M-Net, M-Net Edge, M-Net City, M-Net Family Line-up For April 2017

M-Net (channel 101 on DStv) and M-Net City (channel 115 on DStv) highlights for April 2017

Please note: This line-up is subject to change

M-Net April Line-up

Sunday Night Blockbusters on M-Net (Channel 101)

Sunday 02 April 2017

20:05 TRIPLE 9 16VNL Action Drama

Dirty cops double cross in this thriller, with Oscar-nominee Casey Affleck and an ensemble cast. A gang of criminals plot the murder of a police officer, to execute a deadly heist.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Read the SAMDB review of Triple 9

Sunday 09 April 2017

20:05 WARCRAFT PG13V Action Fantasy

The popular fantasy gaming series makes a spectacular big-screen debut. A saga of power, survival and sacrifice unfolds when the peaceful existence of a civilisation is threatened.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Read the SAMDB review of Warcraft

Sunday 16 April 2017

20:30 BASTILLE DAY 16VNL Action Drama

Idris Elba and Richard Madden embark on a dangerous high stakes game of espionage. A con artist and a former CIA agent become unlikely partners in a deadly anti-terrorist mission.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Sunday 23 April 2017

20:05 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE PG13VL Science Fiction Action

Earth fights for survival once again, in this blockbuster sequel to the action classic. Two decades after the first invasion, the planet readies their defences for a bigger threat.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Read the SAMDB review of Independence Day: Resurgence

Sunday 30 April 2017

20:05 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 13VNL Action Comedy

Action-hero Dwayne Johnson and funnyman Kevin Hart team up for a laugh-a-minute comedy. A mild-mannered accountant is sucked into the spy game by an old high school pal.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Saturday Night Movies on M-Net (Channel 101)

Saturday 01 April 2017

21:30 BLACKWAY 16VL Thriller

Julia Stiles gives a strong performance alongside acting legend, Anthony Hopkins in this thriller. An elderly man protects a woman from a dangerous, small town, crooked ex-cop.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Saturday 08 April 2017

21:30 TAKE DOWN 16VL Thriller

An action thriller about redemption, danger and brotherhood. After a reform school for rich, rebellious kids is taken hostage, some of the students take on their captors.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Saturday 15 April 2017

21:30 BLOOD SAND AND GOLD 16VSL Action

An explorer discovers Sir Francis Drake’s lost treasure, but it’s stolen from her. She must travel the world to steal it back.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Saturday 22 April 2017

21:30 I AM WRATH 16VL Action Crime

John Travolta takes matters into his own hands in this revenge thriller. After his wife’s murdered and the police do nothing about it, a man begins his ruthless pursuit for justice.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

Saturday 29 April 2017

21:30 CRIMINAL 16VL Action Drama

To stop an international terrorist, the memories and skills of a CIA operative are implanted into the brain of a dangerous criminal.

PC, PVR, IPAD, IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, ANDROID TABLET, PRODEA and EXPLORA

M-Net April Line-up

Saturday 01 April 2017

17:00 Superhuman 01 0001 Season 1 Starts

Ordinary people with extraordinary abilities show off their skills in a never-before-seen competition that will test the limits of belief.

18:00 Last Man Standing 06 0001 “Papa Bear” Season 1 Starts

In the sixth season premiere of this Emmy-nominated sitcom, Mike must get rid of an intruder at Outdoor Man- a giant bear. Golden Globe winner Tim Allen stars as a family man in this comedy.

18:30 Major Crimes 05 0014 “Heart Failure” Season 5 Continues

Academy Award nominee Mary McDonnell stars as Capt. Raydor, head of the all-important LAPD Major Crimes Unit in this spin-off of ‘The Closer’.

Monday 03 April 2017

18:00 Sarah Graham’s Food Safari 02 0013 Season 2 Ends

Distinguished local food blogger and cookbook author Sarah Graham takes us on a delectable journey on a food safari across Southern Africa.

