Impilo Ye Piano
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Music, Docu-Reality
Spotlights the mesmerising world of Amapiano.
Join stars Nobantu Vilakazi, Josiah De Disciple, Njelic, Sandy MRD and Mawhoo as they seamlessly blend their beats with the nation's rich roots.
Impilo Ye Piano shines a light on five talents that amplify the genre taking the world by storm, which reflects South Africa's tales, tribulations and triumphs.
The docuseries dives into these stories, where today's unsung heroes become tomorrow's legends.
Meet the cast:
Nobantu Vilakazi
From Meadowlands, Soweto, Nobantu's raw energy encapsulates the Amapiano essence.
Stepping into stardom with Khurukhutsu, her voice weaves melodies across the continent.
But her heart beats for her son, Bandile, and her dreams of global acclaim.
With allies Prince and Crispy, the stage is hers to conquer.
Josiah De Disciple
As one half of Jazzidisciples, he produced Amapiano's first music video, Long Lasting.
Now solo, his soulful sounds on Sounds of Gomora are setting new records.
But behind the turntables is a dedicated father and partner, guiding and nurturing Alexandra's Amapiano prodigies.
Njelic (Tshwarelo Motlhako)
Amapiano's grootman, his voice and beats are iconic.
His commitment is to Soweto's young talents and his drive is to gain world recognition.
By his side is his sister Palesa, confidante Bravo and his young daughter.
Sandy MRD
Amapiano's first female vocalist of Team Mosha fame, once at the peak, now battling to rebuild a broken career and reputation.
From heartbreaks with Team Mosha to new beginnings in Riverlea, her comeback is one for the ages.
Mawhoo
This KZN sensation transitioned from Gqom to Amapiano like a phoenix.
She has had collaborations with the biggest names, but her true journey is merging Amapiano aesthetics with her rich Zulu heritage.
Against the lively backdrop of Johannesburg, Impilo Ye Piano delves beyond music, exploring the artists' inner feelings.
This series is a front-row seat to their world, showcasing the spirit and drive behind every beat and every story.
The Rise and Fall of the Maya
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series, History
Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya.
Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America.
Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.
In the series premiere, "Origins": In June 2020, scientists discover Aguada Fenix, a monumental 3,000-year-old Maya structure and uncover the secrets of this ancient monument.
Love is Blind: After the Altar 4
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality
After the experiment, reality comes into focus.
What happened to the couples and singles from Love is Blind 4 after the weddings?
Love is truly blind, but is the future blurry?
As the married couples raise a toast to their one-year anniversaries and the singles reflect on the past year, a plan is hatched to reunite the Pod Squad for a flag football celebration.
However, the upcoming game and party promises unexpected surprises and twists leaving the fate of some relationships hanging in the balance.
Will remaining tension be squashed? Have marriages and friendships grown together or grown apart?
Black Market 2
Channel: eReality (Openview 108)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary Series
In his most personal project to date, Michael K. Williams explores underground economies in America and around the world.
In meeting those willing to risk it all just to get by, he shares his own experiences with addiction, crime and poverty.
In the Season 2 premiere, "The Art of Boosting": Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.
The Wheel of Time 2
Channel: Prime Video
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Fantasy
Based on the best-selling Robert Jordan fantasy series The Wheel of Time, a humble farm boy, Rand al'Thor, learns he is The Dragon Reborn — a dangerous figure from history destined to save the world... or break it.
Desperate to protect him from the Dark One, an army of powerful sorceresses must reckon with his burgeoning power and encroaching madness.
The Wheel of Time turns, and the Last Battle approaches.
Though Rand thought he destroyed the Dark One, evil is not gone from the world.
In Season 2, threats new and very old seek out the young friends from the Two Rivers, now scattered over the world.
The woman who found and guided them is now powerless to help, and so they must find other sources of strength.
In each other, or themselves. In the Light... or the Dark.
Bob Hearts Abishola 4
Channel: 1Magic (DStv 103)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Comedy
From Two and a Half Men producer Chuck Lorre, Bob Hearts Abishola is a love story about a middle-aged compression sock businessman from Detroit who unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, while recovering from a heart attack and sets his sights on winning her over.
Bob runs his family's successful, highly competitive sock company with his mother, Dottie, his sister, Christine, and his younger brother, Douglas.
When the stress of the job lands him in the hospital, he meets Abishola, his kind, hard-working nurse whom he's immediately drawn to.
Now all Bob needs to do is convince her to give him a chance, which will take some doing since they couldn't be more different.
After coming to America from Nigeria to find a better life for her and her son, Dele, a straight-A student, Abishola lives in a small apartment with her super-protective relatives, Auntie Olu and Uncle Tunde.
Abishola's close friends include fellow nurse Gloria and Kemi.
Undaunted by Abishola's lack of initial interest or the vast differences in their backgrounds, Bob is determined to win her heart, in this comedic examination of immigrant life in America.
In the Season 4 premiere, "Touched by a Holy Hand": Abishola and Kemi hatch a plan to keep Ebun and the new pastor's flirtation from growing.
Also, Bob is thrown for a loop when Goodwin leaves MaxDot for a better job at Christina's company.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill, "Bibles to Brothels": Bob reconsiders his future at MaxDot and seeks advice from an unexpected source, while Abishola questions Bob's erratic behaviour.
Disenchantment: Part 5
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Final season!
It all endeth here.
The misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo and her personal demon Luci culminate in an epic battle for Dreamland in the fifth and final installment of Matt Groening's comedy fantasy series Disenchantment.
To save Dreamland from Queen Dagmar's wicked rule, Bean must vanquish her mother and outrun a prophecy that foretells she will kill someone she loves.
The stakes are as high as ever as our heroes face Satan, a headless corpse, an evil stientist and most terrifying of all - their true destiny.