens to a celeb who’s been cancelled? Showmax Original series Unfollowed takes us to meet South African stars who are wrestling with life after social media death. In Unfollowed episode 8, the season finale, the sunglasses stay on as host Thembekile Mrototo questions former child star, singer and Uyajola 9/9 presenter Molemo Katleho “Jub… Continue reading Unfollowed ep 8: “I regret all my actions…” – Jub Jub
Cantona James On Method Acting And His Breakout Role In “Spinners”
Showmax and CANAL+ have just dropped the jaw-dropping second trailer for Spinners, their third co-production. Spinners became the first African series selected in competition at Canneseries; won three awards at Dakar Series, including Best TV Series; received a standing ovation from its sold-out South African premiere at Silwerskerm; and was the opening night screening at… Continue reading Cantona James On Method Acting And His Breakout Role In “Spinners”