The new Showmax is launching with wall-to-wall new content – over 60 new series, seasons and movies are on the way this February.
Set your sights on Monday, 12 February for the big drop (you could also catch some early arrivals on Friday, 9 February). It’s a bonanza for local viewers, including five brand-new Showmax Original series, two new seasons of fan favourites The Mommy Club and The Real Housewives of Durban, and eight new international hit series airing for the first time ever in South Africa, on Showmax. And for ultimate comfort viewing, guess where you can now watch all of The Office and all of Parks and Recreation. Here’s the best of what’s new on Showmax this February.
Showmax Originals
Widows Unveiled
Reality show. Five widows navigate life in the spotlight following the deaths of their high profile husbands. With marketing professional Lerato Sengadi (widow of Motswako legend HHP); businesswoman Mpho Tshabalala (widow of kwaito legend Mandoza); businesswoman Sikelelwa Ngubane (widow of actor Menzi Ngubane); businesswoman Fundiswa Molefe (widow of businessman John Molefe); and businesswoman Lerato Maphatsoe (widow of former Defence Minister Kebby Maphatsoe).
Stream from 12 February, new episodes each Monday
Wyfie
Long-running young adult drama from Homebrew Films (Trompoppie). Four mismatched roommates in residence at the fictional Eike university take the leap into “adult” life and choices. With Beata Bena Green, Celeste Loots, Kristen Raath, and Mienke Ehlers.
Stream from 12 February. 2 new episodes each Tuesday
Red Ink
Crime drama. Author Angela Makholwa-Moabelo co-wrote and exec produced this adaptation of her bestselling debut novel Red Ink, with Thishiwe Ziqubu. Imprisoned serial killer Napoleon “The Butcher” Dingiswayo (Bonko Khoza) approaches journalist-turned-publicist Lucy Khambule (Nqobile Nunu Khumalo) to tell his story.
Stream from 12 February. New episodes on Tuesdays
More Showmax Originals
Youngins: Young adult drama following high schoolers who stumble on a dark secret. From 12 February.
- Catch Me a Killer: Game of Thrones star Charlotte Hope in this true crime drama about Micki Pistorius, South Africa’s first serial killer profiler. From 12 February.
New seasons of your fave reality shows
The Real Housewives of Durban S4: The ladies return, with three newcomers. From 12 February.
- The Mommy Club S2: Jozi’s most glamorous moms return to life in the school dropoff lane. From 19 February.
INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Halo S2
Sci-fi game adaptation from exec producer Steven Spielberg. Cybernetically enhanced super-soldier Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) and his team of Spartans are back on the frontlines of the 26th-century war between humanity and the alien Covenant. John searches for the only thing that’ll save mankind from extinction: the Halo.
Stream from 12 February. New episodes weekly
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Drama anthology series about the most legendary lawman in the American Old West. The first season tackles Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo), the enslaved and freed man who became the first Black US Marshal west of the Mississippi and went on to put over 3000 outlaws in chains.
Stream from 12 February. New episodes Fridays
Ted S1
Comedy. In this prequel to the Ted movie, Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) – the swear bear who was brought to life thanks to a wish that his best friend, John (Max Burkholder), made – is headed to school. It’s the mid-1990s, John is 16 now, and Ted must navigate high school bullies and cliques alongside him, while trying to get expelled himself.
Binge from 12 February
Killing It S1
Comedy from the Brooklyn Nine-Nine creative team. Disaster-prone wannabe entrepreneur Craig Foster (Craig Robinson) enters the Florida Python Challenge –.a competition to see which weirdo can kill the most invasive snakes –.in pursuit of the prize money, which would be enough to launch his own business.
Stream from 12 February. New episodes Thursdays
More international series
Funny Woman S1: British comedy based on Nick Hornby’s book about a beauty queen trying to make it as a comedian in 1960s London.
- Bupkis S1: A heightened version of the life of Pete Davidson, the SNL sketch comedian and Kim Kardashian/Ariana Grande boyfriend. Stream from 12 February, only on Showmax.
- Found S1: Gabi and her team of kidnapping survivors search for missing people. But Gabi has a secret source - the man who stole her as a child. Stream from 12 February, only on Showmax.
- SAS Rogue Heroes S1: The “mostly true” story of how the British Army Special Air Service was formed during WWII. Stream from 12 February, only on Showmax.
- Race to Survive: Alaska S1: Elite athletes must survive in the wilderness in this competitive reality show. Stream from 12 February, only on Showmax
- Plus, boxsets of classic comedies The Office S1-9 and Parks & Recreation S1-7.
INTERNATIONAL MOVIES
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
Action directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is on a deadly race around the globe to track down a terrifying, all-powerful weapon before it falls into the wrong hands. With Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, and Hayley Atwell.
Stream from 12 February
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
Animated comic book action and winner of Best Animated Feature at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards. Brooklyn Spider-Man Miles Morales and Gwen Stacey meet the team of Spider-People – including coolest Spider-Man ever, Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk. They’re charged with protecting the multiverse, but find themselves debating how to be a hero.
Stream from 18 February
Gran Turismo
Biographical sports drama. Directed by South African Neill Blomkamp, and based on the true story of Jann Mardenborough, a British teen player of the computer game Gran Turismo who became a professional racing car driver.
Stream from 12 February
More international movies
- The Whale: Drama starring Brendan Fraser in an Oscar-winning performance as an obese man trying to reconnect with his daughter. Stream now.
No Hard Feelings: A 30-something woman (Jennifer LAwrence) is paid to date an introverted 19-year-old. Comedy streaming from 5 February.
Kandahar: An undercover CIA operative (Gerard Butler) and his translator flee elite enemy forces in Afghanistan. From 19 February.
Babylon: Dark comedy drama about old Hollywood starring the likes of Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. From 29 February.
- Fool’s Paradise: A mental health patient takes over the life of his doppelganger, a famous actor. From 26 February.
There’s so much more entertainment coming in February on Showmax. For the full list, go to Showmax Stories. Subscribe to Showmax and get the new Showmax app from just R39 per month.
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