{"id":21539,"date":"2024-03-27T12:11:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=21539"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:11:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:11:17","slug":"best-international-series-to-stream-on-showmax-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/03\/27\/best-international-series-to-stream-on-showmax-this-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Best International Series To Stream On Showmax This April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>New True Detective, The Cleaning Lady; first seasons of Fellow Travelers, Black Ops<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"True Detective: Night Country | Official Trailer | Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WkL7cpG2UhE?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 22 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Night Country <\/em>is the most watched season of <em>True Detective<\/em>, as well as the best-reviewed, with a 92% rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>. The critics\u2019 consensus there says, \u201cFrighteningly atmospheric and anchored by Jodie Foster and Kali Reis&#8217; superb performances, <em>Night Country<\/em> is a fresh and frosty variation on <em>True Detective<\/em>&#8216;s existential themes,\u201d while <em>The Guardian<\/em>\u2019s 5\/5-star review says, \u201ca blazing Jodie Foster makes this show better than ever before.\u201d Similarly, <em>The Ringer <\/em>declared <em>True Detective: Night Country<\/em> the \u201cfirst can\u2019t-miss show of 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showrunner and multiple-award winner Issa L\u00f3pez writes and directs all episodes, with Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (<em>Moonlight<\/em>) and <em>True Detective<\/em> creator Nic Pizzolatto among the executive producers. <em>Night Country <\/em>also features the likes of Oscar nominee John Hawkes (<em>Winter\u2019s Bone<\/em>), three-time Emmy nominee Fiona Shaw (<em>Killing Eve,<\/em> <em>Ando<\/em>r), and BAFTA nominee Christopher Eccleston (<em>The Leftovers<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having topped <em>IMDb<\/em>\u2019s Most Popular TV charts globally, it\u2019s no surprise HBO has already ordered another season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Fellow Travelers Official Trailer | SHOWTIME\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_zI9UwYNQo?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FELLOW TRAVELERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First On Showmax | Stream from 26 April, with new eps on Fridays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner (<em>Philadelphia<\/em>, <em>Homeland<\/em>), based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, <em>Fellow Travelers<\/em> is an epic love story and political thriller that chronicles the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emmy nominee Matt Bomer (David Oppenheim in <em>Maestro<\/em>) was nominated for Golden Globe, Critics Choice, Screen Actors Guild and People\u2019s Choice awards as the handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who has a rewarding behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements \u2013 until he falls in love with Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey from <em>Bridgerton <\/em>and <em>Broadchurch<\/em> in a Critics Choice Award-winning performance), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story follows its central characters over the course of four decades, from the height of the Lavender Scare through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 70s, and the Aids crisis of the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fellow Travelers<\/em> was nominated for Best Limited Series at the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards, before winning the category at the recent GLAAD Media Awards. <em>Fellow Travelers <\/em>holds an 8.2\/10 score on <em>IMDb<\/em> and 91% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with <em>AV Club<\/em> saying it\u2019s \u201cas heart-wrenching as it is heartwarming,\u201d and <em>Variety<\/em> praising Bomer and Bailey\u2019s \u201celectric chemistry,\u201d saying, \u201cHawk and Tim\u2019s relationship shifts over the decades, but their erotic intimacy and attraction reverberate off the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show\u2019s cast also includes Critics Choice nominee Allison Williams (<em>Get Out<\/em>, <em>Girls<\/em>, <em>M3gan<\/em>) and Golden Globe nominee Linus Roache (<em>Homeland<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Black Ops Trailer | BBC - BBC\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fKBblGlXQBc?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BLACK OPS S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First On Showmax | Mondays from 29 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who said infiltrating a criminal gang was going to be easy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Black Ops<\/em> is set in East London and follows two inept community support officers, Dom and Kay, who join the Met Police in the hope of cleaning up their community but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-part BBC series is co-created, written and exec produced by Nigerian-British BAFTA winners Gbemisola Ikumelo (<em>Famalam<\/em>, <em>Brain In Gear<\/em>) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (<em>Famalam<\/em>, <em>The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>), who star alongside award winner Hammed Animashaun (<em>The Wheel of Time<\/em>, <em>Cunk &amp; Other Humans on 2019<\/em>, <em>Pls Like<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan you really make a hilarious comedy about police racism? \u2026 the answer \u2013 pretty miraculously \u2013 is yes,\u201d says <em>The Guardian<\/em>\u2019s 5\/5-star review, calling the show<em> <\/em>\u201ca pitch-perfect, star-packed joy.