Filming has wrapped on the Showmax Original Dam, a small-town psychological thriller shot in the Eastern Cape. Silwerskerm Best Actress winner Lea Vivier (Wonderlus, Fynskrif) stars as Yola Fischer, who returns from Chile to the Eastern Cape to bury her father, only to be tormented by spirits in the farm […]
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The trailer starts, like The Lion King, with Lebo M’s distinctive voice singing, “Nants’ Ingonyama,” from The Circle Of Life, off Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-winning soundtrack to the animated classic. “I’ve worked with some of the biggest and greatest, most talented people in the world,” says Lebo M, who’s won a […]
The Showmax Original Skemerdans is currently in production in Cape Town. The Cape Flats neo-noir is expected to launch on Showmax in 2021. After the murder of owner Glenn Fortune, The Oasis jazz club becomes the centre of a power struggle between two brothers, a scorned widow and an organised […]
Johannesburg, 22 September 2020, discover.film, the leading streaming platform for quality short movies and entertainment, has been chosen by Huawei, to be its short-form content provider for its video platform, on HUAWEI Video. This collaboration will see the discover.film app integrated into the HUAWEI Video app as a pre-installed app on […]
Shauwn Mamkhize has taken the entertainment industry to the top and we couldn’t be more proud. The Business woman, entrepreneur and now a reality star gave us one of the best shows this year on January 9 which debuted on Mzansi Magic – named KwaMamkhize. The show included her son […]
Team South Africa’s young rising star in the Paralympic Movement, Ntando Mahlangu, is one of nine Paralympians who are featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Rising Phoenix’, a movie that was launched on 26 August 2020. Other athletes featured in the film include Bebe Vio, 2014 and 2016 European Italian wheelchair […]
By: Thakgatso Setseta This heritage month, the South African State Theatre’s (SAST) online programme presents season 05, which will be headlined by the award-winning Jazz music sensation, Zoë Modiga -in a virtual music concert- as well as the culture and heritage enthusiast, and revered musician Mbuso Khoza, performing Amahubo In […]
Ozo has won this week’s Head of House (HoH) game! He becomes the first male HoH and the first Housemate to complete the game. He subsequently chose Dorothy to be his deputy. This means they both get to live in the luxury Head of House lounge and enjoy immunity from […]
By: Lara Rothwell It looks like South Africa might just have another star in the making. Kamvalethu Jonas, a Grade 4 learner at Curro Rivonia, has been cast to star in a lead role for an upcoming movie titled Mlungu Wam. According to the Cape Town-based production company, Fox Fire […]
The year started on a high note when we were introduced to our very own second Netflix story Blood and Water. The story is directed by Nosipho Dumisa who did make us all proud by her work starring Ama Qamata. The series made a global debut on March 20 and […]
June is Pride Month, a celebration of all things LGBTIAQ+. One area where there’s lots to celebrate is film and TV: this year alone, Somizi & Mohale: The Union broke records on Showmax; Elton John biopic Rocketman won an Oscar and a Golden Globe; and, earlier this month, Gentleman Jack […]
1st seasons of Betty, Devils, Miracle Workers, Motherland: Fort Salem, Run, The Outsider & The Plot Against America DEVILS S1 | First on Showmax | Binge now Golden Globe nominee Patrick Dempsey (McDreamy in Grey’s Anatomy) and Alessandro Borghi (Suburra), who’s won acting awards at Venice and Berlin, co-star in […]
Two freaky new South African horror movies have just descended on Showmax: Jaco Bouwer’s Rage and Beer Adriaanse’s Parable, both produced by Nagvlug Films (Wonderlus, Hotel). These are the first two Showmax Original movies, as well as the streaming service’s first foray into horror. “We’ve had a great response to […]
