TV
Your guide to what to watch tonight. From prime-time M-Net dramas and Sunday night movies to the latest hits on DStv and local South African reality TV, discover Bianca Coleman’s top picks for the small screen.
And Just Like That… it’s all over
FROM the culture-defining Sex and the City series, via two feature films and prequel The Carrie Diaries,the curtain comes down on the world of Carrie Bradshaw and her tight-knit group… →
Task: ‘perhaps best crime thriller of the year’, first on Showmax
Now streaming first on Showmax, Task has an 89% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Wall Street Journal calling it “perhaps the best crime thriller of the year. Four-time Oscar… →
Small screen, big talent at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards on M-Net
THE 77th edition of the world’s premier television awards show, the Primetime Emmy Awards, comes to M-Net live at 2am on 15 September, celebrating the channel’s 130 nominations across its… →
Mark Ruffalo headlines crime drama series Task on Showmax
TASK is a new limited crime drama series from Brad Ingelsby, creator of the four-time Emmy winner Mare of Easttown, first on Showmax from today, 8 September 2025, with seven… →
Khaki Fever premieres on Showmax this Friday, 5 September
IN the 18SNL comedy, a group of game rangers challenge each other to see who can hook up with the most tourists during a season, with the winner raking in… →
Films fresh from the Silwerskerm Festival coming to kykNET
The last popcorn crumbs have scarcely been swept away after the 2025 Silwerskerm Festival, but kykNET viewers can already look forward to seeing the short films that premiered at this… →
South African Rob Bentele in Survivor: Australia vs The World
FOURTEEN Survivors, 16 days, AU$250 000 (+- R2.9 million) – Survivor Australia: Australia vs The World pits some of the Aussie franchise’s best players against some of the top castaways… →
Jeffrey Dean Morgan leads travel reality show Destination X
IN globetrotting reality competition Destination X (coming to M-Net from 23 August at 7pm), 10 players embark on the international adventure of a lifetime as they travel across a different… →
Barry is searching for his truth in Mr Loverman on M-Net 101
IN Mr Loverman, Barry (Line of Duty’s Lennie James) is a husband, father and grandfather who moved with his highly religious wife Carmel (Sharon D Clarke, Holby City) from Antigua… →
Award-winning Super/Man produced by South African Robert Ford
SOUTH AFRICAN Robert Ford produced Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which has been nominated for four Emmys: Directing, Writing, Editing and Music Composition. Streaming on Showmax, Super/Man has already won… →
13-Emmy-Nominated The Pitt and Holmes-inspired Watson on M-Net
ER collides with 24 and Sherlock parties with House in two thrilling new medical series coming to M-Net this month. The Pitt (from 11 August at 9pm) is a realistic… →
HBO’s multi-Emmy-nominated series The Pitt for M-Net this month
HBO’s multi-Emmy-nominated series The Pitt is a gripping medical procedural drama from creator R Scott Gemmill and executive producers John Wells and Noah Wyle—the acclaimed team behind ER. Set in the fictional… →