\u201d Praising the \u201cdream team of Ikumelo and Animashaun,\u201d they say, \u201cif these two are the future of British comedy, we\u2019re in very safe hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already renewed for a second season, <em>Black Ops<\/em> was nominated for Best Comedy Performance (for Ikumelo) at the 2023 Talk Telly Awards, as well as the 2023 Royal Television Society, UK award for Original Score &#8211; Scripted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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 Cleaning Lady Season 3 First Look Preview (HD) Elodie Yung series\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a0UDxPChmog?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE CLEANING LADY S3<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First on Showmax | Binge 3 eps, then weekly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Cleaning Lady<\/em> centres on former surgeon Thony De La Rosa, who travels to America for medical treatment to save her son but encounters a system rigged against her, forcing her to become a cleaning lady for the mob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by award-winning writer-producer Miranda Kwok (<em>The 100<\/em>, <em>Spartacus<\/em>), based on the Argentine series <em>La Chica que Limpia<\/em>, <em>The Cleaning Lady<\/em> won a Women&#8217;s Image Network Award for Best Drama Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, lead actress Elodie Yung (<em>The Hitman&#8217;s Bodyguard<\/em>, <em>Daredevil)<\/em> won a Critics Choice Award for Breakthrough Actress for Television (Asian Pacific Cinema and TV). As <em>Collider<\/em> says of \u201cMiranda Kwok&#8217;s gripping thriller&#8230; There simply wouldn&#8217;t be a show without \u00c9lodie Yung&#8217;s nuanced, heartbreaking portrayal of Thony.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Season 3, the stakes are higher than ever as Thony has to go it alone, risking dangerous new alliances as Fiona (Martha Millan) faces deportation to the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the tragic passing of series co-star Adan Canto, Season 3 sees Imagen Award winners Clayton Cardenas (<em>Mayans M.C.<\/em>) and Kate del Castillo (<em>Bad Boys for Life<\/em>) join the cast, along with Santiago Cabrera (<em>Big Little Lies<\/em>, <em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Resident Alien Season 3 Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7NSbS62FbtM?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RESIDENT ALIEN S3<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First On Showmax | Binge from 16 April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan Tudyk is back in his Critics Choice Super-nominated role as Harry Vanderspeigle, the no-longer-so-undercover alien posing as a human doctor in the town of Patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Resident Alien <\/em>has a 97% rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes <\/em>and an 8.1 score on <em>IMDb, <\/em>who call it \u201cone of the funniest shows &#8211; about destroying the entire human race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by five-time Emmy nominee Chris Sheridan (<em>Family Guy<\/em>), <em>Resident Alien <\/em>is a Critics Choice Super Awards nominee for Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Series and was named Best Cable Series, Comedy at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 | Official Trailer | Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4AR9Dqi3CVc?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM\u00a0S12<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First on Showmax | Binge from 19 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy series <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em> is back for its 12th and final season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Seinfeld<\/em> co-creator Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in the HBO series. A tongue-in-cheek depiction of the writer\/producer\/comedian\u2019s fictionalised life, the iconic comedy continues to prove how seemingly trivial details of one&#8217;s day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events. To keep the narrative spontaneous, the series is shot without a script and cast members are given scene outlines and improvise lines as they go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs <em>Curb <\/em>comes to an end, I will now have the opportunity to finally shed this \u2018Larry David\u2019 persona and become the person God intended me to be \u2013 the thoughtful, kind, caring, considerate human being I was until I got derailed by portraying this malignant character,\u201d says Larry David. \u201cAnd so \u2018Larry David,\u2019 I bid you farewell. Your misanthropy will not be missed. And for those of you who would like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at Doctors Without