{"id":555968,"date":"2022-02-08T08:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=555968"},"modified":"2022-02-08T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T06:47:30","slug":"what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/555968\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch on Showmax in February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February brings with it a truly wide range of entertainment &#8211; from new seasons of beloved telenovela The Wife and Cape Town-filmed HBO Max series Raised by Wolves S2, to the truly eye-opening Showmax Original docuseries Sex in Afrikaans, streaming from Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/welcome?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to subscribe to Showmax from R39 a month.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">SHOWMAX ORIGINALS<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/illlj7pc-the-wife?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wife S2<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-432958\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Wife-S2-640x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The record-breaking Showmax Original telenovela is back for a second season about the eight Zulu brothers, a formidable crime family, told from the perspective of the women who love them.<\/p>\n<p>This season is inspired by Dudu Busani-Dube\u2019s novel Zandile the Resolute, her sequel to the bestselling Hlomu the Wife.<\/p>\n<p>Zandile is the wife of the first brother, Nkosana (fan favourite Mondli Makhoba). Once the matriarch of the family, her position was usurped by Hlomu in her absence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/illlj7pc-the-wife?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stream S1 now, and S2 from 17 February.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/hecccx42-sex-in-afrikaans?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sex in Afrikaans<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fbSCwvqORA4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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 eye-opening Showmax Original documentary series Seks in Afrikaans, four Afrikaans couples and two singles, with the help of clinical psychologist Bradley R Daniels, will speak openly for the first time about their sex lives and in the process discover there is much more fun to be had!<\/p>\n<p>Featuring interviews with sex workers, adult shop owners, a unicorn, swingers, dominatrixes, a crossdresser, a dungeon master, people who dress up like babies, and more, Sex in Afrikaans is an eye-opening tour of what your neighbours get up to behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s narrated by media personality Rian van Heerden. Watch from 14 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/98m3v37m-glasshouse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasshouse<\/a> | A Showmax movie<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHBHEh4s1NA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Showmax Movie Glasshouse is set after The Shred, an airborne virus that causes dementia, has left humanity roaming like lost and dangerous animals, unable to remember who they are.<\/p>\n<p>Confined to their airtight glasshouse, a family does what they must to survive &#8211; until the sisters are seduced by a stranger who upsets their rituals, unearthing a past they have tried to bury.<\/p>\n<p>Glasshouse has received multiple five-star reviews and an 89% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian gave it four stars and called it a \u201ccracking feature debut\u201d for Kelsey Egan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/98m3v37m-glasshouse?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stream from 7 February.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">INTERNATIONAL SERIES<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/dqfjdr5g-raised-by-wolves?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raised by Wolves S2<\/a> | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aT9t2qyiCII\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Award-winning South African actress Kim Engelbrecht joins the cast of the HBO Max sci-fi drama series Raised by Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Once again filmed in Cape Town, Season 2 sees Android partners Mother and Father, along with their brood of six human children, join a newly formed atheistic colony.<\/p>\n<p>But navigating this strange new society is only the start of their troubles \u2026 Season 1 was one of Showmax\u2019s 10 Most-Watched of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Watch two episodes on 4 February, with new episodes on Fridays until 18 March. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/dqfjdr5g-raised-by-wolves?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge S1 now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/l5itz4yk-the-good-fight?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Good Fight S5<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mNPkc35wJos\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the fifth season of this cult legal drama, Diane (Christine Baranski) questions whether it\u2019s appropriate for her to help run an African American law firm with Liz (Audra McDonald) when the firm loses two top lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, they become entangled with Hal Wackner (Mandy Patinkin, Homeland), a regular Chicagoan who decides to open his own courtroom in the back of a copy shop.<\/p>\n<p>A much funnier spinoff of The Good Wife, The Good Fight has a 91% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/l5itz4yk-the-good-fight?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge S1-5 now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/n6tpl57p-dexter-new-blood?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dexter: New Blood<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KWe29QqkuUg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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 his old life (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/iyrb70hr-dexter?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Seasons 1-8<\/strong><\/a>), serial killer Dexter Morgan was a Miami forensics expert, spending his days solving crimes, and nights committing them.<\/p>\n<p>But Dexter lives by a strict code of honour, and Dexter is a man in profound conflict with the world and himself.<\/p>\n<p>Set 10 years after Dexter disappeared, the new instalment finds him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/n6tpl57p-dexter-new-blood?