White Lies
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Miniseries
White Lies is a South African / British murder mystery television drama series set in the wealthy neighbourhood of Bishopscourt, Cape Town, in which an investigative journalist gets caught up in the ugly underbelly that lies beneath the picturesque beauty of the city, dragging her back to a turbulent past.
Starring Natalie Dormer as Edie Hansen and Brendon Daniels as Detective Forty Bell, White Lies is a whodunnit murder mystery and an unpredictable drama about a community coming face to face with its own secrets and lies.
Investigative journalist Edie Hansen is stunned by the murder of her estranged brother, Andrew McKenzie, in his Bishopscourt mansion during a home invasion.
Edie's world plunges deeper into chaos when her brother's teenage children become prime suspects for the crime.
She sets out to find the killer, working with – and when necessary, against – the local police.
As she hunts the killer across the complicated, beautiful city of Cape Town, crossing from the leafy suburbs to the city centre, from the slopes of the mountain to the ganglands and back again, she uncovers a charismatic evil that knows no boundaries.
She finds herself at loggerheads with Detective Forty Bell, a damaged 20-year veteran of the force with a legitimate grudge against her, a man fighting his own demons, and losing his own battles within an incompetent and crumbling police force.
Also starring are Daniel Schultz as Daniel McKenzie, Morgan Santo as Jaime McKenzie, Langley Kirkwood as Andrew McKenzie, Caely-Jo Levy as Olivia McKenzie, Daniel Janks as Avi Kapilevitch, Warrick Grier as Werner Weber and Athenkosi Mfamela as Peri Zondo.
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TVSA Show Page: White Lies
The Gentlemen
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Action
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
The Gentlemen sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit his father's sizeable country estate - only to discover it's part of a cannabis empire.
Moreover, a host of unsavoury characters from Britain's criminal underworld want a piece of the operation.
Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game.
However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.
Murder is Easy
Channel: BritBox
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Based on the classic mystery from the detective novelist Agatha Christie, Murder is Easy tells the story of Luke Fitzwilliam who finds himself on the trail of a serial killer after meeting Miss Pinkerton on a train to London.
She tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.
The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise - and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Luke feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.
Because for a certain kind of person, murder is easy...
In the series premiere: England, 1954. Young and ambitious Luke Fitzwilliam arrives from Nigeria with the promise of a job in Whitehall.
On the train to London, he meets the elderly Miss Pinkerton, who confides in him that there is a killer on the loose in her quiet village of Wychwood-Under-Ashe.
When Miss Pinkerton is struck down on her way to Scotland Yard, leaving the spoils of a lucrative Derby win in Fitzwilliam's hands, he finds himself in a moral predicament.
What should he do with the information bestowed on him?
Should he attempt to return the winnings to her relatives?
He sets off for the sleepy village of Wychwood with Miss Pinkerton's words ringing in his ears.
Themba: My Inked World
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h30
Genre: Docu-Reality
We got to know Themba Broly through his time in the Big Brother Mzansi house - but now it's time to discover his world, and his life since the fame and the fandom.
That's the premise of this reality show in which the BBMzansi alum navigates life's pressures while rebuilding his life.
Before entering the Big Brother house, Themba had lost everything after his tattoo parlour burned down.
Now, with a new home partially paid for by his fans, a music EP on streaming services and in a relationship with BB Mzansi 3 winner Mphowabadimo, he's determined to soar to the greatest heights of his life.
But how will he deal with the pressures of life in the spotlight, all while trying to grow his new tattoo business and strike a delicate balance between the love of his life and his ex, who is also the mother of his children?
The 10-episode series will show him in multiple facets: we watch him grow as a father, even though his new life of harder work means he spends less time with the little ones than he would like.
Their mother, and his ex Nqobile, is still in love with him: how will that impact on his relationship with Mpho?
Themba's renewed tattoo business is more high-profile – will his former business partners adapt to now being his employees, since he is the drawcard and feels more confident as a businessman?
