Wondering what’s streaming on Showmax in February 2025? Don’t stress, I’ve got you covered with a comprehensive list of titles coming your way in the 2nd month of the year.
Here’s what’s coming your way on Showmax in February 2025
Tiddler – Streaming on Showmax from 3 February 2025
Best for watching with pre-schoolers
Adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling picture book, Tiddler follows a tiny fish with a boundless imagination who gets lost in the vast ocean—only to be rescued by his own creative tales.
Produced by the BBC and Oscar-nominated studio Magic Light Pictures, Tiddler is co-directed by South African Alex Bain and narrated by Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso).
Ranking as the BBC’s 9th most-watched title on Christmas Day, the film drew over three million live viewers and earned rave reviews, including a five-star accolade from the Daily Telegraph, which praised it as “a prize catch…precision-tooled to enchant children.”
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Night Swim – Streaming on Showmax from 6 February 2025
Best for horror fans avoiding summer swims
Night Swim centers on Ray Waller, a retired baseball star grappling with a degenerative illness, who moves into a new home with his family—unaware that their backyard pool harbors a malevolent force.
Starring Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), this #1 US box office hit is produced by horror icons James Wan (Saw) and Jason Blum (Get Out). The Los Angeles Times applauds director Bryce McGuire’s “deliciously sadistic grammar of suspense.”
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Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy – Streaming on Showmax from 7 February 2025
Best for true-crime and hip-hop enthusiasts
This documentary unveils Sean Combs’ journey from childhood to fame, featuring never-before-seen footage and insights into his recent legal battles. As Combs’ trial looms in May 2025, the film challenges perceptions of the mogul behind the music—and the mugshot.
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Harold and the Purple Crayon – Streaming on Showmax from 11 February 2025
Best for children over eight
Based on Crockett Johnson’s beloved book, this live-action debut by Ice Age director Carlos Saldanha stars Zachary Levi (Shazam) as Harold, who leaps from his book into the real world—with chaotic consequences. The cast includes Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), and Jemaine Clement (Moana).
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Despicable Me 4 – Streaming on Showmax from 20 February 2025
Best for kids over six
Gru’s family expands with the arrival of troublemaking Gru Jr., but chaos ensues when new villain Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) forces them into hiding. Co-written by The White Lotus creator Mike White, the film features Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Sofia Vergara.
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Alex Edelman: Just For Us – Streaming on Showmax from 19 February 2025
Best for comedy lovers
This Emmy-winning HBO special, adapted from Edelman’s Tony Award-winning show, recounts his infiltration of a white nationalist meeting. The Washington Post hails it as “perfection” from “one of the funniest minds of his generation.”
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She Came To Me – Streaming on Showmax from 17 February 2025
Best for Valentine’s vibes
Rebecca Miller’s whimsical romcom stars Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, and Marisa Tomei in a tale of love and creativity. Featuring Bruce Springsteen’s Golden Globe-nominated song, AwardsWatch calls it “the most inventive romcom in years.”
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Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple – Streaming on Showmax from 26 February 2025
Best for Springsteen and The Sopranos fans
This Grammy-nominated documentary explores Van Zandt’s dual legacy as E Street Band guitarist, Sopranos actor, and anti-apartheid activist. With cameos from Bono and Paul McCartney, The Guardian dubs it “a document of several lives, all well lived.”
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Being Mary Tyler Moore – Streaming on Showmax from 26 February 2025
Best for nostalgia seekers
This Emmy-nominated documentary celebrates the trailblazing actress, featuring archival gems with Betty White, Dustin Hoffman, and more. The New York Times praises its reflection on “feminism’s steady path forward.”
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Marmalade – Streaming on Showmax from 24 February 2025
Best for Stranger Things devotees
Joe Keery (Steve Harrington) stars in this twisty heist romance about a prisoner’s wild escape plan. Collider calls it “stylish, surprising, and too much fun,” while ScreenRant praises its “excellent performances.”
