{"id":16791,"date":"2022-09-01T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=16791"},"modified":"2022-09-01T17:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:03:49","slug":"showmax-best-international-series-this-september-from-the-handmaids-tale-s5-to-industry-s2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/09\/01\/showmax-best-international-series-this-september-from-the-handmaids-tale-s5-to-industry-s2\/","title":{"rendered":"Showmax | Best International Series This September, From The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale S5 To Industry S2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<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>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>1st seasons of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, The Offer, We Own This City &amp; 2022 Emmy nominee The Staircase<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE HANDMAID&#8217;S TALE S5 <\/strong>| Thursdays from 15 September, first on Showmax<\/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 Handmaid\u2019s Tale | Season 5 | Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHcHn5P252c?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>Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood,&nbsp;<em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em>&nbsp;is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States, where the few fertile women, known as Handmaids, struggle to survive as reproductive surrogates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Season 5,&nbsp;June faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford, while struggling to redefine her identity and purpose. The widowed Serena attempts to raise her profile in Toronto as Gilead\u2019s influence creeps into Canada. Commander Lawrence works with Nick and Aunt Lydia as he tries to reform Gilead and rise in power. June, Luke and Moira fight Gilead from a distance as they continue their mission to save and reunite with Hannah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show\u2019s 15 Emmy Awards include wins for Elisabeth Moss, Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, and Samira Wiley, with nominations for Yvonne Strahovski, Max Minghella, O-T Fagbenle, and Madeline Brewer, all of whom return for the new season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/em> has an 83% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em> and 8.4\/10 score on <em>IMDb<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INDUSTRY S2<\/strong> | Binge from 23 September, first on Showmax<\/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\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=84hTBWzuqkY\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by former bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, <em>Industry <\/em>follows new bankers Harper (Myha\u2019la Herrold), Yasmin (Marisa Abela) and Robert (Harry Lawtey) as they forge their identities within the sex- and drug-fuelled pressure cooker environment of Pierpoint &amp; Co&#8217;s London office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Season 2, they can no longer hide behind their graduate status. The market is ripping and Pierpoint&#8217;s back-to-work-or-else mandate has the post-COVID trading floor more charged up and paranoid than ever. New US management will be gasoline on the flames &#8211; an injection of cross-Atlantic energy that lights a fire under each and every employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rated 18LSDN, <em>Industry<\/em> S1 won Casting and Cinematography awards from The Royal Television Society Awards in 2021 and earned five-star reviews in places like <em>The Guardian<\/em> and <em>The Independent<\/em>, who hailed it as, \u201cA millennial <em>Mad Men <\/em>with plenty of swagger\u2026 the kind of thrillingly fresh series that only comes along once every few years, a drama that makes its rivals look tired and uninspired\u2026.\u201d As <em>Vanity Fair <\/em>put it, it\u2019s like \u201cthe missing link between <em>Euphoria <\/em>and <em>Succession<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN <\/strong>| Binge now, first on Showmax<\/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\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dBTCYk0gfsM\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant, known only as \u201cA\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HBO Max&#8217;s <em>Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin<\/em> revives the hit teen franchise with an eerie new setting, a sharp left into the horror that the original 2010s hit series took its time coming around to, and an all-new line-up of teens we can\u2019t wait to meet (with the bonus of a literal Karen we can\u2019t wait to hate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ensemble cast includes a host of fresh faces, along with Critics Choice Award nominee Bailee Madison (<em>Good Witch<\/em>, <em>Brothers<\/em>) as Imogen, Chandler Kinney (<em>Lethal Weapon<\/em> the series) as Tabby, and Mallory Bechtel (<em>Hereditary<\/em>) as the Beasley twins, mean-girl Karen and her sister, Kelly. Singer and YouTuber Alex Aiono (<em>Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.<\/em>), and award winner Eric Johnson (<em>Smallville<\/em>, <em>The Knick<\/em>) are among the support cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by <em>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina<\/em>\u2019s Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoun Bring, the slasher series has an 88% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with <em>The Daily Beast<\/em> headlining, \u201cBelieve It or Not, <em>Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin<\/em> Is the Next Great Teen Drama.\u201d As <em>Decider<\/em> says, \u201cIt\u2019s <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> meets <em>Scream<\/em>, and it\u2019s a breezy blast that\u2019s perfect for summer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE OFFER <\/strong>| Binge now<\/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 Offer | Official Trailer | Paramount+\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iowLzO9-aew?