Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Comedy, Special
One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! is a comedy special hosted by former Brat Pack member, movie star and handsome devil, Rob Lowe.
The one-off special features some of the most famous films in cinematic history along with a plethora of Hollywood A-Listers, screenwriters, academics and critics as they guide us through the funny, weird and controversial clichés which appear on our cinema screens.
Posed in a classic crisp suit, Lowe invites you to examine the Hollywood clichés filmmakers can't help but use, time and time again.
With the help of the experts, the special analyses the origins and evolutions of everything from 'Walking Away from an Explosion', to the 'Meet-Cute', and 'Females Running in Stilettos' - there's also a 'Wilhelm Scream' montage for real movie buffs.
NCIS: Los Angeles 12
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Set in the high stakes world of the Office of Special Projects, this division of NCIS is charged with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals that pose a threat to America's security.
By assuming false identities and utilizing the most advanced technology, this team of highly trained agents goes deep undercover, putting their lives on the line in the field to bring down their targets.
In the Season 12 premiere, "The Bear": When a Russian bomber goes missing while flying over US soil, Callen and Sam must track it down in the desert and secure its weapons and intel before the Russians on board destroy the plane.
Also, Hetty gives Nell a cryptic assignment.
TVSA Show Page: NCIS: Los Angeles 12
S.W.A.T. 4
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Police Procedural, Drama
Inspired by the television series and feature film, this 2017 series stars Shemar Moore as a locally born S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialised tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.
Torn between loyalty to the streets where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson (Moore) has everything it takes to successfully bridge the divide between his two worlds.
With Hondo leading the charge, these dedicated men and women bravely put themselves at risk to protect their community and save lives.
In the Season 4 premiere, "Seventeen Year Olds": Hondo, his father Daniel Sr. and his teen charge Darryl confront the history of racial tension in Los Angeles between law enforcement and the Black community, through flashbacks to the city in 1992 following the Rodney King verdict.
Also, the SWAT team pursues El Diablo's scattered drug cartel hiding in the city and a Jihadist group detonating bombs in coordinated attacks.
The Blacklist 8
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Drama
The world's most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with.
His only condition is he will only work with a newly-minted FBI agent with whom he seemingly has no connection.
In the Season 8 premiere, "Roanoke (No. 139)": Red directs the Task Force to investigate Roanoke, a legendary criminal who orchestrates elaborate extractions.
With his back against the wall, Red faces his most formidable enemy yet: Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone).
Aligned with her mother, infamous Russian spy Katarina Rostova, Liz must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is.
The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create.
Godfather of Harlem 2 resumes
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama, Period Drama
Season 2 returns form hiatus with Episode 7.
Godfather of Harlem tells a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker), who in the early 1960s returned from eleven years in prison to find the neighbourhood he once ruled in shambles.
With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family to regain control.
During the brutal battle, he forms an alliance with radical preacher Malcolm X - catching Malcolm's political rise in the crosshairs of social upheaval and a mob war that threatens to tear the city apart.
Season 2 finds Bumpy battling the New York crime families for control of the lucrative and murderous "French Connection," the pipeline for heroin that runs from Marseilles to New York Harbour.
With a distribution syndicate that includes black crime bosses from other major US cities, Bumpy takes a cue from his friend Malcolm X's message of black economic nationalism.
His ambitious plan will face challenges from not only the Italians but his wife Mayme, daughter Elise, rival Adam Clayton Powell, prosecutor Robert Morgenthau, and even Malcolm himself.
In Episode 7, entitled "Man of the Year": Bumpy is called to be "man of the year" for his "good" deeds.
Meanwhile, Ernie eventually becomes a "made man" in the Genovese Family.