M-Net Series features a line-up of 12 premieres this April consisting of new series, new seasons and series that have aired on M-Net.
To give you a taste of what to expect we've put together this goodie bag of trailers and synposes with premiere date info.
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Being Human 2 (USA version)
Premiere date: Wednesday, 3 April 2013 at 22h30
Aidan and Josh are roommates and hospital co-workers who both harbour a dark secret - Aidan is a vampire and Josh is a werewolf. They share their apartment with an amnesic ghost in the form of Sally Malik and together they try living amongst humans without being discovered.
Season 2 kicks off with Aidan trying to deal with the power that Bishop left behind when he died. As Josh prepares to re-enter med school and embrace a normal life with Nora, Sally’s ghost powers grow stronger.
666 Park Avenue
Premiere date: Friday, 5 April 2013 at 22h30
666 Park Avenue is an historic Upper East Side apartment building where anything you desire can be yours. For the residents of this upper class building, all needs will be met, courtesy of the building's mysterious owner, Gavin Doran. But every Faustian contract comes with a price.
When Jane Van Veen and Henry Martin, an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they not only fall prey to the machinations of Doran and his wife, Olivia, but unwittingly begin to experience the shadowy, supernatural forces within the building that imprison and endanger the lives of the residents inside.
Perception (aired on M-Net)
Premiere date: Sunday, 7 April 2013 at 19h30
Eccentric neuroscience professor Dr Daniel Pierce has the uncanny ability to see patterns and look past people’s conscious emotions to find what lies beneath. He’s also an expert in human behaviour and has a masterful understanding of the way the mind works.
Although brilliant, Daniel also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, which sometimes causes him to act in strange and dangerous ways. Despite this, his former student who's now an FBI agent, Kate Moretti enlists his help on certain cases, though his erratic behaviour and hallucinations sometimes get in the way of the job.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager 5
Premiere date: Tuesday, 9 April 2013 at 20h30
The series follows the lives and relationships of a group of teenagers who discover that everyone has their own secrets, when one of their friends, Amy, unexpectedly becomes pregnant. As Amy reels from getting caught up in the scandal, she realises that all the teenagers around her have something to hide.
In Season 5, Ricky and Amy’s disappearance causes everyone to believe that they have eloped. While Adrian has officially graduated from high school, she's disappointed when things don’t go as she expected.
Please note: this isn't a trailer but rather some words from the cast about the season ...
Glee 4
Premiere date: Thursday, 11 April 2013 at 19h30
Season 4 sees the old Glee club members pursuing life after high school, but while Rachel and Kurt find their footing, Brittany struggles with being left behind at McKinley. Meanwhile, Will holds auditions for new members with interesting results.
Necessary Roughness 2
Premiere date: Tuesday, 16 April 2013 at 21h30
When Dr. Dani Santino catches her husband cheating, her perfect world begins to unravel, in Necessary Roughness. Now forced to keep her family, finances and sanity intact, she becomes therapist to an unpredictable pro-football star, TK King, inadvertently making herself the most sought-after shrink for pro athletes.
In Season 2, Dani’s tough love therapy is put to test after TK is shot by an angry fan. As his life hangs in the balance, the honeymoon phase of Dani and Matt’s covert relationship is quickly over when football season starts once again.
Deception a.k.a. Infamous
Premiere date: Wednesday, 17 April 2013 at 20h30
When wealthy and notorious party girl Vivian Bowers is found dead of an overdose, nobody is really surprised. But for FBI agent Will Moreno, her death is more than a little suspicious - especially since she was the heiress to a large pharmaceutical company.
To get to the truth, Will sends in a mole in the form of Detective Joanna Locasto. 20 years ago, Joanna was Vivian’s best friend, and the Bowers family welcome her back into their lives none the wiser. With Joanna on the inside, she uncovers the luxurious side of Vivian’s life, along with all its dark secrets.
The Rickey Smiley Show
Premiere date: Saturday, 20 April 2013 at 18h30
Based loosely on the life of comedian Rickey Smiley, The Rickey Smiley Show follows the popular radio host in Atlanta. As a single father to three kids, Rickey has a hard time finding balance between work and home.
Luckily, Rickey’s Aunt Sylvia lives with the family to keep the household in order, though Lil JJ, Rickey’s oldest son, De’Anna, his daughter, and Aaron, his bright eight-year old son sometimes tend to get out of hand. With his humour on hand, Rickey manages to navigate through life’s stressful demands.
Do No Harm
Premiere date: Saturday, 20 April 2013 at 21h30
In Do No Harm, Jason Cole is a highly respected neurosurgeon with a great career and a gift for compassion. There’s just one problem with his perfect life: he has a dark alter ego.
Jason’s alternate personality goes by the name of Ian Price. Not only is Ian devious, but he’s also a borderline sociopath. Jason manages to keep Ian under control with a powerful sedative, but his body is slowly developing a resistance to the drug. With Ian determined to ruin his life, Jason has to find a way to make peace with his dark side-before he loses everything.
Suits (aired on M-Net)
Premiere date: Sunday, 21 April 2013 at 17h30
While running from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant young college dropout Mike Ross stumbles into a job interview with the city’s best legal closer, Harvey Specter, in Suits. Tired of hiring the same grads, Harvey takes a gamble on Mike when he recognises his photographic memory and raw talent.
Mike’s lack of degree is a secret only Harvey and his no-nonsense assistant, Donna, know, and both protect it from the firm’s managing partner Jessica Pearson and suspicious junior partner, Louis Litt. Mike soon finds that keeping his secret is not the hardest part of his new job, as Harvey assigns him one challenging case after the next.
Dexter 7 (aired on M-Net)
Premiere date: Sunday, 21 April 2013 at 21h30
In Dexter, Dexter Morgan is a Miami forensics expert who spends his days solving crimes, and nights committing them. With his own sense of justice, Dexter eliminates criminals who escape the law by killing them off, and it’s a secret he’ll do everything to keep, especially from his sister, Debra.
Season 7 sees Dexter reeling after killing Travis Marshall. Meanwhile, LaGuerta re-opens the Bay Harbor Butcher case, which could mean trouble for both Dexter and Debra.
Longmire
Premiere date: Monday, 29 April 2013 at 21h30
Dedicated, charismatic and unflappable sheriff Walt Longmire is a man still reeling from the death of his wife in Longmire. Though he has only been widowed a year, Walt struggles to come to terms with his loneliness. When his daughter Cady urges him to turn his life around, Walt becomes inspired to run for re-election as sheriff.
But a young and ambitious deputy, Branch Connally decides to run against him, and Walt is forced to remain dedicated to his community, and prove that he still has what it takes to serve and protect.
*Please note: the times in the trailers are for the premiere dates on international channels. The M-Net Series premiere dates and times are written under the title of each show.