The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series
Six-part series that examines the Bush family and their impact on American political history.
Narrated by Ed Harris, the series explores the Bush family's internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power.
Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith and an evolving conservatism.
Miemie
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Short Film, Afrikaans
Silwerskermfees short film, 2019.
Miemie (Mila Guy) is the unhappiest person on Earth. She's been struck by lightning three times and gets a fever every Tuesday.
The town's residents know that she attracts bad things and flee when they hear a meteor is on its way to Earth - all except her drummer neighbour Otto (Bennie Fourie), who - conversely - is extremely lucky.
He gets free WiFi and has never fallen.
Together, Miemie and Otto try to figure out ways to evade the meteor, but the balance between happiness and bad luck is more complicated than they could ever have guessed.
Modern Family 10
Channel: Vuzu (DStv 116)
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Comedy, Mockumentary
Mockumentary series which follows the families of Jay Pritchett, his daughter Claire Dunphy and his son Mitchell, who live in Los Angeles, and takes a modern look at the complications that come with being a family today.
In the Season 10 premiere, "I Love a Parade": the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan are going to be setting off more than a few fireworks when they get together at the annual Fourth of July parade, where Jay will be acting as the grand marshal.
Meanwhile, Haley's goodbye with Arvin before his trip to Switzerland doesn't go as well as she pictured it and is distracted by the return of an old flame.
TVSA Show Page: Modern Family 10
Sussie
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Short Film, Afrikaans
Silwerskermfees short film, 2019.
Delia's whole world revolves around Sussie, her younger sister. They are best friends and share everything.
Their mother, Jana, cares more about her next drink than her daughters, but the couple next door is interested.
Bert is worried that he has not seen Sussie for days, while his wife, Tina, believes the girls stole flowers from their garden.
However, Delia will do everything to protect the secret that could make everyone's world collapse.
Community 1-6
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy
Netflix drops all six seasons of this comdy about a suspended lawyer who is back in school after his college degree is deemed invalid by the State Bar, and his experiences attending fictional Greendale Community College in Greendale, Colorado.
At the centre of the group is Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), a fast-talkin' lawyer whose degree has been revoked.
With some help from his fellow classmates, Winger forms a study group who eventually learn more about themselves than their course work.
Also among the series stars who comprise the group are comedy legend Chevy Chase as Pierce, a man whose life experience has brought him infinite wisdom; and Gillian Jacobs as Britta, the 28-year old drop out with something to prove..
Also starring are Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley, a sassy middle-aged divorcée; Danny Pudi as Abed, a pop culture junkie; and Alison Brie as Annie, a high-strung perfectionist.
Finally, Donald Glover stars as Troy, a former high school football star trying to find his way; and Ken Jeong stars as Spanish professor, Señor Chang.
TVSA Show Page: Community
Nailed It! 4
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize in this part reality contest, part hot mess.
From gingerbread men that look like monsters to wedding cakes that would make any bride say "I don't." If you've ever tried to make something epic and wound up with an epic fail, this is the show for you.
The baker who comes closest to success will walk away with $10,000 and the chance to finally say... "Nailed It!".
The new season of substandard baking serves up several "Nailed It!" firsts, from kids in the kitchen to fun with liquid nitrogen. What could go wrong?
Guest judges this season include Adam Scott, Fortune Feimster, Gabby Douglas and more.
Sunderland 'Til I Die 2
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Documentary Series, Sport
The first season of this sporting docuseries followed English soccer club Sunderland through the 2017-18 season as they tried to bounce back after relegation from the Premier League.
The returning series focuses on new owner Stewart Donald and Executive Director Charlie Methven as they attempt to save the club from financial ruin and haul the football club out of the third tier of the English leagues.
The six-part second season provides unprecedented access into the inner workings of Sunderland A.F.C.; from the board to the admin staff and the first team to the fans, in an enduring image of passion and aspiration.
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Comedy
Hold on to your top knot and grab your remote for the upcoming six-part sketch series from the mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger, featuring an irreverent mix of kooky characters, sly social commentary and pop culture gags.
Iliza leads her ensemble cast in a series packed with satirical characters who inhabit the landscape of all the content we love to consume and make fun of.
From bizarre exercise plans to the over-simplified DIY shows to "reality" TV at its best/worst, the series aims to celebrate/skewer the TV stereotypes that fill our screens big, small, and tiny.
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary Series, True Crime
Two drug lab chemists' shocking crimes cripple a state's judicial system and blur the lines of justice for lawyers, officials and thousands of inmates.
In 2013, Massachusetts State Police arrest 35-year-old crime drug lab lab chemist Sonja Farak for tampering with evidence: and that was only the beginning.
Over time, details emerged that Farak had been in fact using the drugs that she was tasked with testing. Did anyone know what had been going on? And when did they find out?
The scope of Farak's addiction — and the number of people convicted as a result of her drug testing — comes to light, despite repeated efforts to suppress evidence in the case.
This four-part docuseries examines an essential, but obscured, part of the criminal justice system.
In addition to re-creations of Farak's compelling grand jury testimony and interviews with attorneys and experts, we hear from Farak's family for the first time, delving deep into how the actions of one crime lab employee can impact tens of thousands of lives.