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Saturday, December 30, 2023

M-NET |ME| DSTVBOXOFFICE JANUARY 2024 HIGHLIGHTS

 Please note that this line-up is subject to change

  

 

SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIES

 

Assassin Club

Sunday January 7, 2024, at 20h05

16VL |Action

Henry Golding and Noomi Rapace drive this action thriller. An assassin is given a contract to kill seven people around the world, only to discover the targets are also assassins.

 

Black Demon

Sunday January 14, 2024, at 20h05

16VL | Sci-Fi

An edge-of-your-seat thrilling sci-fi. An idyllic family vacation becomes a nightmare when they get stranded on a crumbling rig in Baja and encounter a vengeful megalodon shark.

 

Shazam: Fury of the Gods

Sunday January 21 2024, at 20h05

13VL | Adventure

Zachary Levi returns as Shazam in this hilarious sequel. While Billy and his foster siblings learn how to juggle their superhero lives, they face a vengeful trio of ancient gods.

 

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Sunday January 28, 2024 at 20h05

13VL | SCI-Fi

Return to the world of Autobots vs Decepticons in this prequel. During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers, the Maximals, join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

 

SERIES PREMIERES

 

The Gilded Age

Monday January 8, 2024, at 20h00

S02 E01 | 16 | Drama

The battle of New York's high society continues in this premiere. Agnes shares news of her nephew Dashiell's arrival in New York. Bertha backs the new Metropolitan Opera House.

 

Ten Pound Poms

Monday January 22, 2024, at 19h00

S01 E01 | 16 | Drama

In an adventurous season premiere, the Roberts family leave dreary post-war Manchester for a new life down under.

 

 

SEASON AND SERIES FINALES

 

Moonshine

Friday January 05, at 2024 at 21h00

S02 E08 | 16L | Drama

A chaos-filled finale. As Gale and the Marauders forcibly take Moonshine, Lidia has no choice but to free the Finley-Cullens' archenemy Jill from prison to help her.

 

The Killing Kind (UK)

Monday January 15, 2024, at 19h00

S01 E05 | 13VSL | Thriller

Ingrid visits a lonely place and when a detective friend arrives his conduct seems suspicious - but does Ingrid now have the evidence she needs? 


 

 




SEASON PREMIERES

 Blue Bloods

Monday January 1, 2024, at 20h00

S13 EP13 | 13VL | Crime

Danny and Baez race against the clock to catch a serial killer targeting young women across the city in this double bill premiere. Also, Erin and Eddie clash when Eddie intervenes in a murder case and Erin's personal life. The return of Rachel Witten, Eddie's former partner turned social worker, tests her loyalties and conflicts Frank, when Rachel brings an accusation of excessive force against an officer.

 

FBI: Most Wanted

Tuesday January 2, 2024, at 20h00

S04 EP19 | 16VL | Crime

A dramatic double bill premiere when a news anchor is shot dead in the station's parking lot, the task force dives into a story she was working on to track down her killer; Remy debates revisiting the case around his brother's murder. The witness Remy and Kristen are visiting in prison is put in danger when a riot breaks out, leaving the staff and visitors held hostage by two murderous gangs.

 

New Amsterdam

Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 20h00

S05 EP11 | 13VL | Medical

In this double bill premiere, Helen Sharpe unexpectedly returns to New York, Max escapes to the wilderness on a corporate retreat with Bloom, Dr. Wilder and Iggy. Fun soon turns into a catastrophe that threatens a life. Max and Wilder face a dilemma over approvals for a revolutionary cancer drug as Max learns a secret about his own bout with cancer. Reynolds goes the extra mile to correct a dire medical situation.

 

Bob Hearts Abishola

Friday January 5, 2024, at 18h30

S04 EP07 | 13L | Comedy

Abishola turns to Gloria and Kemi when Bob mortgages their home to pay for a new factory space. Kemi worries that she and Chukwuemeka are losing their spark.

 

NCIS: Hawaii

Monday January 8, 2024, at 17h30

S02 EP01 | 13VL | Crime

In this sizzling season premiere the team gets the warning that Maxwell is headed to the island. But they learn that Maxwell was already on the island and is planning an attack on the RIMPAC.

