{"id":8262,"date":"2019-04-04T20:26:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=8262"},"modified":"2019-04-04T20:29:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T18:29:09","slug":"7-of-the-best-series-on-showmax-may-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2019\/04\/04\/7-of-the-best-series-on-showmax-may-august-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Of The Best Series On Showmax: May – August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ANIMALS S3<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

First on Showmax. Binge from 1 May 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANIMALS. focuses on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth\u2019s least-habitable environment: New York City. In Season 3, the late night cult favourite visits a human-less, post-apocalyptic Big Apple. Blending live-action and animated segments, the HBO series features arguably the strongest cast on TV this year, including Aisha Tyler (Archer), Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War<\/a>), Awkwafina (Ocean\u2019s Eight), Carol Kane (The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), David Harbour (Stranger Things), Demi Moore (GI Jane), Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Jacob Tremblay (Room), John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), Lauren Lapkus (Crashing), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex), Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) and many more\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Binge from 22 May 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A female employee (Oscar winner Patricia Arquette) at a maximum security prison in upstate New York becomes romantically involved with a pair of inmates (Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano and Oscar winner Benicio del Toro) and helps them escape. Based on a true story, Escape At Dannemora is directed by Ben Stiller (The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Limited Series (Patricia Arquette)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 Directors Guild of America Award for Limited Series (Ben Stiller) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INSECURE S3<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Binge from 3 June 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, Insecure follows the friendship of two black women as they deal with their own real-life flaws while attempting to navigate different worlds and cope with an endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Globe Best Actress In a Comedy nominee (Issa Rae): 2017 and 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2018 Emmy nominee: Best Actress (Issa Rae) and Best Cinematography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COUNTERPART S2<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Binge from 3 June 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Season 1, Howard (Oscar winner J. K. Simmons), a hapless UN employee, discovers the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension, where his other self is a top spy. Season 2 finds the Crossing closed and each Howard stranded in the other’s world. As a cold war escalates between worlds and deepens the divide, both men find themselves growing increasingly like each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding New Program nominee, Television Critics Association Awards, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BALLERS S4<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Binge from 3 June 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After refusing to compromise his principles by joining an alliance with the filthy-rich Anderson brothers to move a football franchise to Las Vegas, Spencer (Dwayne Johnson from Jumanji) and his partner Joe (Emmy winner Rob Corddry) set out to expand their foothold in the client-management business, weighing an opportunity to purchase an extreme-sports LA outfit founded by Lance Klians (BAFTA nominee Russell Brand). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominated for Emmys in 2017 and 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominated for three Black Reel Awards in two years, including Best Comedy and Best Actor In A Comedy (Dwayne Johnson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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