The Tourist
Channel: Me (DStv 115)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Fight your demons, face your enemies, find your answers. He's running from a past he can't remember - and someone wants him dead.
Jamie Dornan stars as a British man who finds himself in the glowing red heart of the Australian outback being pursued by a vast tank truck trying to drive him off the road.
An epic cat and mouse chase unfolds and the man later wakes in the hospital, hurt, but somehow alive - except he has no idea who he is.
With merciless figures from his past pursuing him, The Man's search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback.
The Undeclared War
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 23h00
Genre: Thriller, Drama
NOTE: this show was promoted as starting in September 2023, but never aired.
Set in 2024, The Undeclared War tracks a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ, secretly working to ward off a series of cyber-attacks on the UK in the run up to a general election.
The series lifts the veil on the most urgent battle of our time.
When a routine stress test of Internet infrastructure goes awry, 21-year-old GCHQ intern Saara Parvin suddenly finds herself operating on the invisible frontier of high-stakes cyber warfare.
In a thrilling cat and mouse game, Saara and the team at GCHQ must try to stay one step ahead and anticipate their opponents' every hidden move.
The clock is ticking as a battle with high stakes and unpredictable enemies takes place entirely online, with very real consequences.
But how do you win a war most of the public don't know you're fighting?
In the series premiere: Saara, a second-year computer science student at London University, wins a highly sought-after work experience place at GCHQ.
Her first day coincides with GCHQ's stress-test of the security of telecommunications Internet infrastructure, during which a significant part of the UK's Internet suddenly goes down.
Initially thought to be a consequence of the stress test, it is soon shown to be the result of a more deliberate attack.
Saara joins GCHQ's Malware Department, charged with discovering how the virus was unleashed, and quickly finds herself operating on the invisible frontier of high-stakes cyber warfare.
The True Story of Pirates
Channel: Curiosity Channel (DStv 185)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Documentary
Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons.
Beyond literature and fantasy, the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.
The image of pirates was created by Hollywood, but is it actually true to reality?
Thanks to new underwater and on-land excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international archaeologists and historians paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
Mike Epps: Ready to Sell Out
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Comedy, Special
Mike Epps keeps it real as he riffs on poor personal hygiene, failing at infidelity and waging war on work husbands in this stand-up comedy special.
Despite a thriving career, Epps ponders where all of his money has gone, the trials and tribulations of his relationships, and the plethora of street observations that have become synonymous with his comedic mind.
Ouma Sarie 3
Channel: e.tv
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Comedy, Afrikaans
Straight talking no-nonsense Ouma Sarie, a stalwart of the Karoo community, is the grandmother everyone should have.
Even though her circumstances never changes, she always has something new to focus her energy and exuberant spirit on.
Not a day passes without drama, and in her unique way she does and says what she wants - and gets away with it.
Maitree: The Rules of Love
Channel: Zee World (DStv 166)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Telenovela
The destinies of three friends - Nandini, Maitree and Ashish - become intricately linked when an unforeseen accident introduces unexpected shifts in their lives.
The series showcases friendships, families, careers and love.
In the series premiere: Nandini and Maitri are childhood friends.
Maitri prepares for her engagement with Ashish's brother Saransh, who goes to consume drugs and the police arrive there.
Meanwhile, everyone waits for him.
The original Hindi title of the show is simply Maitree.