{"id":3777,"date":"2017-03-31T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T12:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2017-03-31T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T12:45:24","slug":"coming-to-showmax-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/coming-to-showmax-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming To Showmax In April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Showmax_black.jpg?resize=400%2C71\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"71\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ShowMax has a long list of series and movies coming this April.<\/p>\n<h6>New Series<\/h6>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheYoungPope.jpg?resize=400%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheYoungPope.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/TheYoungPope.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Young Pope<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nFIRST AND ONLY ON SHOWMAX<br \/>\nThis acclaimed series sees Pius XIII, the first American Pope (Jude Law), steering a sinister new path for the Church. Diane Keaton plays Sister Mary, the nun who raised him.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 13\/04<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Young Pope Official Trailer (2017) | HBO\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6we2blItR4s?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><\/p>\n<p><strong>Silicon Valley<\/strong> S3<br \/>\nThe sharpest tech-industry satire on TV gets even funnier in the latest season, with some big changes in store for neurotic Richard and the company he founded, Pied Piper.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wentworth<\/strong> S2 \u2013 S3<br \/>\nReleased from the psych ward after killing her prison rival, Bea is set on getting revenge against Braydon Holt \u2013 but will have to escape to get her hands on him.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>UnReal<\/strong> S2<br \/>\nThis clever series about the off-camera drama on a reality-TV dating show gets even more shameless, with Rachel trying to secure a new suitor while her bosses fight for control.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 06\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banshee<\/strong> S4<br \/>\nAfter years away, ex-con Lucas Hood returns to Banshee, Pennsylvania, to hunt down a serial killer. In this, the brutally violent hit show\u2019s final season, Eliza Dushku joins the cast.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marvel\u2019s Agent Carter<\/strong> S1 \u2013 S2<br \/>\nOne of Marvel\u2019s most dynamic heroines uses her job as secretary for the Strategic Scientific Reserve as a cover as she secretly works to clear Howard Stark\u2019s name of treason.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 17\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Once Upon a Time<\/strong> S1 \u2013 S4<br \/>\nThis fantasy drama series about fairy-tale characters being banished to the real world is a hit, with its spellbinding special effects, strong performances by a stellar cast, and fast-paced plot.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Married to Medicine<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nA fascinating reality show about seven women \u2013 three doctors and four doctors\u2019 wives \u2013 struggling to balance their careers, families, social lives and relationships amid the fierce demands on doctors\u2019 time.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line of Duty<\/strong><br \/>\nWelcome back to police anti-corruption unit AC-12\u2019s complex cases. This season, the team investigates Danny Waldron\u2019s on-the-job shooting, while Lindsay Denton goes on trial for last season\u2019s deadly ambush.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 27\/04<\/p>\n<h6>New Movies<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/strong><br \/>\nThe funniest Frat-Pack comedy stars Will Ferrell as San Diego\u2019s suavest newsman, with his cronies Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, who are dumbfounded when a lady-person joins their 1970s newsteam.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 06\/04<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-T3wnP91OnI?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><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Honeymooners<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barnyard<\/strong><br \/>\nA honky-tonk animated comedy for the whole family, about Otis the carefree cow who must take charge when the farmer\u2019s away. With the voices of Courtney Cox and Kevin James.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barnyard - Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5soJDEbzIc?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><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gladiator<\/strong><br \/>\nRoman general Maximus is stripped of everything he loves in a brutal power struggle. Forced into the Gladiator games, he vows to reach the top to deliver his revenge.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gladiator - Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AxQajgTyLcM?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><\/p>\n<h6>Kids Additions<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Barbie As The Princess &amp; The Pauper\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nErika, a servant who dreams of becoming a singer, looks identical to Princess Annaliese. When Annaliese is kidnapped, Erika must live in the castle and pretend to be the princess.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbie: Mariposa and her Butterfly Fairy Friends<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen Queen Marabella is poisoned, shy butterfly fairy Mariposa has to learn to make new friends, as she uses the stars to find an antidote to save the Queen.