From fresh premieres and new seasons to can’t-miss dramas and laugh-out-loud comedies, there’s still plenty to binge before the month of November wraps up.
Whether you’re catching up on the biggest African Originals or discovering hidden gems across your favourite channels, DStv has lined up something for every mood.
Here’s your mid-month guide to 29 new hits you can still catch on DStv this November.
Survivor S48
M-Net (DStv 101) | 6PM on weekdays from Monday, 3 November
Nearly 25 years since it first premiered, Survivor continues to be the ultimate test of will and stamina. Now a fresh group of 18 castaways begins the adventure of a lifetime on the breathtaking Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.
Armed with fresh perspectives and a fervent passion for the game, these diverse competitors have the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay, and outlast, claim the title of Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize.
Hosted by Jeff Probst since inception, previous seasons have won seven Emmys.
Abandoned S4
Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) | 8PM on Wednesdays from 5 November
With even more heart-wrenching reunions and emotional revelations, Abandoned continues its mission to reconnect families torn apart by abandonment.
Hosted by the empathetic Phumeza Shoba, the Mzansi Magic reality series follows the journeys of individuals seeking to reunite with parents who left them behind.
With the help of private investigators, law enforcement authorities and government departments like Home Affairs and Social Services, the show uncovers the truth behind each story and offers both parties a chance to heal.
LISTING COASTAL SOUTH AFRICABBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) | 8PM on Wednesdays from 5 NovemberListing Coastal South Africa explores South Africa’s most breathtaking coastal properties and the lives of five talented estate agents.
Listing Cape Town fan favourite Byron Louw (RE/MAX) is joined by Antoinette Meyer from Engel & Völkers; Carol Reynolds from Pam Golding Durban North and Umhlanga; Loyiso Mbere from LIONLEAD Real Estate; and Tiaan Schutte from Pam Golding Mossel Bay.
This is the fourth instalment in BBC Studios’ acclaimed Listing franchise, following editions in Jozi, Cape Town and Mauritius.
NCIS: Tony and Ziva S1
M-Net (DStv 101) | 7PM on Thursdays from 6 November
Tiva shippers, the long wait is over!
The NCIS spin-off series Tony & Ziva reunites fan-favourite former NCIS special agents Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) for the first time in 12 years when they are forced to go on the run together in Europe, while trying to work out who is after them.
Paramount bills NCIS as “the world’s most successful television franchise globally” and the trailer for Tony & Ziva racked up 93m views in seven days – a new record for both the franchise and Paramount+.
The seventh instalment of NCIS, the series has an 80% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As Variety says, “Tony & Ziva is the best of the approximately one thousand NCIS spinoffs to date… recapturing the overriding wit that set NCIS apart from all the other procedurals…
At last, it’s a take on the show that doesn’t shrink away from the fact that 90% of the audience is there for the relationships, not the murder-of-the-week.”
Short and Sweet S3
Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) | 8PM on Thursdays from 6 November
Short & Sweet S3 continues to prove that height is just a number as it dives into the lives of six people who challenge societal norms every day.
New faces this season include 31-year-olds Tebogo Shayi and Dimakatso Mathekga.
Tebogo recently lost his job as a data capturer but is doing all he can to get back on his feet – and keep paying lobola.
Dimakatso is a proud mother of two who has finally realised that some doors need to stay closed: specifically her ‘toxic’ relationship with the father of her children.
Piece by Piece
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 4:30PM on Saturday, 8 November
The Pharrell Williams story – in Lego!
Piece by Piece is a one-of-a-kind animated biopic about one of music’s most innovative minds: 13-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Oscar nominee Pharrell Williams.
Directed and co-written by Oscar winner Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), Piece by Piece was nominated for Best Documentary Feature and Best Music Documentary at last year’s Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, among other prizes.
Wall Street Journal calls the film“a party for the eyes and ears,” and The Times (UK) “an exuberant joy.”
Listen out for the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Daft Punk, Busta Rhymes, Pusha T and, of course, Pharrell himself.
X-Repo S16
Moja Love (DStv X) | 7PM on Saturdays from 8 November
In the hit Moja Love reality series X-Repo, the repossession team helps people reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
X-Repo is up for Best Non-Scripted Reality Series at The National Film & TV Awards, where presenter Xolani Maphanga is up for Best Male TV Personality.
