{"id":655271,"date":"2023-01-11T14:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=655271"},"modified":"2023-01-11T14:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T12:48:29","slug":"what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/655271\/what-to-watch-on-showmax-in-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch on Showmax in January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New year, new month, new series and movies to keep you captivated for the whole of Januworry.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that Showmax Originals continue to drop new weekly episodes, from The Wife on Thursdays to Donkerbos on Tuesdays until 17 January and This Body Works For Me on Wednesdays until 25 January.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, here are the brand-new shows and flicks to look out for. Happy new year!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/join\/eng\/welcome\/za?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Showmax.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Showmax Originals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/83v7j19y-single-kiasi?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Single Kiasi S2<\/a> | Showmax Original | New episodes weekly, starting 16 January<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenya's Favourite Squad is Back | Single Kiasi Season 2 Coming Soon | Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHrOOpaa-2g\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Insignia Productions duo Grace Kahaki and Philippe Bresson, Single Kiasi follows the lives of three women in Nairobi \u2013 Sintamei, Mariah and Rebecca.<\/p>\n<p>Season 2 picks up a couple of months after the shocking events of the Season 1 finale that threw uncertainty over their love lives, and will find our beloved characters experiencing transformational events that will impact their friendship in unforeseen ways.<\/p>\n<p>Gathoni Mutua, Minne Kariuki and Faith Kibathi are reprising their roles as leads Sintamei, Mariah and Rebecca respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Also returning are Michael Munyoki (A Grand Little Lie), Brian Abajah (Sincerely Daisy), Kevin Maina, Walter Bruce Opiyo, Derek Bbanga and Maggie Kiundi.<\/p>\n<p>New cast joining the second season includes Grace Wacuka (A New Christmas) as Olivia, a new female lead and Sintamei\u2019s old friend; Fidel Maithya (Selina); Quincy Rapando (Zora); Ian Mbugua (Chaguo); Mufasa Kibet aka Mufasa Poet (Crime and Justice); and Ciku Shire (Famous), with newcomers Brenda Gasere, Ashley Kareez and Amos Kabole Matuku.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/zt3tv4c0-wura?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wura<\/a> | Showmax\u2019s first Original telenovela in Nigeria | Starts 23 January, with four episodes weekly.<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First Nigerian Showmax Original Telenovela | Wura Tease Trailer | Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrZDmDTMvEw\" 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>Wura-Amoo Adeleke is a perfect wife, a loving mother of two, and the ruthless CEO of Frontline Gold Mine.<\/p>\n<p>In the eyes of her family, Wura is faultless and a saint, but when it comes to running her business empire, she is the ultimate iron lady who doesn\u2019t care whose ox is gored in her path to get what she wants.<\/p>\n<p>The telenovela stars Nollywood veterans and upcomers, including fast-rising Nollywood star, Scarlet Gomez, who is cast as the lead, popular Nollywood Yoruba actor, Yomi Fash-Lanso who plays Anthony Amoo-Adeleke and Nollywood veteran, Carol King as Grace Adeleke.<\/p>\n<p>Wura also stars Ray Adeka as Jejeloye \u201cJeje\u201d Amoo, Iremide Adeoye as Lolu Adeleke, Ego Iheanacho as Iyabo Kuti, Martha Ehinome as Tumininu \u201cTumi\u201d Kuti, and Lanre Adediwura as Olumide Kuti.<\/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\/i49vix8n-the-last-of-us?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Last of Us<\/a> | Weekly episodes from 16 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Of Us Official Trailer | Coming soon to Showmax | HBO on Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-YJQQFSXuaI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Save who you can save.<\/p>\n<p>One of Variety\u2019s Most Anticipated Streaming Titles of 2023, HBO\u2019s The Last Of Us is set 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Joel (Critics Choice Super Award winner Pedro Pascal from The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (BAFTA Award winner Bella Ramsey from His Dark Materials and Game of Thrones) out of an oppressive quarantine zone. But what starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal journey as the pair traverse the U.S., depending on each other for survival.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the critically acclaimed smash hit video game of the same name, the series is written and executive produced by Emmy winner Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Neil Druckmann from The Last of Us and Uncharted video game franchises.<\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Emmy winner Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Emmy nominees Nick Offerman (Fargo) and Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Teen Choice nominees Gabriel Luna (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., True Detective) and Storm Reid (Euphoria, A Wrinkle In Time), multi-award-winner Anna Torv (Fringe, Mindhunter), and Oscar nominee Graham Greene (The Green Mile, Wind River).<\/p>\n<p>BAFTA winner Merle Dandridge (The Flight Attendant) and BAFTA nominee Jeffrey Pierce (Castle Rock) reprise the roles they voiced in the game franchise as Marlene and Tommy respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker \u2013 who voiced Ellie and Joel in the games \u2013 are among the guest cast.