Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
Exploring the dangerous reality of online exposure behind the glimmer of social media, Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders takes a hard look at the cost of an online existence in the digital media landscape.
The series delves into the underbelly of social media, exploring the dark reality of toxic online communities and showcasing the devastating risks associated with viral social media fame.
The six-episode series unpacks shocking true crime stories involving influencers and digital communities across the social media landscape.
From individuals seeking community who end up being targeted by toxic forums patrolled by angry, misogynistic rhetoric to popular social media personalities who have heartbreaking, hidden lives, Deadly Influence pulls back the curtain on the dark intricacies of social media and the dangers that lurk within.
While social media may appear as the key to opportunity and validation - the ability to build a career as an influencer and access wealth, celebrity, power and find communities that offer connectivity - involvement in these digital environments can breed a dangerous type of reality.
Episodes this season include:
TikTok Terror
As a 28-year-old Sania battles through divorce, her passionate and searingly honest Tik Toks attract tens of thousands of followers.
But she soon discovers that members of her community want to silence her - and will stop at nothing to do it.
Sin City Clickbait
Ash, a self-styled Instagram "sex and fitness guru", began his career as a male escort and built a life in the glitz, glamour and excess of the Las Vegas party scene.
But the envious lifestyle he presented to his countless followers took a deadly turn when his break-up with another high-profile influencer catapulted him into a twisted, drug infused downward spiral that culminated in a violent, senseless act.
RIP Bianca
Anime-obsessed teenager Bianca becomes an inspiring mental health advocate online and changes lives.
But on forums and social media accounts, she discovers a horrifying and violent side: young men primed to threaten, harm and attack.
Killer Content
Successful teenage film reviewer Trey is building an online empire on YouTube, attracting hundreds of thousands of views.
But it can't last, and soon he finds himself dragged into a shocking world of guns and revenge.
Hashtag Halloween Horror
Stephanie, a feisty, loveable younger woman from New Jersey, is building a brand as a bespoke make up and special effects artist.
But offline, her life becomes complicated and spirals into mystery when she vanishes into thin air on the eve of Halloween.
Control, Alt, Delete
A vibrant and inspiring group from Denver's creative community spreads messages of love and inclusion, attracting many online followers.
Soon they become the target of a hateful and violent member of the online manosphere with shocking consequences.
Custom Carolina
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h55
Genre: Reality, Motoring
Custom Carolina takes you on a journey inside Tommy Pike Customs, a renowned automotive customisation business located in South Carolina.
With enthralling car builds and jaw-dropping transformations, business owner Tommy Pike fulfills clients' automotive dreams; whether it's a high-end, top-dollar project or a more modest endeavour.
Working alongside his wife, Stephanie, and a team of skilled artisans, Pike operates from an expansive 30,000 square-foot restoration shop, dedicated to crafting and customising bespoke masterpieces.
Pike's passion for building cars began in his early teenage years, and he has since become a celebrated craftsman known for his award-winning SEMA builds.
For more than two decades, he has worked tirelessly to establish a shop recognised for exceptional workmanship and warm Southern hospitality.
Throughout the series, Pike emphasises the values of hard work, community engagement and support for the thriving car culture in the Southeast, all from his home base in Greenville, South Carolina.
Each episode showcases Pike's unwavering commitment to his projects, making it a relatable and inspiring journey for the audience who will be wholeheartedly invested in his success.
In Pike's shop there is always a diverse range of vehicles under his care.
Whether it's a late-'70s C-10, a classic '37 Dodge pickup, or a brand-new Porsche, they all await the "Tommy Pike Treatment."
In the series premiere, "Corn-Fed '55 Chevy": In the south, it's all about family.
Two brothers ask Tommy to preserve and modernise their grandfather's 1955 Chevy pickup truck, so the team restores this vintage ride to its former glory.
Dingo Untamed
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h30
Genre: Wildlife, Docu-Reality
Dingo is an award-winning Discovery Channel and Youtube Wildlife presenter.
Dingo is a wildlife conservationist and adventurer who currently hosts one of the fastest growing Youtube channels in South Africa, reaching more than three-million viewers a month.
Dingo actively strives to create a lasting connection between people and animals in the hope that this connection can in turn help to save them.
Father of three young children and husband to Kirsty, Dingo's passion for wildlife conservation is contagious and the entire family lives and breathes to help conserve animals and the planet as a whole.
Dingo was born in Pietermaritzburg and was raised in a family where wildlife had centre stage.
Influenced at a young age by his dad, who worked for the local wildlife authority, he had a natural instinct for working with animals, particularly those with a more difficult personality.
Dingo Untamed will help educate yet keep audiences of all ages mesmerised and enthralled with his unique storytelling and showing of all varieties of animals including snakes and reptiles.
Filmed largely in South Africa and neighbouring countries, Dingo Untamed includes footage from as far away as the USA.
In the series premiere, "Black Mamba vs Ring Cobra": In this episode Dingo compares the Black Mamba and the Ring Cobra as to which is the most dangerous snake.
