{"id":362882,"date":"2019-12-20T08:52:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=362882"},"modified":"2019-12-20T09:02:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T07:02:54","slug":"what-to-watch-on-showmax-this-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/362882\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-this-weekend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch on Showmax this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holidays have arrived and it&#8217;s time to unwind with great entertainment from Showmax.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the best shows and movies to watch on Showmax this weekend.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Watchmen &#8211; S1<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-362920\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Watchmen-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Watchmen-1.jpg 618w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Watchmen-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An all-star cast including Regina King, Don Johnson and Jeremy Irons leads this adaptation of the DC graphic novel. The series is set in an alternate history where superheroes are outlawed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yuzkib0j-watchmen?utm_source=Referral_BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Widget&amp;utm_campaign=ZA_NUA_Referral_BusinessTech___Widget_201912_watchmen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch now\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">His Dark Materials &#8211; S1<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-354095\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/His-Dark-Materials-headline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/His-Dark-Materials-headline.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/His-Dark-Materials-headline-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based on the books by Philip Pullman, this highly anticipated HBO series takes place in a rich fantasy world where humans all have animal familiars and an orphan uncovers a dangerous secret. New episodes every Tuesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/1uqczurx-his-dark-materials?utm_source=Referral_BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Widget&amp;utm_campaign=ZA_NUA_Referral_BusinessTech___Widget_201912_his_dark_materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch now\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Silicon Valley &#8211; S6<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-362922\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ENT12.02.Silicon-Valley-finale1.-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meet six young men who founded a startup company in Silicon Valley. In today&#8217;s high-tech gold rush, these geeks are the most qualified to strike success. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/eaalthzp-silicon-valley?utm_source=Referral_BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Widget&amp;utm_campaign=ZA_NUA_Referral_BusinessTech___Widget_201912_silicon_valley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch now\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">A Star is Born<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-362926 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/shallow-lyrics-1-1550761751-e1576822726107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this multi-award winning remake, Bradley Cooper stars as alcoholic musician Jack who discovers and falls in love with a young singer named Ally &#8211; played by Lady Gaga. As her fame rises, his career plunges into disarray. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/t4firr8q-a-star-is-born?utm_source=Referral_BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Widget&amp;utm_campaign=ZA_NUA_Referral_BusinessTech___Widget_201912_a_star_is_born\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch now\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Get Showmax from R49pm + 14-day free trial<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-309164\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Showmax-data-rules.png\" alt=\"Showmax data rules\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Showmax-data-rules.png 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Showmax-data-rules-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Showmax offers a mobile-only plan for users who want to stream on a tablet or smartphone. Through this offer, subscribers can stream on a single device for R49 per month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/?utm_source=Referral_BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Widget&amp;utm_campaign=ZA_NUA_Referral_BusinessTech___Widget_201912_free_trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to sign-up.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>How to sign up for Showmax<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=December\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/welcome\/za?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=December\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Showmax.com<\/strong><\/a>. Thereafter, pay just R99 per month to access tonnes of local and international series, movies, and documentaries.<\/p>\n<p>DStv Premium subscribers get Showmax at no extra cost \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=December\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>just visit the website and sign up<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers can add Showmax to their subscription\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/dstv-za?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=December\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>for just R49 per month<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the best shows and movies to watch on Showmax this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":362942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[1253,10293],"class_list":["post-362882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-multichoice","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362882","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=362882"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362960,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362882\/revisions\/362960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}