The Gumbis 2
Channel: SABC1
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
Follows KZN-born businessman Lucky Gumbi - and his two wives Bayede and Nombuso - as they strive to maintain their personal identity, "first-class status", a six-figure bank balance and their family values in a polygamous marriage.
The series is set against the coastline of KwaZulu-Natal and moves between the rural and the urban; first-world to developing world; and everything in between.
The Gumbis provides a glimpse into the extravagant lifestyle of Lucky, who is a mining, logistics and coal distribution multi-millionaire businessman.
Lucky married his two wives, Bayede Cebekhulu Gumbi and Nombuso Malinga Gumbi, in a traditional Zulu polygamous marriage.
The show delves into their opulent lives, showcasing their luxurious homes, expensive cars and their daily adventures.
The series explores the dynamics of their polygamous marriage, their relationships with each other, and how they balance their personal lives with their demanding business endeavours.
The show highlights the challenges and triumphs they face as they navigate the complexities of their wealthy lifestyle.
In the Season 2 premiere, "New Addition": Lucky drops a bombshell on the family – he is taking another wife.
This revelation sends shockwaves through the household, leaving everyone guessing about what this means for their future.
Bayede and Nombuso grapple with their emotions and struggle to come to terms with this sudden news.
Will this decision bring the family closer or tear them apart?
The Musketeers
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Period Drama, Action, Adventure
Drama series based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers, which follows a group of highly trained musketeers commanded by Captain Treville who fight to protect the King and Country.
The Musketeers is set on the streets of seventeenth century Paris, where law and order is an idea more than a reality.
In addition to being King Louis XIII's personal bodyguards, Athos, Aramis and Porthos stand resolutely for social justice, honour, valour, love – and for the thrill of it.
D'Artagnan, a skilled fighter from rural Gascony, meets the three Musketeers while on a mission to right the wrong of his father's death.
Although he meets the men in unfortunate circumstances, he finds kindred spirits in the other soldiers.
Athos, who has rejected his noble roots to become a Musketeer, quickly befriends D'Artagnan, but has a past which is shrouded in mystery, and is prone to getting in trouble.
Porthos is a larger-than-life character, who has come from humble beginnings to become a soldier in the most elite regiment in the land, finding a family in the other Musketeers.
Never short of admirers, Aramis has an effortless charm which leads him in and out of love.
Despite this, he is a shrewd pragmatist who is ferocious in battle and commands a key place in the brotherhood.
Constance Bonacieux leads a dull but comfortable life married to a cloth merchant, but her life is turned upside down when D'Artagnan tumbles into her world, and she becomes involved with the Musketeers.
Cardinal Richelieu, while striving to achieve his vision of a thoroughly modern France, is a shadowy character who will stop at nothing to achieve his objectives.
Milady is the Cardinal's secret weapon, the most mysterious and beautiful of villains whose motives are often concealed.
The King relies on the advice of the Cardinal, his shrewd wife Queen Anne and also Captain Treville, the brave and respected commander of the Musketeers who keeps an eye on the soldiers to ensure they stay out of trouble.
TVSA Show Page: The Musketeers
Recipe Lost and Found
Channel: Food Network (DStv 175)
TX Time: 16h05
Genre: Food, Reality
Classically trained chef and food anthropologist Casey Corn is on a journey to help people rediscover their lost family recipes, diving into each family's history and culture to reveal the magic behind the dish.
In the seriespremiere, "Myrah's Matzo Ball Soup": Casey helps a Norwalk, Connecticut, couple track down a lost, fourth-generation matzo ball soup recipe.
The wife remembers eating her Great-Grandma Myra's version as a little girl and wants to recreate it for her Nigerian husband.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Grandma Bea's Chicken Stew": Casey and Thomas Mulzac, a chef and caterer based in Brooklyn, New York, explore his family's Southern and Caribbean roots while working to replicate his Grandma Bea's famous stew chicken recipe.
Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality, Adventure
A docuseries revealing the exclusive behind-the-scenes view of ultra-luxury cruise ships.
The series showcases life on board Scenic Eclipse, the world's first discovery yacht operated by Scenic, with an access-all-areas look at world-class professionals at sea and key characters from the Scenic crew taking viewers on a voyage of discovery.
