TV

WITH Africa Day coming up on 25 May, M-Net is proud to announce M-Net Movies AfroCinema pop-up, an exciting channel that will celebrate and showcase the best festival movies from across the continent, with films from countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, and more. The channel…
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THIS past weekend I watched the HBO documentary series - two parts - I Love You, Now Die The Commonwealth v Michelle Carter on Showmax. From May 23, The Girl From Plainville will be on the platform, a drama series inspired from these dreadful true events. In July 2014, Michelle Carter encouraged…
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READY for some seaside escapism? The much-awaited second season of Sanditon lands exclusively on BritBox on May 12, express from the UK, setting Jane Austen fans’ hearts a-flutter. Plus, the gripping crime drama Bloodlands, starring James Nesbitt, also debuts this month. The first-season finale…
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EQUAL parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets has a 100% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where it was the fourth highest-rated drama of 2021, and became the second-most streamed series in Showtime's history (topped only by Dexter: New Blood),…
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WHODUNNIT alert! Hugh Laurie adapts, directs and stars in a new BritBox Original limited series based on Agatha Christie’s 1930s detective novel Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?  With an all-star cast, the three-parter premieres exclusively on BritBox on April 12. A cracking crime mystery, it features…
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DREAMWORKS – NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumers 24-hour channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment – is now available on DStv channel 304 and via the DStv app, across Sub-Saharan Africa.  DreamWorks welcomes DStv subscribers to the fantastical world of…
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JANE AUSTEN fans begged for it – and in May 2022 Sanditon will be making a return visit to our screens, new and exclusive to BritBox. The acclaimed and hugely popular period drama, based on Austen’s final, unfinished novel, proved such a hit that it was renewed for two more seasons, with season…
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KYKNET’S jam-packed 10th Silwerskerm Film Festival, taking place from March 23 - 26, boasts an impressive list of diverse movies. Besides the local feature film premieres and new local short films in competition, the festival includes a sizzling slate of recent films that includes works that have…
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CAN a woman with no detective experience and whose closest companion is her pet chicken solve a complicated murder investigation? That’s the question in Recipes for Love and Murder, the new local small town mystery series on M-Net (Sundays at 8pm). Starring the award-winning Maria Doyle Kennedy…
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FROM music to Nazis to art to serial killers, from big pharma and the sanctioned opiod crisis to sharks, Showmax has a diverse array of documentaries to expand your mind. All are now available to stream and binge. THE SPARKS BROTHERS How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely…
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