Ratched
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
In 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness...
From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, Ratched is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched.
In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and unsettling experiments have begun on the human mind.
On a clandestine mission, Mildred presents herself as the perfect image of what a dedicated nurse should be, but the wheels are always turning and as she begins to infiltrate the mental health care system and those within it, Mildred's stylish exterior belies a growing darkness that has long been smouldering within, revealing that true monsters are made, not born.
Ratched was inspired by the iconic and unforgettable character of Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
The series stars Sarah Paulson as Mildred Ratched, Cynthia Nixon as Gwendolyn Briggs, Judy Davis as Nurse Betsy Bucket, Sharon Stone as Lenore Osgood, Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover, Finn Wittrock as Edmund Tolleson and Charlie Carver as Huck.
Guest stars include Alice Englert as Dolly, Amanda Plummer as Louise, Corey Stoll as Charles Wainwright, Sophie Okonedo as Charlotte and Vincent D'Onofrio as Gov. George Wilburn.
The Masked Singer 3
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Reality Competition, Music
Jamie Foxx joins host Nick Cannon and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke in the Season 3 premiere.
Eighteen celebrity singers wearing all-new custom made costumes will perform as America tries to guess who they are.
The Season 3 contestants have amassed a combined 69 Grammy Nominations, 88 Gold Records, 11 Super Bowl appearances, three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, more than 160 tattoos and one title in the Guinness Book of World Records.
One singer will be unmasked in the "The Season Kick off Mask Off: Group A" season premiere.
The American Barbecue Showdown
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality Competition, Food
Eight of the USA's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.
American Barbecue Showdown is an eight episode food competition series that follows the country's best backyard smokers and competitive barbecuers as they compete for the title of American Barbecue Champion.
The series is hosted by Rutledge Wood and Lyric Lewis, with judging duties falling on barbecue legends Kevin Bludso and Melissa Cookston.
Each episode, Kevin and Melissa will task the cookers with a challenge that will test their barbecue skills in ways they couldn't possibly imagine.
From unique meats to old school techniques, they will have to prove they have the skills to smoke another day.