I am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: True Crime, Documentary Series
In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities.
Years later, Lois sits down with the filmmakers telling her story for the first time.
Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.
Anchored by a candid, yet conflicted interview with Lois, I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders is an examination of an unorthodox killer and a chronicle of the enduring effects of familial dysfunction and mental health strains on a person's psyche.
In a revealing first-person account, Lois admits to killing David, pointing to alleged emotional abuse in the relationship.
But she's unable to justify her methodical, well-planned crime spree that followed, which included embezzling funds, a second murder of a stranger, identity theft and a callous, detailed coverup of her crimes.
As filmmaker Erin Lee Carr (a fellow Minnesotan) delves into the motives and mindset of Riess, and as family members, friends and witnesses recount their impressions of the likeable grandmother, Carr uncovers a deeply troubled past.
She discovers an extensive gambling addiction, a strained marriage and a family rocked by mental illness, suicide and substance abuse.
The series explores criminality and accountability through the mystery of a middle-aged woman who couldn't be further from the typical image of a cold-blooded, multiple murderer.
Verander jou Siening
Channel: VIA (DStv 147)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Docu-Reality, Afrikaans
Verander jou Siening is a docureality series that invites you to experience someone else's world up close.
It's a series that reminds us that true connection begins when we stop looking away and really begin to see each other.
The series is presented by Sumarie Jordaan, singer, motivational speaker, content creator and former Miss Deaf SA finalist.
Sumarie is herself hard-of-hearing and lives with cerebral palsy on her left side.
She says her dream has always been to change people's perspective on disability, and to show that differently abled doesn't mean less, but different – and just as capable.
Verander jou Siening brings heart, humour and purpose to stories that are often not told in the mainstream.
Each episode introduces us to three central figures: Sumarie as presenter, a well-known guest like Mia le Roux, Willem Botha or Leah, and then the true star of the episode – someone who is differently abled and carries a unique story of resilience and humanity.
The celebrity spends a full day in the other person's world – not as a spectator, but as a participant.
The experience brings honest conversations, discomfort, lots of humour and sometimes tears - but always growth.
Greatest Discoveries with Dan Snow
Channel: BBC Earth (DStv 184)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Documentary Series
Dan Snow breathes new life into incredible archaeological discoveries.
This season takes Dan on a great adventure, exploring four of the most fascinating and mysterious archaeological finds: Stonehenge, Atlantis, the Terracotta Army and Machu Picchu.
In each episode, Dan explores the incredible story of these amazing finds; from the breathtaking high-altitude moment of discovery of Machu Picchu to diving underwater in search of the origins of the story of Atlantis.
In the Season 2 premiere, "Atlantis": It's captivated us for over 2,000 years, but did it really exist?
In Greece, Dan finds out if there is any truth in the tale of a lost city that disappeared beneath the waves.
Grantchester 9
Channel: BBC Brit (DStv 120)
TX Time: 20h00
Genre: Drama, Period Drama, Mystery
It's 1961 and life is good for Will and Geordie.
The families are always together, from Sunday lunches to planning summer holidays and with honorary Grandparents Mrs C and Jack, and adopted uncles Daniel and Leonard, it's one big happy family.
But when Will is approached with a life-changing offer, can he leave Grantchester, and Geordie behind?
As Geordie struggles with personal loss and ever-growing family conflict between Cathy and teenage daughter Esme, he has no one to turn to.
But when he arrests an intruder breaking into the Vicarage, he may find his days of working with a Vicar are not over.
Reverend Alphy Kottaram has an instinctive distrust for authority and absolutely no desire to get involved in murder investigations.
But Alphy and Geordie will discover they have a lot more in common than they first think, and Alphy will find that in Grantchester, murder is never far away.
From deadly circuses, abandoned babies and hostile historians to vanishing valets and murderous satirists, Geordie and Alphy witness firsthand how religion can be corrupted, but also how faith, love and friendship can offer hope – and renewal.
In the Season 9 premiere: A circus performer, Errol Macabre, is found dead having been shot with a crossbow that was used for a magic trick.
Was this a tragic accident caused by a malfunctioning prop? Or was there foul play?
Will and Geordie must investigate to separate truth from illusion.
Meanwhile, Will receives a surprising offer from the bishop that makes him question his life in Grantchester.
In the second episode of the weekly double bill: A family Sunday at the vicarage is disrupted when Geordie is called to investigate the death of a hotel manager and Will and Bonnie discover an abandoned baby in the church.
Are these two occurrences simply isolated incidents, or are they connected in some way?
Things are complicated further when Geordie is blindsided by Will and Bonnie's news.
The Block Australia 19
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 18h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Reality, Home Improvement, DIY
Set in Melbourne's family-friendly suburb of Hampton East, this year's season features five houses designed and built in the 1950s.
Located on the aptly named Charming Street, these "grand old dames" are now all in their 70s and well overdue for a makeover.
The five teams competing are:
Personal assistant Eliza (37) and integration producer Liberty Paschke (34) – sisters from VIC
Firefighter Kyle (36) and teaching aide Leslie Cottone (34) – parents from WA
First aid officer Leah (32) and builder Ash Milton (38) – parents from QLD
Project manager Kristy (34) and safety officer Brett Beams (34) – married from SA
Architect Steph (27) and start-up worker Gian Ottavio (27) – married from NSW
Astronauts: Toughest Job in the Universe
Channel: S3
TX Time: 22h00
Genre: Documentary Series, Reality
Life in space is quite literally out of this world. It is extreme, unforgiving and requires extraordinary physical and mental ability.
This series follows the journey of 12 ordinary people as they tackle an incredibly demanding training regime to prove they have what it takes to become an astronaut.
Every one of these determined individuals pushes themselves to the limit, as they take on challenges including surviving the forces of a simulated space launch in a centrifuge.
Who will have the strength to overcome the punishing training schedule and take on the toughest job in the universe?
Former astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield will lead the selection programme based on the space agencies' application criteria and assess the 12 men and women to separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.
The first Canadian to walk in space, Chris will share the lessons he learnt that helped him succeed during three space missions and 166 days in space.
The Lincoln Lawyer 4
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.
Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles.
Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the fourth season is based on the sixth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Law of Innocence.
Mickey faces his toughest case yet as he and his team work tirelessly to prove his innocence in the murder of a former client, Sam Scales.
To clear his name, they must unravel Sam's final scam, forcing them to go head-to-head with the DA's office, the FBI and ghosts from Mickey's own past.
Air Crash Investigation 25
Channel: National Geographic Channel (DStv 181)
TX Time: 19h40
Genre: Documentary Series, Technology, Docu-Drama
Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice. And so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened.
Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.
In the Season 25 premiere, "Deadly Charter": Facing heavy snow and a tight curfew — and with a demanding passenger in the cockpit — the pilots of a chartered private jet are determined to land at Aspen's notoriously tricky single-runway airport.
But when Gulfstream III emerges from the clouds, it misses the runway and crashes, instantly claiming the lives of all 18 people on board.