As the festive season month of December creeped in, Showmax has unveiled an exciting watchlist for its distinguished subscribers.
It’s officially Detty December and Showmax is going all out to deliver the ultimate festive watchlist.
Top picks this month include the HBO documentary Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning alongside other big-screen action, comedy specials and a slate of binge-worthy series guaranteed to keep you entertained.
Whether you’re looking to binge, be inspired or escape, Showmax has got you covered right through the holidays.
See the full list below:
WIZKID: Long Live Lagos
Stream from Friday, 26 December
The HBO documentary follows the Grammy-winning Nigerian musician’s rise as a global icon reshaping how Africa is seen and heard around the world.
In the months leading up to his monumental performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Wizkid: Long Live Lagos tells the story of one of the most commercially successful African musicians of all time and delves deep into stereotypes and misrepresentations by western media.
Directed by Karam Gill, the documentary features appearances from Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, Jada Pollock, Julie Adenuga, Seni Saraki, Sunday Are, Karen Binns, Tops, and fans who reflect on Wizkid’s influence across Africa and the diaspora.
Wizkid: Long Live Lagos premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival, with Variety hailing it as “entertaining and propulsive”.
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr2FWYlWUjQ
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING
Stream from Wednesday, 17 December
In Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, four-time Oscar nominee Tom Cruise is back as agent Ethan Hunt. This time, he’s pursuing a dangerous AI that’s infiltrated global intelligence.
The ninth biggest movie of 2025 so far, The Final Reckoning won Best Action Movie and Best Actor: Action at the 2025 Critics’ Choice Super Awards, thanks in no small part to a Guinness World Record-setting burning parachute jump sequence (performed by Cruise himself, of course) filmed in the Drakensberg.
The star-studded support cast includes Angela Bassett, Hannah Waddingham, Hayley Atwell, Nick Offerman, Pom Klementieff, Shae Whigham, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames.
Watch the trailer, which has over 27 million views, here:
P.S. You can now binge all seven previous films in the franchise on Showmax too.
THE CHAIR COMPANY S1
First on Showmax | Binge from Monday, 1 December
After an embarrassing incident at work, William Ronald Trosper finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.
Triple Emmy winner Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson) co-creates and stars as Trosper.
The HBO comedy is at #3 on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the Best Shows of 2025, with a perfect 100% critics rating.
Watch the trailer, which has over 1.2 million views:
NOVOCAINE
Stream from Monday, 1 December
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nathan Caine turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
As Nate, Jack Quaid (Hughie in The Boys) was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Super Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie. Critics’ Choice Super nominee Amber Midthunder (Prey) co-stars as his love interest.
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