{"id":12548,"date":"2021-08-13T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T22:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=12548"},"modified":"2021-08-13T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T22:00:15","slug":"7-african-highlights-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/08\/13\/7-african-highlights-on-showmax\/","title":{"rendered":"7 African Highlights On Showmax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3061\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DEVILSDORP<\/strong> | Showmax Original | Binge now&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Showmax Original true-crime series, <em>Devilsdorp,<\/em> launched on Thursday, 29 July 2021 to five-star reviews, topping Showmax\u2019s SA Top 20 and setting a new record for the most hours watched in its first four days of launch of any film or series ever on Showmax &#8211; outperforming the likes of <em>Game of Thrones, The Real Housewives of Durban <\/em>and <em>The River<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by IdeaCandy, the four-part docu-series investigates the 11 Krugersdorp Killings between 2012 and 2016, separately known as the Appointment Murders and the Satanic Murders, and how they were all traced back to Cecilia Steyn and the Electus per Deus (Chosen by God) cult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe result of an 18-month research process, <em>Devilsdorp <\/em>shows again that truth is stranger than fiction, especially in South Africa,\u201d says director David Enright. &#8220;This is the story of the events that rocked an entire community and forever changed the lives of those involved, especially the families of the victims. What started as a group of devout Christians trying to help a former satanist escape the satanic church ended in a murderous spree involving a killer mom, her two children, and a cult with more victims than members. It may all sound too far-fetched to be believed, except it really happened &#8211; just down the road from us.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a South African first, Showmax also launched <em>Devilsdorp: The Official Companion Podcast,<\/em> presented by Nicole Engelbrecht of True Crime South Africa, who also narrated the audiobook version of Jana Marx\u2019s<em> The Krugersdorp Cult Killings: Inside Cecilia Steyn\u2019s Reign of Terror. <\/em>The podcast quickly topped Apple\u2019s South African charts and is currently at #3 on Spotify. Stream it <a href=\"https:\/\/iono.fm\/c\/6597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devilsdorp | Official Trailer | Showmax Local True-Crime Documentary\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MJRwOVAuXoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEMPTATION ISLAND SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong> | Showmax Original | Thursdays from 26 August<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of January 2021, <em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> set a new overall Showmax record for first-day views. At the end of June 2021, another reality series broke that record: <em>Uthando Lodumo<\/em>, about Babes Wodumo and Mampintsha\u2019s marriage. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 26 August 2021, more records may fall when Showmax\u2019s first international reality TV series format, <em>Temptation Island South Africa<\/em>, puts a local spin on Banijay\u2019s Teen Choice-nominated pop culture phenomenon, which has been adapted 25 times and counting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate relationship test, <em>Temptation Island South Africa<\/em> follows couples at a crossroads in their relationship, where they must mutually decide if they are ready to commit to one another for the rest of their lives \u2014 or go their separate ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, the couples experience a luxurious holiday in paradise (aka Knysna), where they live separately &#8211; with 20 sexy single men and women who are looking for love. This last taste of the single life is meant to help answer their most difficult questions about their relationship, like, \u201cAre we meant to be?\u201d and \u201cIs there someone better out there for me?\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afrokaans Film &amp; Television (<em>Survivor SA<\/em>) is producing the 12-episode Showmax Original, which is hosted by Phat Joe (<em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> reunion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stream now! | Temptation Island South Africa | Reality series on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ITO98aCC-0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AFRICA &amp; I<\/strong> | First on Showmax | Stream now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-year-old Othmane Zolati had never left his home country of Morocco when he started his nearly four-year journey to Cape Town, South Africa, with just $80, a small backpack, and a borrowed cheap pocket camera. <em>Africa &amp; I<\/em>, a 90-minute documentary about his trip, is the story of how Othmane walked, hitchhiked, cycled and skateboarded over 30 000 km through 24 countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Othmane directs and executive produces <em>Africa &amp; I,<\/em> using the 100s of hours of footage he taught himself to shoot along the way. He\u2019s collaborated with a team of award-winning