Oscars, Recipes For Love And Murder, CSI: Vegas, FBI: International Season 1 and more on DStv Premium in March 2022
March starts with Madness, Murder, Meryl Streep, and it’s Oscars Month on DStv Premium!
The show on everyone’s lips will be the delicious and devious South African & international co-production of Sally Andrew's 2015 novel, Recipes For Love and Murder. Tannie Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy) is surrounded by local talent like Tony Kgoroge (Khaya), Arno Greef (Regardt), Alan Committie (Cornel) and Rolanda Marais (Candy). Keen investigators can also enjoy CSI: Vegas Season 1, which sees the return of Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle, FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 and the brand-new FBI: International Season 1.
Along with spin-off series, there are some brand-new shows including gal-pal comedy Pivoting Season 1, wrestling drama Heels Season 1, medical comedy drama This Is Going To Hurt Season 1 with Ben Whishaw, and British legal drama Showtrial Season 1.
Riverdale Season 6 is here and if you checked out of the series a while back, now is the time to check back in. One word: insane! And if you’d like more TV with a touch of evil fantasy, stay tuned for American Horror Story Season 10.
For a little family time and comfort viewing, there’s A Million Little Things Season 4, The Conners Season 4 and Young Sheldon Season 5, along with some wonderful people who’re just the Absolute Worst in double bill, Monday-Friday strips of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 15 and Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11.
At the movies, Meryl Streep anchors Steven Soderbergh’s cruise-ship drama Let Them All Talk, but March is mostly about lawmen and assassins, with the likes of Equal Standard, The Little Things, Boss Level, The Hitman's Wife Bodyguard, and Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga keeping the action intense. And 4 new Saturday kids movies will fill little imaginations with wonder and fantasy.
Watch to see more? Here are the must-watch documentaries and reality series coming to DStv Premium this March.
The 2022 Oscars honour films released between 1 March 2021 and 31 December 2021. This year's hosts are Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, who will each present their own section of the awards. Jane Campion’s western The Power Of The Dog leads the nominations pack with hopes for awards in 10 categories.
Watch The 2022 Academy Awards on Monday, 28 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:30
Local murder mystery based on Sally Andrew's 2015 novel of the same name. Tannie Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy) shares advice and recipes in a Karoo small town newspaper. But when her new friend with an abusive husband turns up dead, Maria and risk-taking rookie reporter Jessie September (Kylie Fisher) decide to investigate.
Watch Recipes For Love and Murder Season 1 from Sunday, 20 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:00
The season begins with a crossover investigation into a sex trafficking ring that began with the action in the FBI Season 4 premiere, and will continue in the premiere episode of new spin-off series FBI: International. But the team is 1 man down after Kenny is shot by an old army buddy turned assassin.
Watch FBI: Most Wanted Season 3 from Tuesday, 1 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:30
The FBI’s Fly Team is based in Budapest, where they keep an eye out for and neutralise threats against American interests, with help from Interpol agent Katrin Jaeger (Christiane Paul). Team leader Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank) and second in command Jamie Kellett (Heida Reed) head a squad including retired cadaver dog Tank.
Watch FBI: International Season 1 from Tuesday, 29 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:30
CSI OGs William Petersen and Jorja Fox return as Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle, who come out of retirement following an attack on Jim Brass. And the Las Vegas CSI lab is accused of evidence tampering. Expect plenty of weird new cases, too, like a corpse in a luau pit.
Watch CSI: Vegas Season 1 from Thursday, 24 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:00
3 middle-aged friends make sudden life changes after 1 of their BFFs dies in this comedy series. Workaholic talk show host Amy (Eliza Coupe) commits to more family time with her kids, Jodie (Ginner Goodwin) goes on a fitness journey, and Sarah (Maggie Q) ditches her career as a surgeon for a job as a grocery cashier.
Watch Pivoting Season 1 from Friday, 11 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 19:00
Welcome to the world of wrestling entertainment. Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) is the Heel (bad guy) to his little brother Ace’s (Alexander Ludwig) Face (good guy). Jack runs the Duffy Wrestling League, which they star in following their father’s suicide, but Ace is desperate for better storylines. Guests include CM Punk and Mick Foley.
Watch Heels Season 1 from Thursday, 17 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:30
Medical comedy-drama based on former doctor Adam Kay’s 2017 memoir of the same name. Obstetrics and gynaecology doctor Adam (Ben Whishaw) guides newcomer Shruti Acharya (Ambika Mod) to the insanity of his understaffed NHS ward until a legal case sidelines him and dumps everything on Shruti’s shoulders.
Watch This Is Going To Hurt Season 1 from Thursday, 17 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
This British legal drama follows both sides of the court case when rich, snobbish Talitha Campbell (Céline Buckens) is arrested following the disappearance of hard-working poor student Hannah Ellis (Abra Thompson). Is Talitha a killer or just unsympathetic and entitled, and what really happened to Hannah?
Watch Showtrial Season 1 from Wednesday, 23 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
Change is on the horizon for everyone. Someday is shut down when Tyrell’s mom is deported, while Gary takes firm steps to distance himself from Peter. Regina is on the hunt for a new job, while Maggie adjusts to her new workplace. Katherine makes a new pal, and her friends throw her a divorce party.
Watch A Million Little Things Season 4 from Friday, 25 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:30
Sheldon’s dad George is about to cheat with Brenda when he has a heart attack and they’re in for some thoroughly justified guilt as the season continues. A new pastor impresses Sheldon and Missy while horrifying Mary. And we meet the man responsible for the start of Sheldon’s vendetta against engineering, Professor Boucher (Lance Reddick).
