{"id":12806,"date":"2021-09-01T18:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=12806"},"modified":"2021-09-01T18:07:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T16:07:06","slug":"five-best-international-series-on-showmax-this-september-from-the-white-lotus-to-gangs-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/five-best-international-series-on-showmax-this-september-from-the-white-lotus-to-gangs-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Best International Series On Showmax This September, From &#8220;The White Lotus&#8221; To &#8220;Gangs Of London&#8221;"},"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>THE WHITE LOTUS<\/strong> <strong>S1 <\/strong>| Binge now, first on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set over the course of a week, HBO comedy drama <em>The White Lotus<\/em> follows hotel guests at an exclusive Hawaiian resort as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. With each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel\u2019s cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and directed by Mike White (<em>Enlightened<\/em>), <em>The White Lotus<\/em> stars Emmy nominees Connie Britton (<em>Nashville<\/em>) and Natasha Rothwell (<em>Insecure<\/em>), Teen Choice winner Jennifer Coolidge (<em>2 Broke Girls<\/em>) and nominee Alexandra Daddario (<em>True Detective<\/em>), and Screen Actors Guild nominees Sydney Sweeney (<em>Euphoria<\/em>), Steve Zahn (<em>War for the Planet of the Apes<\/em>), and Jake Lacy (<em>Girls, The Office<\/em>), as well as Murray Barlett (<em>Looking<\/em>) and Fred Hechinger (<em>Eighth Grade<\/em>).<\/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=\"YOUR NEXT BINGE-WATCH! | The White Lotus | HBO comedy-drama series on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEDr6aq1-Co?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>GANGS OF LONDON S1<\/strong> | Binge now, first on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominated for the Best Drama BAFTA earlier this year, <em>Gangs of London <\/em>tells the story of a city torn apart following the assassination of the head of its most powerful crime family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery (<em>The Raid<\/em>), <em>Gangs of London <\/em>stars BAFTA nominees Joe Cole (<em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>, <em>Black Mirror<\/em>), Paapa Essiedu (<em>I May Destroy You<\/em>), and Lucian Msamati (<em>His Dark Materials<\/em>, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>), as well as 2021 Critics Choice Super nominee Sope Dirisu (<em>His House<\/em>) and multi-award winners like Ray Panthaki (<em>Away<\/em>, <em>Marcella<\/em>) and Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>).<\/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=\"Gangs of London | Trailer | Crime drama series | First on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HZOlutzNs1k?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>R<strong>ICK AND MORTY S5 <\/strong>| Binge from 6 September 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sociopathic genius scientist Rick Sanchez lives with his daughter Beth\u2019s family, constantly bringing her, his son-in-law Jerry, granddaughter Summer, and grandson Morty on insanely dangerous adventures across the multiverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rick and Morty<\/em> won its second Outstanding Animated Program Emmy in three years in 2020 and is currently the 14th highest-rated series of all time on <em>IMDb<\/em>, with a 9.2\/10 rating from nearly 400 000 fans. That makes <em>Rick and Morty<\/em> the second highest-rated animated series of all time, behind only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/ujcdcxst-avatar-the-last-airbender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/em><\/a>.<br \/><br \/>Alison Brie, a Critics Choice nominee for <em>Glow<\/em> and <em>Community<\/em>, and an Annie Award nominee for <em>Bojack Horseman<\/em>, joins the voice cast this season, as do the likes of six-time Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan (<em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em>, <em>Star vs. The Forces of Evil<\/em>) and Teen Choice winner Jennifer Coolidge (<em>The White Lotus<\/em>, <em>Gravity Falls<\/em>, <em>American Pie<\/em>).<\/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=\"Rick and Morty S5 | Official trailer | Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iyvZQGJ4ybc?