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>The biographical drama series <em>The Offer<\/em> is inspired by Oscar-winning producer Albert S Ruddy&#8217;s never-before-revealed experiences of making the 1972 smash-hit gangster classic <em>The Godfather<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Godfather<\/em> cultists, and we are legion, will find the entire 10-part dramatic series \u2013 presented by the studio that almost didn\u2019t make the movie \u2013 not just impossible to refuse, but nerve-racking,\u201d says <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BAFTA nominee Miles Teller (<em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>) stars as Ruddy, alongside Emmy nominees Matthew Goode (<em>A Discovery of Witches, Downton Abbey<\/em>), Juno Temple (<em>Ted Lasso<\/em>\u2019s Keeley Jones), Giovanni Ribisi (Parker Selfridge in the <em>Avatar<\/em> films), Tom Hanks\u2019s son, Colin Hanks (<em>Fargo), <\/em>and Dan Fogler (<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, <em>Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them<\/em>). Look out for People\u2019s Choice winner Justin Chambers (<em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>\u2019s Dr Alex Karev) as Marlon Brando, and Frank John Hughes (<em>The Sopranos<\/em>\u2019 Walden Belfiore) as Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE STAIRCASE<\/strong> | Binge from 15 September<\/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\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TftAFQflBy8\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar winner Colin Firth and Oscar nominee Toni Collette are nominated for Outstanding Actress and Actor in a Limited Series at this year\u2019s Emmys for the biographical drama series <em>The Staircase<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by a true story, the eight-part series explores the life of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen&nbsp;after she is found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Staircase <\/em>was one of the Most Anticipated Series of 2022 on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, where it has a 93% critics rating. <em>The Guardian<\/em> calls&nbsp;it \u201criveting\u2026 practically fizzing with tension\u2026 If you didn\u2019t know it was true, you wouldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The star-studded cast includes Emmy nominees Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) and Michael Stuhlbarg (<em>Boardwalk Empire<\/em>), Oscar winner Juliette Binoche (<em>Chocolat<\/em>), Teen Choice nominee Patrick Schwarzenegger (<em>Midnight Sun<\/em>), MTV Movie &amp; TV Award nominee Parker Posey (<em>Scream 3<\/em>), and Olivia DeJonge (Priscilla in <em>Elvis<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WE OWN THIS CITY <\/strong>| Binge now<\/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=\"We Own This City | Official Trailer | HBO\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ig9BcW7gXvE?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>Co-created by David Simon (<em>The Wire <\/em>&#8211; still \u201cthe greatest TV series of the 21st Century\u201d, according to a 2021 BBC Culture Critics\u2019 poll<em>)<\/em> and George Pelecanos (Simon\u2019s co-creator on <em>The Deuce<\/em>), <em>We Own This City <\/em>chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department&#8217;s Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (<em>King Richard), <\/em>the six-part series stars BAFTA-nominated Nigerian actress Wunmi Mosaku (<em>Lovecraft Country<\/em>, <em>Loki<\/em>), Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Jon Bernthal (<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>) and Emmy nominee Josh Charles (<em>The Good Wife<\/em>), alongside a number of alumni from <em>The Wire<\/em>, including Jamie Hector, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Domenick Lombardozzi, Trey Chaney, Delaney Williams, Jermaine Crawford, Anwan Glover, Chris Clanton, Nathan Corbett, Maria Broom, Susan Rome and Michael Salconi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adapted from Justin Fenton\u2019s non-fiction book of the same name, <em>We Own This City<\/em> has a 93% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with the critics\u2019 consensus calling it \u201ca spiritual successor to <em>The Wire<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GEORGE CARLIN&#8217;S AMERICAN DREAM <\/strong>| Binge now<\/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=\"George Carlin&#039;s American Dream Documentary Series Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes TV\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqbC2_SRzU4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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The documentary chronicles the life and work of the legendary comedian, a cultural chameleon who is remembered as one of the most influential stand-up comics of all time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary opens an intimate window into Carlin\u2019s personal life, and includes both material from his stand-up specials and footage from his personal archive, as well as interviews with George Carlin&#8217;s family, friends, and the people he inspired \u2013 legends like Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt, Bette Midler, W. Kamau Bell, and Jon Stewart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>George Carlin&#8217;s American Dream<\/em> holds a 100% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, where the critics\u2019 consensus calls it, \u201can exhaustive and revealing retrospective on the beloved comedian&#8217;s career that ought to be mandatory viewing for standup fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOSCH S7 <\/strong>| Binge now, first on Showmax<\/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=\"Bosch Season 7 Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes TV\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TLsCBCNq8Bc?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>Based on Michael Connelly\u2019s 2014 novel <em>The Burning Room<\/em>, the seventh and final season of <em>Bosch<\/em> sees&nbsp;Harry Bosch (People\u2019s Choice Award winner Titus Welliver) investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl in a fire caused by arson. Risking everything to bring her killer to justice despite opposition from powerful forces, Bosch must make good on his credo: \u201cEverybody counts or nobody counts\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Detective Jerry Edgar is falling apart as he grapples with the consequences of shooting Jacques Avril, while Maddie assists Honey Chandler on a high-profile case that draws Bosch in and puts them in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Season 7 has a 100% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with Lance Reddick (<em>John Wick<\/em>) and Madison Lintz (<em>The Walking Dead<\/em>) returning in their Saturn Award-nominated roles as Irvin Irving and Maddie Bosch respectively, along with Emmy nominee Mimi Rogers (<em>Captive<\/em>) as Honey Chandler, and Black Reel nominee Jamie Hector (<em>We Own This City<\/em>, <em>The Wire<\/em>) as Jerry Edgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX IN SEPTEMBER 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see everything on Showmax in September 2022, including\u00a0Showmax Originals like the epic African fantasy <em>Blood Psalms<\/em>, the documentary series <em>Steinheist<\/em>, and the second season of the hit reality series <em>Uthando Lodumo<\/em>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-august-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/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 end begins on #BloodPsalms | Showmax&#039;s epic new Original series\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q0vCprK8nV0?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<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 biggest corporate scandal in Mzansi&#039;s history! 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