TV
Your guide to what to watch tonight. From prime-time M-Net dramas and Sunday night movies to the latest hits on DStv and local South African reality TV, discover Bianca Coleman’s top picks for the small screen.
Second Emmy Awards ceremony this year
FANS of the best in television will be able to watch the second Emmy® Awards ceremony of 2024 – the 76th Emmy®Awards – live on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at… →
A Gentleman in Moscow on Showmax in September
THE adaptation of Amor Towles’ best-selling novel A Gentleman In Moscow (and the Eat Play Drink editor’s pick for the month because she loved the book so much and doesn’t… →
Dive into the story of SA’s Olympic swimmers
EVERY four years, the Olympics capture the planet’s imagination as we witness superhuman feats of speed, strength, endurance, and determination from athletes who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit… →
Six-part underwater adventure series Oceanxplorers on Nat Geo
FROM National Geographic Explorer at Large James Cameron (Avatar), BBC Studios Natural History Unit (Blue Planet II) and OceanX, comes one of the most ambitious ocean adventures filmed. The breathtaking… →
Showmax’s Emmy nominees on the small screen this month
LAST year, Showmax had all the drama winners at the Emmy Awards, thanks to Succession, The Last of Us and The White Lotus. This year, by the end of August,… →
Dark Side Of Glory – shocking cases of murder in the world of sport
SHOWMAX has just dropped the first trailers for Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder in the world of… →
Much reduced Law & Order returns for its 23rd season
YOU just can’t go wrong with Law & Order – or any of its spinoffs. It’s the ultimate television success story, and unlike Grey’s Anatomy which should have gracefully bowed… →
Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap are here to slay on Showmax
FROM The Mommy Club creators POP24, Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap is a new reality TV show about Cape Town’s drag queens, including multi-award winner Emogan Moore, Miss Sovereign Western… →
Mervyn Gers Ceramics to sponsor new season of Masterchef SA
CAPE TOWN-based Mervyn Gers Ceramics, renowned for its uniquely handcrafted dinner and serveware, is proud to sponsor season five of MasterChef South Africa, moving into its new home on S3… →
Local show Spinners beats Succession at TV’s Magnolia Awards
THE first season of Spinners just beat the Emmy-winning final season of Succession for Best Foreign TV Series at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival’s Magnolia Awards, one of the biggest… →
Showmax highlights – yesterday, today and tomorrow
IT doesn’t matter how much is on my watch lists, I’m still looking ahead to what’s still to come. At the same time though, I’m also catching up with series… →
S2 House Of The Dragon leads Showmax in June
THE second season of House of the Dragon flies express to Showmax (and M-Net) from 17 June 2024. The Emmy-winning first season was named Best TV Series – Drama at… →