The Sympathizer
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 21h05
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Miniseries
Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Sympathizer is an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy.
The series follows him during the final days of the Vietnam War and his new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren't over.
In the series premiere, "Death Wish": With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
Klein Sake, Groot Drome 2
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality, Afrikaans
No matter how small or big your business is, success is born from big dreams.
In this series, Armand Aucamp invites entrepreneurs to share their stories of success and challenges.
Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog 4
Channel: Nat Geo Wild (DStv 182 / StarSat 221)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality
Pet owners across America need help more than ever. Fortunately, there's hope.
Cesar Millan is ready to take on his most challenging cases yet.
Cesar is back and he's rehabilitating dogs and training pet parents - empty dog shelters and record adoptions mean America needs him more than ever.
His positivity is a beacon of light in these troubled times; his can-do attitude and his heart-warming transformations make us feel like we can overcome all obstacles... starting with our own four-legged pals.
Cesar's return to television will give new pet parents the tools they need to teach their dogs good habits and shed the old bad habits.
From the yards of the pet owners to his newly updated Dog Psychology Center, Cesar shows us the skills we need to create happy homes with our furry best friends.
In the Season 4 premiere, "Fortress of Fear, Part 1": Driven by their pet parent's fear, two brothers constantly attack one another, forcing them to be separated in a divided household.
My Big Fat Fabulous Life 10
Channel: TLC Entertainment (DStv 135)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Docu-Reality
The series follows Whitney Thore as she juggles her dance career, continues to fight through body shaming while dealing with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and navigates the hilarious and emotional circle of her family and friends.
In this new season, the Thore family is grieving the devastating loss of Whitney's mom, Babs.
Whitney is desperate to help her father find joy in life again and helps to create a bucket list for him.
But a long-held secret from the past emerges - Whitney has a sister she never knew about.
Is this the beginning of a new, expanded family dynamic?
In the Season 10 premiere, "Babs": The Thores are left heartbroken by the passing of their matriarch, Babs.
With Glenn forced to navigate life without his wife, Whitney takes on the role of caring for her aging father and moves him into her home.
Life Below Zero: Port Protection Alaska 7
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality
Port Protection is about people who have left behind normal society and chosen a different life in a remote Alaskan community.
This series tells unique stories about the survival of the individuals and community.
One cannot exist without the other. The stakes are high. The land is rugged and unforgiving. The seas are cold and stormy. Help is far away.
But with the risk comes a reward more profound than mere survival: a world of beauty and freedom with the security of community and without the constraints of bureaucracy.
In the Season 7 premiere, "The Dark Days are Over": A long, dark winter forever changes the paths of the youngbloods and sourdoughs of Port Protection.
Solar Opposites 5
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science
Revolves around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America.
They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome.
Korvo and Yumyulack only see the pollution, crass consumerism and human frailty while Terry and Jesse love humans and all their TV, junk food and fun stuff.
Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.
On Season 5: now that alien mission partners Terry and Korvo are married, the whole Solar Opposites team are focused on family values.
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