Hartklop
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Medical Drama, Afrikaans
Medical drama television series which revolves around the staff and patients at the Beyers Naudé Academic Hospital, a state hospital in Johannesburg and the top training hospital in the country.
Six characters, each with their own story, have one thing in common: the Beyers Naudé Academic Hospital.
Of the six lead characters, three are interns.
Simoné Pretorius is Dr. Elani Breytenbach, who comes from a priviliged background in which her mother, a lawyer, will do anything for her daughter.
Her clinical associate is Dr. Veronica Pietersen (Renate Stuurman) and the consultant, or head of the department, is Dr. Suzanne de Jongh (Marlee van der Merwe).
Carla Classen is Dr. Karima Salie, who works in emergency and trauma and wants to leave her conservative background behind.
Karima and Elani were roommates at the University of Pretoria.
Dr. Louw van Onselen (David Louw) is the clinical associate and the head of the department is Dr. Daniel Strydom (Jacques Bessenger).
Dr. Fezile Nodada, played by Oros Mampofu, is a young man from the Eastern Cape who is caught between Western medicine and African traditions and wants to become a surgeon.
The clinical associate he works with is Dr. Jolene Joubert (Leandie du Randt).
The consultant of surgery is Prof. Gustav Coetzee (Dawid Minnaar) and Christel van den Bergh is Anke Dempsey, a highly skilled nurse in the emergency unit.
Guest cast include Christel van den Bergh, Arno Marais, Rika Sennett, Thulani Mtsweni, Susan Coetzer, Vusi Thanda, Esmeralda Bihl, Christo Davids, Elma Postma, Francois Jacobs and Bouwer Bosch.
The hospital scenes were filmed at the Solomon Stix Morewa Memorial Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
The medical storylines are all based on actual cases and a team of doctors acted as advisers.
Trained theatre sisters helped with the filming of the operating scenes to make them as realistic a possible.
TVSA Show Page: Hartklop
The Equalizer 3
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Action, Drama
A reimagining of the classic series, starring Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall - an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
As McCall acclimates to civilian life, she is compelled to use her considerable resources to help Jewel, a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed her for the crime.
Robyn McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter.
But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer - an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn's clandestine work remains a secret from her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother.
Joining Robyn as champions of justice are William Bishop, her former CIA handler and longtime friend; Melody "Mel" Bayani, an edgy bar owner and a colleague from Robyn's past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, her work garners the attention of shrewd NYPD Detective Marcus Dante, who doggedly seeks to uncover the identity of the vigilante known as The Equalizer.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Boom": In the aftermath of her abduction, the walls between McCall's family and vigilante life continue to crumble as those closest to her must come together for the first time to save her.
Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death 3
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Docu-Drama, Documentary Series
Evil casts a shadow, one that spreads outward for years, even decades, after a crime.
This chilling series reveals how the impact of a crime changes people, and what follows that life-changing event.
Anchored by intimate interviews, this series explores how a crime forever alters the lives of those involved.
From the detective investigating a stack of cold cases in Maryland who uncovers a shocking and gruesome common thread, to the police officer shot dead on duty in front of his 12-year-old nephew, each case leaves a mark on those left behind.
Now, loved ones, witnesses, and law enforcement - many telling their stories for the first time ever - reflect on how the past continues to haunt the present.
In the Season 2 premiere, "In Mother's Garden": In 2004, investigators hunt for a serial killer targeting vulnerable Black women in Peoria, Illinois.
Those affected by the murders recount the tragic events.