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The White Lotus Season 3 – Streaming on Showmax from 17 February 2025
Winner of 15 Emmy Awards, The White Lotus returns for a third season, introducing a new ensemble of guests at another luxurious White Lotus property, now set in Thailand.
Penned and directed once again by Mike White, the season welcomes back Natasha Rothwell in her Emmy-nominated Season 1 role as Belinda. Joining her are Emmy nominees Carrie Coon, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, and Walton Goggins; BAFTA winner Aimee Lou Wood; Teen Choice nominees Leslie Bibb and Patrick Schwarzenegger; and Critics’ Choice nominee Michelle Monaghan.
As TimeOut notes, “Much as we’ll all miss Jennifer Coolidge – RIP Tanya – the third run of The White Lotus should be February’s most talked-about telly.”
Rewatch the first two seasons on Showmax while you wait.
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Suits: LA Season 1 – Streaming on Showmax from 24 February 2025
After Suits dominated 2023 as the world’s most-streamed series, creator Aaron Korsh delivers this spin-off, now ranked among IMDb’s Top 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2025.
Teen Choice winner Stephen Amell (Arrow) stars as Ted Black, a former New York federal prosecutor navigating LA’s cutthroat legal scene. Gabriel Macht reprises his role as Harvey Specter in a guest appearance, alongside The Walking Dead’s Josh McDermitt.
Binge all nine seasons of the original Suits on Showmax.
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Yellowjackets Season 3 – Streaming on Showmax from 15 February 2025
The Emmy-nominated survival thriller continues unraveling the trauma of a 1996 girls’ soccer team stranded in the wilderness.
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) and Critics’ Choice nominee Joel McHale (Community) join returning Emmy nominees Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci.
Season 1 remains Showtime’s second-most-streamed series.
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Colin from Accounts Season 2 – Streaming on Showmax from 18 February 2025
Rotten Tomatoes’ third-best returning series of 2023 resumes with Ashley and Gordon navigating their chaotic relationship (and dog parenthood).
Creators/stars Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall maintain a rare 100% critics’ score. The Guardian hails it as “an absolute joy… better than ever,” praising its “perfect blend of hard-edged laughs and genuine emotion.”
The Logie Award-winning comedy also swept the 2024 Australian Writers’ Guild Awards.
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Power Book IV: Force Season 2 – Binge on Showmax from 31 January 2025
Joseph Sikora’s fan-favorite Tommy Egan battles Chicago’s criminal underworld in this critically acclaimed spin-off (100% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Variety applauds its “intimate exploration of racial tensions,” with Season 3 already confirmed. Created by Robert Munic and executive produced by Courtney A. Kemp and 50 Cent.
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The Day of the Jackal Season 1 – New episodes on Mondays on Showmax
Nominated as Best Drama Series at both the 2025 Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, The Day of the Jackal follows a ruthless, mysterious assassin known as the Jackal, who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. He meets his match when a tenacious British intelligence officer starts to track him down in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe.
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything, Fantastic Beasts franchise) has earned Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his shape-shifting performance as The Jackal.
BAFTA winner Lashana Lynch (The Woman King, No Time to Die) plays Bianca, the British intelligence officer hot on his heels.
Written and adapted by Ronan Bennet (Top Boy), The Day of The Jackal is the biggest Sky Original ever and has an 84% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Variety calls it “exhilarating… a breathless adventure until the very end.”
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SAS Rogue Heroes Season 2 – Streaming on Showmax from 31 January 2025
SAS Rogue Heroes returns for its second season, picking up with the regiment in the Spring of 1943, as they face their next battle on a whole new terrain: mainland Europe.
Originally inspired by Ben Macintyre’s bestselling book of the same name, the BAFTA-nominated BBC drama is a “mostly true” account of how arguably the world’s greatest special forces unit was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War II.
