Outside Lane
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Sport
Every four years, the Olympics captures the planet's imagination as we witness superhuman feats of speed, strength, endurance and determination from athletes who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of perfection.
Outside Lane follows four South African swimmers in a quest for success that started decades before they boarded the plane to Paris for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.
The four-part documentary, from the School Ties, Steinheist and Devilsdorp producers, shows us what it takes to compete at the highest levels of the sport in which South Africa has achieved its greatest Olympic success since readmission.
It captures the intensity of the training; the sacrifices to personal life - but perhaps most of all, the mindset that makes these athletes get up every morning and do it all over again.
Kaylene Corbett, Pieter Coetzé, Erin Gallagher and Matthew Sates are not household names along the lines of Olympic legends like Penny Heyns, Ryk Neethling, Natalie du Toit, Roland Schoeman, Chad le Clos or Tatjana Smith – and Outside Lane follows this next generation of champions and their coach as they train for Paris 2024, bidding to claim their place alongside these sporting greats.
The coach behind generations of South African swimming talent is Rocco Meiring, Head Coach of Tuks Swimming at the University of Pretoria, who presides over what has come to be known as South Africa's 'Pool of Gold'.
Meiring is one of the world's most strategic coaches across any sport, leveraging decades of experience and a no-nonsense approach to craft a squad with the potential to shine in Paris and produce future superstar athletes.
The outside lane of the pool is the most difficult position to compete from, relative to the centre lanes.
Swimmers need to work extra hard to overcome this disadvantage - a metaphor for the South African swimmers who have to go beyond to become world beaters.
In the series premiere, "Legacy": This episode introduces us to the Olympic hopefuls training with Coach Rocco at the Tuks pool.
They follow in the footsteps of swimmers like the legendary Penny Heyns, who became the only woman to have won gold in both 100m and 200m breaststroke events (1996), at one point holding five world records.
There was also Terence Parkin, silver medallist at Sydney 2000 and the greatest hearing-impaired swimmer of all time; and Ryk Neethling, a member of the Athens 2004 'Awesome Foursome' who snatched gold from the Michael Phelps-led USA team.
Not to mention Tatjana Smith, the former world record holder and Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 gold medallist who proved that Coach Rocco's techniques can take a home-grown athlete to the very pinnacle of the sport.
These veterans share insights into the difficult path that faces the new generation of talent and the qualities of a great coach in leading them.
Emily in Paris 4
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Emily, an ambitious 20-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company - and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy.
Emily's new life in Paris is filled with intoxicating adventures and surprising challenges as she juggles winning over her work colleagues, making friends and navigating new romances.
This season, after the dramatic events of Camille and Gabriel's misbegotten wedding, Emily is reeling.
She has strong feelings for two men, but now Gabriel's expecting a baby with his ex, and Alfie's worst fears about her and Gabriel have been confirmed.
At work, Sylvie is forced to confront a thorny dilemma from her past for the sake of her marriage, and the Agence Grateau team navigates personnel shakeups.
Mindy and the band prepare for Eurovision, but when funds run dry, they're forced to get thrifty.
Emily and Gabriel's chemistry is undeniable as they work together towards a Michelin star, but two big secrets threaten to undo everything they've dreamed of.
Kings of Maskandi
Channel: Mzansi Wethu (DStv 163)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality, Music
COVID-19 knocked Maskandi artists Sibusiso Mkhize, Nelisani Mseleku, Sakhiseni Mseleku and Khulekani Shongwe down, but they are making a comeback and putting everything they've got into reviving their careers.
The show is an in-depth look at the lives of these Maskandi artists and explores the competition that arises in the changing world order where popularity rules.
The show will highlight the passion and drive of the acts and explore the culture and music of Maskandi.
It will also delve into their personal lives and how they navigate fulfilling their obligations for the success of their craft.
Maskandi music is the kind of music that is always telling a story - be it about love, social wellbeing or a song composed about any other situation we encounter in life.
The difference between this and other genres is that the sound of the guitar dominates, and the fact that it is sung in an indigenous language.
Can these artists go back to their glory days and reclaim their livelihoods?
Yellowstone 1-3
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Western, Drama
Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders - land developers, an Indian reservation and America's first National Park.
It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny - where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world's largest oil and lumber corporations.
Where drinking water poisoned by fracking wells and unsolved murders are not news: they are a consequence of living in the new frontier.
It is the best and worst of America seen through the eyes of a family that represents both.
In the series premiere, "Daybreak": We first meet the Duttons, a pioneering family who never back down from a fight, whether they're up against land developers, politicians or even each other.
The family must contend with enemies looking to take their land, while John Dutton fights to keep it and defend his family from some of the forces opposing his legacy.
The line in the sand is drawn and ultimately crossed as a dispute over cattle turns deadly.
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