SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


New on TV today: Monday 23 August

Written by Shows Editor from the blog New Shows and Seasons on 23 Aug 2021
Favourite this post



Family Law

Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Legal Drama

Family Law

Set in Vancouver, Canada, Family Law follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail 'Abby' Bianchi (Jewel Staite) struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom.

As a condition of her probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father's (Victor Garber) firm, Svensson and Associates, and practice in family law for the first time while forging new relationships with the half-brother (Zach Smadu) and half-sister (Genelle Williams) whom she's never met.

The result is a dysfunctional family law firm operating to help other families with their own dysfunctions.
 

Farmhouse Facelift

Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176)
TX Time: 12h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Home Improvement, Reality

Farmhouse Facelift

Billy, a craftsman contractor, and Carolyn, a designer, tackle the toughest farmhouse renovations for their clients, bringing stunning designs and customized modern conveniences to each new project.

Siblings Billy and Carolyn are a professional rebuild team who grew up on their own family's farm, learning firsthand how to restore and reclaim the charm of heritage homes.

In this new series, Carolyn's stunning designs and Billy's custom craftsmanship undo decades of past renovations.

Breathing new life into these spectacular vintage spaces, they give each project a fresh start for the next generation of homeowners.
 

Chasing the Sun

Channel: Vuzu (DStv 116)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Sport

Chasing the Sun

This documentary series charts the Boks' rise from dejection and under-performance to the pinnacle of international rugby, so vividly demonstrated when captain Siya Kolisi lifted the trophy in Tokyo.

From the intense pre-Championship training to the devastating loss to New Zealand in the pool stages and the triumphant final game against England, the series will allow South Africans to relive the highs and lows of the Springbok's path to their RWC victory.

The series starts long before the World Cup and tracks the Boks' path from also-rans, detailing how coach Rassie Erasmus got the team to believe in itself, to their remarkable coronation as world champions.

Erasmus appointed a new captain in Siya Kolisi and helped the team reclaim its identity. Defeat and denial were part of that difficult journey.

Chasing the Sun is a story of redemption with unprecedented access and exclusive contributions from coaching staff, players and commentators.

It is spliced with interviews with many of the key figures, adding perspective and context to one of South Africa's great stories.

The documentary is the story of how a team, a nation and the world came to discover that we are all indeed stronger together.
 

Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygård

Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary

Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygård

"You have to learn how to make money, you have to learn how to keep money, and you have to learn how to spend money."

These words are attributed to the fashion mogul you've never heard of – the Canadian "King of Polyester," Peter Nygård.

Although he was never a household name, Nygård built an international fashion empire worth hundreds of millions of dollars and quickly learned how to spend the vast fortune he amassed.

Nygård led an extravagant playboy lifestyle, constantly surrounded by beautiful, young women, and owned a set of lavish homes – including a massive six-acre estate he built in the Bahamas, designed to look like a Mayan temple.

But hiding beneath the outlandish public persona, scores of women say, was a dangerous sexual predator who 'practiced' and 'perfected' the crime of sexual assault for decades.

More than 80 women in the Bahamas, Canada and the United States have joined a class action lawsuit accusing Nygård and his companies of rape, sexual assault and sex trafficking dating back to the 1970s.

Their accusations have led to an investigation by the FBI and ultimately Nygård's arrest in Canada for extradition to the United States.

Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygård takes a deeper look into these accusations and explores Nygård's life – from his humble beginnings, to his career in the fashion industry, and the public feud with a powerful neighbour that exposed the countless alleged sexual assault and trafficking allegations brought against him.

In Unseamly, a dozen alleged victims come forward to share their stories of violent encounters with Nygård.

From aspiring models claiming that they were brought in for fashion shoots and then assaulted to teenagers who say they were lured to Nygård's Bahamian estate and held captive for days, the allegations against him span decades, and draw comparisons to the likes of Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein.

But it was at his own home, hidden behind the gates of his estate in the Bahamas, that Nygård allegedly drugged and assaulted countless women.

He referred to the parties he threw as "pamper parties," where he would invite women to spend the night drinking and dancing on his expansive property.

Nygård allegedly used these parties as an opportunity to prey on vulnerable women, some underaged, who were invited on the promise of modeling jobs, a place to stay, or simply a good time.

He allegedly used the staff he employed to convince the women to stay overnight, but when they were unsuccessful, accusers say, the staff resorted to drugging them.

The constant parties occurred much to the chagrin of Nygård's neighbour, billionaire Louis Bacon.

The feud between the two escalated over the years they spent as neighbours, and eventually Bacon and a not-for-profit he helped fund paid for investigations that uncovered the sexual allegations against Nygård.

Unseamly features 19 exclusive interviews with accusers, journalists, attorneys, family members and former employees, who back up much of what the women say as well as telling their own harrowing accounts.

Peter Nygård and his legal team vigorously deny all these accusations, despite his December 2020 arrest.

Nygård had already stepped down from the company he built, and now he could lose much more.
 

The Supervet 7

Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 17h05
Genre: Docu-Reality, Wildlife

The Supervet 7

BBC Earth returns to veterinary hospital Fitzpatrick Referrals for another season of Supervet.

The series follows surgeon and 'Bionic Vet', Professor Noel Fitzpatrick and his team of over 250 surgeons, nurses, ward attendants, hydro-therapists and physiotherapists as they help some of the UK's hardest-to-cure pets with innovative treatment and operations.

In the Season 7 premiere: The odds are stacked against Noel when golden retriever puppy Murphy is brought in with horrific facial injuries.

Also, a man drives all the way from Switzerland looking for treatment for a chihuahua.

 



Comments


Only TVSA members can reply to this thread. Click here to login or register.






LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Friday 22 November 2024

Bread & Roses on Apple TV+ tells the plight of Afghan women as Nat Geo Wild camps out on Africa's Blood River.


Scandal! Teasers - December 2024

A wedding proposal, a familiar face returns and Ndumiso basks in the glory of his apparent heroism.


Binnelanders Teasers - December 2024

Joe tells his sister about his visit to their father’s mistress. Ouch!


New on TV today: Thursday 21 November

BBC Earth takes you around the Solar System and a Wicked special airs on E! ahead of the film premiere.


My Naam is Farah Teasers - December 2024

Immigration officials turn up at Farah’s home. And then she receives a call from a ghost.


Survivor 45: See who lovestruck Austin's dating now

Are Austin and Dee still together? Find out here as we reflect on the season.


New on TV today: Wednesday 20 October

Our Oceans, narrated by Barack Obama, airs on Netflix and Dave returns to Disney+ for Season 3.


Summertide Teasers - December 2024

Martin grapples with Charlie’s ex and Gavin finds Rebecca at the beach. Sunset, silhouette...


The River 6 on Mzansi Magic Teasers - December 2024

Cold, warmer, hot. Veronica and Kedibone get closer to the truth.


Kelders van Geheime Teasers - December 2024

Dewald calls Annette, Shireen, Edmund and Du Toit together to sign the adoption papers.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.