Blood Psalms Breaks First Day Views Record On Showmax

Blood Psalms, the biggest and most ambitious Showmax Original yet, has set a new record for the most first-day views on Showmax for any drama series, ahead of international titles like Game of Thrones. 

Set in Ancient Africa, the action-packed epic Blood Psalms follows Princess Zazi (Bokang Phelane) as she battles a world-ending prophecy to navigate her people through ancient curses, long-standing tribal vendettas and the wrath of the gods. 

Co-creators Layla Swart and Jahmil XT Qubeka were responsible for South African Oscar entries Knuckle City and Sew The Winter To My Skin. They’ve assembled an incomparable cast, with nine SAFTA winners – Bongile Mantsai, Hamilton Dlamini, Hlubi Mboya, Mothusi Magano, S’dumo Mtshali, Siv Ngesi, Thishiwe Ziqubu, Warren Masemola and Zolisa Xaluva – and all your faves, from Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa to Lemogang Tsipa, Faith Baloyi to Faniswa Yisa, Mandisa Nduna to Niza Jay, Richard Lukunku to Sello Maake KaNcube, Thabo Rametsi to Thando Thabethe, Thembekile Komani to Zikhona Sodlaka, and many more.

Early reviews are glowing, with CityPress giving the African fantasy 4.5/5 stars, TVMzansi calling it, “Without doubt, the best TV show ever created in Africa”; Leon van Nierop “the biggest and most spectacular production of a local series yet”; TimesLive “African fantasy at its finest”; IOL “mesmerising;” and TVPlus “breathtaking.”