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/72ucko22-billions?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billions S6<\/a> | Weekly episodes from 23 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The war on wealth! It\u2019s Chuck vs Mike Prince in Billions S6 | Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j3-na-ctNl4\" 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>New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne in Season 6 of Billions.<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth \u2013 or power.<\/p>\n<p>As all the players seek out new alliances, only one thing\u2019s for certain \u2013 wealth means war.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Season 5 exit of Bobby \u201cAxe\u201d Axelrod (Damian Lewis), Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominee Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Ant-Man) steps into the spotlight as his successor, Prince, along with Black Reel nominee Daniel Breaker (The Good Fight, Mozart in the Jungle) as Prince\u2019s right-hand man, Scooter Dunbar.<\/p>\n<p>Also among the cast this season are Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Sakina Jaffrey (House of Cards, Snowpiercer) and MTV Movie Award nominee Campbell Scott (Big Night, House of Cards), with a guest appearance from Emmy nominee Wendie Malick (Young Sheldon, Just Shoot Me!).<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for five Critics Choice Awards, six Satellite Awards, and two GLAAD Media Awards, the series has a 100% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes for Season 6, and is already renewed for a seventh season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/kmvjsmiv-gossip-girl?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gossip Girl S2<\/a> | Thursdays from episode 7 on 6 January; episodes 1-6 land in December | First on Showmax<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019ll show you mine, if you show me yours. XOXO, GG | Gossip Girl S2 | HBO | Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8un860IkvEE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second semester of junior year, and Gossip Girl is leaving no stone unturned in her effort to control the scandalous lives of Manhattan\u2019s elite.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s learned a thing or two from her first go-round, namely: what her audience wants, they shall get.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for her to turn the heat up on what\u2019s been simmering (Julien, have you met Monet?) as well as look at her own impact, and how she can make it more catastrophic than it was before. Even if that means lying to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Old enemies, new allies, constantly shifting sands \u2014 this semester, there can only be one queen, and by the end of the school year, everyone will know where the bodies are buried, and just who was holding the shovel.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up with a new generation of New York private school teens at Constance St Jude\u2019s, the reboot\u2019s launch saw it trending at #1 on Twitter and generating over 15 billion total social impressions, pulling in a record number of viewers over Part 1\u2019s first weekend on HBO Max in July last year.<\/p>\n<p>Season 2\u2019s cast includes Jordan Alexander (Sacred Lies), Eli Brown (Wrath of Man, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists), Thomas Doherty (High Fidelity, Legacies, Descendants 2 &amp; 3), pop-culture icon Tavi Gevinson, Young Artist Award winner Emily Alyn Lind (Doctor Sleep), model and surfing star Evan Mock, Zion Moreno (Claws), Ugandan actress Whitney Peak (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Savannah Lee Smith and Grace Duah.<\/p>\n<p>Guest star and Emmy nominee Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) reprises her role as Georgina Sparks from the multiple Teen Choice Award-winning original series based on the bestselling novels by Cecily von Ziegesar.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News calls the reboot \u201c\u200b\u200bwicked, compulsively watchable fun\u2026 deliciously addictive\u201d, while San Francisco Chronicle says: \u201c\u200b\u200bThe new Gossip Girl succeeds because it one-ups its ancestor\u2026 absolutely addictive.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Run the World | Binge from 27 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Run The World | Official Trailer | STARZ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yriAaWlKnJw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Set in Harlem, the eight-episode comedy-drama series Run the World follows a group of Black women who work, live, and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination, not just surviving but thriving together as they navigate relationships and the professional world.<\/p>\n<p>The four best friends are played by Black Reel Award nominee Amber Stevens West (22 Jump Street) as Whitney, Andrea Bordeaux (NCIS: Los Angeles) as Ella, Corbin Reid (Blair Witch, How to Get Away with Murder) as Sondi, and Bresha Webb (Night School), who was nominated for a 2021 Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series for her role as Renee.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Erika Alexander (Shining Girls, Wu-Tang: An American Saga) won Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy at the 2021 Black Reel Awards, where the series was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for showrunner and executive producer Yvette Lee Bowser, a BET Comedy Award and Black Reel Award nominee for shows like Dear White People and Living Single.