'The Billionaire's Wife' Is Showmax's Third Entry From Ghana

Showmax isn’t slowing down its push to be the biggest creator of original onscreen content in Africa.

After successfully keeping its Nigerian audience busy with quality content back-to-back, it’s spread its wings to Ghana where its set to debut its third original series titled The Billionaire’s Wife.

The Billionaire’s Wife is a 10-part series set to launch next month (March 2). New episodes will stream every Thursday and represent Showmax’s increasing investment in Ghana.

The series follows a very young girl who marries an old billionaire with the aim of turning her fortunes around only to find out that being a billionaire’s wife is the toughest thing she’s ever done.

Each episode is 45-minute long and are set in what Showmax is calling “the glamorous, chaotic, unpredictable and scandalous world of the rich and powerful” in Ghana’s capital Accra.

The Billionaire’s Wife is directed and produced respectively by Ad-Visors duo Danny Adotey and Collins Amlalo.

“This series was inspired by countless real-life stories of rich men taking young wives,” said producer Amlalo. “While this in itself is not a new phenomenon, the rise of social media coupled with today’s culture, which openly celebrates money-driven relationships, is making them common-place, forcing us to rethink our attitudes towards these relationships.” “Across Africa, the appetite for local content is stronger than ever,” said Dr. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels at Showmax owner MultiChoice. “In Ghana, seven out of 10 most-watched titles on Showmax in 2022 were local, among them, Showmax’s first Original drama ENO. We are excited to unveil The Billionaire’s Wife, another premium Original drama series that will captivate Ghanaian viewers and push the Ghanaian television industry to greater heights.”

The Billionaire’s Wife starts streaming on Showmax on March 2.