Title: TV Series Press Release: ShowMax April Content Additions
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ShowMax subscribers, take a gander at what you’ll be able to watch come April. There are a lot of interesting additions lined up for the streaming service, with Community probably being the most important. If you haven’t watched it yet, make sure you go and watch it immediately.

In any case, there’re some interesting additions for the month of April for all you ShowMax subscribers.

NEW SERIES & MOVIES LAUNCHING IN APRIL 2016

Africa’s largest collection of series and movies keeps getting bigger with new shows added every week. From Hollywood heavy hitters to international exclusives and local favourites. Here’s what’s coming up this month.

NEW SERIES

Once Upon A Time S1-S3

Fantasy fans will enjoy this fairytale-inspired series which takes place in the fictional town of Storybrooke. The inhabitants of this unusual town are all characters from well-loved fairy tales. They’ve been transported to Storybrooke and robbed of their memories by an evil curse. The show was created by Lost and Tron:Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Masters of Sex S1

In 1956 when renowned obstetrician Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) hires sexually liberated, single working mother Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) as his assistant, nothing will ever be the same for them – or for a culture shaken to its core by their pioneering, intimate research into human sexuality.

Cast: Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Caitlin FitzGerald

Planned Release Date: 04/04

The Boondocks S1-S3

The Boondocks revolves around a boy named Huey and his gangster-wannabe brother who have left the inner city to live with their grandfather in the suburbs.

Cast: Voice of Regina King, John Witherspoon, Gary Anthony Williams

Planned Release Date: 20/04

The Tudors S1-S4

Following the execution of Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII remarries in hopes of having a son as challenges to his authority from inside and outside the kingdom threaten his hold on England’s throne.

Cast: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ,Sam Neill ,Natalie Dormer, Henry Czerny

Planned Release Date: 18/04

Damages S1-S5

A rising star lawyer crosses paths with a cutthroat veteran attorney who will stop at nothing to win the cases she handles, even if it means manipulating and endangering the family and friends of those around her.

Cast: Academy Award® nominee Glenn Close ,with Rose Byrne and Ted Danson

Planned Release Date: 22/04

The Big C S1-S4

A suburban mom, diagnosed with cancer, tries to find the humor in the disease.

Cast : Laura Linney , Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey , Phyllis Somerville

Planned Release Date: 27/04

My Boys S1-S4

An attractive 28-year-old female sportswriter and consummate guys’ girl juggles her femininity with her tomboy reputation as she looks for romance within a decidedly male-dominated world.

Cast: Jordana Spiro, Michael Bunin, Jim Gaffigan and Kyle Howard

Planned Release Date: 25/04

Breaking In S1–S2

A workplace comedy with a twist about a security firm that takes extreme – and often questionable – measures to sell their services.

Cast: Christian Slater, Bret Harrison Odette Annable

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Kidnapped S1

When the teenage son of a New York City millionaire and his politically-connected wife is kidnapped, everyone is a suspect, including the members of his not-so-picture-perfect family.

Cast: Academy Award® winner Timothy Hutton with Jeremy Sisto, Delroy Lindo

Planned Release Date: 13/04

Community S1-S4

When his college degree is challenged as a fake, lawyer and schemer Jeff Winger is forced to return to school.

Cast: Emmy® Award winner Chevy Chase (Saturday Night Live), Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi

Planned Release Date: 15/04

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S1

This super fun, action-packed series is based on the Marvel comic’s fictional (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D). Agent Phil Coulson heads an elite team of agents who investigate strange occurrences around the globe. In 2013, it won Most Exciting New Series at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

Cast: Clark Gregg, Brett Dalton

Planned Release Date: 06/03

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Crossing Lines S3

In this global crime series, a special crime unit investigates serialised crimes that cross over European borders. Season three picks up six months following the end of season two. A top prosecutor has vanished and the International Criminal Court’s special crime unit will have to be reactivated to find her.

Cast: Tom Wlaschiha, Donald Sutherland

Planned Release Date: 11/04

Sex And The City S1-S6

OMG! Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Kim are back. Relive 90s and noughties fashion in this fabulously fun show about four best friends in New York. At the heart of each episode is their tight friendship. No matter what happens in their lives, they find ample time to gossip about their sex lives, boyfriends, husbands and the woes of being late 30-somethings (and 40-something!) in the city.