He then showcases each snake individually and educates the viewers about each.
Wie Was Dit? 2
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality, Mystery, Afrikaans
A new competition show for lovers of true crime and police dramas.
We all know someone who's good at solving the fictional crimes they see on TV.
In this show, we'll set out to see if these "couch detectives" are truly as smart as they claim to be.
Four couch detectives will check into a hotel in a sleepy countryside town and, in each episode, they will be presented with a fictional crime that they need to solve.
The contestant who cracks the most cases by the end of the season is the winner.
This season is hosted by Francois Jacobs and will feature non-celebrity contestants.
The Ghost Town Terror 2
Channel: Travel Channel (DStv 179)
TX Time: 21h10
Genre: Reality, Paranormal, Supernatural
This one may frighten even the Duttons...
On the outskirts of Anaconda, Montana, sits Gunslinger Gulch - a sprawling ghost town and guest ranch made up of various historic abandoned buildings salvaged from across the state.
When the Broussard family answered the beckoning call of a new life in Big Sky Country and opportunity to own this unique 52-acre property, they got more than they bargained for.
They soon discovered the ranch offered anything but the serene Montana lifestyle they were seeking.
Relentless, menacing supernatural activity has plagued the family since day one, leaving them terrified and desperate for answers.
After more than a year of paranormal attacks, including unexplained scratches, apparitions, disembodied voices and poltergeist activity, Karen and her family - daughter Chloe, 20, and sons Cameron, 21, and Colby, 15 - are distraught and in dire need of help.
Paranormal investigator Tim Wood and paranormal researcher Sapphire Sandalo come to their aid and soon discover the entire town has a disturbingly dark history, and an oppressive energy has taken over.
Facing a particularly ominous situation, they call in backup - psychic medium Sarah Lemos, who is immediately affected by negative forces, and Wood's longtime friend and fellow investigator, Scott Di Lalla.
The team's extensive investigation uncovers a heinous unsolved murder, mysterious open-ground pits, bone findings, alarming EVPs, startling physical attacks and most frightening, that an evil entity may have attached itself to a family member.
They're led on a windy, eerie hunt beyond Gunslinger Gulch and into the towns of Anaconda and nearby Butte to a historic brothel and abandoned house, rife with their own merciless history.
The team discovers these buildings have uncanny ties back to the ranch and the Broussards.
As Tim and Sapphire work to get closer to the truth behind the haunting, the activity only grows stronger and more diabolical - making even the hunters feel hunted.
The investigation of Gunslinger Gulch has become a battle of wills.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Firestorm": Karen calls Tim and Sapphire back to Gunslinger Gulch to investigate a shocking, fire-branded omen.
When Tim repels deeper into The Pit for answers, a confrontation with his own dark nemesis leads to painful revelations about the living and the dead.
Would I Lie to You? 11
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Comedy
Rob Brydon is back to host the new season of the award-winning comedy panel show with David Mitchell and Lee Mack as the lightning-quick team captains.
Over the course of the show, celebrity guests reveal amazing stories about themselves, some of which are true and some of which are not.
The aim of the game is to fool the opposition into mistaking fact for fiction and fiction for fact.
The guests in the Season 11 premiere are David Baddiel, Ed Balls, Jo Brand and Kimberly Wyatt.
Selling Sunset 8
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Docu-Reality
Luxe real estate. Major drama. The top real estate brokers at The Oppenheim Group are back.
Selling Sunset, a Netflix reality series set in the world of LA's high-end real estate, follows seven of the city's most successful female realtors who all work under the same roof at the #1 agency in the Hollywood Hills and the Sunset Strip.
They work hard and play harder, as they compete with the cutthroat LA market and each other.
These ladies will do what it takes to make it to the top of their game, all while trying to keep their personal lives intact.
This season, new agents mean new drama.
The realtors of The Oppenheim Group return with sleek penthouse listings, personality clashes and pregnancies — and throw enough shade to cover every cabana in Los Angeles.
Africa from Within 2
Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
Season 2 follows the journey of new anchor presenter Jesmè Swartz, who travels to various locations in order to delve into the inner workings and untold stories of the unsung heroes who are at the coalface of conservation.\
At its core Africa from Within is all about grassroots storytelling and the showcasing of the conservation contributions of ordinary people, to Africa - our own positive conservation stories.
The series aims to bring conservation heroes to the fore.
These heroes are diverse and reflective of a South African and African landscape that rings true to all its people.
It aims to highlight local African solutions to our environmental problems and feature strengths already existing in the community and traditional knowledge systems.
It aims to showcase African landscapes, flora and fauna and to engage and entertain viewers, educate and promote conservation and inspire viewers to value our natural heritage.
In the Season 2 premiere, "The Hunters of the Nyae Nyae": This episode explores traditional San knowledge systems, focusing on their hunting skills and bush knowledge.
Meet Tsemkgao, a San Master tracker, who shares his way of life.
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