{"id":443000,"date":"2020-10-23T10:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T08:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=443000"},"modified":"2020-10-23T10:56:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T08:56:42","slug":"alex-rider-and-more-new-series-to-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/443000\/alex-rider-and-more-new-series-to-stream\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Rider and more new series to stream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Horowitz\u2019s spy novels come to life in hotly anticipated adaptation Alex Rider. And that\u2019s just one of the brand-new series streaming in Showmax right now.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/y6nonyl5-alex-rider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Rider S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alex Rider S1 | Trailer | Action series | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pQfOAOT_3ps?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>When Alex Rider learns that his Uncle Ian was killed in the line of duty as a British spy \u2013 and not a car accident like he\u2019s been told \u2013 everything changes for this otherwise normal teen.<\/p>\n<p>Alex is approached by Alan Blunt, head of a top-secret offshoot of MI6 known as The Department, who reveals that he\u2019s been unknowingly trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage. Pressured to leave his old life behind, Alex goes undercover to investigate the connection between the deaths of two billionaires and a remote boarding school called Point Blanc, aided by his classmate Kyra, best friend Tom, and his au pair Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz, the series has an 81% critics\u2019 score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Daily Telegraph hailing it as \u201ca junior version of the Bourne franchise\u2026 that can also keep adults entertained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/y6nonyl5-alex-rider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now, first on Showmax \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/1f0j2rgx-florida-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida Girls S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=GUpqQIiX8jQ<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by series creator Laura Chinn\u2019s real-life struggle growing up on the West Coast of Florida, Florida Girls follows four women on the wrong side of the poverty line, who are forced to confront their stagnant lives when their only ambitious friend moves away to follow her dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Girls has an 85% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Time calling it \u201cthe most fun you\u2019ll have in front of the TV this summer\u2026 For all its smart social commentary, the show is first and foremost a madcap comedy \u2013 one that makes a shrewd addition to the lineup of fresh, funny talent on Pop TV, an up-and-coming cable channel that Schitt\u2019s Creek put on the map\u2026 With its raunchy, inventive humour and commitment to laughing with its characters more than at them, Florida Girls may well turn out to be the most enjoyable new show of the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/1f0j2rgx-florida-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now, first on Showmax \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/vwvzuovm-primal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Primal S1B<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Primal | Trailer | Adult Swim Animation | First On Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVmFwzH-hQ4?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>Adult Swim\u2019s Primal has just won three Outstanding Achievement In Animation Awards at the 2020 Emmys, for storyboard artist Genndy Tartakovsky, art director Scott Wills, and character designer Stephen DeStefano.<\/p>\n<p>From Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania), Primal follows a caveman at the dawn of evolution and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. The two creatures, one on the way out and one on the way in, become each other&#8217;s only hope of survival in a treacherous world.<\/p>\n<p>Primal has an 8.7\/10 score on IMDb and a 100% critics\u2019 score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics\u2019 consensus is, \u201cEpic in every sense, Genndy Tartakovsky&#8217;s Primal is a stunning feat of visual storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/vwvzuovm-primal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it now, first on Showmax \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bg628hm3-condor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Condor S2<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Condor S2 | Thriller series on Showmax | Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9I_r3W35d0c?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>Based on the James Grady novel Six Days of the Condor and the 1975 film adaptation Three Days of the Condor, Condor follows young CIA analyst Joe Turner, who is drawn into a deadly terrorist plot that threatens the lives of millions.<\/p>\n<p>Joe is played by Max Irons (The Wife, The White Queen &#8211; and the son of Oscar winner Jeremy Irons), supported by Oscar winners William Hurt (A History of Violence, Damages) and Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite, Hollywood), Oscar nominee Bob Balaban (Gosford Park, The Politician) and, for Season 1, by Saturn Award, Kid\u2019s Choice and Teen Choice nominee Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, The Affair). Emmy nominee Constance Zimmer (UnReal, Boston Legal) joins the cast this season.<\/p>\n<p>Condor has an 86% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which praises its \u201cslick concept and propulsive pacing\u201d, while Washington Post described it as \u201cquite the little pulse-pounder &#8211; the sort of thing 24 fans can eat with a spoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bg628hm3-condor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Binge it all now, first on Showmax \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bl3lndt5-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On Becoming a God in Central Florida<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On Becoming A God In Central Florida S1 | Kirsten Dunst on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VvepiJ7l5cQ?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>Critics\u2019 Choice winner and Emmy nominee Kirsten Dunst (Fargo, Spider-Man) was nominated for both a 2020 Golden Globe and a 2020 Critics\u2019 Choice award for Best Actress in this comedy drama about a minimum-wage water park employee who lies, schemes, cons and kicks her way up the ranks of the cultish, multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme that drove her family to ruin.