(Above: Olivia Coleman & Sir Anthony Hopkins in “The Father”)
Janu-WORRY is finally over and it’s time to celebrate with the best TV entertainment your eyeballs can watch, only on DStv!
British crime drama The Responder with actor Martin Freeman takes a serious look at how a first responder deals with the horrors he sees daily while also trying to keep his personal life healthy.
Season 4 of the popular reality show Dloz’lami returns to Moja Love (DStv channel 157) with new participants who need spiritual guidance as they face their battles, and brand-new local series Teenage Pregnancy follows four South African teenagers as they go through life’s challenges and navigate their changing bodies while preparing for what motherhood will mean for their future.
Keeping it local, Showmax shows off with season 2 of its original series The Real Housewives of Durban and we meet three new wives joining the gang. And book your seat for some epic movies with The Father, Ruthless Renegade and We Broke Up.
(Right: Martin Freeman stars in “The Responder”)
The Responder
February 3, 22h30
Season 1 / Episode 1
Watch from / M-Net (DStv channel 101)
A captivating British crime drama starring
Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins in the fantasy film trilogy The Hobbit,
currently on Showmax). An embattled first responder tackles a series of night
shifts in Liverpool while trying to keep his head above water personally and
professionally.
The Real Housewives Of Durban
January 28
Season 2 / Episode 1 / Showmax
KZN’s sensational queens of the social
scene return. Sorisha Naidoo, Nonkanyiso Conco, Annie Ludick and Nonku Williams
are back with three new friends: Singer Londie London, Thobile Mseleku (yes,
from polygamy reality series Uthando Nes’thembu) and artist Jojo
Robinson.
If you’re a Premium customer, add Showmax to your subscription at no additional cost. Customers on other packages can enjoy it at a 50% discount if they add it to their bill.
The Father
January 30 - Movie / M-Net (DStv channel
101) at 21h05
Sir Anthony Hopkins won a Best Actor Oscar
for his role in this poignant drama. An old man refuses all assistance from his
daughter, begins to doubt his loved ones and his own mind. Also starring Olivia Coleman, Imogen Poots and Rufus Sewell.
Rescued Chimpanzees of The Congo With Jane Goodall
January 31 at 19h00
Season 1 / Episode 1 / BBC Earth (DStv
channel 184)
This series, including footage filmed over
the past 30 years, traces Jane Goodall’s efforts to create the largest
chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa. Follow the staff’s stories as they rehabilitate
several orphaned chimpanzees until they’re ready to be released into a wild
environment.
The Oval
February 2 at 21h30
Season 3 / Episode 1 / BET (DStv channel
129)
Drama. Tyler Perry’s scandalous series on
life inside the White House with philandering US President Hunter Franklin,
ambitious First Lady Victoria, and the secret-keeping White House staff. This
season, while Victoria and Hunter dodge an assassination attempt, their son,
Jason, seems inspired by the event. And, a new First Family moves into the
White House.
We Broke Up
February 3 at 21h30
Movie / TNT (DStv channel 137)
Brand-new TNT original movie about a
long-time couple, Lori (Aya Cash) and Doug (William Jackson Harper), who end
their relationship just days before Lori’s little sister Bea’s wedding. Rather
than ruining everyone's fun, the couple decide to pretend that they're still
together until the weekend is over.
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