Tag: HBO

Showmax content take home a whopping 34 awards at the 2020 Emmy Awards

September 21, 2020

HBO’s Watchmen was the big winner at the 2020 Emmy Awards, taking home 11 awards, including Best Limited Series, followed by Best Comedy winner Schitt’s Creek with nine and Best Drama winner Succession and The Mandalorian, both with seven.  HBO was the biggest winner at the 2020 Emmys, taking home 30 awards to Netflix’s 21. Content currently available on Showmax took home … More Showmax content take home a whopping 34 awards at the 2020 Emmy Awards

Insecure star Yvonne Orji makes her momma – and Nigeria – proud in HBO comedy special

July 9, 2020

Both celebrating and poking fun at her strict formative Nigerian-American upbringing, Orji shares her unique journey from pre-med to comedy, talks about parental pressures to get married, and takes us along to Lagos to meet her family and friends. Orji is best known as Molly on Insecure, a role that recently earned her fourth Black … More Insecure star Yvonne Orji makes her momma – and Nigeria – proud in HBO comedy special

Betty, HBO’s critically-acclaimed female skater comedy, is now on Showmax

June 28, 2020

Betty, #21 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the Best TV Shows Of 2020 So Far, is now streaming on Showmax, with new episodes at 22:30 every Monday after it airs on 1Magic.  Based on Crystal Moselle’s critically acclaimed feature Skate Kitchen, HBO’s new six-episode half-hour series Betty follows a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through New … More Betty, HBO’s critically-acclaimed female skater comedy, is now on Showmax

11 BAFTA nominees to stream on Showmax right now

June 9, 2020

The British Academy has spoken, releasing the nominees for their annual BAFTA TV Awards. Here are 11 you can stream on Showmax. Chernobyl (HBO)  Storyline: Chernobyl dramatises the story of the 1986 nuclear accident, one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history, and of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from … More 11 BAFTA nominees to stream on Showmax right now

The best international documentaries on Showmax right now

May 26, 2020

“Documentaries have entered an unprecedented golden age, one that is only going to get better,” wrote leading film trade website Deadline in February 2019.  It’s not just that cameras have become better, cheaper, smaller and less invasive, or that people’s lives are more documented than ever before thanks to social media, it’s also that streaming has made … More The best international documentaries on Showmax right now