{"id":15121,"date":"2022-05-03T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15121"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:22:37","slug":"the-10-best-international-series-on-showmax-in-may-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/05\/03\/the-10-best-international-series-on-showmax-in-may-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best International Series On Showmax In May 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Halo” to The Girl From Plainville to The Righteous Gemstones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HALO S1 | New episodes every Friday; binge from 20 May 2022, first on Showmax<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paramount+ original series, Halo, based on the iconic Xbox franchise and one of the highest-grossing game franchises of all time, set a new record as the most-watched original series premiere globally on Paramount+ in its first 24 hours of release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmy nominee Pablo Schreiber brings humanity\u2019s deadliest weapon \u2013 and our greatest hope \u2013 to life as the iconic Master Chief. As The Guardian says, \u201cWhoever decided to cast Schreiber, the character actor veteran of shows such as Orange is the New Black (as dodgy prison guard \u201cPornstache\u201d) and American Gods, as an action hero deserves a medal. Standing 196cm tall and now built like a tank, he makes just the sort of imposing, statuesque figure required for a seemingly unstoppable human battle machine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series is set in a separate timeline to the games, dramatising an epic 26th-Century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant. But if the Halo universe sounds worlds away, it\u2019s closer to home than you think: South African Jonathan Liebesman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) directs four episodes, with compatriot Guy Potgieter (District 9, Homeland) as set decorator and Dale Butler as first assistant director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Rotten Tomatoes\u2019 Most Anticipated Shows of 2022, Halo had been renewed by Paramount+ for a second season before the first even launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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