South African creatives he met at the end of his trip: co-director Chris Green (writer and producer on the 2021 South African Film and Television Award [SAFTA] winner <em>Chasing the Sun<\/em> and co-showrunner of the two-time International Emmy-nominated <em>MasterChef South Africa)<\/em>; Both Worlds, the production company behind the two-time International Emmy-nominated <em>Puppet Nation ZA<\/em>; and composer Daniel Eppel and editor Kirsten de Magalhaes, both SAFTA winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Africa and I | True-Life Documentary Movie | Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lMlda9X17zM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KIPCHOGE: THE LAST MILESTONE <\/strong>| Stream now<br \/><br \/>On the morning of 12 October 2019 in Vienna, Kenya\u2019s marathon legend and world record holder Eliud Kipchoge shattered \u201cthe last barrier to modern athletics\u201d by running a marathon in under two hours, the first human to do so.<br \/><br \/>Directed by Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Jake Scott (<em>American Woman<\/em>) and executive produced by Oscar nominee Ridley Scott (<em>Gladiator<\/em>) and Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (<em>The Last King of Scotland<\/em>), <em>Kipchoge: The Last Milestone<\/em> is an intimate portrait of Kipchoge as he prepares for his record-shattering feat. With unprecedented access to the humble man BBC calls \u201cthe great marathon runner of all time\u201d, the documentary follows Kipchoge\u2019s journey from his training grounds in Kenya, to the high-tech facilities in Europe, to his record attempt in Vienna.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe set out to document an extraordinary athlete attempting the seemingly impossible,\u201d says Jake. \u201cEliud Kipchoge ran for mankind that day and with it delivered his belief that \u2018no human is limited.\u2019\u201d<br \/><br \/>At the recent Olympics, Kipchoge became the first athlete since 1980 \u2013 and only the third ever &#8211; to retain an Olympic marathon title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kipchoge: The Last Milestone (2021) | Official Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PiI7eUX6o8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FIVE TIGER<\/strong> | First on Showmax | Stream now<br \/><br \/>In <em>Five Tiger<\/em>, a short film that played in competition at this year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival, a god-fearing woman (Ayanda Seoka) finds herself in a transactional relationship with a church leader as she tries to support her daughter and sick husband.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><br \/><em>Five Tiger<\/em> was written and directed by Nomawonga Khumalo as a stylistic proof of concept for her feature debut, <em>The Bursary, <\/em>which will be produced by South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) winner and co-writer Brett Michael Innes (<em>Fiela se Kind, Sink<\/em>) and Paulo Areal (<em>Ellen: Die Storie Van Ellen Pakkies)<\/em>.<br \/><br \/><em>Five Tiger <\/em>was inspired by a conversation that Nomawonga had with a Johannesburg prostitute, who, after praying a blessing on her and her work, told a story about how her daughter had spent all the money that she made the day before on buying sweets for herself and her friend. She added that one day God would look favourably upon her because she tithed and she kept her faith. \u201c\u2018God loves us all\u2019 were her parting words and that just made me livid,\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TtzcdK-bAOc\" target=\"_blank\">says Nomawonga<\/a>, as the moment forced her to consider how sometimes the structures that support us can be the very things that hold us back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Five Tiger [2020] Teaser\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_2LZc85vwN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JAN S3 <\/strong>| Binge episodes 1-3 now, with new episodes every Thursday<br \/><br \/>South Africa\u2019s first Michelin-star chef, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen, returns for a new season of his South African Film and Television Award-winning VIA show, <em>JAN<\/em>, hailed by <em>Good Things Guy<\/em> as \u201ca TV show that has us all drooling\u201d and by <em>WatKykJy<\/em> as \u201ca new level of Afrikaans food television.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas the first two seasons took viewers to France and Italy, with a focus on how Jan combined French and South African cooking in his restaurant in Nice, JAN, Season 3 charts the launch of the chef\u2019s latest venture, KLEIN JAN, a new restaurant in the heart of the Kalahari, where the region\u2019s underexplored ingredients were the perfect inspiration to open a new restaurant and bring fine dining home \u2013 giving the food from the Kalahari the global stage it deserves.