<\/p>\n<p>Already renewed for a second season, Run the World has a rare 100% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with The Hollywood Reporter saying, \u201cFizzy yet substantial, Run the World offers exactly the feeling you\u2019d want while catching up with an old friend over cocktails: It\u2019s giddy, gossipy and gladdening.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The First Lady S1 | Binge from 23 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The First Lady (2022) Official Trailer | SHOWTIME\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j36nGWGC5FI\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Nominated for three 2022 Emmys, The First Lady takes us into the East Wing of the White House, where some of history\u2019s most impactful decisions have been hidden from view, made by America\u2019s charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning three different political eras between 1933 and 2017, the show is headlined by triple-Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit, The Wizard of Lies, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Frankie and Johnny) as Betty Ford, Emmy winner Gillian Anderson (The Crown, Sex Education, The X Files) as Eleanor Roosevelt, and Oscar winner Viola Davis (The Woman King, Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom, The Help, Fences), who was nominated for a Black Reel Award for her role as Michelle Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Emmy nominee O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid\u2019s Tale) is Barack Obama; Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor, 24) plays Franklin D. Roosevelt; and Critics Choice nominee Aaron Eckhart (Rabbit Hole, Olympus has Fallen, The Dark Knight) is Gerald Ford.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Cleaning Lady S2 | Weekly episodes from 26 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Working for the mob | The Cleaning Lady S2 | Coming to Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8nRmy6dwX9E\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Based on the Argentine series La Chica que Limpia, crime drama The Cleaning Lady follows a whip-smart Filipina doctor (Elodie Yung from The Hitman\u2019s Bodyguard and The Defenders), who comes to the US for medical treatment to save her son.<\/p>\n<p>When the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she becomes a cleaner for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for a 2022 Hollywood Critics Association Television Award for Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama, the series has been compared to Breaking Bad, with Paste saying, \u201cThe Cleaning Lady is a fast-paced portrayal of a woman pushed to the edge and forced to contend with hard decisions for the wellbeing of her family\u2026 Yung\u2019s central performance is filled with warmth, determination, and grit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adan Canto (Bruised, Designated Survivor) and Teen Choice Award winner Oliver Hudson (Nashville, Scream Queens, Splitting Up Together) return, with Emmy nominee Naveen Andrews (The Dropout, Lost) joining the cast this season.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">This England | Binge from 16 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This England | Teaser\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tl8PolKlg5U\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Co-written and directed by BAFTA winner Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, Greed, Welcome To Sarajevo), This England stars Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The six part drama takes us inside the halls of power during Johnson\u2019s tumultuous first months as Prime Minister, as he grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life.<\/p>\n<p>In their five star review, The Evening Standard calls This England \u201csplendid television, history distilled on screen\u2026 Watch it and weep.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/tvseries\/i2kbv9cg-flatbush-misdemeanors?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatbush Misdemeanors S2<\/a> | Binge from 12 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flatbush Misdemeanors Season 2 (2022) Official Trailer | SHOWTIME\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-hdvjJebhc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Created by and starring Black Reel Award nominee Kevin Iso (That Damn Michael Che) and multi-award winner Dan Perlman, Flatbush Misdemeanors follows longtime friends Dan and Kevin as they try to improve their lives, relationships and mental health in the rapidly gentrifying Flatbush, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Kristin Dodson, Kareen Green and Hassan Johnson from The Wire co-star.<\/p>\n<p>Based on their multi-award-winning 2017 digital series, Flatbush Misdemeanors has a 100% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Vulture included the second \u2013 and final \u2013 season in their roundup of the Best TV Shows of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>As they say, \u201cEach episode of Flatbush Misdemeanors is packed with pointed social commentary and likeable performances \u2013 in particular from the immensely talented Dodson \u2013 but at its core, this is a series about the effort needed to maintain the relationships that mean the most to us but that we might take for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Movies<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Top Gun Maverick | 23 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top Gun: Maverick | NEW Official Trailer (2022 Movie) - Tom Cruise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giXco2jaZ_4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy\u2019s top aviators, Pete \u201cMaverick\u201d Mitchell (Oscar nominee Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.