 

Full Circle (Warner)

Tuesday January 16, 2024, at 20h00

S01 EP01 | 18VL | Drama

A gripping premiere. To reverse her fate, Mrs Mahabir hatches a plan to kidnap celebrity chef Jeff McCusker's grandson Jared.

 

Masterchef Australia

Wednesday January 31, 2024, at 19h00

S15 EP01 | PG13L | Reality

A larger-than-life premiere. MasterChef welcomes Jamie Oliver as a guest judge. The contestants must cook with anything that represents their secret weapon.

 




 


Freelance

Director: Pierre Morel

Cast: Alison Brie, John Cena, Alice Eve

This fun action comedy is led by John Cena. When an ex-special forces operative takes on a gig to protect a journalist as she interviews a ruthless dictator, they unexpectedly find themselves in the middle of a military coup.

 

May December

Director: ToddHaynes

Cast: Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are riveting in this drama loosely based on a true story. An actress visits a female sex offender she's about to play in a movie to study her and her family.

 

Trolls Band Together

Director: Walt Dohrn, Tim Heitz

Cast: Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Daveed Diggs

The lovable Trolls, Poppy and Branch, are back for another colourful musical adventure. Now a couple, Poppy learns Branch was part of a boy band with his brothers and joins him on a mission to rescue one of them.

 

Journey To Bethlehem

Director: Adam Anders

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Milo Manheim, Geno Segers

A lively and dance-filled musical retelling of the classic biblical story of Mary, Joseph and the birth of Jesus. Antonio Banderas plays King Herod, who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.

 

A Thousand And One

Director: A.V. Rockwell

Cast: Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney

Entertainer Teyana Taylor gives her all to this gritty, heartbreaking drama about an ex-con mother struggling to raise her son amid a changing New York City after abducting him from the foster care system.

 

Butterfly Tales

Director: Sophie Roy

Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Mena Massoud, Tristan D. Lalla

A family-friendly animated adventure tale that will warm your heart. Despite his inability to fly, Patrick, a brave butterfly, embarks on the great Monarch butterfly migration with his best friend, Marty, and a butterfly named Jennifer.

 

Cat Person

Director: Susanna Fogel

Cast: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan

A tense, intriguing thriller that explores modern dating and the fears it can cause for women. A college student strikes up a relationship with an older man, but she soon starts to fear he is more sinister than sweet.

 

Five Nights At Freddy's

Director: Emma Tammi

Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson

The film adaptation of the terrifying horror video game franchise of the same name. When a troubled security guard accepts a night job in an abandoned theme restaurant, he quickly discovers that nothing is as it appears.

 

Prince Of Egypt: The Musical, The

Director: Scott Schwartz, Brett Sullivan

Cast: Luke Brady, Liam Tamne, Christine Allado

This compelling musical based on the Oscar-winning 1998 animated film tells the ancient biblical story of Moses.

 

One More Shot

Director: James Nunn

Cast: Tom Berenger, Michael Jai White, Alexis Knapp

Scott Adkins reprises his role for this action-packed sequel to the 2021 hit action One Shot. Navy SEAL Jake Harris escorts a suspected terrorist from a black site in Poland to Washington DC when they come under fire.

 

Your Lucky Day

Director: Dan Brown

Cast: Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza

The late Angus Cloud (Euphoria) drives this gritty, tension-filled heist thriller. A dispute over a winning lottery ticket spirals into a life-or-death hostage situation.

 

The Ritual Killer

Director: George Gallo

Cast: Talia Asseraf, Bob Bowersox, Dru Bramblett

Morgan Freeman stars in this chilling serial killer thriller. With the help of an anthropology professor, a detective hunts an international murderer committing ritualistic killings.

 

Bad Hombres

Director: John Stalberg Jr.

Cast: Jeff Ararat, David Berón, Kevin Carrigan

A gripping, tense crime thriller starring Tyrese Gibson and Luke Hemsworth. Two undocumented immigrants take a job digging a hole, only to discover that their employers are criminals.