Cast : Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon

Planned Release Date: 25/04

NEW MOVIES

A Bronx Tale (1993)

A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lilo Brancato

Planned Release Date: 06/04

Mad Money (2008)

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.

Cast: Queen Latifah, Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes

Planned Release Date: 28/03

Nowhere Boy (2009)

A chronicle of John Lennon’s first years and his relationship with his absentee mother Julia.

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Thomas.

Nominated for three BAFTAs.

Planned Release Date: 30/03

Dream House (2011)

A gripping mind-bending thriller starring the James Bond star, Daniel Craig.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Elias Koteas .

Planned Release Date: 04/04

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

A scientist on the run must find a cure for the monster that emerges whenever he loses his temper.

Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Smother (2007)

After being fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife about having a baby, all while having to deal with his suffocating mother.

Cast: Diane Keaton, Liv Tyler, Dax Shepard

Planned Release Date: 11/04

Swing Vote (2008)

In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man’s vote.

Cast : Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll

Planned Release Date : 13/04

Deliver Us From Eva (2003)

Eva is a young woman who meddles in the affairs of her sisters… until they decide to set her up.

Cast : LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good

Planned Release Date : 20/04

Never Back Down (2008)

A conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club.

Cast : Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard

Planned Release Date: 25/04

Fireflies In The Garden (2008)

When Lisa (Julia Roberts) dies in a tragic accident, the rest of her family has to come to terms with their grief and try to find away to mourn together.

Cast : Ryan Reynolds, Julia Roberts

Planned Release Date : 27/04

LOCAL ADDITIONS:

Die Byl – First and exclusive to ShowMax

Die Byl revolves around a core group of highly specialised policemen and women who operate both in cooperation and at odds with each other throughout the course of serial murder investigations.

Cast: Eric Nobbs, Lika Berning, Marvin-Lee Beukes

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Cooking With Siba S1 (New Season)

Siba, Drum Magazine’s food editor, puts her own personal twists to traditional food. Join her in the kitchen while she invites other celebrities for the latest news and gossip.

Planned Release Date: 28/03

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Skating On Thin Uys

Starring Pieter-Dirk Uys in the role of Evita Bezuidenhout. This film was banned in 1985 and was only shown again in 2015, on Evita’s 80th birthday.

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Soweto Green

A homegrown comedy filled with surprises. Set just after the 1994 election, a middle-class African-American couple don’t get what they expect when they move to South Africa.

Planned Release Date: 04/04

Jacob’s Cross S1-5 (SABC)

Jacob Makhubu is a prosperous businessman. Just when his life in South Africa couldn’t get any better, he is offered a huge promotion from a large Nigerian firm. Could all this be too good to be true?

Planned Release Date: 11/04

The Wild S2 (New Season)

Three families struggle to negotiate a cohesive future, but because of their relationship to a special piece of land, the families are bound together.

Planned Release Date: 25/04

LatWielm (New Seasons)

A fun car show for all ages. The team discusses cars ranging from the cheapest entry-level cars to the most expensive supercars.

Planned Release Date: 25/04

Lokshin Bioskop: Social Files

A social worker has to deal with her stubborn daughter who is in danger of being killed by drug syndicates.

Planned Release Date: 30/03

Die Voelvry Generasie

Koos Kombuis, Johannes Kerkorrel and Bernoldus Niemand’s protest music resulted in the 80’s revolution. This documentary tells the story of the transition.

Planned Release Date: 28/03

Lokshin Bioskop: Kejive

A down and out talent agent discovers a dance prodigy, and together they journey towards rebuilding their broken lives and realising their dreams.

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Hier Gaan Ons Alweer S3-10

A KykNET production focused on trophy fishing.

Planned Release Date: 30/04

Terror Mathebula –The Living Legend

A documentary about the life of the apartheid era boxer who became South Africa’s first black world boxing champion.

Planned Release Date: 04/04

TongeLos S1-4

Delicious gossip, straight from your favourite presenters Eagan and Loui.