<\/p>\n<p>When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialised mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Sundance winner Miles Teller), call sign: \u201cRooster,\u201d the son of Maverick\u2019s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka \u201cGoose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest box office hit of 2022 globally, Top Gun: Maverick is also the best reviewed film of the year so far, with a 96% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and Independent calling it \u201cas thrilling as blockbusters get\u201d; Daily Telegraph hailing it as \u201cunquestionably the best studio action film since 2015\u2019s Mad Max: Fury Road\u201d; and Time\/Out saying, \u201cYou will want to high five someone on the way out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/5wfdq0dd-house-of-gucci?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Gucci<\/a> | 5 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What would you do for Gucci? | House of Gucci | New to Showmax\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-nzZO-xW5M\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The biographical crime drama House of Gucci, inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire, was the 30th biggest film of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Murder on the Orient Express) and boasting an all-star cast led by Oscar winner Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) and two-time Oscar nominee Adam Driver (Marriage Story), the film follows Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, who marries into the Gucci family.<\/p>\n<p>But her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately\u2026murder.<\/p>\n<p>Oscars winner Al Pacino (The Godfather), Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, and Jeremy Irons (Munich: The Edge of War) co-star, along with the likes of Oscar nominee Salma Hayek (Frida, Desperado), and Jack Huston (The Irishman, American Hustle, Boardwalk Empire).<\/p>\n<p>The film was nominated for a 2022 Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, as well as four Critics Choice awards, a Golden Globe, an MTV Movie Award and three BAFTAs, including Outstanding British Film of the Year and Best Leading Actress for Lady Gaga, who won Best Film Performance at the 2022 Queerties.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/7brg6k5y-licorice-pizza?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Licorice Pizza<\/a> | 9 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LICORICE PIZZA | Official Trailer | MGM Studios\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofnXPwUPENo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pizza tells the story of Alana Kane, a 25-year-old photography assistant, and 15-year-old actor Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.<\/p>\n<p>The film won a 2022 BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay for 11-time Oscar-nominee, writer, producer and director Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Phantom Thread, Hard Eight).<\/p>\n<p>Grammy-nominated singer Alana Haim\u2019s debut film role earned her a Satellite Award and a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress, with her co-star Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes and Best Young Actor at the Critics Choice Awards, where the film won Best Comedy.<\/p>\n<p>It has a 91% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned widespread critical acclaim for both its director \u2013 with Empire Magazine calling Anderson \u201cA master at work\u201d \u2013 and its fresh-faced leads, who hold their own alongside a supporting cast of heavy-hitters like Oscar winner Sean Penn, nine-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper, and Oscar nominee, Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Waits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two courtships unfolding in Licorice Pizza,\u201d says Rolling Stone, \u201cand only one of them is happening on the screen. The other is between us and the movie. Guess who ends up punch-drunk and smitten?\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Together | First on Showmax | Stream from 30 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOGETHER | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h-2I2VQrUqo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Together, multi-award-winners James McAvoy (X-Men, Split) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) play a husband and wife whose relationship is tested by the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Co-directed by three-time Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot) and written by BAFTA winner Dennis Kelly (Utopia), Together won the 2022 BAFTA for Single Drama, with McAvoy taking home a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor \u2013 Television.<\/p>\n<p>The Observer calls it \u201can hour and a half of cinematic fury\u2026 at once suspenseful, provocative, funny and heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Downton Abbey: The Movie | From 23 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Downton Abbey \u2013 Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HD\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fMkiSqBraD0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Downton Abbey, the movie, continues the story of the beloved, multi-award-winning historical drama series as the Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives: a royal visit from the king and queen of England.