These amazing shows on Showmax this December will blow your mind!

By Showmax | 6yrs ago | 12 min read

Logins for the following sites are stored on your computer It’s almost that time of year to kick back and binge-watch some sweet new shows or catch up on your all-time favourites.And we’ve got everything you need on Showmax.

December is a huge month with a brand-new Showmax Original, Tali’s Wedding Diary, coming on 14 December.

Made by the same people behind Suzelle DIY, this marriage mockumentary is already going viral before the launch.

There are awesome new series like HBO’s The Deuce and BBC’s The Durrels, as well as the latest episodes of Mr Robot S3 and South Park S21 Fresh from the US, plus a massive S1-12 of Grey’s Anatomy made for the binge.

Movie fans are in for a treat with an incredible HBO movie collection coming just for December so be sure to binge-watch them all! Check the full list below.

From the creators of SuzelleDIY comes a hilarious new mockumentary starring Julia Anastasopoulos as Tali, a Joburg princess who moves to Cape Town – and she’s getting married!

The Deuce S1 – First on Showmax (HBO)

Enter New York City’s Times Square in the 1970s, a world of sex, dreams and danger in this brilliant new drama series featuring an amazing cast and jaw-dropping style.

The Durrells S1 (BBC)

Louisa Durrell moves her family from England to a Greek island in 1935, but the locals are not ready for this strange and wonderful life-loving clan of misfits!

The Missing S2

A missing girl surfaces more than a decade after her disappearance, creating more questions than answers in this chilling new season of the tense crime thriller series.

The Bible

Ambitious and daring, this mini-series takes you from Genesis to Revelations, as we revisit one of the most influential books ever written with all of its drama, grace and wisdom.

Mr Robot S03 E09 – First on Showmax. Weekly Episodes Fresh from the US.

Things are ready to explode as Phase 2 closes in, Elliot’s multiple personalities grow stronger and nobody can trust anyone in this brilliant cat and mouse game.

Frankenstein Chronicles S02 E1-6. Exclusive to Showmax.

First and exclusive. The shocking events of the first season take John Marlott into the dark side of London, against the law and on the wrong side of life…

South Park S21 E10 – Fresh from the US.

Political correctness creeps into the town of South Park, turning everything on its head. But the kids are ready to fight back in this long-running and hilarious animated series.

Grey’s Anatomy S1-12

Start at the beginning as Dr. Meredith Grey joins a top Seattle hospital. She’s there to save lives, but is she ready for the changes in her own life?

Emerald City S1

Enter the land of Oz as you’ve never seen before. Dorothy is transported to the realm ruled by the Wizard, but her arrival heralds the beginning of a dark prophecy…

Billions S2

Revenge may be on the backburner as Bobby and Chuck try to fix their empires, but the two arch-enemies can’t resist each other’s destruction in this new nail-biting season.

Power S3

Ghost has finally left the drug game, but as he expands his nightclub empire, it’s clear the game isn’t finished with him in this gripping new season.

Madam Secretary S3

It’s a new non-stop rollercoaster of politics unusual as Elizabeth and her team try to prevent Russia invading Croatia, rescue a kidnapped colleague and trap CIA weapons smugglers.

Bosch S3

Knowing the truth behind his mother’s death has only left Detective Harry Bosch more unpredictable and strange. Then the murder of a homeless vet threatens to push him over the edge…

Elementary S5

An explosion starts this season with a bang as Sherlock and Watson face old and new threats across the world, including criminals who kidnap Sherlock for his services…

Keeping Up with the Kardashians S13

It’s that season, where a visit to Paris ends in Kim being robbed! The Kardashians are no strangers to drama, but can they get through this storm?

Walkout (HBO)

Conditions in America’s schools are so bad in 1968 that the students decide to walk out. Watch as hope and unity beat adversity and oppression in this gripping true story.

Warm Springs (HBO)

Franklin Roosevelt fought many great battles in politics. But this stunning movie takes us to his greatest fight against a disease that threatened to destroy his world.

Miss Evers’ Boys (HBO)

The Tuskegee study notoriously infected poor African Americans with syphilis. Only one nurse stood up against it and her voice blew the conspiracy wide open. This is her story…

Taking Chance (HBO)

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl does not understand the price of war, until he volunteers to take a dead soldier’s casket back to the family in this beautiful film about life.

Planned release date: 01/12

Capturing Mary (HBO)

A concierge learns about the exciting, and sometimes dark, history of the mansion he looks after when an elderly visitor shares her experiences as a socialite in the early 1900s.

Planned release date: 01/12

Wit (HBO)

Emma Thompson is outstanding as a professor who discovers she has ovarian cancer. Go along with her lows and highs on her journey with this terrifying disease.