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>THE ROOKIE S3 <\/strong>| Binge now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four-time People\u2019s Choice Award winner Nathan Fillion (<em>Castle<\/em>, <em>Firefly<\/em>) stars as the LAPD\u2019s oldest rookie, John Nolan, in the ever-popular police procedural <em>The Rookie. <\/em>Nominated for a 2020 Emmy for its stunt coordination, the series has an 8\/10 score on <em>IMDb<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast includes Alyssa Diaz (<em>Ray Donovan<\/em>\u2019s Teresa), Black Reel nominee Richard T Jones (<em>Santa Clarita Diet<\/em>), Mekia Cox (<em>Chicago Med\u2019s <\/em>Robin), MTV Movie Award winner Shawn Ashmore (<em>X-Men<\/em>\u2019s Ice Man), Melissa O\u2019Neil (<em>Dark Matter<\/em>, <em>Condor<\/em>), and Eric Winter (<em>The Mentalist, Days of <\/em><em>Our Lives<\/em>\u2019 Rex Brady).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also look out for Saturn and IGN Summer Movie Award winner Brandon Routh (The Atom\/Ray Palmer in <em>DC\u2019s Legends of Tomorrow<\/em> and <em>Arrow<\/em>, <em>Scott Pilgrim<\/em>, <em>Superman Returns<\/em>) and Annie Wersching (<em>Bosch<\/em>, <em>Runaways<\/em>) this season, along with Black Reel nominee Harold Perrineau (<em>Claws<\/em>, <em>Lost<\/em>, <em>Oz<\/em>), Emmy nominees Frankie Muniz (<em>Agent Cody Banks<\/em>, <em>Malcolm in the Middle<\/em>) and Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti in <em>The Young and the Restless<\/em>), and People\u2019s Choice and Teen Choice nominee Emily Deschanel (<em>Bones<\/em>, <em>Animal Kingdom<\/em>).<\/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=\"The Rookie S3 | Trailer | Police drama on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yZBiUgayfyQ?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>THE EQUALIZER S1<\/strong> | Binge now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar nominee Queen Latifah (<em>Chicago<\/em>) was nominated for a 2021 Black Reel Award for Best Actress: Drama in <em>The Equalizer<\/em>, a reimagining of the classic 80s action series and the 2014 blockbuster movie with Denzel Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She plays Robyn McCall, a single mother and former CIA operative who helps those with nowhere else to turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics Choice Award winner Lorraine Toussaint (<em>Orange is the New Black)<\/em>, Golden Globe nominee Chris Noth (Mr Big in <em>Sex in the City<\/em>, Peter Florrick in <em>The Good Wife<\/em>), Screen Actors Guild nominee Adam Goldberg (<em>Saving Private Ryan<\/em>,<em> A Beautiful Mind<\/em>), and Laya DeLeon Hayes (the voice of <em>Doc McStuffins<\/em>) co-star.<\/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=\"Queen Latifah stars in The Equalizer | Crime series on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbjALzuYpvM?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>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see everything on Showmax in\u00a0September 2021,\u00a0including the 2021 Oscar nominees <em>Tenet<\/em> and <em>Minari;<\/em> 2020 Oscar winner <em>Judy<\/em>; HBO\u2019s new docu-series <em>Obama: In Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union<\/em>; the SXSW 2021 Audience Award-winning COVID-19 documentary <em>In The Same Breath<\/em>; and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dB65mc4qaKk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flatland<\/a><\/em>, the South African film that opened the Berlin Panorama, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/whats-new-on-showmax-in-september-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Please note this release schedule is subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE WHITE LOTUS S1 | Binge now, first on Showmax Set over the course of a week, HBO comedy drama The White Lotus follows hotel guests at an exclusive Hawaiian resort as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. With each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel\u2019s cheerful employees, and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2021\/09\/01\/five-best-international-series-on-showmax-this-september-from-the-white-lotus-to-gangs-of-london\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Five Best International Series On Showmax This September, From &#8220;The White Lotus&#8221; To &#8220;Gangs Of London&#8221;<\/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-12806","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\/12806","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=12806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12806\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}