The Testaments
Channel: Disney+
TX Time: 10h00
Genre: Drama
An evolution of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name and is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead.
The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious; and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead's borders.
As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia's elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present and their future.
Home Town 9
Channel: HGTV (DStv 177)
TX Time: 21h00
Genre: Reality Makeover, Home Improvement
Erin and Ben Napier love their small Mississippi hometown, especially the old historical houses.
Using found materials and old textiles, they're keeping the character of these classic homes but giving them modern and affordable updates.
From Erin's imaginative hand sketches to Ben's custom handiwork, this couple is bringing homes back to life and making sure their small town's future is as bright as its past.
This season:
- Ben and Erin makeover the maternity ward and waiting room of the local hospital,
- transform a house for Ben's brother Jesse and his growing family,
- and remodel a home for a newly engaged couple who plans to host their wedding there.
In the Season 9 premiere, "Funky Country House": An artist arrives back to her hometown of Laurel, and she's craving a small country house.
With eclectic taste, she throws Ben and Erin a challenge when she wants to take on some of the work herself, incorporating materials she's collected over the years.
Met 'n Huppel in die Stap 22
Channel: kykNET (DStv 144)
TX Time: 17h30
Genre: Reality, Lifestyle, Afrikaans
Lifestyle show for people of a certain age offering knowledgeable advice on life beyond retirement.
Subjects include antique collections, various courses for seniors, different generations living together, planning your perfect retirement home, and many more - important issues for this age group.
Presenters Riaan Cruywagen, Bettie Kemp, Simon Bruinders and Jacqui January return to explore issues and themes such as active living, wisdom, memories and meaningful experiences after 50.
The team visits, among other places, different golf estates to determine what retirement options are available.
They also attend recent music competitions for seniors, held under the guidance of Cor Uys at the ATKV-Buffelspoort resort.
The new season focuses on the practical aspects of ageing by talking to suppliers of assistive devices that can support independence.
An in-depth investigation is conducted into the role of new technology, and experts explain exactly what artificial intelligence is and how it can have a positive impact on the lives of seniors.
It is a comprehensive look at ways in which modern seniors can tackle challenges and embrace opportunities.
Trust Me: The False Prophet
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Documentary Series, True Crime
In this true crime documentary series, a cult expert and filmmaker infiltrate a polygamist sect to expose a self-proclaimed prophet and bring him to justice.
The series chronicles the rise of Samuel Bateman, the self-proclaimed heir to Warren Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), through the eyes of one couple who infiltrated his inner circle.
Cult expert Christine Marie and her videographer husband Tolga Katas move into Short Creek, Utah to support a fractured FLDS community vulnerable to a new "prophet" .
They decide to take matters into their own hands when they uncover evidence of unignorable evil.
Featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage and firsthand accounts from inside the group, the series reveals the depths of Bateman's control and the women brave enough to speak up.
The False Prophet is a riveting saga of devotion, deception and the cycle of abuse in one of America's most secretive communities.