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/0t98tcf1-brooklyn-nine-nine?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooklyn Nine-Nine S8<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XTun8VlWH9w\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been sleeping on one of the best comedies on TV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine follows the exploits of the hilarious Detective Jake Peralta (Emmy winner Andy Samberg) and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD&#8217;s 99th Precinct.<\/p>\n<p>The eighth and final series of the Emmy-winner has an 89% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics\u2019 consensus says it \u201cfaces big topics with poise in a fittingly complicated final season that attempts to meet the moment without losing its sense of humour.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/0t98tcf1-brooklyn-nine-nine?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/x755ja4c-transplant?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transplant S1<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKpEHsGL404\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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>Medical drama series Transplant centres on Bashir &#8220;Bash&#8221; Hamed, a refugee of the Syrian Civil War who\u2019s trying to rebuild his career as a doctor in a hospital ER in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal calls Transplant \u201cthe best medical show on American television\u201d, with Globe and Mail praising its depiction of the \u201cterror and frustrations that immigrants experience, trying to use their skills in a new country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s already been renewed for a second season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/x755ja4c-transplant?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/c68vllf9-b-positive?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B Positive<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FgZMQdtFTYs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>B Positive revolves around Drew (Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley), a therapist and newly divorced dad.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s in need of a kidney donor when he runs into Gina (Annaleigh Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers her own.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they form an unlikely and life-affirming friendship.<\/p>\n<p>B Positive was nominated for two 2021 Emmys, and has an 85% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/c68vllf9-b-positive?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/m10sb86c-cb-strike-lethal-white?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C.B. Strike: Lethal White<\/a> | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8o0weE6wyM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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>Based on the bestseller by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling), C.B. Strike: Lethal White follows private detective Cormoran Strike, a former Special Investigation Branch investigator and war vet.<\/p>\n<p>Together with his assistant, Robin Ellacott, Cormoran tackles cases that have, so far, baffled the police.<\/p>\n<p>It has an 82% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>As John Doyle wrote in The Globe and Mail, \u201cHeavens what a love story, with a tangled mystery thrown in. Readers, I was smitten. What a great diversion.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/m10sb86c-cb-strike-lethal-white?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/wbifkxnq-4400?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4400<\/a> | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fSD-TPzEh_A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4400 marginalised people who vanished without a trace over the last hundred years are all returned in an instant, having not aged a day and with no memory of what happened to them.<\/p>\n<p>A reboot of the Emmy-nominated 2004 hit series, 4400 has a 80% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/wbifkxnq-4400?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/sn7nuodh-ap-bio?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A.P. Bio S4<\/a> | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DIUStzc7FcI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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>A.P. Bio stars Glenn Howerton as failed philosophy academic Jack Griffin, who becomes a biology teacher at Whitlock High School, run by Principal Durbin (Patton Oswalt, Veep).<\/p>\n<p>But instead of teaching science, Jack uses his honour-roll students to get back at the people in his life who have wronged him.<\/p>\n<p>A.P. Bio holds an 88% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Decider calling it, \u201ctremendous\u2026 an outrageous tsunami of weird, wonderful comedy\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/sn7nuodh-ap-bio?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Binge now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">MOVIES<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Judas and the Black Messiah<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3E9NFIlt5kA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Judas and the Black Messiah is inspired by the true story of the betrayal and assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Black Panther Party.<\/p>\n<p>As Hampton, Daniel Kaluuya won the Oscar, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, while H.E.R\u2019s Fight For You also took home an Oscar for Best Original Song.<\/p>\n<p>The film also picked up four more Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n<p>It scores 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Stream from 3 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Little Things<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EI_tj3JGWjM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Denzel Washington and Rami Malek star as Deputy Sheriff Joe &#8220;Deke&#8221; Deacon and Sergeant Jim Baxter, two cops on the hunt for a serial killer who&#8217;s terrorising Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>As their search begins to dredge up echoes of Deke&#8217;s past, disturbing secrets emerge, which could threaten more than his case \u2026 Stream from 17 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Shadow in the Cloud | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjLnk8YriCQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Strap in, folks.