Borders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Curb Your Enthusiasm <\/em>also stars Jeff Garlin (<em>The Goldbergs<\/em>), Susie Essman (<em>Broad City<\/em>), Cheryl Hines (<em>Suburgatory<\/em>), J.B. Smoove (<em>Mapleworth Murders<\/em>), Richard Lewis (<em>Anything But Love<\/em>), Ted Danson (<em>The Good Place<\/em>), Vince Vaughn (<em>Wedding Crashers<\/em>), and Tracey Ullman (<em>Tracey Ullman\u2019s Show<\/em>). This season\u2019s cameos include South African Sharlto Copley (<em>District 9<\/em>), Jimmy Kimmel, Bruce Springsteen, Sienna Miller, and Dan Levy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final season currently has a 95% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em> and is in <em>IMDb\u2019<\/em>s 25 Most Popular TV Shows globally, with an 8.8\/10 rating after 12 seasons that puts it at #61 on their all-time Top-Rated TV list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Power Book II: Ghost Season 3 Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkJx342slwM?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>POWER BOOK II: GHOST S3<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 5 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first spin-off series in the award-winning <em>Power <\/em>crime drama franchise, <em>Ghost<\/em> stars BET Award nominee Michael Rainey Jr. as Tariq St. Patrick, the son of drug dealer James &#8220;Ghost&#8221; St. Patrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grammy winners Cliff &#8220;Method Man&#8221; Smith and Mary J. Blige are both back this season, while new faces include Black Reel nominee Keesha Sharp (<em>American Crime Story<\/em>, <em>Lethal Weapon<\/em>, <em>Girlfriends<\/em>), British-Nigerian Caroline Chikezie (<em>\u00c6on Flux<\/em>, <em>The Passage<\/em>), and American-Nigerian Gbenga Akinnagbe (<em>The Wire<\/em>, <em>The Deuce<\/em>) as billionaire Ron Samuel Jenkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by Emmy nominee Courtney A. Kemp (<em>The Good Wife<\/em>), <em>Ghost<\/em> has already been renewed for a fourth season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Tokyo Vice | Official Trailer | Max\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l3oWrNQo_Ng?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TOKYO VICE S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 12 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loosely inspired by Jake Adelstein&#8217;s non-fiction, first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, <em>Tokyo Vice<\/em> captures the American journalist\u2019s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late 90s, where nothing and no one was truly what or who they seemed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden Globe nominee Ansel Elgort (<em>Baby Driver<\/em>) stars as Adelstein, opposite Oscar nominees Ken Watanabe (<em>Inception<\/em>, <em>The Last Samurai<\/em>) and Rinko Kikuchi (<em>Babel<\/em>, <em>Pacific Rim<\/em>), and the likes of Rachel Keller (<em>A Man Called Otto<\/em>, <em>Fargo<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four-time Oscar nominee Michael Mann (<em>Heat<\/em>) directs the pilot and is an executive producer, while Tony Award-winning playwright J.T. Rogers is the show creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tokyo Vice <\/em>has an 88% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em> and has been hailed as \u201cbeautifully shot and elegantly acted\u201d by <em>Variety<\/em> and \u201caddictive and brilliant\u201d by <em>Collider<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Colin From Accounts | Official Trailer | BINGE\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CRMnbfZfoMw?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Binge now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Colin from Accounts<\/em> follows Ashley and Gordon, two single-ish, complex humans who are brought together by a car accident and an injured dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by and co-starring real life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, the Australian comedy series has an 8.3\/10 score on <em>IMDb<\/em> and a 100% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their 5\/5-star review, <em>Guardian<\/em> says, \u201cThis unfailingly funny, perfectly acted Australian sitcom features a lead that\u2019s neither a hot mess nor a manic pixie dream girl. It\u2019s honest, kind and goes from strength to strength\u2026 It is ordinary life with all the good lines jammed closer together\u2026 It\u2019s really rather wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show also cracked a spot on<em> Guardian<\/em>\u2019s Best of 2023 list, and won the 2023 Logie Award, the 2023 Australian Writers\u2019 Guild Award and the 2024 Australian Academy of Television and Cinema Arts Award for Best Comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Return to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center \u2013 Chicago Med | S8 | M-Net\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zLRC-hkAbWs?