Living by Design 2
Channel: The Home Channel (DStv 176 / Openview 113)
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Reality Makeover, Home Improvement, Reality, Lifestyle
Brother and sister duo Jake and Jazz Smollett team up to transform the living, work, and play spaces of millennial families.
They know how to hold it down in fashion, food and design.
In this series, Jake and Jazz create simple solutions to everyday design dilemmas for aspiring millennial families.
The team add their own unique blend of style and expertise to bring stunning and aesthetically pleasing homes to life.
With Jake's craftsmanship of carpentry and Jazz's keen eye for modern trends, they will embark on a journey to convert any small space on a frugal budget.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Ashley and Herbert": Herbert and Ashley's home needs an update, so Jazz paints the space while Jake refurbishes the dining room table.
Tut
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Period Drama, Docu-Drama, History
The astounding saga of one of history's most extraordinary rulers, Tutankhamun (King Tut), his rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisors, friends and lovers scheme for their own nefarious interests.
Thrust into power after the murder of his father, Tut is forced to marry his strong-willed, ambitious sister in order to maintain the dynasty.
In love with a commoner, he struggles to protect her from the jealous queen.
And although Tut rules as Pharaoh, he is exploited by a shrewd Grand Vizier, a ruthless military General and a scheming High Priest who look down on him as someone they can control.
But through unexpected twists and turns, Tut strives to overcome the odds, rising from a manipulated ruler into an unlikely hero who triumphs over his enemies, both from within and without, leading his kingdom to glory.
In the series premiere, "Part One: Power": Controlled for nearly 10 years by the powerful Vizier Ay (Ben Kingsley) and the formidable General Horemheb (Nonso Anozie), Tutankhamun (Avan Jogia) is determined to wrest control of his kingdom - and eliminate those who conspire against him.
The Dead Files 13
Channel: Travel Channel (DStv 179)
TX Time: 22h05
Genre: Supernatural, Reality
Physical "medium" Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi combine their skills to solve unexplained paranormal phenomena in haunted properties across America.
In this series, Allan and DiSchiavi investigate each case separately keeping their findings hidden from one another; and each case reveals a dark or tragic history.
They include the violent paranormal activity at a family home in Missouri with connections to a ruthless Civil War-era leader, and a historic bed and breakfast linked to a horrific murder-suicide.
Using his detective skills, DiSchiavi interviews witnesses and experts, and researches the history and facts behind each location.
Allan, a so-called "medium" who claims to see and communicate with the dead, assesses the property to identify what underlying entities reside there.
In a dramatic conclusion, they reveal their discoveries to their clients – and each other – and decide if it's safe for the property owners to stay there.
In the Season 13 premiere, "Shadowed Evil": Steve and Amy travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, where a woman claims evil forces are ripping her family apart.
Looming shadow figures and mysterious attacks has everyone at each other's throats.
They need help fast before someone gets seriously hurt.
Mnakwethu Happily Ever After? 2
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality
This series is filled with twists and turns as we are given a rundown of what happened off-camera after Season 2 of Mnakwethu with Musa Mseleku.
Musa is a well-known polygamist who attempted to help several men to convince their wives to get into a polygamous marriage.
In the Season 2 premiere: Langa's mother addresses rumours about her son and Dulas has a new potential wife.
MaMchunu shows that she is one step ahead of her husband, and MaVilakazi confronts Mbeje with a shocking revelation.
Untold: Volume 3
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (rolling episodes)
Genre: Documentary Series, Sport
Untold returns with Volume 3, a four-week event that pulls back the curtain on epic tales from the wide (and wild) world of sports.
From boxing to football to doping scandals, these new stories go well beyond the headlines and upend what we thought we knew.
Premiering weekly, each character-driven story hinges on candid, intimate first-person accounts from those who lived it – to reveal the grit, resilience, heartbreak, triumph, and even humour beneath the sweat.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Jake Paul and the Problem Child": In 2013, Jake and his older brother, Logan, lit up social media with pranks and antics posted first to Vine and then a YouTube channel that racked up millions of views.
The brothers parlayed their online success into lucrative side hustles, with Jake releasing music and landing a role on a Disney Channel show (Bizaardvark).
As their notoriety grew, so did tensions between the once-close siblings.
When Jake's real-life controversies nearly ruined his career, he got a second chance as a boxer who shocked skeptics as he knocked out one opponent after another.
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child tells the story of a wide-eyed kid from Ohio who morphed from Internet sensation to most polarising man in sports.
The film is built on gripping interviews with the Paul brothers — along with their parents, fans, fellow boxers and the skeptical old guard.