Parish
Channel: Universal TV (DStv 117)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Action
Haunted by the violent murder of his son, Gray Parish finds himself thrust into an adrenaline-charged thrill ride through the criminal underworld.
With no escape, the wrong way may be his only way out.
An action-packed drama, Parish stars and is executive produced Giancarlo Esposito as Gracian "Gray" Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans.
After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.
The six-episode series features a prominent ensemble cast of:
- Zackary Momoh as New Orleans-based Zimbabwean gangster The Horse,
- Paula Malcomson as Parish's wife and mother to his two children, Rose, and
- Skeet Ulrich as an old acquaintance to Gray, Colin.
Bradley Whitford recurs as Anton, the charming and intelligent face of industrial business in Louisiana who covertly heads a criminal organisation.
His dispute with The Horse's human trafficking ring puts him at direct odds with Parish.
In the series premiere, "Pilot": Desperate to support his family, Gray returns to his criminal roots for one last job.
But after things go sideways, Gray can't walk away. The only way out is through.
Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Documentary
An eccentric man named Forrest Fenn sets off a real-life treasure hunt when he hides a chest of gold in the Rockies - and leaves clues in a cryptic poem.
In 2010, 80-year-old Forrest Fenn hid a fantastical treasure in the mountains north of Santa Fe.
The key to finding it lay within a cryptic 24-line poem, spurring a decade-long treasure hunt where people gave up their jobs, their families, even their lives in pursuit of Fenn's hidden millions.
Now, for the community of devoted hunters, this dangerous pursuit of gold has become an obsessive search for the meaning of truth.
This doc series will profile something exceedingly rare - a treasure hunt where the treasure is actually found - and the mystery of where it may be hidden again.
The Flip Off
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality Makeover, Home Improvement
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack built a home-flipping empire and top HGTV series with Flip or Flop - but it all came crashing down after their much-publicised divorce.
Now, Tarek and Christina are back in The Flip Off, a throwdown competition to see which ex can find, buy, renovate and flip a house for the biggest financial gain, earning the chance at ultimate bragging rights and a first-class vacation paid for by the loser.
With nearly 1,000 flips to his credit, real estate expert Tarek runs a successful flipping business with his new wife and on-screen partner, luxury real estate agent Heather Rae El Moussa, while design expert Christina spent a decade flipping homes alongside Tarek and is adept at creating dream homes with high-end style for clients.
As The Flip Off begins, Christina will start the competition against Tarek and Heather alongside her husband, but a sudden life change will bring a shocking twist.
With even more to prove on her own, Christina will turn to her trusted team, stopping at nothing to silence Tarek's endless bragging and beat him at his own flipping game.
Across the six-episode flipping battle, the two teams will put their skills and budget to the test as they renovate the kitchen, main suite, living room, guest suite, extra bedroom and exterior of their chosen properties.
To raise the stakes each week, the teams will take turns handpicking special guest judges to evaluate the transformed rooms based on design, use of space, quality of work, overall transformation and added value.
The list of judges includes:
- Heather Dubrow (The Real Housewives of Orange County),
- Dominique El Moussa and Laurie Haack (Tarek and Christina's Moms),
- Amanza Smith (Selling Sunset),
- Ant Anstead (Christina's ex-husband and host of Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic),
- Izzy Battres (Izzy Does It),
- Jeff Lawrence (former Flip or Flop contractor) and,
- Jeff Lewis (Hollywood Houselift, host of Jeff Lewis Live).
And, to further up the ante, the winner of each weekly renovation challenge will win a two-thousand-dollar prize from the losing team to use in the next space.
In the series premiere, "The Breakup": Tarek will throw down the gauntlet on the soccer field, initiating the competition with Christina.
They'll formulate the rules of the game, beginning with only one week to find and purchase their flip homes.
Soon after a tumultuous house hunt, Christina will drop an emotional bombshell on Tarek when she reveals she's getting divorced and wishes to continue the competition solo.
She'll appeal to Tarek and Heather for more time to complete the kitchen renovations, which will be judged by tastemaker Heather Dubrow, and offer to give them a sneak peek of her property.
The Watergate Scandal: A Mysteries at the Museum Special
Channel: Travel Channel (DStv 179)
TX Time: 21h10
Genre: Special
Don Wildman travels to Washington, DC, to investigate the explosive political scandal that defined a generation and led to the first-ever resignation of a US president.
Manhunt: The Child Snatcher
Channel: CBS Justice (DStv 170 / StarSat 222)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Docu-Drama
In this two-part drama documentary, first hand testimonies tell the story of one of the UK's largest murder investigations for a serial killer and sexual abuser, at a time when the latest technology was slowly being introduced to police work.
It was a hunt that utilised multiple forces, spanned hundreds of miles and took three decades to bring to a close.
Featuring accounts from police officers and families of his victims – and chilling tape interviews with Robert Black himself – these two episodes offer a definitive oversight into a series of crimes that reverberated around the United Kingdom, and gives an insight into the mind of a murderer.
Swamp Mysteries 2
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Reality
Troy Landry teams with local experts in a wild chase to help save America from hostile, menacing and often mysterious creatures.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Voodoo Hogs": Troy gets a call from a local rancher with a huge problem.
Feral hogs are tearing his property apart, and no matter what he does, he can't get rid of them. Some say the ranch is cursed.
Troy recruits veteran hunters Daniel Edgar and Anna Ribbeck to stop the hog invasion... no matter what it takes.
Survival of the Thickest 2
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Comedy
After a bad breakup, passionate stylist Mavis Beaumont seizes the opportunity to start over in life and love while finding happiness on her own terms.
Survival of the Thickest centres on Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau).
Black, plus-size and newly single (not by her choice), Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist.
She's determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss.
The scripted comedy is based on Buteau's book of essays.
Father Brown 9
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Drama, Period Drama, Mystery
The charming Father Brown returns for another gripping season to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford.
Each episode sees the inimitable priest investigate a crime in his own particular way, aided by no-nonsense parish secretary Mrs McCarthy and rebellious socialite Bunty.
This season features the 100th episode, titled The Red Death. It finds Lady Felicia and her husband Monty hosting a lavish masked ball counting down to 1954, only for their plans to be undone when the Minster of Defence is murdered by a masked figure.
With the estate locked down and a killer in the midst, Father Brown and the gang must find the real perpetrator.
In the Season 9 premiere, "The Menace of Mephistopheles": Goodfellow turns to Father Brown when he witnesses Mallory frame an innocent man.