<\/p>\n<p>But the auspicious occasion soon unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue, leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>Written by series creator and Oscar winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), and directed by Emmy nominee Michael Engler (The Gilded Age, Sex and the City), the film sees the return of much of the original cast, including the likes of Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Jim Carter, Imelda Staunton and Dame Maggie Smith, with BAFTA nominee Geraldine James (OBE) and Simon Jones joining the cast as Queen Mary and King George V.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for two Critics Choice Awards, a GLAAD Media Award, and a Satellite Award, the film has an 84% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, withTimes (UK) calling it \u201cutterly, ineffably, and often fabulously, Downton.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Kindred | 26 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kindred Trailer #1 (2020) | Movieclips Trailers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9McAe8WFco\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Lawrence (Small Axe) was nominated for Best Lead Performance at Fangoria Chainsaw Awards and Best Actress at the BAFTA Scotland awards, with Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter, Carolyn Martens in Killing Eve) up for Best Supporting Actress at the British Independent Film Awards.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Get Out | From 26 January 2022<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get Out Official Trailer 1 (2017) - Daniel Kaluuya Movie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzfpyUB60YY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just named one of the top 100 films of all time in Sight &amp; Sound\u2019s once-a-decade critics\u2019 poll, Get Out follows a young African-American who visits his white girlfriend\u2019s parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him reaches a boiling point.<\/p>\n<p>For Get Out, Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the first African American to be nominated for producing, writing and directing in the same year. Get Out went on to win over 150 awards internationally.<\/p>\n<p>As Chris Washington, Daniel Kaluuya was nominated for an Oscar and BAFTA for Best Actor, with Lil Rel Howery (Judas and the Black Messiah) taking home the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance as Rod.<\/p>\n<p>Critics Choice nominee Allison Williams (Girls), Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid\u2019s Tale), Oscar nominees Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich) and LaKeith Stanfeild (Judas and the Black Messiah), Critics Choice Super nominee Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Emmy nominee Stephen Root (Barry) co-star.<\/p>\n<p>Get Out has a 98% critics\u2019 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics\u2019 consensus calls it \u201c\u200b\u200bfunny, scary and thought-provoking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also look out for Peele\u2019s similarly acclaimed horror, Us, starring Lupita Nyong\u2019o, also from 26 January 2023 on Showmax.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">South African<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Idols SA S18 | From 12 January express<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It\u2019s another encore! \u2013 Idols SA | S18 | Mzansi Magic | Promo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psYrDQJpVKc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Almost 9000 hopefuls from across Mzansi auditioned for Season 18 of M-Net\u2019s evergreen talent show, Idols SA, and now you can binge all the magic moments, the tears, the nerves, the crushing defeats and the incredible triumphs of SA\u2019s most talented young vocalists, on Showmax.<\/p>\n<p>Award-winning co-executive producer Tebogo \u2018ProVerb\u2019 Thekisho returns for his thirteenth season as host, while the judges\u2019 panel gets a make-over with triple-threat pop culture icon Thembi Seete and rapper-producer extraordinaire, JR Bogopa, joining multi-talented choreographer and TV personality Somizi Mhlongo this season.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they\u2019ll work to nurture and usher in new talent hoping to become SA\u2019s newest music stars.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Boer Soek \u2018n Vrou S15 | From 19 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ontmoet Boer Ch\u00e9rie \u2013 Boer soek \u2018n vrou | S15 | E0 | kykNET\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4oL06_Vb-g\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ushering in the new year, Marciel Hopkins returns for Season 15 of Boer Soek \u2018n Vrou this January, with a fresh crop of farmers looking for wives \u2013 and one woman farmer looking for a husband.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 14 seasons, Boer Soek \u2018n Vrou has been introducing eligible farmers to the loves of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Originally a Dutch format, the South African version has proved to be a successful recipe for love and marriage, with 28 farmers finding their soulmates over the past 14 years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Non-fiction<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Kingdom of Dreams | 11 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kingdom of Dreams Trailer | Sky\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0g7ksWTXTVk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A French entrepreneur uses young punk talent to reinvigorate fading fashion couture houses and become the richest man in the world. What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>From the Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated filmmakers behind McQueen and Rising Phoenix, the four-part docuseries Kingdom of Dreams goes into the world of high fashion to reveal the dark side of a billion-dollar industry.