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CHICAGO MED S8<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 1 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a fiery Season 7 finale, Chicago&#8217;s most highly skilled medical team is back at Gaffney Chicago Medical Centre. Brace yourself for several major cast shakeups this season that\u2019ll mean saying goodbye to beloved characters \u2013 both at the start and end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sasha Roiz <em>(9-1-1<\/em>) joins the cast as ambitious shareholder Jack Dayton, whose arrival could spell trouble for the trauma unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also look out for the welcome return of April Sexton (Teen Choice nominee Yaya DaCosta), who we last saw in Season 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Ten Pound Poms | OFFICIAL TRAILER | A Stan Original Series.\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eF2kDWx23ZU?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TEN POUND POMS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 1 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ten Pound Poms<\/em> follows a group of Brits as they leave post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. For only a tenner, they have been promised a better house, better job prospects and a better quality of life by the sea in sun-soaked Australia. But life Down Under isn\u2019t exactly the idyllic dream the new arrivals have been promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Terry Roberts, Warren Brown (<em>The Responder<\/em>, <em>Luther<\/em>) won Best Actor at the 2023 Monte-Carlo TV Festival, where <em>Ten Pound Poms<\/em> was nominated for Best TV Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by BAFTA nominee Danny Brocklehurst (<em>Brassic<\/em>, <em>Accused<\/em>), the six-part historical drama also stars award-winner Michelle Keegan (<em>Our Girl<\/em>) and Screen Actors Guild nominee Faye Marsay (<em>Andor<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Everything I Know About Love | Official Trailer | Peacock Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yB6b0lTqk3I?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 22 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Everything I Know About Love<\/em>, Maggie and Birdy, besties since school, finally land in London to live it large when the unexpected happens &#8211; dependable Birdy gets a steady boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adapted by award-winning journalist Dolly Alderton from her own wildly funny, occasionally heart-breaking, and bestselling memoir, the series is led by Emma Appleton as Maggie and BAFTA and Critics Choice Award nominee Bel Powley (<em>A Small Light<\/em>, <em>The Morning Show, The King of Staten Island<\/em>) as as Birdy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven-part comedy-drama has an 96% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, where the critics\u2019 consensus calls it \u201can absolute blast.\u201d <em>Time Magazine<\/em> adds, \u201cAppleton and Powley are irresistible as mutually adoring friends, and the escapist pleasures of 20-something life a mere decade ago make for an ideal vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Quantum Leap | Season 2 Official Trailer | NBC\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eo4eB6rZeeE?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>QUANTUM LEAP S2<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First on Showmax | Binge eps 1-4, with new episodes on Tuesdays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One leap can change everything as Dr Ben Song (Raymond Lee from <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>) continues his thrilling journey through time in the action-packed second season of <em>Quantum Leap<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Quantum Leap<\/em> was nominated for three 2024 Saturn Awards from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy &amp; Horror Films, including Best Action\/Thriller Television Series and Best Supporting Actor for Ernie Hudson (<em>Ghostbusters<\/em>). 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As they say, \u201cThis surprisingly gritty take on the genre is a must-watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"ZeroZeroZero | Now on Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tK2cVUhkDeE?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ZEROZEROZERO<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 17 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ZeroZeroZero<\/em> traces a shipment of cocaine on its journey through Mexico and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Italian cartel buying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sky and CANAL+ co-production has an 8.1\/10 score on <em>IMDb<\/em> and a 94% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with <em>The Independent (UK)<\/em> saying, \u201cThis dark cocaine opera is brilliant, bleak escapism\u2026 a little of <em>The Godfather<\/em>, a splash of <em>Sicario<\/em> and a dash of <em>Succession<\/em>: a tasty recipe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast includes Oscar nominee Andrea Riseborough (<em>To Leslie<\/em>), BAFTA nominee Dane DeHaan (<em>Oppenheimer<\/em>), Emmy nominee Gabriel Byrne (<em>In Treatment<\/em>), award winner Tcheky Karyo (<em>The Missing<\/em>), and Harold Torres, who was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series for his performance as Manuel Quinteras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the novel by Roberto Saviano, the series is co-created by <em>Gomorrah<\/em>\u2019s Stefano Sollima and Leonardo Fasoli with Writers Guild of America nominee Mauricio Katz (<em>Maniac<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Infiniti S1 | Coming to Showmax\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VeONy-ugvzc?