The Madness
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
After a media pundit stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods, he finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.
Muncie Daniels (Colman Domingo) is a political consultant-turned-TV pundit who may have lost his way in life.
While on a work sabbatical in the Poconos to write the great American novel, Muncie finds himself the only witness to the murder of a well-known white supremacist, and now he's being framed for the crime.
Muncie is forced to go on the run in a desperate fight to clear his name and unravel a global conspiracy before time runs out.
Along the way he'll reconnect with his family, find unlikely allies, and fight against disinformation in a post-truth age.
To Catch a Smuggler 8
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181)
TX Time: 18h50
Genre: Documentary Series
124-million people enter the USA through the nation's airports each year.
It's a nonstop human tidal wave and hidden amongst them are an endless stream of contraband and ill intentions.
Defending the borders are the vigilant men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, whose agencies make up a three-tiered defence of America's airports.
Using every tool available to them, DHS will stop at nothing to catch a smuggler.
In the Season 8 premiere, "These Bedsheets are Dope!": CBP Dulles finds drugs as the US becomes a source country.
CBP seizes cocaine and meth in Texas and San Diego Border Patrol tracks human smugglers.
The Treehouse Guys 2
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality
Follows The Treehouse Guys as they create extraordinary treetop structures in some of the most scenic locations in the USA, including Oahu, Hawaii.
Builder B'fer Roth and his crew of "treehouse dreamers" showcase their unique twist on traditional home building.
Each episode features the team as they climb high and build spectacular treehouses, from Hobbit-style cottages to open air structures that offer unparalleled woodland views.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Blue Ridge Roost": Clients Michelle and Kevin Swim enlist The Treehouse Guys to build a tricked-out family tree house on their new vineyard in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Is it Cake? Holiday
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality Competition, Food, Reality
Talented bakers, unbelievable illusions and joyful holiday vibes.
Is It Cake? Holiday brings back nine All Star bakers from past seasons for the ultimate holiday showdown.
Across four episodes, watch as bakers return to craft tasty replicas of ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers and more in this holiday spin on the mind-bending baking competition.
Bakers will baffle the celebrity judges with their festive and delicious deceptions and fight their way to the ultimate grand prize.
The celebrity guest judges who will have to ask themselves "Is it cake?" include Rachel Bloom, Wayne Brady, Tiffany Haddish, Terry Crews, Punkie Johnson and Randall Park.
Saturday Night Live cast member Mikey Day returns as the host.
Tsunami: Race Against Time
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181 / StarSat 220)
TX Time: 20h30
Genre: Documentary Series
A four-part documentary series providing a 360-degree view into the heart-stopping events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives.
The series weaves newly-discovered footage with never-before-heard personal accounts from survivors, scientists, journalists and fearless rescuers who were all witnesses to the tragic event.
Three years in the making, producers unearthed approximately 300 hours of archival footage, including many never-before-seen moments, from around the world and conducted interviews with over 100 individuals, some speaking on the record for the first time about their experience.
As a result of this massive effort by the filmmaking team, Tsunami: Race Against Time tells a definitive story of the devastating events of 26 December, 2004.
The series not only offers a comprehensive exploration of the tsunami's impact as it surged, leaving a deadly trail throughout 14 countries, but also shines a light on the remarkable acts of bravery and sacrifice throughout the disaster.
It weaves together stories of survival and heroism, featuring scientists who raced against time to understand and warn the world, journalists who uncovered the shocking reality, rescuers who risked their lives to save others, and survivors who faced the unimaginable.
In addition to connecting archival footage with first-person testimony, Tsunami: Race Against Time used billions of raw data points provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to create a high-resolution, moving simulation seen throughout each episode.
They also worked in careful collaboration with scientists, local experts and survivors to establish timings for the arrival and spread of successive tsunami waves on the day across multiple affected coastlines.
The Wave
A massive earthquake in the Indian Ocean sets off a tsunami that, within minutes, arrives in the bustling city of Aceh, causing unprecedented havoc and devastation.
This film follows the desperate struggle to survive of city-dwellers in Indonesia and tourists in Thailand caught in the unfolding catastrophe, as well as the scientists working against the clock to warn the world.
Thailand
After a massive earthquake triggered the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, multiple waves hit Thailand.
As the beaches of popular resorts are pummeled by unstoppable torrents of water, locals and tourists work together to save lives.
In the chaotic aftermath, survivors separated by the waves desperately search for their loved ones.
Breaking News
The tsunami hits Sri Lanka. A 1,000 miles from the earthquake's epicentre, waves wreck a train and destroy coastal cities.
Doctors fight to save every life they can.
As disaster spreads across the entire Indian Ocean, journalists race to break the news to the world, and people wake up to the devastating reality that their loved ones have been swept away.
Rescue
In the aftermath of the deadliest tsunami in history, tourists become stranded on an island devastated by the force of the waves.
With hundreds of casualties, survivors from around the world must work together to save lives.
Against all odds, they manage to pull off some of the most miraculous rescues of the day.
But as the water recedes, the true scale of the global calamity becomes clear.
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