<br \/><br \/>\u201cI never really knew the Kalahari until five years ago,\u201d says Jan Hendrik. \u201cUntil then, I had heard about its vastness \u2013 the wide expanse of dry earth with its warm-hearted people \u2013 but the thought of laying down roots here never occurred to me. What opportunities could a harsh and arid terrain like this hold for a chef? But the Kalahari found me, and when it did, I was forever changed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new season of <em>JAN <\/em>takes you on the journey of opening a restaurant in a place where every ingredient is unimaginably scarce. It is also an ode to the people of the Kalahari and the Northern Cape, especially the growers and makers of the region whose passion and vision for mindful, sustainable agriculture is fuelling the global call for more responsible farming and supplier practices. From the salt pans in the middle of the desert, to an artisanal cheesemaker in Augrabies who makes all his cheese in the same twenty-litre pot, the people of the Kalahari work with a keen awareness that ingredients are not infinite, but precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nou op VIA | Jan | Seisoen 3\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AMkNSLFJdyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BIG BROTHER NAIJA S6 <\/strong>| 24-hour live stream<br \/><br \/>Season 6 of <em>Big Brother Naija<\/em>, themed \u2018Shine ya eye!\u2019, is now live streaming 24 hours a day on Showmax, from the house challenges to the weekly tasks, the Friday night games to the Saturday parties. Hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the 10-week reality show follows the lives of a group of strangers living together in one house, as they interact and compete with each other to win N90 million worth of prizes; the biggest pot for any reality show on the African continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showmax is also the only place to watch <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Vl0QoS9kxb0\">BBN S6: The Buzz<\/a><\/em>, hosted by Toke Makinwa. Streaming on Showmax Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 pm, <em>BBN S6: The Buzz<\/em> sees the award-winning media personality share her no-holds-barred opinion on happenings in the <em>BBNaija<\/em> house. Toke, who currently hosts The Late Morning Show on Rhythm 93.7, says, \u201cThis is almost like the unfiltered version of <em>Big Brother<\/em> where we bring you weekly highlights so I\u2019m looking forward to them messing up, I\u2019m looking forward to them creating more drama, because that way my show gets even more interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Big Brother Naija<\/em> is also available to watch on Africa Magic, DStv channel 198 and GOtv 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Brother Naija S6 | Reality Series | Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/45cu1ecbA08?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUT WAIT, THERE\u2019S MORE\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other recent highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the best local content after it airs, including Mzansi Magic\u2019s new drama\u00a0<em>Nqobile <\/em>(above)and ever popular telenovelas <em>The Queen<\/em> and<em> Gomora<\/em>; 1Magic\u2019s International Emmy-nominated telenovela <em>The River<\/em>; and kykNET\u2019s reality TV phenomenon, <em>Boer Soek \u2018N Vrou<\/em><\/li><li>the two-part special <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CMOdB9bd2BQ\">A Very Bonang Year<\/a><\/em>, which follows one of Africa&#8217;s biggest media personalities, Bonang Matheba, on her global adventures from LA to London, featuring guest appearances from Djimon Hounsou and D\u2019Banj<\/li><li>the first season of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l4RwCo_iR-0\">G.I.L<\/a>.<\/em>, a new mockumentary starring <em>Hotel<\/em>\u2019s Bennie Fourie as go-getter Barry, who lands the job of his dreams as the general manager of an airport \u2013 but at the middle-of-nowhere Grobbies \u2018International\u2019 Airport, overseeing a less-than-stellar team\u2026.<\/li><li>the Karoo sci-fi found-footage film <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XJqoFuBPnJY\">Wesens<\/a>,<\/em> starring Silwerskermfees Best Actor Award winners Pietie Beyers (<em>Skemerson<\/em>, <em>Vergeet My Nie<\/em>) and Morn\u00e9 Visser (<em>Die Stropers<\/em>, <em>Dis ek, Anna<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN AUGUST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see everything on Showmax in&nbsp;July 2021,&nbsp;including 2021 Emmy nominee <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oRCb1hmkgkM\">The Flight Attendant<\/a><\/em>, the 2021 Oscar nominee <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rdkpfU6qWrA\">Pinocchio<\/a><\/em>, and the <em>Trolls World Tour<\/em> spinoff series, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yPGeeh_oPhQ\">TrollsTopia<\/a><\/em>,click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/whats-new-on-showmax-in-august-2021\/\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;Please note this release schedule is subject to change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEVILSDORP | Showmax Original | Binge now&nbsp;&nbsp; The first Showmax Original true-crime series, Devilsdorp, launched on Thursday, 29 July 2021 to five-star reviews, topping Showmax\u2019s SA Top 20 and setting a new record for the most hours watched in its first four days of launch of any film or series ever on Showmax &#8211; outperforming&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/08\/13\/7-african-highlights-on-showmax\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 African Highlights On Showmax<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-12548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12548\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}