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New on TV today: Friday 12 August

Written by Shows Editor from the blog New Shows and Seasons on 12 Aug 2022
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Five Days at Memorial

Channel: Apple TV+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Drama, Medical Drama, Miniseries

Five Days at Memorial

Based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital.

When the floodwaters rose, power failed and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.
 

This Fool

Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Comedy

This Fool

Inspired by the life and stand-up of star and co-creator Chris Estrada, This Fool is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working class South Los Angeles.

The show centres around Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old who still lives at home, has been dating his girlfriend on and off since high school and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems.

Julio works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation non-profit, where he butts heads with his older cousin Luis, an ex-gang member who just got out of prison and moved in with Julio and his family.
 

A Model Family

Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: K-Drama, Thriller

A Model Family

A crime thriller that takes place as Dong-ha, the ordinary head of the household on the verge of bankruptcy and divorce, accidentally discovers the dead man's money and is desperately intertwined with a criminal organisation.

After unwittingly stealing money from a cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his broken family is by working as a drug courier.
 

Soul'd Out Sessions 3

Channel: SABC2
TX Time: 21h30
Genre: Music

Soul'd Out Sessions 3

Music show in which every week one artist performs their own impression of music for the soul.

The music is composed and rearranged specifically for the show.

The common thread with each episode is that the artist is telling a story through a musical journey in different spaces around South Africa, giving each show its own, unique look and feel.
 

Hacks 2

Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h30
Genre: Comedy-Drama

Hacks 2

Hacks explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder).

To salvage her waning career, Deborah is forced to team up with Ava, a Gen Z comedy writer who is unable to find work due to being "canceled" over an insensitive tweet.

The two reluctantly team up to freshen up Vance's material and learn to respect each other's differences.

In the Season 2 premiere, "There Will be Blood": Deborah eagerly anticipates trying out her new material on the road, while Ava dreads the fallout of an explosive email.
 

Never Have I Ever 3

Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Comedy-Drama, Comedy

Never Have I Ever 3

After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular — but friends, family and feelings won't make it easy on her.

Never Have I Ever is a coming-of-age comedy about the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl.

The series stars newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi, an overachieving high school sophomore who has a short fuse that gets her into difficult situations.

 

Actors in this post: Jean Smart

Channels in this post: Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix South Africa, SABC2, M-Net



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