From gastronomic cuisine and personalised in-suite butler services to soaring above by helicopter and diving deep below in a custom-designed submarine, the series documents what it takes to journey to some of the world's most pristine and culturally rich travel destinations across seven continents, including Antarctica, while delivering life-changing travel experiences for guests.
The five-episode series introduces the key characters that you will get to know, including the Masters, Scenic Eclipse Captain Erwan Le Rouzic, Expedition Operations Director Jason Flesher and VP Hotel Operations Chef Tom Goetter, as they intimately share the challenges in real-time to create an ultra-luxury voyage experiences for the guests.
In the series premiere, "The Beginning": As Scenic Eclipse's epic voyage to Antarctica embarks from San Diego, we are introduced to the show's key characters ahead of the first expedition to Jacques Cousteau Island, Mexico.
They also attempt the first commercial submersible night dive in Huatulco, Mexico.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Night Dive": Jason and guests go on an emotional hike in Guatemala, Jed leads a cacao mission in El Salvador, and Erwan confronts strong currents in Costa Rica.
After an intense weather delay puts Cruise Director Josh on the spot to create a surprise Halloween party, while Chef Tom gives Chef Strawberry the opportunity of a lifetime.
eHostela 3
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Drama, Anthology
eHostela returns for Season 3 starring a brand new cast and storyline, revamped into an anthology series with different faces and new stories within the same universe each season.
Previously set in the KwaZulu-Natal township of KwaMashu, the third season is set in Bergville and stars Siyabonga Thwala and Gcina Nkosi as his arch-nemesis.
Season 3 follows KaMabizela (Nkosi), a widow out for vengeance, as she takes on ruthless gangster Ngwadi (Thwala), the man who betrayed and murdered her beloved husband, Mdletshe (Mpumelelo Bhulose).
One of the respected men in the KwaDukuza hostel, Mdletshe runs the criminal underworld with his friend Ngwadi, but when the two have a fallout over Mdletshe's plans to stop all criminal work at the hostel, Ngwadi takes extreme measures to retain power.
KaMabizela's bloody quest for justice puts a target on her and her family's backs.
Will KaMabizela get Ngwadi to pay back everything he owes her family, or will he get away with murder?
The season also stars Tony Kgoroge, Xoli Zondi, Nkanyiso Mchunu and Mduduzi Nombela.
In the Season 3 premiere: Having both agreed that they are done with the life of crime, Mdletshe plans to cleanse izinkabi off intelezi and give them a new lease on life.
He and Ngwadi pull off their last job.
TVSA Show Page: eHostela 3
Young Rock 2
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Comedy
Every legend has a beginning.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in a larger-than-life family comedy based on outrageous stories of his youth.
From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family, to playing football at the University of Miami, the show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life characters he's met along the way.
This coming-of-age journey highlights the unforgettable moments and incredible relationships that took Dwayne from ordinary kid to extraordinary superstar – revealing he's more like us than we know.
The second season delves back into Dwayne's life, continuing the storylines from Season 1 while also introducing new chapters we haven't yet seen.
As Dwayne and his loving, resilient family face new challenges and meet new wild characters of professional wrestling, Dwayne contemplates embracing the grind of professional wrestling himself.
The show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life people he's met along the way.
In the Season 2 premiere, "A Christmas Peril": An unexpected guest shows Dewey that this is the first in a long line of terrible Christmases.
In 1987, Rocky and Dwayne take jobs as a mall Santa and elf.
In 1993, Dwayne reluctantly spends a disastrous Christmas with Coach O.
The Killer Within
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
The Killer Within delves into what turns someone into a killer. Is there a specific trigger or is someone always destined to murder?
Any homicide sends shockwaves through a community, torments detectives and baffles forensic investigators until a perpetrator is brought to justice.
But the central question will always remain: what makes a seemingly ordinary person take another person's life?
This series explores the making of a killer and unearths what drives someone to commit the most heinous of crimes.
Whether it was premeditated or spontaneous, a revenge plot or the killer simply snapped, The Killer Within uncovers the true story behind each killer - from the very beginning.
Throughout the series, leading forensic and criminal experts delve into the psyche of the killer.
We speak to those directly involved with each case, to discover the common signs and events that could lead to your nearest and dearest harbouring... The Killer Within.
In the series premiere, "Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham: The Twilight Killers": 14-year-old Kim teamed up with her boyfriend to kill her own mother and sister in cold blood - but why?