Som van Twee
kykNET (DStv Channel 144) | 8PM on Sunday, 9 November
The directorial debut of Hotel actress Simonè Pretorius, Som van Twee was the biggest winner at last year’s Silwerskerm, taking home seven awards, including Best Film, Director and Script, which Pretorius co-wrote.
When Henk, a recently widowed psychologist, is forced to retake his matric maths exam, he offers to drive his son’s band to a music festival in exchange for extra lessons.
Louw Venter lost the Silwerskerm Best Actor prize to co-star James Borthwick, who plays his eccentric father. Also look out for Adriaan Havenga, Greteli Fincham, Righard van Jaarsveld, and Die Groot Ontbyt’s Pierre Breytenbach, who won Best Supporting Actor at Silwerskerm.
Top Afrikaans critic Leon van Nierop hailed Som van Twee as “the funniest Afrikaans comedy of the year.”
Drop
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 8:05PM on Sunday, 9 November
Drop followsa widowed mother who is relieved that her first date in years is more handsome and charming than expected.
But her cautious optimism quickly gives way to irritation, then terror, as a series of anonymous drops to her phone make everyone in the vicinity a suspect.
Emmy nominee Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends with Us, 1923) co-star.
Drop has an 83% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Praising “Fahy’s movie-star-making performance,” Salon.com calls the film“immensely entertaining… a tense throwback to aughts genre delights, with a lead who doesn’t need any saving […and…] a high-octane third act that concludes with some of the most satisfying sequences of any thriller in recent memory.”
LAST BREATH
M-Net Movies 1 (DStv Channel 104) | 8:15PM on Sunday, 9 November
Based on a heart-pounding true story, Last Breath follows a team of seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface with only his emergency air supply and no way to communicate with the surface.
Three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson (True Detective, White House Plumbers), People’s Choice Award winner Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Barbie, Kim’s Convenience), and Finn Cole (Peaky Blinders, F9: The Fast Saga) star as saturation divers – one of the world’s most dangerous professions – working on undersea gas lines in the North Sea.
Earlier this year, Last Breath earned its Emmy-nominated director Alex Parkinson (who co-directed the acclaimed 2019 documentary of the same name) the Truly Moving Picture Award from Heartland Film.
In their 4/5-star review, The Guardian says, “Riveting, seamless, at points genuinely shocking, Last Breath exemplifies the possibilities of human collaboration – a feat that has stuck with me and, yes, took my breath away.”
Uyajola 9/9 S12
Moja Love (DStv Channel 157) | 9PM on Sundays (started 2 November)
In Moja Love’s hit reality series Uyajola 9/9, JubJub helps people investigate whether their partners are cheating.
As Moja Love’s instagram caption for the trailer reads, “Cheaters, RUN! The king of chaos is back… If you’re hiding something… start praying.”
Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember
National Geographic (DStv Channel 181) | 9PM on Sunday, from 9 November
In this intimate documentary, actor Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor) turns the spotlight away from himself and toward his father, Craig, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Determined to help, Chris plans a therapeutic “road trip back in time,” revisiting key places from their past to explore the powerful science of social connection – a crucial but overlooked tool in protecting brain health.
Along the way, Chris uncovers surprising research showing that connection isn’t just good for the soul; it can also reduce the risk of dementia, slow cognitive decline, and even prolong life.
This emotional journey across his native Australia becomes a chance for Chris and Craig to deepen their bond, relive memories, and discover how love, community and nostalgia can be potent medicine.
Big Zuu and AJ Tracey’s Rich Flavours S1
BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) | 8PM on Tuesdays from 11 November
In Big Zuu & AJ Tracey’s Rich Flavours, BAFTA-winning chef Big Zuu and his cousin, multi-platinum-selling rapper AJ Tracey, embark on a super-rich food safari of outrageous dishes and luxury lifestyles, from South Korea to the Scottish Highlands.
As TimeOut says, the lifelong foodies are “extremely watchable, relentlessly bantering each other over high-end haggis and gold leaf pizza.”