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the third Barbie Fairytopia movie about Elina the fairy. Can Elina and her Fairy School apprentice friends defeat evil Laverna for good, and bring the rainbow to life?<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 06\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the sequel to the first Barbie Fairytopia movie, Barbie once again plays the fairy Elina. This time, she must save her merman friend Prince Nalu from the evil Laverna.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 06\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paw Patrol<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nRyder and his pup pack, including firefighter-in-training Marshall and wannabe police-dog Chase, spring to action to save the day in Adventure Bay. Whenever you\u2019re in trouble, just yelp for help!<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 06\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haunted Hathaways\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTaylor Hathaway moves to New Orleans with her mom and little sister Frankie. But their new home is already occupied: by the ghosts of Ray Preston and his two sons.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 13\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spongebob Squarepants<\/strong> S8 \u2013 New Season<br \/>\nSpongeBob and his fellow Bikini Bottom residents are still up to no good, competing in a sled worm race and building a miniature golf course in SpongeBob\u2019s pineapple house.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/strong> S2 \u2013 New Season<br \/>\nIn the second season, we\u2019re introduced to the bizarre Mutagen Man, while Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo have to save April from Shredder\u2019s Foot Clan and the formidable Karai.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dora The Explorer<\/strong> S5-S6 \u2013 New Seasons<br \/>\nDora, Boots, Tico, Backpack, Map and Swiper are back, solving puzzles in Spanish and English, finding missing objects, and helping friends find their way home: but they\u2019ll need your help.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kung Fu Panda \u2013 Legend of Awesomeness<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nPo is training to become a Dragon Warrior, while joining the rest of the Furious Five in protecting the Valley of Peace from villains like Scorpion, Fung and Temutai.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 13\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic<\/strong> S5 \u2013 New Season<br \/>\nPrincess Twilight Sparkle carries on learning about friendship in Ponyville, with her beloved besties Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Rarity, and her funny little dragon Spike.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 18\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Little Pony: Equestria Girls<\/strong> 4 \u2013 Legend of Everfree<br \/>\nAt summer camp, Twilight Sparkle and her fellow Canterlot High students start developing superhuman powers amid a series of disasters. Could this be the work of the legendary forest spirit?<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 18\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready Jet Go<\/strong> S1 (Cake)- New Episodes<br \/>\nJet Propulsion and his family are from the planet Bortron 7. They live in Washington disguised as humans. The only ones who know their secret are Jet\u2019s Earthling friends.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 17\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dora and Friends<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nOur favourite explorer is now an adventurous tween who gives back to the community with the help of her talented gang of pals, her maps app and her magical bracelet.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaah! Real Monsters<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nMeet Ickis, Oblina and Krumm, three monsters-in-training who go to school under a New York City dump and have to come above-ground to scare humans for their school assignments.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wonder Pets<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nThree classroom pets \u2013 Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck and Ming-Ming Duckling \u2013 travel around the world to save animals who need to be rescued. Their only superpower? Teamwork.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>All Grown Up<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nThe gang from the Rugrats is back, and, yip, they\u2019re all big now! Angelica, Tommy, Dil, Chuckie and the others are in middle school, dealing with typical teenage issues.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Legend of Korra<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nThe sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender is set 70 years later. Korra is the Avatar who came after Aang, and it\u2019s now his job to keep Republic City safe.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invader Zim<\/strong> S1-2<br \/>\nThis hilarious animation has won a tonne of awards and gathered a cult following. Zim, a clueless alien from the planet Irk, infiltrates the human race \u2026 or tries to.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 26\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>True Jackson<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nTeenager True Jackson is offered a job out of the blue: as the VP of her favourite clothing line. Can she win at office politics and the corporate high life?<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 26\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamillah &amp; Aladdin<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nJamillah finds an old lamp. She, rubs it, and a genie appears. Jamillah wishes for adventure, and the genie transports her back in time to the world of Aladdin.