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Broadcast on: International
Active from: 07 Jan 1976
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Shows

Barbershop

Genre: Comedy
Channel: SABC1, Mzansi Magic, eKasi+
Summary: Based on the films and set against the backdrop of a neighbourhood on Chicago's mean streets, the show has a cast of eclectic characters, retaining many from the movies.
Starring: Omar Gooding, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Brown

Billions

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net Edge, M-Net City, SABC3, SABC2, M-Net
Summary: Contemporary drama that explores worlds of ultra-wealth, influence and corruption as personified by a connected US Attorney and a hedge fund king.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff

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

Californication

Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama
Channel: M-Net, M-Net Series, SABC3, M-Net Edge, M-Net Series Showcase
Summary: A self-loathing, alcoholic writer tries to repair his relationships while combating sex addiction, a drug problem and a tendency towards bad decisions.
Starring: David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin

Dexter

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Channel: M-Net, Top One, FOX Crime, M-Net Action, FOX Africa, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Showcase
Summary: Crime thriller about a likeable forensics expert for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer with his own brand of justice.
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter

Episodes

Genre: Comedy
Channel: BBC Entertainment, BritBox, BBC Brit
Summary: A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British sitcom with none other than Matt LeBlanc.
Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig

Homeland

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Channel: M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, M-Net Edge, M-Net City
Summary: When a MIA marine returns home after eight years in an Iraqi jail, a CIA officer believes he has been turned and is determined to expose him.
Starring: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin

House of Lies

Genre: Comedy
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, M-Net Series Zone, Vuzu Amp, M-Net City, Mzansi Magic
Summary: Comedy about a self-loathing management consultant from a top firm who is never above using any means (or anyone) necessary to get his way.
Starring: Don Cheadle, Kristen Bell, Ben Schwartz

Masters of Sex

Genre: Drama, Period Drama
Channel: M-Net Edge
Summary: Period drama about the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, chronicling their unusual lives.
Starring: Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Caitlin Fitzgerald

Nurse Jackie

Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Edge
Summary: Jackie Peyton is a flawed emergency room nurse for whom every day is a high wire act of juggling patients, doctors and her own indiscretions.
Starring: Edie Falco, Eve Best, Merritt Wever