Planned release date: 01/12

Hello Ladies: The Movie (HBO)

Stuart’s ex is on her way to visit him, so he decides to make her jealous by pretending his tenant is his new fling. The plan can’t possibly fail…

Planned release date: 01/12

Elephant (HBO)

Cinematic master Gus van Sant takes us to school as never before, in a film that is as real and incredible as it is shocking. Not to be missed.

Planned release date: 01/12

The Cherokee Kid (HBO)

Revenge is the only thing on the mind of the Cherokee Kid, but first he has to change from wimp to lethal gunslinger… and he’s a whole lotta wimp.

Planned release date: 01/12

Bessie (HBO)

Queen Latifah steps into the shoes of Bessie Smith, the legendary blues performer who rose from nothing to rock the music world in the 1920s and 30s.

7 Days In Hell (HBO)

No ego will be left unbruised in this hilarious mockumentary about two great tennis stars (Andy Samberg and Kit Harington) who play a match that lasts seven days.

Muhammed Ali’s Greatest Fight (HBO)

When Muhammad Ali refused to join the draft for the Vietnam War, he stepped into the ring with his biggest opponent ever: the United States government.

Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (HBO)

He is one of the all-time boxing greats, and is also known for his antics outside the ring. Now get to know Mike Tyson in his incredible one man show.

Confirmation (HBO)

A judge is nominated to the highest court in the US, but a quiet law professor claims she was sexually harassed by him. Will she prevail in this suspenseful drama?

Baby Mama

Tina Fey stars as a successful businesswoman who wants children, but is infertile. So she makes a deal with an unstable woman to be the surrogate in this hilarious comedy.

The One

Get twice as much Jet Li in this explosive action ride. His twin from another dimension is killing all copies to be the strongest – and there’s only one left…

Ella Enchanted

As a child, Ella was enchanted by her fairy godmother to do everything she was told. But this becomes a problem and she sets out to have the curse removed.

Space Chimps

Chimpanzee astronauts travel through a black hole and discover an alien planet. But to get home, they need to overthrow the local tyrant in this hilarious animated feature.

Space Chimps 2

The chimps return to Planet Malgor, where the tyrant Zartog is plotting to capture them and take back the throne he stole. Don’t miss this fantastic family adventure.

Hercules

Dwayne Johnson steps into the sandals of the greatest hero of them all, the mighty Hercules. Yet while he fights for humans, the gods have other plans.

Doom

Things have gone very wrong at a military science base on Mars and the marines go in to deal with it. What awaits them is beyond their worst nightmares…

Couples Retreat

They were hoping for a cheap tropical getaway, but when a bunch of friends have to attend mandatory couple’s counselling at the resort, all kinds of strange things start happening.

Wanderlust

A light-hearted comedy about a city slicker couple who join a free-spirited community in an attempt to find themselves and say goodbye to stress… but even hippies have issues.

Planned release date: 18/12

Role Models

Danny hates life and Wheeler never wants to grow up. So becoming mentors for teens may seem like an odd choice for them, but not when the alternative is jail…

Planned release date: 28/12

Impy’s Wonderland

Join Impy the dragon and his friends in this animated adventure as they try to rescue a panda from an evil animal collector!

Planned release date: 28/12

Barbie: Thumbelina

Join Barbie as she tells the wonderful story of Thumbelina, a fairy who overcame her fear to befriend a human girl and help save her forest.

Planned release date: 04/12

Barbie in Princess Charm School

Blair thinks her world is coming to an end when she is sent to the Charm College. Instead she finds a whole new world of fun, friends and adventure.

Planned release date: 04/12

LEGO DC Superheroes: Batman Beleaguered

All the heroes of the Justice League are disappearing! If Batman doesn’t get to the bottom of this, he might soon be the only hero left.

Planned release date: 04/12

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale

Merliah loves the sea, but she didn’t know she’s a mermaid princess. Then her mother, the Queen, is kidnapped and Merliah must return to save the underwater kingdom.

Planned release date: 07/12

Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses

The king sends a duchess to turn his 12 princesses into ladies. But instead she bans fun and dancing, so the princesses find a secret passage to a magical land…

Planned release date: 07/12

LEGO Marvel Superheroes: Maximum Overload

Loki has found a way to “overload” supervillains and unleashes them on the Marvel universe. Can Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk and the rest of the superheroes defeat these monsters?

Planned release date: 07/12

LEGO Jurassic World: Indominus Escape

The park’s scientists create a new dinosaur with a raging appetite for hot dogs. This becomes a problem when the park starts running low on the delicious snack…

Planned release date: 07/12

Barbie in The Princess and The Popstar

Princess Tory wants to perform. Pop superstar Keira wants a break from her schedule. They can magically swap places, so they go for it. But the grass isn’t always greener…

Planned release date: 11/12

Barbie Island Princess (NBC) – LP Start 1 Dec

Surviving a shipwreck, Ro grows up on a deserted island with the help of her animal friends. Then a surprise arrival leads them on an adventure to save the kingdom.