22:30 Grimm 06 0013 “The End” Season 6 Ends

The producer of ‘The X-Files’ backs this Emmy-nominated fantasy thriller, following the exploits of a detective who hunts down supernatural forces.

23:30 Magicians, The 02 0001 “Knight Of Crowns” Season 2 Starts

In the second season premiere, Quentin and his friends scramble for a new plan, in the aftermath of their clash with The Beast. This fantasy drama follows the dark adventures of a group of young adults who practise magic.

Tuesday 04 April 2017

17:00 Ellen DeGeneres Show, The 14 0127 Season 14 Returns

Emmy winning talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres brings us a unique mix of celebrity interviews, chart-topping musical performances, and amazing entertainment.

22:30 Homeland 06 0011 *Season 6 continues from episode 11*

The sixth season of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning political thriller returns, with Emmy-winner Claire Danes reprising the role of the highly efficient- and extremely volatile- Carrie Mathison.

23:30 Wentworth 04 0001 “First Blood” Season 4 Starts

Acclaimed Australian drama that follows a young woman trying to survive the dark politics of prison. The women return to Wentworth after the rebuild and a new dynamic is in play, in the season premiere.

Wednesday 05 April 2017

20:30 Big Little Lies 01 0007 Season 1 Ends

Shailene Woodley joins Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for a subversive, darkly comic drama about three mothers whose apparently perfect lives unravel- to the point of murder.

22:30 Bates Motel 05 0001 “Dark Paradise” Season 5 Starts

In the fifth and final season premiere of this acclaimed, Emmy-nominated horror series, Norman tries to keep up appearances, despite a troubling discovery.

23:30 Code Black 02 0001 “Second Year” Season 2 Starts

In the season premiere of this fast-paced medical drama, Colonel Ethan Willis (Golden Globe nominee Rob Lowe) joins the team at the hospital. From the writer of ‘North Country’.

Thursday 06 April 2017

23:30 Mad Dogs 01 #100 Season 1 Starts

When a group of 40-something friends gather in Belize to meet an old friend, a series of wild events expose secrets, deception and murder, in the series premiere of this dark, comic thriller.

Friday 07 April 2017

23:30 Full Circle: Miami 01 0001 “Senator Faulkner And Madeline” Season 1 Starts

Compelling crime drama from the writer of ‘Homicide: Life On the Street’. In the series premiere, a seemingly wholesome senator is drawn into a conspiracy after a scandal erupts.

Monday 10 April 2017

18:00 Trial And Error 01 0001 “Pilot” Season 1 Starts

Oscar-nominee John Lithgow (Dexter) is the prime suspect in an outrageous- and rather bizarre murder, in this fish-out-of-water comedy that parodies true crime documentaries.

Wednesday 12 April 2017

21:30 Bull 01 0015 “What’s Your Number?” Season 1 Returns

Bull finds himself up against Diana Lindsay once again, when he assists in a manslaughter trial against a real estate magnate. ‘NCIS’s’ Michael Weatherly stars in this unique crime drama.

Friday 14 April 2017

23:00 Crashing 01 0006 “Warm-Up” Season 1 Ends

While guesting on a podcast, Pete meets a sympathetic Sarah Silverman, who invites him to stay with her- and her collection of stray comedians. Contemporary comedy starring comedian Pete Holmes.

Monday 17 April 2017

22:30 Leftovers, The 03 0001 Season 3 Starts

The Emmy-winning producer of ‘Lost’ created this acclaimed supernatural drama, now in it’s final season. A group of people cope with the mysterious, inexplicable disappearance of 2% of the world’s population.

Tuesday 18 April 2017

22:30 Broadchurch 03 0001 Season 3 Double episodes Starts

The BAFTA Award-winning murder-mystery returns for a third season. A brutal assault in a small Dorset town proves to be just the beginning of a chilling investigation.

Wednesday 19 April 2017

18:30 My Kitchen Rules 07 0045 Season 7 Ends

Celebrity judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel host this reality cooking series, where teams compete to transform ordinary homes into Instant Restaurants.

