New Year’s resolution #1: Watch what I want on DStv

DStv’s #TGIFestive campaign had customers spoilt for choice with great local movies and series and international shows throughout December 2020. And now DStv is making 2021 Twenty-Twenty Fun!

After a whole year of biting our nails over absolutely everything in 2020, it’s time to set our usual Janu-worries aside and get the year off to a great start with more shows to love, whether it’s just for you or the whole family. And if you’re into making New Year’s resolutions, there’s a channel and a show to help you on your way on DStv. Learn new skills, meet new people, go to wonderful places, all with your TV.

Brand-new local you’ll love

Viewers can look forward to incredible local content in the new year from brand-new thrillers like M-Net’s Lioness and kykNET’s Afgrond, 4Mure and Slot, to Mzansi Magic’s heart-clenching new reality series, Abandoned, along with the returns of series like Die Boekklub and Boer Soek ’n Vrou. Check out the 3 hottest shows first, then flip through the rest…

Lioness S1

Starting in January, the powerful drama series, Lioness, tells the story of a woman who loses her children, her lover, and her freedom when she is framed for fraud committed by her husband before his death, only to discover, eight years later, while trying to reunite with her son and daughters, that he is still alive.

Watch from Thursday, 28 January, on M-Net (DStv 101) at 20:30

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Afgrond S1

Five women from different walks of life, including Julia Cilliers (Jana Kruger, Karen in Projek Dina), a psychologist who’s struggling with feelings of guilt over the death of her child, cross paths when each of them must fight for their survival. Starring Marguerite van Eden, Kim Cloete, Gretchen Ramsden and Kanya Viljoen. Watch from Wednesday, 17 February, on kykNET (DStv 144) at 20:00

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Slot S1

In this new 5-episode thriller, a brilliant psychiatrist develops a therapy for her patients that can immediately expose underlying traumas. But due to the illegal nature of the drug, she must offer it in secret. Starring Rolanda Marais, Brendon Daniels, Greta Pietersen, Albert Pretorius and Trudy van Rooy. Watch from Tuesday, 12 January on kykNET (*144) at 20:00

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4Mure S1

This 5-episode drama series from writer Tertius Kapp (creator of Die Spreeus) plays out in the same hotel room, but with a different character and storyline in each episode. The only common denominator is Marcelina (Lida Botha, Ouma Bettie Steenkamp in the movie, Griekwastad), the hotel cleaning lady. Also starring Beer Adriaanse. Watch from Tuesday, 12 January, on kykNET (*144) at 20:30

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Watch Die Boekklub S3 from Tuesday, 16 February on kykNET (DStv 144) at 20:00

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Watch Boer Soek ’n Vrou S13 from Thursday, 21 January on kykNET (DStv 144) at 20:00

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