<\/p>\n<p>The series\u2019 exec producers include Oscar-winning collaborators George Clooney and Grant Heslov, who produced Argo and Catch-22, while the cast boasts the likes of Golden Globe nominee Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, Ted Levine (Monk, The Silence of the Lambs), and Saturn Award winner Julie Benz (Dexter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer).<\/p>\n<p>The series has an 85% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics\u2019 consensus calls it, \u201ca clever and absurd satire that will make you want to buy whatever Kirsten Dunst is selling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bl3lndt5-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/7wk5c6yq-years-and-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Years and Years S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Years and Years | Limited Series | British drama on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPkuD3hH8bY?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>From award-winning writer Russell T Davies (A Very English Scandal, Dr Who), Years And Years is a six-part drama that follows the lives of a single family, the Lyons, over 15 years in a Britain rocked by unstable political, economic and technological change.<\/p>\n<p>Russel Tovey (Being Human) and two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) were nominated for Supporting Actor awards at the 2020 Critics\u2019 Choice Awards, where Years and Years was also up for Best Limited Series.<\/p>\n<p>The HBO show has an 8.4\/10 rating on IMDb and an 89% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics\u2019 consensus says, \u201cYears and Years scathingly critiques the present with a nihilistic projection of the future, leavening the devastating satire with a buoyant sense of humour and characters who are easy to become invested in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/7wk5c6yq-years-and-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Binge it now<\/strong> \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/4iduncxa-las-finest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L.A.\u2019S Finest S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=3fKxcUWMbiM<\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle Union (Good Deeds, Being Mary Jane) reprises her Bad Boys 2 role as Marcus\u2019 sister Syd in this spinoff series, which earned her the 2019 Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress: Action.<\/p>\n<p>Syd\u2019s now working for the Los Angeles Police Department, where she partners up with Nancy McKenna, a working mom, played by Golden Globe nominee Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four, Sin City, Dark Angel) in a Teen Choice-nominated performance.<\/p>\n<p>Ten-time Emmy winner and box office phenomenon Jerry Bruckheimer (Bad Boys, Pirates of the Caribbean, Armageddon) executive produces, while former CSI: NY showrunner Pam Veasey is the co-showrunner. L.A.\u2019s Finest has already been renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/4iduncxa-las-finest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Binge it now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/qo53o3zu-jett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jett S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HBO&#039;s Jett S1 | Trailer | Thriller Series | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DW6KAS2Kp6Q?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>World-class thief Daisy \u2018Jett\u2019 Kowalski (Teen Choice nominee Carla Gugino from The Haunting of Hill House) is just out of prison and already being forced back into what got her there by a group of eccentric and dangerous criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Emmy winner Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal, The Shawshank Redemption), Emmy nominee Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), Berlin Shooting Star winner Elena Anaya (Wonder Woman), and Gaite Jansen (Peaky Blinders, In The Line of Duty) co-star.<\/p>\n<p>Jett has a 94% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus says, \u201cCarla Gugino shines in Jett, a stylish &#8211; if overtly violent &#8211; noir that benefits from its willingness to crank its genre set-pieces up to eleven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/qo53o3zu-jett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/qj6wplv7-into-the-dark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Into the Dark S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Into The Dark | Horror anthology | Blumhouse on Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g829HSi4D1c?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>In this horror anthology from Oscar-nominated producer Jason Blum (Us, Get Out), each episode is inspired by a holiday, from Halloween to Thanksgiving, Christmas to New Year\u2019s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for the likes of Emmy nominee Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Teen Choice Award winner Josephine Langford (After), Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend\u2019s Wedding, August: Osage County), and Harvey Guill\u00e9n (Guillermo in What We Do In The Shadows).<\/p>\n<p>Into The Dark was nominated as Best Series at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/qj6wplv7-into-the-dark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/939yhgjp-lovecraft-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lovecraft Country S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lovecraft Country | Drama Series | Trailer | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EPERMUgPyXU?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>In the 1950s, Atticus, a young African-American, sets out on a road trip with his friend and uncle to find his missing father. This catapults the three into a struggle for survival against the dual terrors of Jim Crow-era America and terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a paperback written by pulpy horror author HP Lovecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the cult novel by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country is a collaboration between Misha Green (creator of Underground, named Best New Cable\/New Media Show of 2016 by the African-American Film Critics Association) and Oscar winner Jordan Peele (Us, Get Out), executive produced by JJ Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek, Lost, Super 8, Westworld).