(Good coverage of the 2022 Academy Awards due this coming week)
March goes out with a bang on DStv! The Oscars are here and DStv is bringing you three epic special shows from The 2022 Academy Awards with the ceremony itself live on M-Net Movies 1 (DStv Channel 104) and in primetime on M-Net (DStv Channel 101), along with all the red-carpet glamour on E! Entertainment (DStv Channel 124), with Live From E! The 2022 Oscars and Red Carpet Rundown: The 2022 Oscars. And for movie lovers, there’s action in the Sunday Night Blockbuster Jolt starring Kate Beckinsale.
The best international series are also making their way to DStv, including the brand-new FBI: International, the latest season of drama series A Million Little Things, and factual prison break series Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman. Doccie fans can also look out for Attenborough's Wonder of Song, and for true-crime fans there’s a new season of Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghan. Plus, look out for a marriage proposal and a missing persons case in the latest episodes of the local telenovela Legacy.
The 2022 Academy Awards
Award show / Watch on March 28 / M-Net
(DStv Channel 101) at 21h30
The 2022 Oscars honour films released
between March 1 2021 and December 31 2021. This year's hosts are Amy Schumer,
Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, who will each present their own section of the
awards. Jane Campion’s western The Power of The Dog leads the
nominations pack with hopes for awards in 10 categories. NB! To watch the
ceremony live, tune in at 03h00 on M-Net Movies 1 (DStv Channel 104).
FBI: International
Season 1 / Episode 1 / Watch from Tuesday, March
29 / M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20h30
The FBI’s Fly Team is based in Budapest,
where they keep an eye out for and neutralise threats against American
interests, with help from Interpol agent Katrin Jaeger (Christiane Paul). Team
leader Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank) and second-in-command Jamie Kellett
(Heida Reed) head a squad including retired cadaver dog Tank.
Legacy
Season 2 / Episode 109 / Watch from March 28
/ Mondays-Thursdays / M-Net (DStv Channel 103) / at 19h00
Angelique (Michelle Botes) tries to patch
things up with Dineo (Kgomotso Christopher), and Msizi (Siyabonga Thwala) uses
every tactic to ensure that Dineo accepts his marriage proposal. Dineo reveals
her deep-seated fear and the reason she’s scared to remarry. Janet (Kate
Normington) is frantic about Ben (Arno Greeff) still being missing, and Robbie
(André Lotter) and Cranston lead another search party. The chances of Robbie
finding Ben unharmed grow slimmer by the minute, and Willem (Dawid Minnaar)
warns Stefan (Sean-Marco Vorster) that he is playing a dangerous game.
Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Season 1 / Episode 1 / Watch from March 26 /
History (DStv Channel 186) / at 20h15
Morgan Freeman follows in the footsteps of
prison inmates who plotted and executed some of history’s most daring escapes,
and goes inside the intense manhunt that followed. Using prison reports from
“unescapable” facilities like Dannemora, Alcatraz and Altiplano, and eyewitness
testimony, they’ll take us inside the big break.
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
Doccie / BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184) / March 27 at 16h10
Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the
remarkable sounds of the natural world and shows us new discoveries from
scientists about the songs of female animals. But as humankind gets noisier,
the rest of the planet is falling silent. This story of pioneering research and
insight is a chorus of wonder… and a wake-up call.
Jolt
Movie / M-Net (DStv Channel 101) / March 27
at 21h05
In this electrifying action thriller, Kate
Beckinsale stars as an angry and short-fused female bouncer named Lindy who
goes on a vengeful rampage after her friend is killed to bring those
responsible to justice. Also starring Stanley Tucci, Laverne Cox and Susan
Sarandon.
Live From E! The 2022 Oscars
Special / E! Entertainment (DStv Channel
124) / March 27 at 23h00
The ultimate awards show is back on the red
carpet. E! crosses live to the 2022 Academy Awards to bring you the best
coverage of who’s wearing what for Hollywood's most glittering night. Keep an
eye out for nominees Ariana DeBose, Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet, Jessica
Chastain and Will Smith & family.
Red Carpet Rundown: The 2022 Oscars
Special / E! Entertainment (DStv Channel
124, March 28 at 01h00
E! presenters like Zanna Roberts Rassi are
out on the red carpet, snatching interviews with nominees, hosts and the creme
de la creme of Hollywood on the awards season’s biggest night. Discover the
stories behind the designs of some of this year’s most amazing outfits.
The Good Karma Hospital
Season 4 / Episode 1 / BBC Brit (DStv
Channel 120) /March 29 at 20h00
Medical drama set in an underfunded clinic.
Dr Lydia Fonseca’s love interest Greg faces being deported, Ruby lashes out
following Gabriel’s shock departure, and two new doctors arrive at the
hospital: Charming British Asian doctor Samir Hasan (Harki Bhambra) and Dr Niki
Sharma (Rebecca Ablak), an enthusiastic, privileged young Indian woman.
Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars
Season 6 / Episode 1 / Discovery (DStv
Channel 121) / at 20h55
UK-based antiques dealer Drew Pritchard and
automotive expert Paul Cowland get their hands on one of the classic James Bond
cars – the 1976 Lotus Esprit – but the looming restoration project, which
includes finding an upholsterer to refresh the tartan interior, looks time
intensive as well as prohibitively expensive.
M-Net Movies DC Heroes Pop-Up Channel
Pop-Up Channel / Watch from March 25 until April
3 / M-Net Movies (DStv Channel 111)
For ten days only, the M-Net Movies DC
Heroes pop-up channel will air the most popular heroes and villains from some
of the biggest DC blockbusters and animations. There will be plenty of thrills
with Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Joker, Green Lantern and much more!
M-Net Movies DC Heroes channel 111 will be
made available to DStv Premium customers and selected films will be on DStv
Catch Up.
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