Tag Archives: ShowMax

Showmax premiered first South African original ‘Troukoors’

Showmax has premiered the first season of its much anticipated South African original, a romcom titled ‘Troukoors’ (Wedding Fever). The show created by SAFTA winner Louis Pretorius and SAFTA nominee Albert Snyman, follows Ilse-Lee van Niekerk as Jessica, a wedding planner who is surrounded by love but struggling to find it for herself. The series [...]

HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot now available on Showmax

Showmax announced that the first 10 episodes of HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot are now available with the final two episodes coming express from the US on 10 December 2021. The reboot’s launch saw it trending at #1 on Twitter and generating over 15 billion total social impressions, pulling in a record number of viewers over [...]

Mauritius Telecom to bring UEFA Campions League

Mauritius Telecom and Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, have partnered up to bring UEFA Champions league and major football leagues to my.t customers and football fans in Mauritius. Through this partnership, my.t customers will be able to access Showmax Pro features the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, English Premier League, FA Cup, Serie A, [...]

Showmax’s Kenyan TV series Crime & Justice renewed for another season

Showmaxs Kenyan crime procedural and legal drama series Crime and Justice had officially began filming of its second season. Crime and Justice is Kenyas first Showmax Original and the first co-production with global broadcaster CANAL+ Group. The series follows detective duo Makena (Sarah Hassan, Famous, Just In Time) and Silas (Alfred Munyua, Nafsi, The First [...]

Showmax revealed its first Kenyan Original film “Baba Twins”

Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, has announced its first Kenyan Showmax Original film, Baba Twins, a coming-of-age comedy-drama that will be streamed on the platform in December 2021. The movie follows the story of Wamz, a young carefree airline hostess who is thrust into motherhood and has to raise multiples while navigating nanny drama [...]

Showmax released teaser for rom-com series, Troukoors

Showmax has released a first-look teaser for Troukoors (Wedding Fever), the first Showmax Original romcom, which will be available to binge from 13 December 2021. Troukoors is made by SAFTA winner Louis Pretorius and SAFTA nominee Albert Snyman of Infinity Films, the creators of critically acclaimed and much-loved shows like Die Boekklub and Fynskrif, with [...]

Showmax launched 2 for 1 Black Friday deal

Showmax, the Multichoice-owned local streaming service, has announced its Black Friday special offer, and itll bag two months access to the service, for the price of one month. This special offer is set to run from 25th of November, until the 9th of December 2021 as part of the global Black Friday phenomenon. It will [...]

Showmax’s The Wife breaks streaming records

Showmax’s The Wife has broken the streaming record for the most first-day views of all-time of the platform, beating the record previously set by Uthando Lodumo. The show, which is the first Showmax Original telenovela, also broke Devildorp’s record for the most hours watched within four days of launch, thus outperforming the launch of any [...]