Beef
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama, Thriller
Follows the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers.
Danny Cho (Steven Yeun), a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau (Ali Wong), a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life.
The increasing stakes of their feud unravel their lives and relationships.
Revenge is best served raw...
The Control Room
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Thriller, Drama
One call can change everything.
In the emergency control room, Gabe deals with life and death, but one day, the life on the line is his own.
The Control Room is a three-part drama which tells the story of Gabe, an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Strathclyde Ambulance Service in Glasgow.
Gabe's world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him.
With Gabe under pressure to work out who she is, he makes a decision that threatens to have devastating consequences...
Calls from the Inside 2
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
It's an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested, they get one call.
In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, they have multiple opportunities to make calls as they await trial.
The vast majority of those calls are recorded. An admission, a threat, a slip of the tongue, a bribe it's all on tape - and the suspect knows it.
But this doesn't always stop them from talking and talking.
Calls from the Inside uses jailhouse phone calls to frame the narrative of murder investigations steeped in mystery.
In the Season 2 premiere, "The COVID Killer": In March 2020, Gretchen Anthony disappears after texting loved ones that she was diagnosed with COVID-19.
When a search of her home suggests foul play, investigators rely on recorded jailhouse phone calls to unravel the mystery of what happened to her.
Brother vs. Brother 8
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality Competition, Home Improvement
Home renovation and real estate experts Drew and Jonathan Scott are ready to scrap the rules and reignite their sibling rivalry when they boldly put their house-flipping skills to the ultimate test.
The six-episode season kicks off with a surprising twist: zero constraints on budgets, renovations or house locations.
In a clash of limitless possibilities, anything goes as the Brothers max out their renovation ingenuity and real estate savvy in hopes of adding the most value to their chosen properties - a hillside fixer upper for Drew versus a beach-adjacent home for Jonathan.
Throughout the season, older brother JD referees the action, Jonathan's girlfriend Zooey Deschanel offers advice as a lifelong Angeleno, while a slew of stars from HGTV, Food Network and discovery+ arrive to evaluate the weekly design challenges.
In the end, whomever adds the most home value will walk away with the coveted prize - bragging rights and title of Best Brother.
The season features an illustrious lineup of judges, including David Bromstad (My Lottery Dream Home), Alex Guarnaschelli (Alex vs. America), Breegan Jane (The House My Wedding Bought), Trixie Mattel (Trixie Motel), Jasmine Roth (Help! I Wrecked My House), Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson (Married to Real Estate), Veronica Valencia (Revealed) and Kendra Wilkinson (Kendra Sells Hollywood), who will decide which Brother wins each weekly match.
The weekly winner will be rewarded with special opportunities, including operating the Mars Rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab or taking a ride in an iconic vehicle from the Petersen Automotive Museum.
The challenge loser will face a variety of humiliating tasks, such as cleaning up after the winner and his date enjoy an elaborate dinner or being sawed in half by the winning Brother at L.A.'s famed Magic Castle.
Sister Boniface Mysteries 2
Channel: BritBox
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Period Drama, Mystery
First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface.
This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
Lorna Watson is back in the habit as Sister Boniface and countryside criminals should start saying their Hail Marys, as her faith in forensics is only rivalled by her passion for investigation.
It's the 1960s and police forensics are rudimentary.
Luckily the residents of the rural hamlet of Great Slaughter have a secret weapon - Sister Boniface.
This nun might be predisposed to forgive, but she's also one hell of an amateur detective.
If there's evidence to be found, Boniface will find it.
In Season 2, the plucky moped-riding nun will force a murderer into checkmate at a chess tournament, take a spin through a pirate radio station, and defend her reputation as the conviction of her greatest adversary, The Pear Tree Poisoner, comes into question.