{"id":15386,"date":"2022-06-01T16:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15386"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:41:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:41:26","slug":"bumper-month-for-international-series-on-showmax-this-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/06\/01\/bumper-month-for-international-series-on-showmax-this-june-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Bumper Month For International Series On Showmax This June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From Winning Time to Peacemaker, Station Eleven to Westworld, My Brilliant Friend to Uprising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY<\/strong> <\/strong>| Binge now, first on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>\u2019 Most Anticipated Series of 2022, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty<\/em> dramatises the professional and personal lives of the players and coaches of one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties – a team that defined an American era, both on and off the basketball court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already renewed for a second season, the HBO sports drama has an 84% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, where the critics’ consensus says, \u201cWinning Time<\/em> pairs a larger-than-life roster of characters with whiplash style to deliver an absolute slam dunk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newcomers Quincy Isaiah and Solomon Hughes star as Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar respectively, while DeVaughn Nixon (Snowfall<\/em>, Runaways<\/em>) plays his real-life father, NBA star Stormin\u2019 Norman Nixon.\u00a0The star-studded cast also includes Oscar nominee John C Reilly, Screen Actors Guild nominee Jason Clarke, and Critics Choice winner Jason Segel, not to mention Oscar winners Sally Field and Adrien Brody, Emmy winner Julianne Nicholson, Emmy nominee Gaby Hoffman and Critics Choice nominee Tracy Letts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PEACEMAKER<\/strong> | Binge now, first on Showmax<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Cena reprises his Critics Choice Super Award-nominated role as Peacemaker, fighting for peace at any cost \u2013 no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. The hotly anticipated first series in the DC Extended Universe, HBO Max\u2019s Peacemaker<\/em> picks up where The Suicide Squad<\/em> movie left off, with Peacemaker returning home after recovering from his encounter with Bloodsport – only to discover that his freedom comes at a price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by multi-award-winning showrunner James Gunn (The Suicide Squad<\/em>, Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em>), the eight-episode series also stars Emmy nominee Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black<\/em>), Nigerian-British actor Chukwudi Iwuji (Designated Survivor<\/em>, The Underground Railroad<\/em>, and next year\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3<\/em>), Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<\/em>), MTV Movie Award nominee Robert Patrick (Perry Mason<\/em>), and Jennifer Holland, reprising her role from The Suicide Squad <\/em>as Emilia Harcourt. Plus, keep your eyes peeled for some \u2018super\u2019 cameos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>\u2019 most anticipated series of 2022, Peacemaker<\/em> has a 94% critics’ rating on the review aggregator, where the consensus calls the show “a bloody good time that gives writer-director James Gunn full permission to let his freak flag fly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HBO Max recently renewed Peacemaker <\/em>for a second season, while Cena is up for Best Comedic Performance at the 2022 MTV Movie + TV Awards for the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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