Watch Young Sheldon Season 5 from Saturday, 26 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 19:00
The Conners start the season planning Dan and Louise’s pandemic year wedding. Darlene decides to look into why she’s always been so negative, Becky is making amends with the people she has lied to, a tornado is headed to Lanford, and the Conner home is due for a makeover as Louise moves in!
Watch The Conners Season 4 from Saturday, 12 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 18:30
Based on episode titles, we’re in for a wild ride as The Gang makes their second Lethal Weapon sequel, replace Dee with a monkey, travel to Ireland for a 4-episode arc, and they carry a corpse up a mountain. And the Gang’s role in the 2020 media circus is exposed.
Watch It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 15, Mondays-Fridays from Wednesday, 2 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 23:30 (Double Bill)
Prepare to melt your eyes on Larry’s new Netflix series, Young Larry, which follows his misadventures as a 20-year-old. From casting to postproduction, it’s going to be a zoo throughout this season, with Larry going to absurd lengths in convoluted plots to get his way.
Watch Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11, Mondays-Fridays from Tuesday, 8 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 23:30 (Double Bill)
Riverdale goes full on bonkers! The season starts with one of the gang being physically sacrificed by having their heart carved out of their chest after winning the crown at the Maple Festival. La Llorana is summoned and drowns someone in a bathtub, and destroys a pregnancy. And a crossover with Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina is coming up in episode 4.
Watch Riverdale Season 6 from Saturday, 5 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:30
This Double Feature season is split in 2 parts: Red Tide, a seaside shoot in which talentless people fall prey to a drug called Muse, and Death Valley, a 1950s-based desert story that involves alien abduction, male pregnancy, and face-eating hybrid babies. Series first timers include Macaulay Culkin and Neal McDonough.
Watch American Horror Story Season 10 from Monday, 7 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30 (Double Bill)
Comedy drama. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Hughes (Meryl Streep) is so afraid of flying that she takes a cruise ship to receive an award in the UK, along with her nephew, Tyler (Lucas Hedges) and a couple of her friends. But some of their fellow passengers have ulterior motives. With Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest.
Watch Let Them Talk on Sunday, 27 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:00
Science fiction action. Retired special forces soldier Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) is stuck in a time loop. Each day starts with an assassination attempt, after that he faces relentless attacks, ending with the final, always fatal attack at 12:47, which he still hasn’t figured out how to avoid. With Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts and Ken Jeong.
Watch Boss Level on Sunday, 20 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 21:00
Action. Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) is living off the grid with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and his son, but his crew must reunite to stop a plot by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered – Dom's estranged brother, Jakob (John Cena). With Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Kurt Russell.
Watch Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga on Sunday, 6 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:00
Action-comedy sequel to 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Hitman Darius Kincaid's (Samul L Jackson) wife Sonia (Salma Hayek) turns to their ex-bodyguard, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds), for help after Darius is kidnapped by mobsters. Reunited, the 3 team up to save Europe from terrorist madman Aristotle Papadopoulos (Antonio Banderas).
Watch The Hitman's Wife Bodyguard on Sunday, 13 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 20:00
Drama. A community is galvanised and even gang members set aside their differences when black NYPD detective Chris (Tobias Truvillion) is racially profiled while he’s off duty and shot by white fellow police officer Peter McKenzie (Rob Minutoli), and he is forced to shoot McKenzie in self-defence.
Watch Equal Standard on Saturday, 5 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
Veteran deputy sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon (Denzel Washington) is assigned to help rookie lead detective Jimmy Baxter (Rami Malek) to work on a recent murder case and makes connections between the method of killing and a serial killer case he could never solve. But the clock is ticking, and the FBI is making moves to take over the case.
Watch The Little Things on Saturday, 12 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
Crime drama. Ambitious New Jersey drug dealer Dutch (Lance Gross) is under intense police scrutiny in the run-up to his court case when he gets the opportunity of a lifetime to gain control of an African drug lord's stolen heroin business and sets about making the most feared drug empire on the East Coast.
Watch Dutch on Saturday, 19 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
Horror thriller. Best friends Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and Kevin (Ezra Dewey) are kidnapped on the way back from school and when Bobby escapes, he decides not to run, but to stay and help Kevin to escape their serial killer captor who’s selling their boy victims to child rapists.
Watch The Boy Behind The Door on Saturday, 26 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 22:30
Live action fantasy drama. In this story inspired by Alice In Wonderland and Peter Pan, Alice (Keira Chansa as the young Alice and Gugu Mbatha Raw as the adult Alice) and Peter (Jordan Anthony Nash) are siblings who’re trying to help their parents, Rose (Angelina Jolie) and Jack Littleton (David Oyelowo), to process the death of their oldest son.
Watch Come Away on Saturday, 5 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 15:00
Computer animated adventure. Native Galapagos Flummels (fluffy animals with holes in their middles) named Op (Rachel Bloom) and Ed (Adam DeVine) accidentally time travel from their island in 1835 to modern Shanghai, where they’re appalled to discover that they’re the last surviving members of their entire species.
Watch Extinct on Saturday, 12 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 15:00
Live action musical comedy. When a Hollywood film crew comes to her small town, Finley Tremaine (Bailee Madison) is determined to find her way into the spotlight, and catches the eye of the movie’s leading man, Jackson (Michael Evans Behling). But after messing up her audition, Finley pretends to be a cowboy named Huck.
Watch A Cinderella Story: Starstruck on Saturday, 19 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 15:00
Animated musical comedy. Bodi (Graham Hamilton) and his band are offered their shot at the big time, as the opening act for a global megastar, Lil’ Foxy (Kathleen Barr). But as the tour progresses, the agent who signed them starts putting pressure on them to change as he works on his plot to take over the music world using their energy.
Watch Rock Dog 2: Rock Around The Park on Saturday, 26 March on M-Net (DStv Channel 101) at 15:00
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