‘Bad Boys for Life’, ‘Voor Ek Vergeet’ and more on DStv this week
You deserve a break! It’s been quite a busy three months and if you’re looking for some easy relaxation and next-level entertainment, this week’s DStv line-up is the perfect dish to accompany your downtime.
There’s plenty of drama and intrigue leading up to the long weekend. Voor Ek Vergeet on kykNET (DStv channel 144) tells a riveting tale of the relationship between a mother and her son while the fast-paced plot of For Love and Music on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) will keep you guessing at every turn.
Keep the little ones busy on Saturday afternoon with a fun, fairytale film: The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music airs on M-Net (DStv channel 101) and has enough adventure and magic for the entire family to enjoy. When Princess Odette decides to host a musical competition to celebrate Princess Alise’s birthday, her plans are put on hold when Princess Mei Li asks for help to free Chen from a curse that has turned him into a dragon.
M-Net’s Sunday night blockbuster doesn’t disappoint either with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence teaming up once more to fight crime on Miami’s streets in Bad Boys for Life. This time around, they join forces with the Miami Police Department’s special team AMMO to take down a ruthless mother-and-son duo of drug lords wreaking havoc. For a family of a different kind, Emmy Award-winning Schitt’s Creek on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) sees funnyman Eugene Levy (American Pie) star in a sitcom about a wealthy family gone bankrupt. After being defrauded by their business manager, the family move to their remaining asset, a town called Schitt’s Creek, where hilarity ensues.
And there’s also plenty of real-life stories on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) and CBS Reality 9 (DStv channel 132) with Attenborough’s Journey and Coast Guard: Mission Critical, respectively. In Attenborough’s Journey, follow acclaimed broadcaster Sir David Attenborough as he reminisces on his globe-trotting adventures from his 50-year career while Coast Guard: Mission Critical gives us an inside look at the men and women protecting America’s borders from illicit activities while saving those in peril at sea.
Voor Ek Vergeet (Drama)
In this moving tale of the relationship between a mother and son, hope, love and belief play a central role. When Hendrien Botha (Amanda Strydom) starts showing signs of dementia, her son Johan (Hannes van Wyk) moves her into an old-age home in Johannesburg so she can receive the proper care she needs. But Johan holds a secret he can’t tell his mum, who slowly gets her son to open up so she can help him, too.
Sunday, 28 March on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00
For Love and Music (Drama)
In this intriguing local drama, Obakeng and his eccentric best friend Mpilo have one week to retrieve a stolen taxi or risk losing their lives.
Saturday, 27 March on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) at 20:30
The Swan Princess: Kingdom Of Music (Family Animation)
In this fairytale film, Princess Odette thinks it would be fun to host a musical competition to celebrate Princess Alise’s birthday and coming-of-age ball. While preparations for the birthday bash ensue, Princess Mei Li seeks out the help of the other princesses as she tries to break Chen free from a curse that has turned him into a dragon.
Saturday, 27 March on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 16:00
Bad Boys for Life (Action Comedy)
If you’re a fan of the Bad Boys franchise, you won’t want to miss this. Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) and Martin Lawrence (Big Momma’s House) reprise their starring roles as Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, respectively. This time around, they join forces with the Miami Police Department’s special team AMMO to take down a ruthless mother-and-son pair of drug lords wreaking havoc on Miami. Look out for appearances by Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games) and Charles Melton (Riverdale).
Sunday, 28 March on M-Net (DStv channel 101) at 20:05
Schitt’s Creek S1
Funnyman Eugene Levy (American Pie) stars in this sitcom about a wealthy family gone bankrupt. After being defrauded by their business manager, the Rose family move to their remaining asset, a town called Schitt’s Creek. While adjusting to their new lives, their well-to-do attitudes conflict with the residents of the town with hilarious results.
Monday, 29 March on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 21:00
Attenborough’s Journey (Documentary)
One of the world’s most iconic broadcasters, Sir David Attenborough, shares his passion for the natural world in this part-biography, part-wildlife documentary. Beginning near his boyhood Leicestershire home where he first collected fossils, Sir Attenborough travels to Morocco’s arid deserts, the glaciers of Canada and crystal-clear waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Combining his global journey and archival footage looking back at his illustrious career both as a programme maker and a controller of the BBC, the film reveals what makes this prolific man tick.
Sunday, 28 March on BBC Earth (DStv channel 184) at 16:00
Coast Guard: Mission Critical S1 (Brand new)
The brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard do whatever it takes to patrol and protect America’s borders from drug runners, terrorists and human traffickers – all while saving the lives of those in peril at sea. Each thrilling episode covers the multiple assignments in both the United States and hostile foreign waters as these real-life heroesrescue passengers from sinking vessels, seize illegal contraband and patrol against foreign threats of every kind.
Saturday, 27 March on CBS Reality (DStv channel 132) at 07:50
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