Dazed adds that the show goes “beyond just aspirational viewing, delivering a surprisingly robust interrogation of the wealth gap that the duo have straddled their entire lives.”
The Infinite Explorer With Hannah Fry S1
National Geographic (DStv Channel 181) | 8:30PM on Wednesday, 12 November
Some people explore for the sights. Professor Hannah Fry explores for the stories.
Join Hannah as she journeys across borders, diving deep into the peculiar and wonderful treasures that shape entire nations. She’s on a mission to meet people with unexpected stories and uncover the surprising forces that define countries around the world.
Pack your curiosity: this is exploration, reimagined.
Unspoken War
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) & Showmax | 9PM on Wednesdays from 12 November
The war is over; the silence is not.
Between 1966 and 1989, South Africa fought a brutal, covert war across Angola, Namibia, and within its own borders. This was known variously as the South African Border War, the Angolan Bush War, or the Namibian War of Independence.
No formal declaration of war was ever made. Soldiers were ordered not to speak about it. Families were left guessing about what their loved ones had done and endured.
Through rare archival footage and intimate personal testimony, Unspoken War gathers voices from across the conflict: SADF conscripts (some as young as 16 at the time), voluntary servicemen, Special Battalion commanders, SWAPO fighters, spies, conscientious objectors, and wives and daughters who live in the wake.
Historians and journalists also place the conflict within the broader context of the Cold War and the “threat of communism”.
The Showmax Originalis produced by IdeaCandy, the company behind the multi-award-winning documentary Steinheist and School Ties, which was recently nominated for an International Emmy.
The five-part series is directed by Nikki Comninos (2024 Best Documentary Series SAFTA nominee for Convict Conman and Showmax true-crime record-holder Tracking Thabo Bester).
Power Book II: Ghost S4
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 7PM on Saturdays from 15 November
In the fourth and final season of Power Book II: Ghost, Tariq must reconcile his past in order to rise to the top of the food chain and become who he needs to be to protect those he loves most… or avenge them when tragedy strikes.
The first spin-off series in the hit Power franchise, Ghost stars Michael Rainey Jr in his Critics Choice Rising Star Award-winning role as Tariq St Patrick, the son of drug dealer James “Ghost” St Patrick.
Ghost has won 15 awards across its run and Season 4 broke audience records on Starz, becoming its most-watched show ever.
Golden Globe nominee Michael Ealy (Barbershop, Think Like A Man) joins the cast this season as Detective Don Carter.
Chandu Champion
Zee Zonke (DStv Channel 169) | 6PM on Sunday, 16 November
Chandu Champion is based on the real-life journey of Murlikant Petka, India’s first individual Paralympic gold medalist.
The sports biopic has an 87% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes and won 18 international awards, including the Jury’s Choice Award for Best Actor for Kartik Aaryan at the 2025 Zee Cine Awards.
Nam Ngikhona S1
Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) | 8PM on Sundays from 16 November
Nam Ngikhona… I would like my share!
Hosted by Kamohelo Bombe, this Mzansi Magic reality series looks at the emotional chaos that can come with claiming your share of a deceased loved one’s estate, especially when you’re a hidden lover or a secret child.
When the will is read, that’s when the real drama begins.
Masterchef S21
BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel | 7PM on weekdays from 17 November
The biggest cooking competition on TV returns to uncover the UK’s best amateur cooks and celebrate the food that brings so many together.
Over eight weeks, this year’s ambitious cooks take on the cooking adventure of a lifetime, hoping to chop, whisk and sizzle their way to claiming the ultimate culinary prize – the MasterChef trophy.
Landman S2
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 9PM on Mondays from 17 November
Set in the boomtowns and oil fields of Texas, Landman is a modern tale of fortune-seeking, roughnecks and billionaires.
Billy Bob Thornton was Golden Globe-nominated as Tommy Norris, leading an all-star cast that includes Oscar nominee Demi Moore (The Substance), Teen Choice nominee Ali Larter (Heroes, Final Destination) and Michelle Randolph (Elizabeth Strafford in 1923).
Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1923, Tulsa King), Landman was the most streamed series globally in the first quarter of 2025 and holds an 8.2/10 rating on IMDb.