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INFINITI<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 1 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by Empreinte Digitale (<em>Spinners<\/em>) for CANAL+, <em>Infiniti<\/em> was nominated for Best Mini-series at the International Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Space Station (ISS) has gone silent when a decapitated and waxed body is found on a roof in Kazakhstan. Positive identification leaves no room for doubt: the body belongs to an American astronaut currently on a mission on the ISS. A French astronaut, dismissed from the space programme, and a Kazakh cop, disowned by his ranking hierarchy, set out to solve this mysterious paradox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international cast includes the likes of award-winning Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov (<em>Snowpiercer<\/em>, <em>4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/em>), French actress C\u00e9line Sallette (<em>If Only<\/em>, <em>Marie Antoinette<\/em>), Kazakhstani actor Daniyar Alshinov, and Lex Shrapnel (<em>A Town Called Malice<\/em>, <em>Domina<\/em>, <em>Captain America<\/em>), and Ellora Torchia (<em>Midsommar<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Gordita Chronicles Season 1 Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes TV\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xo0frzHzhjg?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GORDITA CHRONICLES<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First On Showmax | Stream from 22 April, with new eps on Mondays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year is 1985 and Cucu \u201cGordita\u201d Castelli (Olivia Goncalves) has just said goodbye to all of her friends and family in Santo Domingo and moved to Miami with her marketing executive father V\u00edctor (Juan Javier Cardenas), bold and vivacious mother Adela (Diana Maria Riva), and suddenly status-obsessed older sister Emilia (Savannah Nicole Ruiz). While life in America is far from what they imagined, the Castellis are determined to take charge of their strange new world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive produced by multi-award winners Zoe Salda\u00f1a and Eva Longoria, <em>Gordita Chronicles<\/em> has a 100% critics\u2019 rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> calling it \u201ca big-hearted charmer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the 2023 Image Foundation Awards, <em>Gordita Chronicles <\/em>was nominated for Best Primetime Comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter 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=\"Moonshine | Official Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4kOTTw0AJBc?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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MOONSHINE S1-2<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Binge from 10 April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A raucous tale of lust, legacy and lobster, <em>Moonshine<\/em> tells the story of the Finley-Cullens, a dysfunctional family of adult half-siblings battling to take control of the ailing family business, a rundown summer resort in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show has already earned 24 nominations in its native Canada, winning Best TV Series at the Screen Nova Scotia Awards, and earning nominations at the Leo Awards for Tom Stevens (<em>Wayward Pines<\/em>, <em>Deadly Class<\/em>) and at the Canadian Screen Awards for Jennifer Finnigan, Emma Hunter, and Peter MacNeill (<em>Good Witch<\/em>, <em>Nightmare Alley<\/em>, <em>A History of Violence<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Decider<\/em> calls it \u201ca fun show with a dreamy, summer vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>AWARDS UPDATE<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At next week\u2019s Critics Choice Super Awards, <em>The Last of Us <\/em>leads the TV category with seven nominations, while <em>Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning<\/em> has five, the most nominations of any film.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other nominated TV series on Showmax include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Yellowjackets<\/em>: Best Horror, Best Actress (Melanie Lynskey)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Warrior<\/em>: Best Action, Best Actor (Andrew Koji)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Fire Country<\/em>: Best Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Equalizer<\/em>: Best Actress: Action (Queen Latifah)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mrs. Davis<\/em>: Best Actress: Sci-Fi\/Fantasy (Betty Gilpin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the recent GLAAD Media Awards, billed as \u201cthe largest, most legendary LGBTQ celebration in the world in 2024\u201d, <em>Yellowjackets<\/em> was named Outstanding Drama Series and<em> Fellow Travelers<\/em> won Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, giving Showmax content two of the three biggest scripted TV awards of the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New True Detective, The Cleaning Lady; first seasons of Fellow Travelers, Black Ops TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Binge from 22 April When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. 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