Also making an appearance on the show is DJ Tira, Themba's mentor and producer.
The Curse
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Comedy, Miniseries
The Curse is a genre-bending series that explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly-married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring in their new home improvement show.
In the series premiere, "Land of Enchantment": After a blunder during a local news interview, newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel get diverted from filming their HGTV show.
Game of Talents
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Game Show, Talent Show, Variety
NOTE: this show was promoted as starting in January, but never aired.
Taking the awe, wonder and spectacle of a large-scale variety show and infusing it with a clue-centered, high-intensity investigative game, Game of Talents is a hybrid series like you've never seen.
The series pits two teams of contestants against each other as they attempt to figure out the surprising, mesmerizing - and sometimes bizarre - hidden talents of the mystery performers.
With more than $200,000 on the line, can the contestants spot the fire dancer from the spider wrangler or the gospel singer from the contortionist?
Can you?
The series is hosted by Wayne Brady.
A Million Little Things 5
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama
NOTE: this show was promoted as starting in December, but never aired.
Season 4 saw the group face many challenges - some humorous, others heartbreaking, but all made easier by the love and support these friends show each other.
After his accident left him wondering if he'd ever be the person he was before, Eddie proved to himself and the people he loves that the answer was no; he'd be even better.
By allowing those who count on him to witness his true grit, Eddie has become an even more important role model than he could have possibly imagined.
This season, with Delilah and Charlie still in France, Eddie will face the challenge of being a long-distance co-parent, all while pursuing a new career path helping others who've gone through similar challenges.
Season 4 saw Katherine find the courage to confront her past and come to terms with her sexuality, finally coming out to her family and friends as she developed a romance with her high school crush, Greta.
This season, we'll see if Katherine can forge a lasting relationship with Greta while navigating a complicated co-parenting relationship with Eddie on a journey that ultimately reflects on true love and what it really means to be a family.
Last season, we saw Rome make the decision to face his past trauma and begin teaching at the school where he was discriminated against as a teenager.
In the process, Rome was able to be there for a student who was also ostracized, helping them reclaim their voice in a way Rome's own teachers did not.
This season, we'll see Rome tackle a different kind of challenge, one more personal and heartbreaking, as he deals with his father's health problems.
But using humour as a coping mechanism as he always does, Rome has the pleasant discovery that his relationship with his only living parent might just be stronger than he thought.
As for Regina, she finally put the heartbreak of her failed restaurant behind her and started a successful new food truck enterprise.
As this new mom to a foster child must suddenly cope with having an empty nest, Regina turns her attention to work, finding that being on a food truck puts her out in front of her community in a way that will change her life forever.
Sophie and Danny came into their own as young adults last season - Danny with his first true romantic relationship, and Sophie processing her sexual assault and beginning to heal.
Season 5 will find them both leaning on their surrogate parents when they need them the most and finding the strength to return that favor in some beautiful and unexpected ways.
Finally, back together and stronger than ever, Gary and Maggie set their sights on having a child last season, but just as they got good news amidst their difficult fertility journey, Gary learned his cancer was back.
This season will be a challenging one for Maggie, balancing her pregnancy, a demanding job as a successful radio host, and her worry over what the future holds for her and her growing family.
Gary, faced with his own mortality, must make some difficult choices about his future that force him to do the one thing that's always been the hardest for him — need someone.
As the fifth and final season unfolds, we'll watch through laughter and tears as we bring this incredible journey to its conclusion.
Along the way, we'll explore the depths of friendship, love and sorrow as we bid this special family of friends goodbye, once again proving that friendship really is a million little things.
In the Season 5 premiere, "The Last Dance": The family of friends gathers once again to celebrate the life of a loved one who dies unexpectedly.
Meanwhile, Katherine shows Maggie the secret to registering for baby gifts, and Rome supports his father through a difficult transition.