Ransom Canyon
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama, Western
Passions run deep in a small Texas town, as three ranching dynasties fight for their land, their legacies and the people they love.
Welcome to Ransom Canyon, where love, loss and loyalty collide beneath the crimson mesas of Texas Hill Country.
With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life.
At the centre of it all is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel), who is healing from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance.
Staten's only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O'Grady (Minka Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall.
But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past.
Vise tightening, Staten fights to protect the land he calls home, and the only love that can pull him back from the demons that haunt him.
Boris Johnson: A Faking It Special
Channel: Investigation Discovery (DStv 171 / StarSat 223)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Factual, Special
Experts analyse Boris Johnson's colourful career and his complicated relationship with the truth, from sex scandals to deliberate deception and falsehoods.
But it was revelations of lockdown parties in No.10 that would test his honesty to the limit.
Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series, Music
Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989.
Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm.
In this limited series you will learn of the connection that links the two stories and could corroborate the brothers' decades-old accusations against their father, Jose Menendez.
One former Menudo member could be the key to changing how the public views the brothers' case while simultaneously crusading for his own justice.
A connection between Jose Menendez and Edgardo Díaz gives a new dimension to the Menendez brothers' case.
Roy Rosselló gets the opportunity to tell his story as a member of the famous boy band Menudo and to find new witnesses in his crusade for justice.
In-depth interviews from people close to both cases raise questions about child sexual abuse that extends for 30 years with no action or investigation from the authorities.
As Roy seeks to change that, he is willing to go where needed to find voices who support him.
Leverage: Redemption 3
Channel: Prime Video
TX Time: 00h01
Genre: Action, Comedy-Drama, Thriller
In this new iteration, and new world, the Leverage crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence.
Grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane) and hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) have watched the world change over the last eight years.
Since their last job, it's become easier - and sometimes legal - for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way.
To address the changes in the world around them, the team finds new blood in Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle), a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realising he'd been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career; and Breanna Casey, Hardison's foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics and getting into trouble.
In this new world, the team will use their collective skills to take down a new kind of villain.
In Season 3 the team:
- pits themselves against a power broker stealing the clean water under people's feet and turning it into dirty money,
- fight against a mayor who's literally the judge and jury of his small town,
- outrun a mark who's finally caught up with them mid-con,
- outhustle a pool hustler with a side business in international extortion,
- and bring down an industrialist exploiting child labour.
All this while dodging an intricate plan of vengeance from a past enemy and working through the fallout of their new personal relationships.
But no matter what, when someone needs help, they provide... Leverage.
Silent Witness 20
Channel: S3
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Drama
Silent Witness returns to celebrate its 20th anniversary, featuring five thrilling new contemporary stories that start among the familiar landscapes of London and end up in the dusty scrubland of Mexico.
The series continues to tackle some of the issues the world faces today, from the refugee crisis to cartel violence in Mexico, the dangers of the internet to the powerful influence of the media in how crime is portrayed.
Emilia Fox, Richard Lintern, David Caves and Liz Carr return as the dynamic Lyell quartet.
Identity (Episodes 1 and 2)
Nikki is brought face-to-face with the dilemma of how to practically help those that are here illegally. She forms a bond with a young Syrian refugee in a story that takes us from the City of London to the refugee camps in Northern France.
Discovery (Episodes 3 and 4)
Two deaths are discovered hours apart, however the media treats them very differently as a result of their backgrounds. Nikki and Jack are pulled onto the case where the death of a young primary school teacher gets mass coverage from the press and the full resources of the police.
Meanwhile, Thomas struggles alone to get justice for his victim, who hails from a council estate and the death appears to be drug related.
Remembrance (Episodes 5 and 6)
The story follows the ripples of violent grief after the disappearance of a teenage girl. Her grieving mother harbours explosive secrets, while the bond between two brothers begins to fray under the weight of suspicion.
Covenant (Episodes 7 and 8)
Covenant explores how social media allows us to build online identities that liberate us but may also bring out the darkest part of ourselves – and how online transgression can result in real-world violence. Meanwhile, Clarissa's husband Max arrives at the Lyell Centre to offer his particular skillset.
Awakening (Episodes 9 and 10)
Nikki heads out to the hot dusty scrubland of Mexico when her friend is killed. Whilst paying her respects to the family, she's quickly swept up in the tragic fallout of the drug war that rages there.
A tense thriller, Nikki finds herself in incredible danger whilst Jack races out to help before finding himself having to operate out of his comfort zone with no rules.
TVSA Show Page: Silent Witness 20
Getting High for God?
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Religion
In this two-part immersive documentary series, Mawaan Rizwan sets out to discover whether powerful hallucinogenic drugs used by some religions really can bring you closer to God.
Trip to the Mountains
Mawaan travels to Utah in the USA to spend time with the Oklevueha Native American Church.
People from across America come here to use the Class A drug peyote to obtain religious enlightenment.
On a spiritual retreat, Mawaan needs to decide whether the whole thing is just an excuse to get high in the mountains or whether the medicine man really can help him unlock a link to the spirit world.
Ayahuasca in Rio
Mawaan travels to Rio, Brazil, to join the congregations who use the ancient Amazonian hallucinogenic substance ayahuasca in their church services to enhance the worship.
As he learns more, he sees whether this ancient medicine - which has been linked to deaths when used unsupervised - can bring him closer to the almighty.