{"id":347282,"date":"2019-10-18T07:33:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T05:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=347282"},"modified":"2019-10-18T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T05:33:54","slug":"hbos-watchmen-trackers-and-more-top-series-to-stream-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/347282\/hbos-watchmen-trackers-and-more-top-series-to-stream-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO\u2019s Watchmen, Trackers and more top series to stream in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Showmax serves up some hotly anticipated series this month, from SA\u2019s own thriller series to a dark comic book adaptation. Plus, watch Forest Whitaker in Godfather of Harlem and bad people try to out-bad each other in Succession.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Succession S1-2<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Succession S2 | Trailer | Drama series First on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MYjHQhjt0_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streaming First on Showmax, this highly acclaimed series has returned for a second season. Logan Roy pits his family against each other in the battle to find a worthy successor for his business empire. It\u2019s had big love from critics for its darkly funny writing and brilliant performances from Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and more. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yous6pmy-succession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Trackers<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coming to M-Net - Trackers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/prQQwYNGGJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s been plenty of hype about this M-Net Original, and rightly so. Adapted from the bestseller by Deon Meyer, it\u2019s co-produced by two international distributors, so you know the quality is going to be out of this world. The gripping storyline involves South Africa\u2019s top spooks on the tail of diamond runners, rhino smugglers and terrorists, and it\u2019s full of twists and turns. Watch the first two episodes on Sunday, 27 October, and weekly thereafter. Trackers is screening simultaneously on Showmax and M-Net.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">HBO\u2019s Watchmen S1<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=-33JCGEGzwU<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who watches the Watchmen? This is the central question in this dark superhero series based on the underground graphic novel set in an alternate modern era where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws. The cast includes two Oscar winners, Jeremy Irons and Regina King, as well as Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr and more. This highly anticipated series lands on Showmax express from the US from 21 October, screening simultaneously with DStv.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Godfather of Harlem<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Godfather of Harlem S1 | Trailer | Drama series on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqLCgRqz7KQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) returns to Harlem after a decade in prison to find the neighbourhood in shambles and the Italian mafia controlling the streets. Based on a true story. Godfather of Harlem is screening simultaneously with DStv from 15 October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mayans M.C. S1-2<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayans M.C. S1-2 | Trailer | Drama series on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoMQIjUnJuE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sons of Anarchy was all about a man struggling with his father\u2019s legacy. Mayans M.C., SOA\u2019s spin-off that\u2019s streaming First on Showmax, is about a man out for vengeance for a terrible crime visited on his family. Both series feature motorcycle gangs in all their complexity, and both are available to stream in their entirety on Showmax. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/cfp9us5j-mayans-mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch Mayans M.C. now \u00bb<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/cbe78186-sons-of-anarchy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch Sons of Anarchy now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Harlots S1-3<\/h3>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Harlots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-323816\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Harlots-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Harlots\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you think a show about an 18th-century brothel doesn\u2019t sound very feminist, think again. Now in its third season, Harlots, which is streaming First on Showmax, follows Margaret Wells as she struggles to raise her daughters and run her business in a seedy world. It stars Liv Tyler, Samantha Morton and Jessica Brown Findley of Downton Abbey fame. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/521i06er-harlots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Empire S1-5<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Empire S1-5 | Trailer | Drama Series on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-YGg6P9QFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor for his business in this hit drama series that won Taraji P Henson a Golden Globe. She plays Cookie, ex-wife to Terrence Howard\u2019s Luscious Lyon, and from her fur coats to her clapbacks, she\u2019s glorious. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/i9w7nx8j-empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch it now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Twilight Zone<\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=yW90UVIWWC8<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s one of the most iconic series of all time &#8211; and probably the most creepy. This fourth iteration is narrated and produced by Jordan Peele, who also directed Oscar darling Get Out, and has a string of stars including Adam Scott (Big Little Lies), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Greg Kinnear (Modern Family) and Chris O\u2019Dowd <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/l0mz1deh-get-shorty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Shorty<\/a>).<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/browse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch it from 14 October on Showmax \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How to get Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re not a subscriber yet, you can <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Thereafter, access to a ton of local and international series, movies and documentaries costs just R99 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re a DStv Premium subscriber, Showmax is included in your subscription &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">just go to the website to sign up<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers can add Showmax to their subscription <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv-za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>for just R49pm<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showmax serves up some hotly anticipated series this month, from SA\u2019s own thriller series to a dark comic book adaptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":347288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,10293],"class_list":["post-347282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-headline","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347308,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347282\/revisions\/347308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}