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 26\/04<\/p>\n<h6>Non-fiction Additions<\/h6>\n<p><strong>National Icons<\/strong><br \/>\nSee sport\u2019s biggest names in the ultimate battle for supremacy! This fascinating documentary pits legends of all major sports head-to-head, from Agassi vs Nadal to Van Perssi vs Bergkamp.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deliver Us From Evil<\/strong><br \/>\nThe case of convicted paedophile Oliver Grady who, as a priest in northern California, molested the children of his parishioners, apparently with the knowledge of his superiors in the diocese.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total Combat Magazine Show<\/strong> \u2013 (Inverleigh)<br \/>\nCovering all disciplines of fight sports, including MMA, boxing and muay thai, this programme is the first of its kind, bringing combat sports in all its forms to passionate fans.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 18\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Only Live Once<\/strong> (Inverleigh)<br \/>\nThese urban sport warriors are fearless, and go to extremes to be better than the next guy. They all flirt with mortal danger as they fall, flip, fly, skate and bike on city streets.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<h6>Local Additions<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Die Boekklub<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nWinner of three SAFTAs, this series centres around Tom Niemandt, who takes an unexpected trip to the Karoo, and meets an eclectic group of people who change his life forever.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 03\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Die Wonderwerker<\/strong><br \/>\nEug\u00e8ne Marais, well-known but enigmatic poet, arrives on the Van Rooyen farm on the verge of death. While he\u2019s healing, he falls in love with teenaged Jane.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 09\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bakgat 3: Tot Die Mag<\/strong><br \/>\nWimpie Koekemoer decides to put his own rugby team together when he arrives in England, hoping to win the league prize money so he can pay for his wedding.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly &amp; Wors<\/strong> S2-3 \u2013 New Seasons<br \/>\nBrace yourself for new seasons of the beloved sitcom about the dysfunctional Visagies. What do seasons 2 and 3 have in store for Molly, Worsie, Vaatjie, Blapsie, Sjarmeney and Theunis?<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 13\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Binnelanders<\/strong> S11<br \/>\nIn the Binneland Clinic in Pretoria, it\u2019s business as usual, with the dedicated staff working round the clock to tend to their patients while grappling with their own personal challenges.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 17\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Die Ballade Van Robbie De Wee<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom crime writer Deon Meyer comes a chilling, suspenseful movie about a desperate music manager and his newest client: a young, naive, promising singer \u2013 who may also be a murderer.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hartland<\/strong> S1<br \/>\nThis beautifully filmed series introduces us to four generations of an Afrikaner family. We soon discover that Ouma Cilliers and her descendents are hiding some juicy secrets from one another.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 24\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen singer-songwriter Paul signs with a notorious music manager, he thinks his big break has finally arrived \u2013 until he realises how much of his dream he will have to sacrifice.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 27\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rockville<\/strong><br \/>\nRockville series lifts the lid on the dark side of Mzansi \u2013 the drama, sacrifices and subterfuge that it takes to get to the top in modern-day South Africa.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 13\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kota Life Crisis<\/strong><br \/>\nKota Life Crisis follows three half-siblings who inherit their father\u2019s township house, complete with an adjoining tuckshop which they are forced to manage despite their differences<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 10\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isibaya<\/strong><br \/>\nSet on the backdrop of the taxi industry, with two young lovers who are torn apart by a century-old feud between two powerful families.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 20\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandla &amp; Lexi<\/strong><br \/>\nWinner of Big Brother Mzansi Season 1, Mandla Hlatshwayo, returns to the screens alongside his girlfriend, Lexi van Niekerk, for their hit reality show, Mandla and Lexi.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 27\/04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kabelo\u2019s Boot Camp<\/strong><br \/>\nA reality show hosted by Kabelo Mabalane, that helps contestants from across South Africa to transform their lives for the better by shedding their excessive weight and personal demons.<br \/>\nPlanned Release Date: 17\/04<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShowMax has a long list of series and movies coming this April. New Series The Young Pope S1 FIRST AND ONLY ON SHOWMAX This acclaimed series sees Pius XIII, the first American Pope (Jude Law), steering a sinister new path for the Church. Diane Keaton plays Sister Mary, the nun who raised him. Planned Release&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/coming-to-showmax-in-april\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coming To Showmax In April<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[110],"class_list":["post-3777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-showmax","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}