This week’s Spotlight episode hosts a web of destruction and chaos from Marvel, Mzanzi’s funniest celebrities and comedians come together on Prime Video, and a gripping look at SA’s first criminal profiler in a true crime series.
AT CINEMAS & IMAX: MADAME WEB
Paramedic Cassandra Webb is forced to confront revelations about her past when she discovers her ever-strengthening gift of clairvoyance. Based on Marvel Comics’ Madame Web, it stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor and Emma Roberts. This is a fun-filled superhero action cinema outing for fans.
STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO: LAST ONE LAUGHING SOUTH AFRICA
Proudly showcasing local talent, Prime Video offers this first South African unscripted comedy series, hosted by Trevor Noah. It locks down 10 of Mzansi’s favourite comedians who try to make each other laugh. Look out for Spotlight’s segment at the launch event, including interviews with Celeste Ntuli, Lasizwe Dumbuza, Mojak, Jason Goliath and more.
STREAMING ON SHOWMAX: CATCH ME A KILLER
A new local true-crime series is based on the famous memoir by Micki Pistorius, Catch Me A Killer. Best known as South Africa’s first criminal profiler, the series trace her highs and lows as a newly qualified forensic psychologist in the 1990’s, who revolutionised the patriarchal SAPS investigations team to successfully track down SA’s most feared killers, including The Station Strangler, The Cleveland Killer and Stewart ‘Boetie Boer’ Wilken. It stars Game of Thrones (Myrandra) actress Charlotte Hope as Pistorius. Gripping and addictive, new episodes drop every Wednesday on a bigger and better Showmax platform.
COMPETITION:
Spotlight has Shomax 3-month vouchers to give away to viewers to experience the louder and prouder new Showmax offering. For full competition details and questions, head over to Spotlight South Africa on Facebook. T's and C’s apply. The competition closes on February 22 2024.
Competition question: Name the lead actress, portraying Micki Pistorius in the new local true crime Showmax series ‘Catch Me A Killer’ now streaming on Showmax.
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