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Here's what watch on Showmax in Kenya in January 2024, from 'The Good Doctor S6' to 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' to 'Savior Complex'.

South Africa's 'Spinners', Kenya's 'Shimoni', and Nigeria's 'Mami Wata' are among Sinema Focus critics' best African titles of the year.

The Oscar-winning Kenyan actress will head the competition jury at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.

Looking for new African movies and TV shows to watch as you wind down the year? Here is everything streaming in December 2023.

Everything to watch on Showmax in Kenya in December 2023, from first Showmax 2D animation 'Twende' to Kenyan Christmas feature 'A Merry X-Mess'.

Here's what to watch on Netflix in Kenya in December 2023, from 'Rebel Moon' to Kenyan feature 'Villains in the Metropolis' to Nigeria's 'Blood Vessel'.

In Kenya's second Christmas feature, the Nyatis have to get through the seven days of Christmas without killing each other. 

The South African crime drama will return for season 2 in January 2024.

'Kiza' explores the harsh realities of life such as land disputes, crime, unemployment, and betrayal.

Here's what to watch on Netflix in Kenya in November 2023, from 'The Crown S6' to Kenyan feature 'An Instant Dad' to 'Sarafina'.

Here's what to watch on Showmax in Kenya in November 2023, from South African extreme motorsport drama 'Spinners' to 'Chucky S3'.

The new Kenyan series inspired by George Orwell's Animal Farm is set to premiere on Citizen TV's VOD platform Viu Sasa soon.

Set in a fictional East African city, the series is led by Junior Nyong'o as the titular Twende and June Gachui is his unlikely sidekick Nuru.

The dating reality series follows four South African women looking for a Nigerian man to date and hopefully marry.

Here's what to watch on Netflix in Kenya in October 2023, from Mike Flanagan's 'The Fall of House of Usher' to 'Pain Hustlers'.

Here's everything coming to Showmax in Kenya in October 2023, from 'Bae Beyond Borders' to 'Dungeons & Dragons'.

Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla have landed two telenovela projects coming to Maisha Magic Plus in October 2023.

After a record-breaking first season, 'The Real Housewives of Lagos' returns to Showmax in September.

MultiChoice has today confirmed that the popular historical epic has been greenlit for a second season.

The new season of the Kenyan telenovela will leave a trail of fire according to showrunner Mkamzee Mwatela.

South African series 'Spinners' is the first African series ever selected in competition at Canneseries.

This year's festival includes one hundred and ninety seven minutes block of films with 14 shorts curated from the greater East Africa.

After a public humiliation, a wannabe influencer enrols in a small-town university where she aspires to regain her social status.

In the lawless border between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal, a cattle-farming Zulu family faces off against a cattle-raiding Basotho family.

Here's everything coming to Showmax in Kenya in August 2023, from 'The Best Man: The Final Chapters' to 'Based on a True Story'.

Here's everything new to watch on Netflix in Kenya in August 2023, from Gal Gadot's action thriller 'Heart of Stone' to Yoruba epic 'Jagun Jagun'.

Edi Gathegi will play Mister Terrific, a superhero with genius-level intellect, in the new 'Superman' reboot.

Everything new on Showmax in Kenya in July 2023, from new Kenyan crime drama 'Faithless' to 'Big Brother Naija S8.'

Everything new on Netflix in Kenya in July 2023, from 'Fatal Seduction' to 'Supa Team 4' to 'Bird Box Barcelona.'

Four teenage girls become superheroes in a neo-futuristic Lusaka.

When four friends stumble upon the proceeds of a robbery, they are forced into a dilemma that challenges their values.

A married professor is pulled into a passionate affair with a younger man, leading to betrayal and tragedy.

Here's everything new to watch on Showmax in Kenya in June 2023, from 'The Woman King' to 'Nope' to 'The Idol' to 'Rosemary's Hitlist.'

Everything new on Netflix in Kenya in June 2023, from 'Extraction 2' to 'Black Mirror' season 6.

The upcoming Kenyan music drama series is helmed by Tosh Gitonga and is set to premiere on Netflix in 2023.

The South African epic is perhaps Africa's most ambitious TV project yet.

Gathegi will play a prominent role as Carl, an intense bureaucrat and loyalist of De Niro's former US President George Mullen.

Netflix releases explosive trailer for the second season of its African reality series 'Young, Famous & African.'

Here's everything new to watch on Netflix in Kenya in May 2023.

A collection of 10 animated short films which marks Disney+’s first all-African original project.

Here's everything new to watch on Showmax in Kenya in May 2023.

Set in the 1700s, the epic historical drama tells the story of the making of the iconic African King Shaka Zulu.

Showmax leads Kenya with highest nominees for any platform while 'Click Click Bang' is the most-nominated Kenyan title.

A new generation of six African filmmakers from across the continent adapt six traditional stories for contemporary Africa.

Vera Sidika, Minne Kariuki, Susan Kaittany, Sonal Maherali and Lisa Christoffersen are the lavish housewives in this latest African franchise.

The Kenyan Hollywood actress will be starring the spinoff alongside Stranger Things' Joseph Quinn.

The second season which has added some new faces promises more drama and dating escapades, and will premiere in 2023.

African streaming service Showmax, in partnership with NBCUniversal Formats, is bringing 'The Real Housewives' to Nairobi.

An emotive and thrilling new Swahili telenovela about a young woman caught between preserving ancient tradition and forging her own path.

The second feature by Philit Productions has made Ksh. 2.5 million in its opening weekend, Director Philip Karanja has revealed.

A Nairobi event planner returns home to confront her past, and a mining company that threatens her home.

The series is currently in production, and in search of a new co-lead for Natalie Portman who's also the executive producer.

The critically-acclaimed Kenyan documentary follows activist Boniface Mwangi’s political pursuit and the pressures it puts on his family.

The slate includes Kenya’s first Christmas feature, a crime drama series, a high-stakes political thriller series, and a thriller series.

Carolyna Hutchings, Toyin Lawani, Chioma Ikokwu, Iyabo Ojo, Laura Ikeji and Mariam Timmer unveiled as 'The Real Housewives of Lagos.'

As popular Swahili telenovela 'Selina' comes to an end, 'Salem' is set to be M-Net's next premium telenovela in Kenya.

Known as one of the best screenwriters in Kenya, some of Ogutu's works include '40 Sticks', 'Crime and Justice' and 'County 49.'

Lupita Nyong’o will voice Asha the Shame Wizard alongside other notable guest stars like Helen Mirren and Janelle Monae.

The Swahili telenovela which starred Sarah Hassan and Blessing Lung'aho has been the most popular telenovela in Kenya since premiere.

The Swahili telenovela which premiered in 2018 has become one of the most-watched shows in Kenya in the last 4 years.

The streamer unveiled its 2022 local originals slate at its first-event content showcase in Kenya held at The Social House in Nairobi.

Voline Ogutu, Mark Wambui and Oprah Oyugi join nineteen other filmmakers in the African Folktales Reimagined shortlist.

Unable to conceive, a woman uses her best friend as a surrogate threatening their close bond and those around them.

The Kenyan actress takes on her second role in Hollywood alongside Keanu Reeves in 'The Matrix Resurrections.'