{"id":11234,"date":"2020-12-01T14:34:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2020-12-01T14:34:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T12:34:30","slug":"11-best-international-series-on-showmax-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/12\/01\/11-best-international-series-on-showmax-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best International Series On Showmax This December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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EUPHORIA CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: TROUBLE DON\u2019T LAST ALWAYS<\/strong> | 7 December, first on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zendaya became the youngest ever best actress Emmy winner this year for her Euphoria performance as Rue, a 17-year-old who returns home from rehab with no plans to stay clean, and falls for the new girl in town, Jules (played by trans superstar Hunter Schafer). Euphoria also won 2020 Emmys for Original Music and Lyrics for All For Us by Labrinth, as well as Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we wait for Season 2, this special holiday episode follows Rue as she celebrates Christmas, in the aftermath of being left by Jules at the train station and falling back into old habits. Written and directed by series creator Sam Levinson, the episode will also feature Schafer and fellow Season 1 star Colman Domingo, who plays Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controversial adults-only teen show, which also earned Zendaya a 2019 People\u2019s Choice Award for Favourite Drama TV Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INDUSTRY S1<\/strong> | First on Showmax. Binge episodes 1-4 on 2 December 2020, with weekly episodes every Wednesday. Binge from 30 December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry is an exhilarating dive into the world of international finance, as seen through the eyes of ambitious twenty-somethings struggling to secure their futures. The BBC-HBO series follows a group of young graduates competing for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London \u2013 but the boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs, and ego as it is by deals and dividends. As members of the group rise and fall, they must decide whether there\u2019s more to life than the bottom line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From first-time creators – and former bankers – Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the eight-episode drama series lists Golden Globe winner Lena Dunham (Girls) as a director, with Bad Wolf (The Night Of, His Dark Materials) producing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE THIRD DAY S1<\/strong> | Mondays from 23:30 from 7 December, same day as M-Net. Binge from 11 January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-created by Dennis Kelly (Utopia), this tense mix of mystery, thriller and drama is divided into two parts: Summer and Winter. In the first half, one man (Oscar nominee Jude Law from The New Pope) visits a mysterious island off the British coast and discovers a group of locals intent on preserving their home at any cost. In the second half, a strong-willed outsider (Oscar nominee Naomie Harris from Moonlight) comes to the island seeking answers \u2014 but instead triggers a battle to decide its fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast also includes Oscar nominee Emily Watson (Chernobyl), Teen Choice nominee Katherine Waterston (the Fantastic Beasts films), and BAFTA winner Paddy Considine (The Outsider).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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