<\/p>\n<p>The fantastic cast includes Black Reel nominee Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Da 5 Bloods), Teen Choice nominee Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Birds of Prey, Friday Night Lights), four-time Emmy nominee Michael Kenneth Williams (When They See Us, The Night Of), Golden Globe nominee Courtney B Vance (The People Vs OJ Simpson, Law &amp; Order), BAFTA winner Wunmi Mosaku (Luther, The End of the F*ing World, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), and Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Neon Demon).<\/p>\n<p>Lovecraft Country has an 87% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>As Newsday put it, \u201cTo call Lovecraft Country \u2018wildly original\u2019 seems almost a quaint understatement. But it is wild. And original. Little doubt about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/939yhgjp-lovecraft-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch it all now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/urmne4ky-enslaved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enslaved<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enslaved | Samuel L Jackson documentary | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQBa2zv8ItY?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>Enslaved is a six-episode docuseries that explores 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World by following the efforts of Diving with a Purpose, as they search for and locate six slave ships that went down with their human cargo.<\/p>\n<p>Executive produced and featuring Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Avengers), Enslaved tracks the efforts of divers as they utilise new methods of underwater archaeology to identify and locate these sunken slave ships for the first time in history. These modern day adventures serve as a springboard to tell the stories of the ideology, economics and politics of slavery, while also celebrating stories of resistance, the cultures left behind and the culture that we live in.<\/p>\n<p>The series also traces Jackson\u2019s DNA back to Gabon, where he visits in the first episode to locate his own ancestors in the Benga tribe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/urmne4ky-enslaved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch a new episode every Wednesday from 21 October \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/0iqezgoe-world-on-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World on Fire S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World on Fire | Trailer | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y4Zdli7kNLw?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>Set in 1939, on the eve of the German invasion of Poland, World on Fire follows the interwoven stories of ordinary people caught up in catastrophic global events beyond their control.<\/p>\n<p>The critically acclaimed World War II drama has an 84% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has already been renewed for a second season.<\/p>\n<p>The impressive cast includes BAFTA winner Sean Bean (Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings), Oscar winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets, Mad About You), Oscar and BAFTA nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, Harlots), and Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women) who\u2019s set to star as Prince Eric in the upcoming Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to recall any dramatic work that captured the terror of this invasion with such immediacy,\u201d says Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>BBC hailed it as a \u201cmust-watch\u201d, with Scott Bryan calling it \u201cdeeply haunting\u2026 a remarkable form of storytelling; from different sides, different locations, people from different classes, sexualities&#8230;&#8221;, and Hayley Campbell praising its depiction of \u201cwar, on a personal level\u2026 focusing on civilians rather than soldiers; this huge global thing shrunk right down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/0iqezgoe-world-on-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch new episodes every Thursday. Binge from 5 November \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/fg3rxxkq-i-may-destroy-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I May Destroy You S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I May Destroy You | Comedy-Drama | Trailer | Showmax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QsbratLh2Iw?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>I May Destroy You centres on Arabella (BAFTA winner Michaela Coel from Chewing Gum), a carefree, self-assured Londoner with a group of great friends, a boyfriend in Italy, and a burgeoning writing career. But when her drink is spiked with a date-rape drug, she must question and rebuild every element of her life.<\/p>\n<p>I May Destroy You is #21 on Rotten Tomatoes Best TV of 2020 (So Far), with a 97% critics rating and a critics\u2019 consensus that reads, \u201cI May Destroy You is at once brave and delicate, untangling the trauma of sexual assault with dark humour and moments of deep discomfort, all held together on the strength of Michaela Coel&#8217;s undeniable talent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In their five star review, The Guardian raved, \u201cIt is the drama of the year so far\u2026 Michaela Coel\u2019s exploration of consent, race and millennial life\u2026 works on every level&#8230; An extraordinary, breath-taking achievement without a false note in it, shot through with humour and with ideas, talent and character to burn at every perfectly plotted turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Including it in their roundup of the 10 Best TV Shows of 2020 So Far, The Hollywood Reporter called it, \u201cThe most \u20182020\u2019 show of 2020\u201d, adding that it\u2019s \u201crepresentative of the mood of the moment \u2013 the combination of anger, confusion, uncertainty and unexpected humour; the exploration of intersections of gender and race, sexuality and violence, youth and hard-earned experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/fg3rxxkq-i-may-destroy-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Watch new episodes every Wednesday, binge from 11 November \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To see everything new on Showmax, including the box office hit John Wick: Chapter 3 \u2013 Parabellum, <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.showmax.com\/whats-new-on-showmax-in-october-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Showmax<\/strong><\/a> from R49 per month \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Horowitz\u2019s spy novels come to life in hotly anticipated adaptation Alex Rider. 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