POLOKWANE – Streaming services such as Showmax and Netflix have made it possible to watch your favourite series or movies on demand, whenever you want to.
This however makes it even more difficult to decide between the magnitude of options available – that’s where we come in.
Review has put together a list of shows you should stream on your favourite platform.
What to Watch this week on:
Showmax:
Series: Baghdad Central
It’s 2003. Saddam Hussein has been ousted, Iraq is under foreign control, and tensions run high. Waleed Zuaiter (The Men Who Stare at Goats) plays Muhsin al-Khafaji, a former police inspector who has lost everything except his determination to find his missing daughter Sawsan. But to find her, he’ll have to choose a side…
Movie: Just Mercy
Michael B Jordan (Creed) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (Ray) and Brie Larson (Room) star in Just Mercy, the true story of an idealistic young lawyer working to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
For the kids: Esme & Roy
Monster babysitters Esme and her fuzzy monster friend Roy help little people deal with monster problems like fussy eating, thunderstorms, sadness, anger and frustration in this sweet preschool show from Sesame Workshop.
Netflix:
Series: Naomi Osaka
This intimate series follows Naomi Osaka as she explores her cultural roots and navigates her multifaceted identity as a tennis champ and rising leader.
Movie: Gunpowder Milkshake
When an assassin veers off mission to rescue a child, she triggers a war with a powerful crime syndicate — and reunites a gun-wielding sisterhood.
For the kids: Johnny Test
How much trouble could one imaginative boy, his faithful dog and two science-loving sisters possibly get into? Hmm, that sounds like a challenge!
Sources: Showmax, Wikipedia and What’s on Netflix.