Planned release date: 11/12

LEGO Marvel Superheroes: Avengers Reassembled

The Avengers have no time to lose after Ultron takes control of Iron Man’s suit. Can they save him and stop Ultron’s plan to take over the world?

Planned release date: 11/12

Timmy’s Christmas Surprise

Join Aardman’s Timmy and his friends in this holiday special. When they get snowed in at the nursery on Christmas Eve, they decide to create their own Christmas right there.

Planned release date: 14/12

LEGO FRIENDS of Heartlake City S1-S6

Olivia is new to Heartlake City and wishes she was somewhere else. Little does she know of the wonderful adventures awaiting her once she meets Emma, Stephanie, Andrea and Mia.

Manny

Eight times world champion, Manny Pacquiao is one of boxing’s all-time greats. Now meet the man and genius behind the champ in this provocative documentary.

Planned release date: 04/12

The Truth About E81-88

The sporting world attracts myths and conspiracies. But what’s fact and what’s fiction? Inverleigh explores a range of stories that give a new perspective to your favourite sports.

Planned release date: 07/12

The Hunt (BBC)

It’s predator vs prey in this stunning new nature series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Get up close to see the fight between nature’s best hunters and most cunning survivors.

Planned release date: 07/12

The Hunt – Making Of (BBC)

The Hunt is filled with some of the most incredible nature scenes ever shown on film. But how did they capture these moments? Step behind the camera and find out…

Planned release date: 07/12

Attenborough & Giant Dinosaur (BBC)

Follow Sir David Attenborough to where the bones of the largest animal to ever walk the planet are being uncovered. This amazing documentary puts you right alongside these magnificent dinosaurs.

Planned release date: 11/12

Fed Up

How bad is the obesity epidemic and what role do food companies play? This eye-opening documentary investigates the global health threat posed by crazy laws and food politics.

Planned release date: 14/12

The Best of Top Gear (BBC)

When Top Gear was relaunched in 2002, nobody expected what a behemoth it would become. Go back to the early days and experience all the drama, madness and power again.

Planned release date: 14/12

Top Gear S9-12 (BBC)

From jalopies to building your own limo, Jeremy, James and Richard are back with their crazy antics and you’re invited to go along for the ride!

Planned release date: 14/12

Top Gear Specials (BBC)

While suburbanites worry when their SUVs get too close to the pavement, the Top Gear team buy used cars and try to drive them across the Kalahari desert. Madness!

Planned release date: 14/12

African Additions

Mum, Dad, Meet Sam

A young couple fall in love and decide it’s time to meet the parents. When Sam takes his English girlfriend home to his family in Nigeria, all hell breaks loose.

Planned release date: 04/12

Love or Something Like That

A young surgeon’s chance meeting with her ex-boyfriend throws her world into chaos when she makes a horrible discovery about her past. A poignant story about moving on.

Planned release date: 04/12

Saida E27 – 45

Two star-crossed lovers have to keep their relationship a secret. Saida has grown up in a wheelchair and her world opens up when she meets someone who finally understands her.

Planned release date: 04/12

Devil In The Detail

A crazy love triangle threatens to destroy a perfect marriage as a couple enter a world of sex, lies and betrayal.

Planned release date: 07/12

Potomanto (Ten 10 Films)

A vengeful ex-police officer spends his life catching women who cheat. When he’s hired to catch Susan, he ends up involved in bizarre murders, illegal organ harvesting and more.

Planned release date: 07/12

Rebecca

Lost in the middle of a deserted road, a city guy gets a rude awakening when he realises that his only companion, a timid-looking country girl, is anything but ordinary.

Planned release date: 11/12

Grey Dawn

The Minister has two choices. Abuse his power to keep his father-in-law out of prison, or let the law run its course. Whatever the choice, it will cause him more harm than good.

Planned release date: 11/12

Sunrise S1

When Soni returns home from abroad, everything has changed at the estate. She quickly realises she’s trapped like so many others in Sunrise.

Planned release date: 11/12

Wives on Strike

Mama Ngozi, Madame 12:30 and friends come up with a stirring strategy to help Mama Amina protect “their” child in this hilarious movie about girl power.

Planned release date: 14/12

Knocking on Heavens Door

A perfect marriage’s cracks start to show when a dark secret from the past emerges.

Planned release date: 14/12

Trade Centre s1

Join the fun, laughter and hustle and bustle of stall owners in downtown Nairobi. The shared space draws all sorts of hilarious characters.

Planned release date: 14/12

30 Days In Atlanta

An action-packed rom-com about two cousins who have the adventure of a lifetime after winning a 30-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Atlanta.

Planned release date: 18/12

Nyumba 10 S1

Get ready for drama and comedy every day between the neighbours living in a working-class estate in this explosive series.