{"id":22509,"date":"2024-07-11T17:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22509"},"modified":"2024-07-11T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:16:29","slug":"jaw-dropping-reality-shows-to-stream-this-july-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/07\/11\/jaw-dropping-reality-shows-to-stream-this-july-on-showmax\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaw-dropping Reality Shows to Stream this July on Showmax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap, Married at First Sight Mzansi, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: South Africa &amp; more<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Married at First Sight Mzansi S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stream episodes 1-4 right now, with new episodes on Sundays<\/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=\"From strangers to newlyweds \u2013 Married At First Sight Mzansi\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Hhd4IOPbzg?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><em>Married at First Sight Mzansi<\/em> features eight hopefuls who agree to participate in an extreme experiment by marrying a stranger. Special experts &#8211; including a spiritualist, a relationship coach, and a sociologist &#8211; use scientific matchmaking methods to determine each couple, who will not have met or had contact with each other until the wedding day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mzansi Magic series then documents the relationships, including honeymoons and other relatable events of married life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After several weeks, each couple must decide whether to remain together or go their separate ways. This \u201csensational\u201d show, as described by <em>Glamour <\/em>magazine, has been trending on X every week since its premiere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>First on Showmax | Binge now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show<\/em> is a hilariously dark reality series that follows the Emmy-winning comedian on his turbulent journey to find love, explore his sexuality, and uncover the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This must-see HBO Original is currently ranked #4 on <em>Metacritic<\/em>&#8216;s Best of 2024 and #11 on R<em>otten Tomatoes<\/em>&#8216; list of the Best Shows of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Daily Beast <\/em>calls it \u201ca fascinating, affecting, and valuable experiment in how honest one can really be when you\u2019re writing, directing, and filming your own life\u2026 There\u2019s nothing else on TV like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursdays from 18 July<\/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=\"Beaulah: Queens Van Die Kaap | Tease Trailer | Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3dIb818-gYQ?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>From <em>The Mommy Club<\/em> creators POP24, <em>Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap<\/em> is a new reality TV show about Cape Town\u2019s drag queens, including multi-award winner Emogan Moore, Miss Sovereign Western Cape winner Ina Propriette, Miss Cape Town Pride winner Kat Gilardi, <em>SA\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> runner up Manila von Teez, Miss Gay Western Cape winner Maxine Wilde, and rival house mothers BB Vahlour and Madison Scarr.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Miss Sovereign to Miss Gay Grassy Park, and from Beefcakes to Zer021, the Showmax Original will take you onto the Cape Town drag scene\u2019s biggest stages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Told in Gayle with subtitles, it\u2019s an eye-opening and jaw-dropping introduction to a world of extreme transformations, unforgettable fashion, warring houses, opposing queen mothers, wig-gates, and sisterhood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Perfect Wedding S13<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge from Friday, 19 July<\/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=\"Mr and Mrs Lawson \u2013 OPW | Mzansi Magic | S13 | Ep1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yxRP9TjkN0Y?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>If there\u2019s anything romcoms have taught us, it\u2019s that planning the perfect wedding is never easy. Now imagine planning a wedding in real life! The chaos and confusion of late deliveries, the drama, and the over-meddling relatives \u2013 some whom you\u2019ve never met in your entire life but who somehow have every authority to stop the wedding if their demands are not met.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this sounds like an exaggeration, then wait until you watch Mzansi Magic\u2019s <em>Our Perfect Wedding (OPW)<\/em>, a wedding reality show that takes us behind the scenes of what it takes to plan a perfect wedding. Each week, one engaged couple takes the journey to the altar. They check and tick off all the items on their wish list and declare at the end of the show that they had their perfect wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Curse S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge from Monday, 22 July<\/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 CURSE Trailer (2023) Emma Stone\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z3tkSquFzjg?