{"id":481897,"date":"2021-04-09T09:11:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=481897"},"modified":"2021-04-09T09:11:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:11:32","slug":"the-best-hbo-series-and-documentaries-to-stream-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/481897\/the-best-hbo-series-and-documentaries-to-stream-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The best HBO series and documentaries to stream now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something really good to watch?<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top-rated shows to stream from that harbinger of quality viewing, HBO. Find them all on Showmax.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/welcome?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to stream on Showmax now.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Documentaries<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O\u2019Brien<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcrqyLeVjRA\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate 10 years of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/jvquw58k-game-of-thrones?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game of Thrones<\/a><\/strong> with the Iron Anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Stream the cast reunion hosted by the legendary Conan O\u2019Brien, featuring fan favourites like Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Maisie Williams, Jason Momoa and more.<\/p>\n<p>The two-part special is streaming first on Showmax. Watch <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/mzobxwfa-the-game-of-thrones-reunion-hosted-by-conan-obrien-part-1?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/9124bfvm-the-game-of-thrones-reunion-hosted-by-conan-obrien-part-2?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a> <\/strong>now.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/jvquw58k-game-of-thrones?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">binge all eight seasons<\/a><\/strong>, and stream <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/1ezew6u1-game-of-thrones-the-last-watch?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game of Thrones: The Last Watch<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/b311zaq2-game-of-thrones-behind-the-scenes?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game of Thrones: Behind the Scenes<\/a><\/strong> which both focus on the filming of the final season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/f0n7i6xc-the-jinx-the-life-and-deaths-of-robert-durst?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ZabDYB7ijM\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Billionaire Robert Durst was suspected of multiple crimes, but maintained his innocence.<\/p>\n<p>In exclusive interviews, Durst reveals secrets that have baffled authorities for 30 years in this Emmy-winning HBO documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this one to the very last second, as his murder trial continues in April.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/1oyn1shs-fake-famous?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fake Famous<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nGcRJkjL0c\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Explore the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Three people with relatively small followings are turned into influencers overnight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/hssli78j-a-girl-in-the-river-the-price-of-forgiveness?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gk2OcKVu8qU\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This Oscar winning documentary examines the issue of honour killings through the story of one Pakistani woman.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after her marriage to a man her family deemed unsuitable, her father and uncle kidnapped and shot her, leaving her for dead in a river.<\/p>\n<p>Surviving the crime was just the start of her struggle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/7zeqmxkg-tiger?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yH6oVCDsdNE\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>HBO presents an intimate portrait of Tiger Woods, telling the real story of his road to riches and fame, which led him on to ruin and, finally, redemption.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/c7f3osod-the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valley?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7gspwxW1Ro\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Academy Award winner Alex Gibney directs a documentary investigating the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/jbnef8oc-allen-v-farrow?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen v. Farrow<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ODYJX3SvwlA\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Also watch: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/sqnl98hv-at-the-heart-of-gold-inside-the-usa-gymnastics-scandal?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal<\/a><\/strong>: A hard-hitting look at the abuse scandal surrounding the American Olympic gymnastics team.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/vtk48c9r-mcmillions?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McMillions<\/a><\/strong>: A fascinating series about a complex fraud.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/54d234fc-torn-apart-separated-at-the-border?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Torn Apart: Separated at the Border<\/a><\/strong>: The story of the thousands of families affected by the Trump administration\u2019s immigration policies.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/z1xv3jdz-i-love-you-now-die-the-commonwealth-v-michelle-carter?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter<\/a>:<\/strong> The sensational trial of a teen girl accused of encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Series<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Nevers<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5NKx0QniEw\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the last years of Victoria\u2019s reign, London is beset by the Touched: people \u2013 mostly women \u2013 who suddenly manifest abnormal abilities &#8211; some charming, some disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>Among them are Amalia True, a mysterious, quick-fisted widow, and Penance Adair, a brilliant young inventor.<\/p>\n<p>They are the champions of this new underclass, making a home for the Touched, while fighting the forces of\u2026 well, pretty much all the forces \u2013 to make room for those whom history as we know it has no place.<\/p>\n<p>This new fantasy series by Joss Whedon (The Avengers) has been dubbed \u201cThe Magicians meets Bridgerton\u201d. High praise! Stream from 19 April.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/dqfjdr5g-raised-by-wolves?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raised by Wolves<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/keIpx5z-tb8\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Two androids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet when the Earth is destroyed in a great war.<\/p>\n<p>A new HBO sci-fi series from executive producer Ridley Scott.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/v9zk624v-the-undoing?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Undoing<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IesNUTd4dE\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The most watched HBO series of 2020, The Undoing stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, a seemingly perfect couple whose entire world falls apart when he is accused of murder.<\/p>\n<p>The twisty, turny thriller will have you guessing till the last moment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/939yhgjp-lovecraft-country?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lovecraft Country<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EPERMUgPyXU\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A black man sets out across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the evils of racism and some pretty terrifying monsters.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/zyu8tg5y-band-of-brothers?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Band of Brothers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDBUooZQzgA\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This 2001 miniseries isn\u2019t new, but it set the benchmark for the telling of wartime tales.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, it won the Emmy and Golden Globe.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the exploits of a WWII parachute battalion from jump training in the US to its participation in battles in Europe to the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>Also watch the documentary about the real soldiers in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/cu7sjywd-we-stand-alone-together-the-men-of-easy-company?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Also watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/bnb6ah2d-warrior?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warrior<\/a><\/strong>: Based on the writings of Bruce Lee, this historic drama\u2019s second season is coming next month.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yl86dkdr-i-know-this-much-is-true?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Know This Much is True<\/a><\/strong>: Mark Ruffalo won the Golden Globe for his portrayal of twin brothers in crisis.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/wde5e3r7-high-maintenance?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High Maintenance<\/a><\/strong>: This quirky portrait of diverse New Yorkers connected only by their common weed dealer has 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/f9yitlkr-euphoria?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euphoria<\/a><\/strong>: Zendaya scooped a Golden Globe for playing Rue, a teen drug addict, in this gritty series.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/yous6pmy-succession?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Succession<\/a><\/strong>: Thoroughly nasty people fight for control of their family business in this multiple award winner.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/jig0x2oz-entourage?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entourage<\/a><\/strong>: Binge all eight seasons of this award winner about a rising movie star and his various hangers-on.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/fg3rxxkq-i-may-destroy-you?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I May Destroy You<\/a><\/strong>: Michaela Cole\u2019s acclaimed series about a woman who seeks justice after a sexual assault.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/welcome?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech_April2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stream all of this on Showmax. Subscribe now.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for something really good to watch? 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