May is Africa Month, a time to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union, and the continent’s diversity.
Showmax is making it easier than ever to explore Africa this year, bringing three of the big winners from the recent Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards to your couch.
WA MILELE? | Showmax Original: Tanzania | Binge now on Showmax
In Wa Milele?, four married couples find themselves at crossroads in their relationships. Facing the possibility of separation, they move into a house for a month to try to save their relationships. With help from a psychologist, the couples are ready to work.
Irene Paul hosts the ten-part reality series, which won Best Series: Unscripted at the recent Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
Watch the trailer:
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UNTYING KANTAI | Showmax Original: Kenya | Binge now on Showmax
One of the 10 most-streamed Kenyan series on Showmax in 2024, Untying Kantai follows Kantai, who stumbles on a lucrative but illegal business opportunity.
Kalasha nominee Benson Ojuwa (County 49) stars as Kantai, opposite the likes of Kalasha winner Pascal Tokodi (Selina), Kalasha nominee Blessing Lung’aho (Bwana Chairman), and Kora Awards winner Silayio (Nafsi).
The 13-part series is directed by Phillip Karanja and written by Abel Mutua, the Phil It Productions duo behind the Kalasha-winning comedy Sue na Jonnie and AMVCA-winning films A Grand Little Lie, Click Click Bang and Makosa Ni Yangu.
At the recent AMVCAs, Mutua won Best Writing: TV Series for Untying Kantai.
Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
MY FAIRYTALE WEDDING S1 | Africa Magic Showcase | Binge now on Showmax
My Fairytale Wedding follows Mojisola, or MJ (two-time African Movie Academy Award nominee Ini Edo), a 29-year-old woman who, in a desperate bid to find love, turns to the mystical power of kanyamata through a flamboyant seller, Madame Fantasia (Shaffy Bello from The Black Book). What starts as a dream come true quickly spirals into a whirlwind of hilarious and outrageous consequences, proving that magic may not always lead to a fairytale ending.
Produced by ChiChi Nworah (2024 AMVCA winner Slum King), the Nigerian romcom’s all-star cast includes Africa Movie Academy Award winners Ramsey Noah and Kanayo O Kanayo, Big Brother Naija favourite Mercy Eke, Carolyna Hutchings from The Real Housewives of Lagos, and Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards nominees Daniel Etim, Tina Mba and Uzor Arukwe.
One of the 10 most-streamed Nigerian series on Showmax in 2024, My Fairytale Wedding won Best Scripted M-Net Original at the recent Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Other AMVCA winners to stream on Showmax include Nigerian Idol, which won Best Unscripted M-Net Original; Zi M Uzo, named Best Indigenous M-Net Original; and Everything Light Touches, named Best MultiChoice Talent Factory Film. Also look out for new episodes of The Mommy Club Tanzania every Friday and the premiere of Nairobi-set The Mommy Club NBO on Friday, 30 May 2025.