<\/p>\n<p>Kingdom of Dreams tells the story of the behemoths of fashion and how two ruthless empires conquered the world of luxury goods, chronicling three explosive decades, from the early 1990s to the 2010s, a golden era when the forces of creativity and disruptive business converged and collided, as elite rival kingdoms battled for global dominance.<\/p>\n<p>With rare library material, neverbefore-seen personal archives and story-driven interviews, the series follow the meteoric rise of designers John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and Tom Ford as luxury emperors Bernard Arnault (LVMH), Francois Pinault (Gucci Group) and Anna Wintour (US Vogue) reshape the fashion world, conquering its four great kingdoms \u2013 Paris, Milan, London and New York.<\/p>\n<p>Packed with drama and intrigue, expect haute couture, supermodels and iconic fashion moments in this electrifying story of how fashion took over the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGround-breaking creativity and high-stakes business come together,\u201d says Mail on Sunday, in what Radio Times calls, \u201cA great story, lavishly illustrated,\u201d and The Times says is, \u201cvisually sumptuous.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me | 25 January 2023<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me. | Official Trailer | HBO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GmYJ8PrH4ws\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Picking up where her debut special left off, Emmy-nominated actor Yvonne Orji (HBO\u2019s Insecure) returns to the stage to offer up her point-of-view on the pandemic, estate planning, being the child of Nigerian immigrants and the brutal realities of dating.<\/p>\n<p>With a distinctive mash-up of stand-up comedy with scripted vignettes, the comedy special showcases the multi-hyphenate\u2019s range and vulnerability, while also serving as a no-holds-barred therapy session \u2013 for both the artist and the audience.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Kids<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/eng\/movie\/y4sq4mer-the-addams-family-2?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=January+2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Addams Family 2<\/a> | 2 January<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 | Official Trailer | MGM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kd82bSBDE84\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Addams Family hits the road in the 40th biggest box office hit of 2021, The Addams Family 2.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favourite spooky family is back in this animated comedy sequel that finds Morticia (voiced by Charlize Theron) and Gomez (voiced by Oscar Isaac) distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and are totally consumed with \u201cscream time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To reclaim their bond, they decide to cram Wednesday (Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz), Pugsley (Javon Walton), Uncle Fester (Nick Kroll) and the crew into their haunted camper for one last marvellously miserable family road trip. Their adventure across America to see Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and of course, Death Valley, takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It (Snoop Dogg), as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>The Addams Family 2 was nominated for a 2022 Saturn Award for Best Animated Film, as well as an Annie Award, and a Kids\u2019 Choice Award for Charlize Theron.<\/p>\n<p>Also listen out for the voices of Oscar nominee Bette Midler (Hocus Pocus), Emmy winner Bill Hader (who voiced Fear in Inside Out) and Wallace Shawn (Young Sheldon, The Princess Bride).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Also on Showmax in January<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bad Neighbours, Bad Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Young Rock S2, Amabishop S2, Captain Underpants<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hillside Strangler: Devil In Disguise S1<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Little Darlings, Mntase S1, Slank S7<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>47 Ronin, Breaking Them Up, Ngishade O\u2019Wrong S1<\/p>\n<p><strong>12 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glam Guru S22, Moeksie &amp;Patrysie, Small Engine Repair, Voyagers<\/p>\n<p><strong>16 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perfect World: A Deadly Game S1, Siza Mina S1, The Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead, The Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent, The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks<\/p>\n<p><strong>19 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Boogeyman, Koffie en Sigarette, Ebukhosini S1, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin, The Dead Don\u2019t Die, Verslag S7<\/p>\n<p><strong>20 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once Upon a Time in Londongrad S1<\/p>\n<p><strong>23 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bean, Twice As Bold S1<\/p>\n<p><strong>26 January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alieu the Dreamer, Net Koffie, Ses van die Een, Wegbreek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New year, new month, new series and movies to keep you captivated for the whole of Januworry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":655277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[10293],"class_list":["post-655271","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\/655271","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=655271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655279,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655271\/revisions\/655279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}