This December on Showmax, catch Twende, Showmax’s first 2D animation, on 1 December. Starring an all-Kenyan voice cast of Junior Nyong’o, Elsaphan Njora, Charles Ouda, Mkamzee Mwatela, Joyce Musoke and more, this animated series follows a boda-boda-riding pangolin.
The biggest animated opening of all-time, and the biggest global opening of 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, arrives on 18 December. It’s based on the classic megahit Mario video game franchise loved by generations of kids and kids-at-heart.
Also catch King Arthur epic The Winter King S1 on 4 December. Set amid the brutality of the 5th century in a land of warring factions and tribes, The Winter King follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from outcast son to legendary warrior, leader and ultimately, legend.
On 11 Dec, join four-time Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face S1, a Peacock Original mystery from Oscar-nominated creator Rian Johnson behind other mystery hits like Knives Out and its sequel Glass Onion.
From the Fast and Furious franchise, Fast X, the #1 international box office opening of 2023, arrives on 4 December with all your faves: Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Scott Eastwood, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, and Sung Kang.
On 15 December, catch Kenya’s second-ever Christmas feature A Merry X-Mess, while Shaka Zulu critically-acclaimed epic Shaka iLembe, South Africa’s record-breaking bromance series Adulting S2 and Nigeria’s hit telenovela Wura S2 all arrive on 4 December. And on 14 December, witchcraft has a case in new Nigerian legal drama Agu S1.
Read our review of ‘Shaka iLembe’ here.
See a full list of what to watch on Showmax in Kenya in December 2023:
1 December
Twende S1
Die Onderonsie (Film)
Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky S1
The Saturday Showdown S2 (Gameshow)
Fright Krewe S1
Take Note S1
Archibald’s Next Big Thing Is Here S1
Curious George S15
Fifi and the Flowertots S3
Mighty Mustangs S1-3
My Life Me S1
That’s What She Said (Film)
4 December
Shaka ilembe S1
Adulting S2
Wura S2
The Winter King S1
Fast X (Film)
Shining Vale S2
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Film)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Film)
My Ma Kook Beter As Joune S1
Overlord, Righting Wrongs (Film)
The Postman Fights Back (Film)
In The Line of Duty II (Film)
5 December
The Mommy Club Reunion (Reality)
Sports Wives S1 (Reality)
6 December
Convict Conman (Docuseries)
7 December
Trompoppie S1
The Amazing Maurice (Film)
House Party (Film)
100 Million BC (Film)
Madagascar (Film)
Penguins of Madagascar (Film)
Tiger Cage (Film)
8 December
Genie (Film)
Dino Pops S1
11 December
Poker Face S1
Blue Lights S1
65 (Film)
Couple’s Retreat (Film)
Dirty Little Deed (Film)
Play Dead (Film)
Private Property (Film)
14 December
Kwa Mam’Mkhize S2 (Reality)
Agu S1
The Great Holiday Bake War (Film)
Mummies (Film)
Silwerskerm Short Films (Collection)
Dotty & Soul (Film)
The One (Film)
Trolls (Film)
15 December
A Merry X-Mess (Film)
School Run (Film)
Mkhize to Masemola (Film)
Stars S1
18 December
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Film)
Younger S1-7
Christmas in the Caribbean (Film)
Santa’s Got Style (Film)
Guardians of Time (Film)
Bridget Jones’ Baby (Film)
Bridget Jones (Film)
The Edge of Reason (Film)
20 December
World on Fire S2
How To With John Wilson S3 (Docuseries)
Temptation Island USA S5 (Reality)
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test S1 (Reality)
21 December
A Royal Christmas Surprise (Film)
A Christmas Story Christmas (Film)
Christmas Down Under (Film)
Christmas Unfiltered (Film)
The First Noelle (Film)
Epic Tails (Film)
25 December
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (Film)
The Real Housewives of Johannesburg S3 (Reality)
Girls Trip (Film)
Grootboom & Sons S2
Katak: The Brave Beluga (Film)
27 December
The Undeclared War (Film)
28 December
Margaux (Film)
Back To The Future 1-3 (Film)
Bee Movie (Film)
Evan Almighty (Film)
The Loneliest Boy in the World (Film)
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