Planned Release Date: 04/04

Top Shayela S2

Get to hear the personal stories of celebrities, how they made it onto the A-list and what is required to stay there.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Jy Is My Liefling

Willie Willeboer is a freelance journalist, writer and photographer who lives on a game farm which is suddenly under threat after a stolen diamond falls into his camp.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Matieland

A film about a young man who is taught by his father how to play rugby, against his mother’s wishes, and is recruited after playing at Stellenbosch University by Danie Craven.

Planned Release Date: 11/04

Die Storie Van Klara Viljee

After she loses her father and fiancé on the beach, Klara decides that she never wants to see the sea again and builds her house behind a sand dune.

Planned Release Date: 15/04

Lokshin Bioskop: Boombaand TT (Films 1-5)

This story revolves around Boomba, the fat man; TT, the serious partner; and Mapule, the sexy receptionist.

Planned Release Date: 18/04

Geboortegrond

A farmer struggles with his anger at his father who lives in the city. His wife, who realises his inner struggles, urges him to go and fix the relationship.

Planned Release Date: 18/04

Die Geheim Van Nantes

The childless, wealthy owner of the prestigious winery, Nantes’s sole heir is his worthless swindler of a cousin who can’t wait to inherit it.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

Geheim Van Onderplaas

A story about forbidden love.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

Sterk SkemerS1 (SABC)

The story follows an ex-policeman who applies for amnesty at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for his role in the death of two students.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

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Homecoming

A successful businessman looks forward to retirement. His only major wish now is to see his only child return to Nigeria and take over the family business.

Planned Release Date: 27/04

KIDS ADDITIONS

Fireman Sam S6-9

Age 3+. This charming Welsh show teaches preschoolers all about safety.

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Fireman Sam Christmas Special: Snow Business

Age 3+. Sam and friends save the day in this delightful Christmas special.

Planned Release Date: 01/04

Rainbow Magic: Return To Rainspell Island S1

Age 6+. Friends’ fairy adventures are a fun introduction to fantasy.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Thomas & Friends S13-19

Age 3+. Train friends learn teamwork and responsibility in gentle tales that kids love.

Planned Release Date: 15/04

Mike The Knight S1-2

Age 4+. Spunky medieval hero teaches problem-solving to tots.

Planned Release Date: 18/04

Dead Gorgeous S1

Age 9+. The comical adventures of three beautiful, strong-willed teenaged sisters – who just happen to be ghosts.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Ella Bella Bingo S1

Age 3+. Ella uses her boundless creativity and infectious enthusiasm to solve everyday problems.

Planned Release Date: 15/04

Toby’s Travelling Circus S1

Age 3+. Colourful, fun series teaches teamwork and problem solving.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

Under Wraps

Age 7+. Comic mummy tale is spooky fun for kids.

Planned Release Date: 29/04

The Smurfs S01

Age 4+. Little blue gnomes share, care, and learn.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Max Steel: Webisodes

Age 8+. Amiable teen superhero fights enemies in sci-fi series.

Planned Release Date: 29/04

Ever After High S1-3

Age 8+. Teen descendants of fairy tale celebrities such as Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

DOCUMENTARY & LIFESTYLE

Aurora: Fire in the Sky

In the earth’s polar regions, a ghostly flicker and colourful glow often brightens the night sky.

Planned Release Date: 15/04

Secrets of the Hive

A third of what we eat is pollinated by bees – in fact more or less by one bee species: the western honeybee.

Planned Release Date: 01/04

White Beauty

The Lipizzaner horses are famous around the world, those striking white stallions that entrance with their grace of movement and their majesty.

Planned Release Date: 08/04

Bird Brain

It’s used as an insult – ‘bird brain’ – not very bright. But new research means this may no longer apply.

Planned Release Date: 22/04

The Meteor Menace

February 15th, 2013 already is a historic date: out of the blue, a meteorite exploded in the earth’s atmosphere above the Russian region of Chelya.

Planned Release Date: 29/04

*Titles and release dates may shift and change due to issues out of our control however the dates provided give you the planned release date for new release content.

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