Kokkedoor: SON & SEE S1
kykNET (DStv Channel 144 ) | 8PM on Thursdays from 20 November
Kokkedoor: Son & See celebrates the nostalgia of family cooking and the golden thread that connects recipes across generations.
Eight teams with a generation gap of at least 20 years cook for judges Herman Lensing and Yolani Abrahams.
Kokkedoor: Vuur & Vlam won the SAFTA for Best Competition Reality Show in 2024.
Grand Designs 2025
BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174) | 8PM on Fridays from 21 November
Kevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, and maximising space and views.
Previous seasons were nominated for three BAFTAs, among other honours.
Outlaws S2
Showmax Original | Mondays from 17 November
Mzansi Magic | 8PM on Saturdays from 22 November
Outlaws, named Best Telenovela at the 2024 SAFTAs, tells the story of two families at war with each other: the Zulu, cattle-farming Biyela clan, and the Basotho, cattle-raiding Ts’eoles.
New cast member Noluthando Ngema (Mbali in Ithonga) will replace Nirvana Nokwe as Sihle Biyela. This season, she gives up her entire family and community to build a life with her lover, Leruo Ts’eole (Lehlohonolo Mayeza).
2024 double-SAFTA winner Thembinkosi Mthembu (Dingiswayo in Shaka iLembe) returns as her brother, Bandile, while new faces include Thandolwethu Zondi (Bolt in Go!), recently nominated as Best Newcomer of 2025 at the National Film and TV Awards, and Mamodibe Ramodibe (Sihle in Black Tax).
Outlaws is produced by Tshedza Pictures, the powerhouse behind the Showmax record-holders Adulting and Youngins, and the International Emmy-nominated The River.
Juror #2
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 8:05PM on Sunday, 23 November
From Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood, Juror #2 stars Emmy nominee Nicholas Hoult as a family man serving jury duty on a high-profile murder trial, who finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma … one he could use to sway the verdict and potentially convict – or free – the accused killer.
The 40th directorial outing from the now-95-year-old Eastwood, Juror #2 is among Eastwood’s best works, says IndieWire.
“Not only does the film rise to the occasion, it soars past it,” IndieWire says. “Juror #2 both enriches our understanding of the Hollywood icon who made it and stands on its own as one of the best studio films released in 2024… [and] exudes the certainty of an artist who knows exactly what will define him after he’s gone.”
Boasting a 93% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a place among the American National Board of Review’s Top Ten Films of 2024, and multiple critics’ awards, Juror #2 also sports a stellar cast, including Oscar winner JK Simmons, Oscar nominee Toni Collette, Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland, Critics Choice nominee Chris Messina and Teen Choice nominees Zoey Deutch and Leslie Bibb.
Being a Xaba S1
Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) | 7PM on Sundays from 23 November
Being a Xaba follows 61-year-old entrepreneur and Bishop Vusi Jabulani “VJ” Xaba and his 22 children (and counting) as they navigate their family relationships with each other – and his 28-year-old bride.
Set in Durban, the 13-part reality series showcases a family determined to come together despite the odds.
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 10PM on Thursdays from 27 November
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic American late-night live sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (aka SNL), which holds the record for the most Emmy wins ever – 113!
Exec-produced by SNL creator Lorne Michaels and Oscar winner Morgan Neville, the four-part documentary series was nominated for three Emmys earlier this year, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, as well as a Dorian Award for Best TV Documentary Series.
Separate episodes explore the audition and writing processes respectively, as well as the classic More Cowbell sketch and the “weird” 11th season, the year that changed everything.
Labelled “comedy-nerd gold” by Rolling Stone, the Peacock series boasts appearances from the likes of Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Ayo Edibiri, Bill Hader, Bob Odenkirk, Ego Nwodim, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, Larry David, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Tracy Morgan and Will Ferrell, among others.
HE REAL HOUSEWIVES ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP – AFRICA
Showmax Original | Fridays from 28 November
Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) | 7PM on Saturdays from 29 November
The first season, featuring South African Housewives, broke records on Showmax post-relaunch for seven-day views and was one of the top ten most-streamed titles of 2024.
Now an all-African cast of Housewives from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa take the drama all the way to Brazil.