Once again written by Oscar nominee and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, Season 2 brings back BAFTA winners Jack O’Connell and Dominic West as Paddy Mayne and Dudley Clarke, as well as Algerian actress Sofia Boutella as Eve Mansour and Sex Education‘s Connor Swindells as David Stirling.
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Bookie Season 2 – Streaming on Showmax from 21 February 2025
From Emmy-nominated creators Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men) and Nick Bakay (Young Sheldon, Mom), Bookie follows veteran LA bookie Danny as the potential legalisation of sports gambling in California threatens to upend his business for good.
Award-winning comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Irishman) stars as Danny. Returning cast includes NAACP winner Omar J Dorsey (Queen Sugar) as his best friend Ray, and Jorge Garcia from Lost as the reluctantly reformed drug dealer Hector.
Bookie holds a 90% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Season 2 guest stars include triple Emmy winner Ray Romano and nominees Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) and Zach Braff (Scrubs).
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Red Eye Season 1 – Streaming on Showmax from 25 February 2025
Red Eye begins with British surgeon Dr Matthew Nolan extradited to China to face murder charges, accompanied by Detective Sergeant Hana Li. When their flight from London to Beijing is rocked by a series of unexplained deaths, Li must untangle a web of political and criminal intrigue that places all passengers at risk.
The six-part series stars Critics Choice nominee Richard Armitage (The Hobbit, Hannibal) and Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians) as Nolan and Li, with BAFTA nominee Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey) as MI5 Director-General Madeline Delaney.
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It’s Florida, Man Season 1 – Streaming on Showmax from 24 February 2025
“Too stupid not to be true,” It’s Florida, Man brings to life unbelievable, ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State.
Featuring interviews with everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast including Oscar nominee Juliette Lewis, Emmy nominees Lauren Lapkus and Stephen Root, and Critics’ Choice nominee Jake Johnson.
From the producers of The Righteous Gemstones, the six-part series has an 86% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Daily Beast calls the show “a crazy companion piece to Drunk History.”
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The Rookie Season 6 – Streaming on Showmax from 21 February 2025
In Season 6 of The Rookie, the LAPD’s oldest rookie, John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), is preparing to say “I do,” while the team works to understand why they were targeted in the explosive events of Season 5’s finale.
Nominated for three Emmys for its stunts, The Rookie holds an 8/10 score on IMDb and has already been renewed for its seventh season.
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S.W.A.T. Season 7 – Streaming on Showmax from 10 February 2025
Emmy winner Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) stars as Hondo, who leads an elite tactical team in LA law enforcement. Created by Emmy nominee Shawn Ryan (The Shield), S.W.A.T. has been nominated for Critics Choice Super Awards and four Emmys for its stunt coordination.
This was billed as the seventh and final season, but it was so popular that CBS ordered an eighth.
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The Franchise – Streaming on Showmax from 10 February 2025
HBO’s satirical comedy The Franchise follows a film crew on an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage cinematic universe.
Emmy nominee Himesh Patel (Station Eleven) and Critics Choice Super winner Aya Cash (The Boys) lead the cast. Produced by Oscar-nominated Veep creator Armando Iannucci and Oscar winner Sam Mendes.
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Power Book II: Ghost Season 4 – Already available to binge on Showmax
The first spin-off in the award-winning crime drama franchise stars Critics Choice Rising Star winner Michael Rainey Jr as Tariq St Patrick. Golden Globe nominee Michael Ealy joins the cast this season as detective Don Carter.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the fourth and final season became the most-watched show ever on Starz, averaging 10.5m viewers across all platforms.
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Dawson’s Creek Season 1-6 – Available to binge on Showmax from 28 February 2025
Created by Kevin Williamson (Scream), the show launched careers for James van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams.
Collider named Dawson’s Creek one of its 10 Most Rewatchable Teen Dramas, saying: “A rewatch of Dawson’s Creek is a must.”
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