<\/p>\n<p>IndieWire calls Shadow in The Cloud a \u201cbonkers mash-up of monster movie and World War II drama\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The high-action creature feature follows female flight officer Maude Garrett (Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz), tasked with transporting top secret documents aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, where the sexist crew is about to become the least of her problems \u2026 Stream from 17 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Also Watch:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Wild Mountain Thyme:<\/strong> Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan star as star-crossed Irish lovers caught in a land dispute. Also with Christopher Walken and Jon Hamm. 14 February.<br \/>\n<strong>Arbitrage:<\/strong> Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth star in this 87%-scoring drama about a hedge fund manager facing ruin. 17 February.<br \/>\n<strong>Get Him to the Greek:<\/strong> This classic comedy stars Russell Brand as an out-of-control rock star and Jonah Hill as the intern sent to get him to a concert on time. 21 February.<br \/>\n<strong>Wander Darkly:<\/strong> Sienna Miller stars as a woman who tries to come to terms with her own death in a a crash that also injured her husband. 24 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">LOCAL<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Mr Johnson<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DsstmCBb5SY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>David Johnson awakes from a 50-year coma at the age of 76.<\/p>\n<p>While he has a hard time accepting his old body and the fact that he has lost more than half of his life, he quickly makes up for lost time.<\/p>\n<p>Winner of three international awards, Mr Johnson co-stars legends Paul Slabolepszy, Jana Cilliers and Frank Rautenbach plus Sisanda Henna, Graham Hopkins and more. From 10 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More local movies<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Late Bloomer:<\/strong> A party girl must reasses her life after a one-night stand. Directed by award-winner Amy Jephta and starring Nicole Fortuin and Danny Ross. 28 February.<br \/>\n<strong>No Love Lost:<\/strong> A romantic getaway is ruined when a couple is forced into a series of awkward encounters. 14 February. First on Showmax.<br \/>\n<strong>Welcome to the Family:<\/strong> Palesa has barely said yes to her boyfriend\u2019s proposal when she\u2019s dragged to his home in KZN, where she finds she\u2019s about to marry into a wealthy family led by two overbearing mothers-in-law. 14 February. First on Showmax.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Local series<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lioness:<\/strong> Shannon Esra (Still Breathing) stars as a woman who loses everything when she\u2019s framed for fraud committed by her late husband. Eight years on, she\u2019s out of prison and makes a startling discovery. 3 February.<br \/>\n<strong>The River S5:<\/strong> The award-winning telenovela continues, with new episodes on Showmax at the same time as 1Magic. Also binge every episode so far. 7 February.<br \/>\n<strong>N\u00earens, Noord-Kaap:<\/strong> Estranged brothers return to their family farm and the ghosts of their past. News24 called this \u201cthe best that local TV has to offer\u201d. 21 February<br \/>\n<strong>Spoorloos S3:<\/strong> A baby disappears after a double murder on a Northern Cape farm. Fifteen years later, a young woman pieces together the puzzle of her past. 28 February<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">NON-FICTION<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">John Wayne Gacy: Devil In Disguise | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUi-m3Ugo-g\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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>The chilling story of one of the world&#8217;s most notorious serial killers is told through the words of Gacy himself, those who were forever changed by his unspeakable deeds, and those who believe that the full truth remains concealed.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty years after the crime, new questions are emerging about what really happened and who else was involved.<\/p>\n<p>100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 4 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/qrr19yvp-black-art-in-the-absence-of-light?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Art: In the Absence of Light<\/a> | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okH5n9CZbx0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by award-winner Sam Pollard (MLK\/FBI), this HBO documentary film explores the oft-neglected contributions of African American artists to both the art world and American culture at large.<\/p>\n<p>The film has a 92% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Boston Globe calling it \u201can essential and revelatory glimpse at the accomplishments of today&#8217;s Black artists.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/qrr19yvp-black-art-in-the-absence-of-light?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stream now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Shark With Steve Backshall | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpxE61VfpS8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>British explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall has dedicated his life to revealing the wonder of sharks.<\/p>\n<p>This three-part docuseries tracks his journey to the remotest parts of our planet to meet the incredible variety of sharks upon which the health of our oceans depends, and the passionate people fighting to save them. 4 February.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.showmax.com\/welcome?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=February+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to Showmax from R39 a month.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February brings with it a truly wide range of entertainment from Showmax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":555970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[10293],"class_list":["post-555968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-showmax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555968","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=555968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":556266,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555968\/revisions\/556266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}