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><em>The Curse<\/em> explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring in their reality TV show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar winner Emma Stone (<em>Poor Things<\/em>) stars alongside the show\u2019s co-creators: Emmy nominee Nathan Fielder (<em>The Rehearsal<\/em>) and Critics Choice nominee Benny Safdie (<em>Uncut Gems<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Curse<\/em> has a 94% critics rating on <em>Rotten Tomatoes<\/em>, with Best of the Year mentions everywhere from <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> to <em>Wired. Entertainment Weekly <\/em>hailed it as \u201cthe weirdest, most unforgettable show of 2023\u201d while <em>The Guardian<\/em>, in a five-star review, praised it as \u201cexquisitely cringe-worthy\u2026 like nothing else on TV\u2026 It is exhilaratingly tense, it ends magnificently and I found it impossible to look away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for the likes of Oscar-nominated Somalian actor Barkhad Abdi (<em>Captain Phillips<\/em>, <em>Eye in the Sky<\/em>), Emmy nominee Corbin Bernsen (<em>L.A. Law<\/em>), and Screen Actors Guild winner Constance Shulman (Yoga Jones in <em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip &#8211; South Africa S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge from Monday, 29 July<\/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=\"What happens in Jamaica | Ultimate Girls Trip SA | Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dtaHN9ADp4Q?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><em>The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip &#8211; South Africa <\/em>is the spinoff that fans have been waiting for, taking eight of South Africa\u2019s most iconic Housewives on a luxury trip to Jamaica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip<\/em> &#8211;<em> South Africa<\/em> dream cast includes Beverley Steyn (<em>The Real Housewives of Cape Town <\/em>S1); Christall Kay (<em>The Real Housewives of Johannesburg <\/em>S1-S2); LaConco (<em>The Real Housewives of Durban <\/em>S1-S2); Lethabo Lejoy Mathatho (<em>The Real Housewives of Johannesburg <\/em>S2-S3); Liz Prins (<em>The Real Housewives of Gqeberha <\/em>S1); Londie London (<em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> S2); Melany Viljoen (<em>The Real Housewives of Pretoria<\/em> S1); and the longest-serving Housewife in Africa, Nonku Williams (<em>The Real Housewives of Durban<\/em> S1-S4).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip<\/em> has given us some of the most iconic moments in South African reality TV history, from the ladies forming unexpected friendships to LaConco opening up about her relationship with the former president of South Africa, to Nonku and Christall finding love on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Mommy Club: Sugar &amp; Spice S1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursdays from 8 August<\/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=\"Meet the moms | The Mommy Club Sugar &amp; Spice | Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-3mXxXkTHI?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>Produced by POP24, <em>The Mommy Club: Sugar &amp; Spice<\/em> is a reality show that follows affluent mothers within Durban&#8217;s Indian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first spinoff from the smash hit Showmax Original, <em>The Mommy Club: Sugar &amp; Spice<\/em> features Abigail Nepaul (41), Asharia Parsad (27), Christina Devraj (26), Devina Knowles (43), Kim Jones (33), Lenore (45), Neetasha (36), and twins Losh and Resh Naidoo (45), whose daughter received a Porsche as her 18th birthday gift\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVERYTHING ON SHOWMAX THIS JULY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other highlights on Showmax this July include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kate Winslet in HBO series <em>The Regime<\/em>, one of <em>BBC<\/em> and <em>Vogue<\/em>\u2019s best series of 2024 so far<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 blockbusters <em>The Beekeeper,<\/em> with Jason Statham, and <em>Mean Girls, <\/em>with Rene\u00e9 Rap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mzansi Wethu\u2019s most-watched show ever, <em>Sibongile &amp; The Dlaminis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Anyone But You<\/em>, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell &#8211; the biggest romcom at the global box office since 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 Critics Choice Super nominee <em>Blue Beetle<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The critically acclaimed second season of <em>Killing It<\/em>, starring Craig Robinson (<em>The Office<\/em>, <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>See everything headed for Showmax <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/za\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-july-2024\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/za\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-july-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap, Married at First Sight Mzansi, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: South Africa &amp; more Married at First Sight Mzansi S1 Stream episodes 1-4 right now, with new episodes on Sundays Married at First Sight Mzansi features eight hopefuls who agree to participate in an extreme experiment by marrying a&hellip; 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