{"id":351441,"date":"2019-11-06T07:09:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T05:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=351441"},"modified":"2019-11-06T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T05:28:31","slug":"where-to-stream-watchmen-his-dark-materials-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/351441\/where-to-stream-watchmen-his-dark-materials-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to stream Watchmen, His Dark Materials and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masked vigilantes, magical creatures, filthy rich capitalists going for blood &#8211; on the surface they don\u2019t seem to have much in common. But they\u2019re each the subject of a brand-new HBO series that has generated excitement from viewers around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Who watches the Watchmen?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch the Trailer \u2013 Watchmen Season 1 | M-Net\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PvK4WJuB66M?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;\">We love a superhero series. We&#8217;re totally here for <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/ujwyq6nu-marvels-agents-of-shield?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marvel&#8217;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>,<\/strong> and are addicted to <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/y0xum6tg-cloak-dagger?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloak &amp; Dagger<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But none has been as hotly anticipated as Watchmen. It&#8217;s based on the universe created in the limited series of DC comic books, and asks the question &#8220;Who watches the Watchmen?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story takes place in an alternative 2019, in a version of the United States that&#8217;s without cellphones or the internet. Masked vigilantes have been outlawed because of their violent methods &#8211; and they&#8217;re not too happy about it. Some team up to foment a revolution, while others must stop it before it&#8217;s too late.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll recognise some famous faces in the series. Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons plays Adrian Veidt, also known as Ozymandias, a brilliant vigilante; fellow Oscar-winner Regina King (<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/16appghd-the-leftovers?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Leftovers<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, The Big Bang Theory) as Detective Angela Abar\/Sister Night; TV legend Don Johnson as police Chief Judd Crawford and Robert Redford as President Robert Redford, who\u2019s been in office since 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO\u2019s Watchmen is streaming on <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/759lr0oy-watchmen?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Showmax<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and DStv Now at the same time as it streams on DStv. <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/759lr0oy-watchmen?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch now \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The magical world of His Dark Materials<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"His Dark Materials: Season 1: Official Teaser | HBO\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Qz8L4KaTss?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;\">Philip Pullman\u2019s magnificent trilogy of novels, His Dark Materials, are among the best-loved works of fantasy fiction. In the books, he created a rich universe full of magic and mystery. There has been an attempt to adapt them for the screen before \u2013 the 2007 film The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman \u2013 but it really didn\u2019t live up to expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, in the hands of HBO and the BBC, a lavish new series has been produced that promises to do justice to Lyra\u2019s rich and fascinating world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Already renewed for a second season, His Dark Materials is finally getting the richly detailed canvas of big-budget, serialised, episodic storytelling that will do justice to this magnificent fantasy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The series stars some big names, including James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda and British favourite Ruth Wilson. It\u2019s <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/browse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">streaming first and only on Showmax<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 5 November.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Next in line to the throne in Succession<\/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;\">Succession might just be the best series you\u2019re not watching. The Guardian said: \u201cWith revenge raccoons and boardroom satans, the drama about media tycoons is casually masterful, absolutely hilarious \u2013 and has anarchy in its DNA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bitingly funny HBO drama follows the dysfunctional Roy family, who control one of the biggest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world. With patriarch Logan Roy ageing and ailing, his four adult children jockeyed for position throughout Season 1 but as Season 2 picks up, the Roys are struggling to retain control of their empire in a rapidly changing media landscape. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yous6pmy-succession?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both seasons are now available to stream on Showmax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Succession stars Brian Cox as the cunning patriarch, while Keiran Culkin, Alan Ruck and Matthew Macfayden number among the next generation vying for a stake in his vast fortune. It\u2019s a gloriously intelligent show about horrible people behaving badly, and it was inspired by the real-life family of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yous6pmy-succession?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch now \u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How to get Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Showmax.com. Thereafter, access to a tonne of local and international series, movies and documentaries costs just R99 per month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DStv Premium subscribers get Showmax at no extra cost &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" 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?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=November\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for just R49pm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re among the most hotly anticipated series of the year &#8211; and they\u2019re all available to stream on Showmax. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":351445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,10293],"class_list":["post-351441","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\/351441","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=351441"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351479,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351441\/revisions\/351479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}