Kingpins
Channel: S3
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Factual
Docuseries that investigates the lives of the world's most notorious criminals.
In each episode, Ben Zand comes face-to-face with a kingpin who dominates the illegal trade in their town.
The series provides an unprecedented look at the life of a criminal kingpin — from their million-dollar mansions, to their love lives, to the brutality of their vast criminal enterprises.
In each episode Ben challenges them on their actions, and seeks to understand what could stop their life of crime for good.
In the series premiere, "Mexico's Tiger King": Ben travels to Mexico to meet a prominent drug lord of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel.
Gaining extraordinary access, Ben enters the drug lord's private world, from his lavish estate complete with pet tigers to intimate moments like purchasing flowers for a girlfriend.
This episode explores the dangerous allure of the cartel life and the high stakes involved, providing insights into why cartel members continue to engage in this perilous trade despite the immense consequences.
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary
Elizabeth Smart's harrowing abduction at 14 from her family's Utah home unfolds through her own words and never-before-seen material in this documentary.
In the early hours of 5 June, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, igniting one of the most intense and widely covered missing-person cases in American history.
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart is a documentary feature that takes you inside the real story — told in Elizabeth's own words and through exclusive interviews with her family, investigators and those closest to the case.
Blending archival footage and never-before-seen material, the film traces the harrowing nine months of Elizabeth's captivity at the hands of Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee.
It explores the psychological and emotional toll on Elizabeth and her family, the relentless media attention and the community's tireless search for answers that recounts the indefatigable resolve to survive that kept Elizabeth alive, and her spirit strong — even 20 years later.
The documentary not only revisits the events that shocked a nation but also spotlights Elizabeth's journey of healing and her ongoing mission to inspire and protect others.
Wheel of Fortune 2
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Game Show
Hosted by Graham Norton, this epic game show is centred around a giant carnival wheel as the contestants spin to win for a life-changing cash prize.
In this game of skill and luck, the turn of the wheel secures a cash value before they pick a letter to help them solve the puzzle - for every correct letter they reveal in the puzzle, they win multiples of that amount.
The pressure is on as they could lose everything at a spin of a wheel which contains 'bankrupts' and 'lose a turn' and the contestants' entire winnings could be wiped out.
In addition to cash, they can also win some impressive prizes which are added to their cash pot to help them reach the bonus round - everything is up for grabs, but only one lucky contestant will get the chance to add big money to their cash pot and see if they can take it home.
In the Season 2 premiere: Graham hosts as accountant John, primary school teacher Jess and care home assistant Paris all get spinning the wheel and solving puzzles to try to take home a massive 50,000 pounds.
Drops of God 2
Channel: Apple TV
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Drama
Set in the high-stakes world of fine wines and gastronomy, the series, which won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama, is inspired by the Japanese manga series of the same name.
In Season 2, Camille and Issei are thrust into their most perilous challenge yet: to uncover the origin of the world's greatest wine, a mystery so profound that even their legendary father, Alexandre Léger, could not solve it.
What begins as a pursuit of legacy, becomes a search for truth that spans continents and centuries, unearthing forgotten histories, hidden rivalries and secrets buried for generations.
As the search pushes them to the edges of the world, and to the darkest corners of themselves, Camille and Issei must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice.
The answer could shatter their bond as siblings... or destroy them both.
Big Cats 24/7
Channel: BBC UKTV (DStv 134)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Wildlife, Nature, Documentary Series
Set in the breathtaking Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of Africa's most dynamic landscapes, this series follows the intense survival struggles of big cats as their families and territory face dramatic upheavals.
Tracked through extreme seasons, from blazing fires to devastating floods and relentless droughts, both the cats and the crew are pushed to their limits as prey becomes scarce and waterholes dry up.
In the series premiere: The team begins a six-month expedition tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Okavango Delta.
Wildlife cinematographer Gordon Buchanan follows one of the largest lion prides in Africa as they hunt to feed 28 hungry mouths, including tiny cubs.
Anna Dimitriadis tracks down the Okavango's most elusive big cat, the cheetah.
And local wildlife filmmaker Brad Bestelink reunites with his favourite leopardess, Xudum.
Meanwhile, a huge wildfire threatens the resident big cats and the team.
Expedition X 3
Channel: Travel Channel (DStv 179)
TX Time: 21h10
Genre: Reality
Adventurer Josh Gates has spent his career traversing the globe and searching for answers to the unexplained.
Gates, along with scientist Phil Torres and paranormal researcher Jessica Chobot continue to investigate history's strangest legends and mysteries around the world.
In a heart-pounding new season, Josh sends Jessica, a supernatural true believer; and Phil, a curious skeptic, to work with experts and eyewitnesses, deploying everything from thermal drones and Data Acquisition cameras that are capable of spotting UFOs in the sky to infrasound detectors that identify sounds at frequencies below the range of human hearing, all to shed new light on cases that have confounded, fascinated and frightened people for generations.
From venturing into the unforgiving Appalachian wilderness to investigate the truth behind horrifying sightings of feral people, to unearthing clues to a flying beast lurking in the shadows of southern Iowa, Phil and Jessica search far and wide for the truth.
In one of their most daring cases yet, Josh sends Phil and Jessica to Thailand in search of the cult behind terrifying warnings of global catastrophes and natural disasters.
The risky search for answers intensifies as they gain access to the secretive sect's inner circle and even visit a secret compound deep in the mountains.
The season culminates with an epic two-part special at Fort Morgan in Alabama where Phil and Jessica gain exclusive access to a decommissioned Civil War military fort - rumoured to be haunted.
After the case takes an unexpected turn, Josh calls on Amy Bruni and Adam Berry from Travel Channel's Kindred Spirits to join the team to further investigate.
Phil and Jessica risk it all, using every resource available in their quest for answers to history's most baffling mysteries.
In the Season 3 premiere, "Terror in Appalachia": Hikers are going missing amid reports of grotesque, human-like creatures prowling Appalachia's Great Smoky Mountains.
Also, Phil and Jess venture into the unforgiving wilderness to investigate the truth behind terrifying sightings of feral people.
Queer Eye 10
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Reality Makeover, Comedy, Fashion
Final season!
Queer Eye celebrates its 10th and final season in Washington D.C.
The Fab Five will return for one last round of unforgettable makeovers, this time spotlighting a group of Washingtonians.
As experts in style, grooming, interior design, culture, and food and drink, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Jeremiah Brent, Karamo Brown and Antoni Porowski will once again work with a new group of heroes to "level up" their lives with compassion, care and plenty of Hip Tips.