The Anthrax Attacks
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Docu-Drama, Documentary, History
Days after 9/11, letters containing fatal anthrax spores spark panic and tragedy in the US.
This documentary follows the subsequent FBI investigation.
The Anthrax Attacks tells the story of the 2001 anthrax attacks on the United States and one of the largest and most complex FBI investigations in the history of law enforcement.
Five Americans were killed and at least 17 fell ill in what became one of the worst biological attacks in US history, which followed one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Unfolding across America and beyond, it's an incredible scientific tale of deadly poison, obsession and paranoia, all told against the backdrop of the war on terror.
Using a combination of interviews and scripted reenactments based on emails and FBI field notes, the documentary feature also shares shocking and heartbreaking stories from investigators, survivors and the families of those who were infected.
Starring Clark Gregg as. Dr. Bruce Ivins.
Narco Wars 3: Chasing the Dragon
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series
Narco Wars: Chasing the Dragon reveals how the world got hooked on opioids through shocking stories from the frontline of the global heroin trade.
We follow the heroin smugglers of the Vietnam War and Afghanistan's Taliban, through to the Sicilian Mafia, the government approved 'pill mills' of Big Pharma, and the explosion in fentanyl created by one of the Mexico's deadliest cartels.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Prince of Death": From his remote mountain hideaway in the Golden Triangle, Khun Sa, one of the world's most powerful drug lords, floods New York with super-potent, highly addictive China White.
It's the start of America's heroin epidemic.
For almost three decades, the 'Prince of Death' seems untouchable.
That is, until a group of agents come up with an audacious plan to strike at the heart of his heroin empire.
Mike
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Drama
An unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson – and it is one wild ride.
Mike explores the dynamic and controversial story of Mike Tyson.
The eight-episode limited series explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson's boxing career and personal life - from being a beloved global athlete to a pariah and back again.
Focusing the lens on Mike Tyson, the series examines class in America, race in America, fame and the power of media, misogyny, the wealth divide, the promise of the American Dream and ultimately our own role in shaping Mike's story.
Mike stars Trevante Rhodes and Russell Hornsby, with guest stars Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier, Li Eubanks, Olunike Adeliyi and B.J. Minor.
Love & Loss
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality
This reality intervention show lifts the lid on the situations widows often find themselves in, who can become outcasts and are mistreated by their in-laws after the death of their spouses.
The show exposes the devastation of widows who struggle to get along with their unsympathetic in-laws.
The ups and downs range from them not being liked by their departed partners' families that often leave them financially and emotionally devastated.
They also face many difficulties as they gather the courage to emerge better and move on with their lives.
The show aims to demonstrate the damage of loss and conflict that ensues, the mending of broken hearts and broken families while helping the widow find closure and move on with her life.
Shetland 1-4
Channel: BritBox
TX Time: 00h01 (four seasons)
Genre: Drama
Shetland is a British murder-mystery crime drama television series following Detective Jimmy Perez, a native Shetlander who has returned home after a long spell away and leads a murder investigation, uncovering secrets and lies from the past.
In the first two episodes of the series, "Red Bones": When a young archaeologist discovers a set of human remains, the island community is intrigued to know if it's an ancient find or a contemporary mystery.
And when an elderly woman is shot dead on her land in mysterious circumstances, Perez and his team find themselves at the centre of two feuding families whose envy, greed and bitterness has divided the surrounding community.
Season 2 begins with Raven Black, in which a local recluse looks like the obvious suspect in the murder of a teenage girl, until another corpse and a secret hiding place reveal new clues.
A journalist's fatal car accident seems suspicious in Dead Water after Perez discovers the driver was researching plans for a controversial new gas pipeline.
And in Blue Lightning, Perez flies to nearby Fair Isle to investigate a scientist's death, just before incoming storms ground all flights.
Can Perez solve the crime without a forensic team, and before the prime suspect slips away?
Season 3 centres on the disappearance of a young man on a ferry crossing from Aberdeen to Lerwick.
Suspecting foul play, DI Perez and his team begin an investigation which has far-reaching consequences for them all and the local community.
In Season 4, Thomas Malone returns to Shetland after 23 years in jail for murder.
His release coincides with the murder of a local journalist and Perez must investigate both cases.