actionX

Broadcast on: Defunct
Active from: 01 Apr 2004
Active until: 30 Jan 2008

Shows

ReGenesis

Genre: Science Fiction
Channel: actionX, SABC3, M-Net Action
Summary: ReGenesis is a Canadian science fiction television series created by Avrum Jacobson which revolves around the scientists of NorBAC ("North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission"), a fictional organisation with a lab based in Toronto, which investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Starring: Dmitry Chepovetsky, Conrad Pla, Maxim Roy

Sleeper Cell

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net, actionX, Mzansi Magic, M-Net Edge
Summary: An undercover FBI agent is seduced into joining an Islamic terrorist cell by the cell's leader, with the aim of stopping an attack on American soil.
Starring: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti

Kidnapped

Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Channel: actionX, SABC1, ShowMax, e.tv
Summary: Kidnapped is a high-stakes serialised thriller in which the teen son of a wealthy Upper East Side family is kidnapped and everyone is a suspect.
Starring: Jeremy Sisto, Carmen Ejogo, Delroy Lindo

Brotherhood (2006)

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, M-Net Edge, actionX
Summary: Set in an Irish neighbourhood in Providence, the series revolves around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: a gangster and a politician.
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish

Rome

Genre: Drama, Period Drama
Channel: M-Net, actionX, BBC Knowledge, M-Net Edge, BBC Entertainment
Summary: Set during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic to Empire, the series follows two soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, who find their lives intertwined.
Starring: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker

Criminal Minds

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: actionX, Fox Entertainment, StarTimes One, M-Net Action, M-Net Series, FOX Crime, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Series Zone, FOX Life, M-Net Edge, M-Net City, FOX Africa, M-Net
Summary: Revolves around an elite team of profilers who analyse America's most twisted minds, trying to anticipate their moves before they strike again.
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini

The Shield

Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: SABC3, Sony Channel, ShowMax, actionX, M-Net Action
Summary: The Shield is about an experimental division of the LAPD set up in a district of Los Angeles, using a converted church as their police station.
Starring: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Reed Diamond

The 4400

Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Channel: M-Net, Top One, SABC2, actionX, M-Net Action
Summary: A government agency called NTAC is set up to investigate a group of 4400 people who make a sudden return to Earth, unaware of where they've been.
Starring: Joel Gretsch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Mahershala Ali