Friday 21 April 2017

22:30 Mozart In The Jungle 03 0001 “La Fiamma” Season 3 Starts

In the season premiere of this acclaimed musical dramedy, Maestro Rodrigo (Golden Globe-winner Gael García Bernal) arrives in Venice, to conduct the grand return concert of a famous, reclusive opera diva.

23:00 Detour, The 02 0001 Season 2 Starts

Comic couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee of ‘The Daily Show’ penned this honest and bawdy comedy about a family road trip that spirals headlong into every disaster imaginable.

Sunday 23 April 2017

16:00 Winging It 01 0012 Season 1 Ends

Well-loved SA celebs Janez Vermeiren and Siv Ngesi head on a tour, in this cheeky new local travel show that takes you on an adventure to some of the world’s most exotic cities.

Tuesday 25 April 2017

18:30 My Kitchen Rules 07 0049 Season 7 Ends

Celebrity judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel host this reality cooking series, where teams compete to transform ordinary homes into Instant Restaurants.

Wednesday 26 April 2017

18:30 MasterChef Junior USA 05 0001 Season 3 Starts

Young culinary champions compete for the ultimate title of MasterChef, in the junior version of this popular reality competition series.

21:30 Blacklist, The: Redemption 01 0008 Season 1 Ends

The world’s most elusive criminals come together to form an elite mercenary team- headed by ‘The Blacklist’s’ most dangerous, in this deadly spin-off of the original spy thriller.

M-Net City April Line-up

New, Returning & Series Finales

Monday 03 April 2017

19:30 Wanted (Nbc) 01 0006 #06 “Dead End” Season 1 Ends

Fast-paced and compelling, this Australian drama throws two complete strangers into a game of survival. In the season finale, Chelsea and Lola decide to face corrupt cop, Ray Stanton.

20:30 Arrow 04 0001 “Green Arrow” Season 4 Starts

In the season four premiere, Oliver and Felicity must return home to help the team against attacks by “ghost” assassins led by Damien Darhk.

Friday 14 April 2017

18:00 Rush Hour 01 0013 “Familee Ties” Season 1 Ends

Sometimes an unlikely pairing makes the best partnership. Action-packed series featuring the fun buddy-cop dynamic and fast-cracking comedic moments audiences crave.

Monday 17 April 2017

22:30 Americans, The 04 0013 “Persona Non Grata” Season 4 Ends

Emmy nominees Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell return for this critically acclaimed spy thriller. Phillip and Elizabeth race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package, in the season finale.

Friday 21 April 2017

21:00 Notorious (Sony) 01 0010 “Taken” Season 1 Ends

Golden Globe-nominee Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs) and Daniel Sunjata (Graceland) work together to control the media, justice system-and ultimately each other- in this fast-paced drama.

Saturday 22 April 2017

23:00 Shameless 07 0001 “Hireath” Season 7 Starts

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning dramedy that follows the exploits of the dysfunctional Gallagher family, who, in the season premiere, show no concern when Frank, their father, awakes from his coma.

Sunday 23 April 2017

22:00 Mr Robot 02 0010 “Python.P7z-Pt 1 & 2” Season 2 Ends

Golden Globe-winning psychological thriller. In the season finale, an old friend reveals all to Elliot, just as fsociety find themselves in too deep.

Friday 28 April 2017

21:00 How To Get Away With Murder 03 0001 “We’re Good People Now” Season 3 Starts

With Wallace Mahoney’s murder unsolved and Frank’s whereabouts unknown, the Keating 5 struggle to move on with their lives as they enter into their second year of law school.

Saturday 29 April 2017

22:00 Animal Kingdom 01 0001 “Pilot” Season 1 Starts

Golden Globe nominee Ellen Barkin stars in this intense drama from the producer of Southland. In the series premiere, seventeen-year-old J moves in with his mysterious, estranged family.

Please note the closure of M-Net Edge and M-Net Family

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