Showmax - What To Watch In October

Showmax has announced their list of top picks to watch this month and it includes a raft of international series that will hit the right spot with many. The list includes debut seasons of Godfather of Harlem & PEN15, and new seasons of Mayans M.C., Succession, Harlots & more:

MAYANS M.C. S2 | BIKER DRAMA

Fresh out of jail with a trail of broken dreams behind him, EZ needs a place to belong. Mayans M.C. seems to offer that, if EZ’s ready for everything that comes with it – navigating the club hierarchy, turf wars, extreme violence, shifting allegiances and a dangerous emotional link to the head of the deadly Galinda cartel, just for starters.

HARLOTS S3 | PERIOD DRAMA
First on Showmax. Binge now

The first two seasons of Harlots revolved around rival brothel owners, Margaret Wells (Oscar nominee Samantha Morton) and Lydia Quigley (Oscar nominee Lesley Manville), in 18^th century London – an era when one in five women earned a living as a prostitute in the city. At the start of Season 3, it seems the Wells girls can finally free themselves of their mother’s feud, helped by allies such as Lady Fitz (Liv Tyler). But Charlotte Wells (Jessica Brown Findlay from Downton Abbey) soon learns that running a lucrative brothel brings enemies as well as friends, including the new pimp in town, Isaac Pincher (2019 Emmy nominee Alfie Allen from Game of Thrones).

PEN15 S1 | MIDDLE SCHOOL COMEDY
First on Showmax. Binge now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLkEpO3k514

PEN15 follows 13-year-old besties Maya and Anna as they navigate – and try to survive – seventh grade and puberty. 32-year-old co-creators Maya Erskine (Plus One) and Anna Konkle (Rosewood; the first episode of Ramy) play their 13-year-old selves, while Maya’s real-life mom, Matsuko Erskine, plays her character’s mother, Yuki. The rest of the cast are genuine teenagers.

STRANGE ANGEL S2 | OCCULT DRAMA
First on Showmax. Binge now

Created by BAFTA nominee Mark Heyman (Black Swan), Strange Angel explores the bizarre true story of Jack Parsons (Sundance winner Jack Reynor from Sing Street), who pioneered America’s rocketry program in the 1940s while simultaneously practicing sex magick rituals as a devotee to Aleister Crowley’s religion, Thelema. At the end of Season 1, Jack and his team from Caltech made a scientific breakthrough that secured the military’s interest as the country neared the brink of war. In Season 2, the U.S. is fighting World War II, transforming Jack’s rocketry work into a lucrative business. Bella Heathcote (Neon Demon) and Emmy nominee Rupert Friend (Homeland) co-star.

SWEETBITTER S2 | RESTAURANT DRAMA
First on Showmax. Binge now

Based on Stephanie Danler’s New York Times’ bestseller, Sweetbitter follows 22-year-old Tess (Ellen Purnell from Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children) who, shortly after arriving in New York City, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, alcohol, love, lust, dive bars, and fine dining, she learns to navigate the alluring yet punishing life she has stumbled upon. This is the story of a young woman’s coming-of-age, set against the rich and grimy backdrop of exclusive restaurants, conjuring a nonstop, high-adrenaline world evoking the possibility, beauty, and fragility of being young and adrift.

KIDDING S1 | DRAMA
Binge from 11 October

Jeff is a famous children’s television icon who helps kids name their feelings, but isn’t allowed to publicly admit his family is falling apart. Mostly directed by Oscar winner Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind), Kidding stars two-time Golden Globe winner Jim Carrey; Oscar nominees Frank Langella and Catherine Keener; and Judy Greer (Ant-Man).

THE TWILIGHT ZONE S1 | SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY
Same time as M-Net. Weekly episodes at 10pm every Friday from 11 October

The godfather of sci-fi series, the original The Twilight Zone premiered 60 years ago on CBS. The series became a worldwide phenomenon as it used socially conscious storytelling to explore humanity’s hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways conventional dramas could not.

SUCCESSION S2 | DRAMA
First on Showmax. Binge from 14 October

In Season 2, the dysfunctional Roy family is struggling to retain control of their global media empire. But while the future looks increasingly uncertain, it is the past that threatens to ultimately destroy them.

SOUTH PARK S23 | ANIMATED COMEDY
New episodes every Monday, from 21 October

It’s hard being a kid growing up in South Park, Colorado, what with all the insane adults, deranged celebrities and occasional talking turd…

Season 23 starts as Cartman sends an anonymous tipoff that Kyle is an illegal immigrant, leading ICE to detain and separate his entire family after Kyle’s dad can’t find their passports. So yes, South Park is as topical as ever, or as Forbes puts it, “Reality has never resembled South Park as much as it does today.”

BALLERS S5 – THE FINAL SEASON | SPORTS COMEDY
Binge from 14 October

Exploring the glamorous and often cutthroat world of pro football through a group of past and present players striving to stay in the game, Ballers stars Dwayne Johnson (Jumanji) as ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore, who has reinvented himself as a financial manager for today’s players.

To see everything on Showmax this month, click here. Please note this release schedule is subject to change.

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