7 new shows and seasons on DStv, Disney+, Netflix and Showmax
Mzansi couldn't believe their eyes at the sudden death of Thembinkosi Mthembu's King Dingiswayo on Shaka iLembe 's second season. Don't worry, many will still get to see the heartthrob on their screens in the dramatic Mzansi Wethu series Homecoming, where Thembinkosi plays a police officer by day and traditional healer by night.
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1. Fatal Seduction Season 2
After a spicy first season, Fatal Seduction returns.
Months after Nandi (played by Kgomotso Christopher) and Jacob's (played by Prince Gootboom) affair and consequences come to a head, Nandi finds herself unjustly imprisoned. She forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate Phila (played by Tina Redman) for her protection but prison can't shield her from the dangers lurking on the outside.
The Minister of Police (played by Warren Masemola) along with his aide Precious (played by Nqobile Khumalo), use Nandi's freedom as leverage. Together, they demand that she put a stop to Vuyo's (played by Nat Ramabulana) investigation that threatens to expose the minister's darkest secrets, destroy him publicly and shatter all illusions with his loyal wife, Delisiwe (played by Xolile Tshabalala).
Desperate to protect her daughter, Zinhle (played by Ngele Ramulondi) and reclaim her freedom, Nandi turns to people she hoped never to need again.
Fatal Seduction Season 2 streams on Netflix from 15 August 2025.
2. Homecoming
Homecoming follows Zethu Hlongwane, played by Mpume 'Six' Nyamane. She's a straight-A medical graduate hoping to become one of the country's few Black woman surgeons. When things don't turn out how she had hoped, with no job or placement, she is forced to return to the village she left behind.
There Zethu finds herself at the crossroads of two worlds, that of Western medicine and traditional healing, when she meets Sifiso Kubheka, played by award-winning actor Thembinkosi Mthembu. A police officer by day and a traditional healer by night, Sifiso challenges everything she thought she knew about love, healing and home.
Homecoming plays Mondays to Wednesdays at 18:30 on Mzansi Wethu.
3. Dexter: Original Sin
Fans of the acclaimed crime thriller series Dexter are in for a treat as the 'Dexterverse' continues .
Set in Miami in 1991, the prequel series takes place 15 years before the events of the first season of the original series and takes a deeper look at how it all began, focusing on 20-year-old university graduate-turned-police-department-forensics-intern Dexter Morgan (played by Patrick Gibson) as he commits his first kill.
Dexter: Original Sin airs every Tuesday at 21:00 on M-Net with the boxset releasing on Showmax.
4. Married at First Sight Mzansi Season 2
Another round of South Africans opting for fast-tracked love returns.
Married at First Sight Mzansi is coming back for season 2 with the ultimate love hack: get matched by experts, meet at the altar and say 'I do' to a stranger. The experts – marriage and relationship coach Linda Yende, conflict resolution expert Khanyi Yende, counsellor and author Thabang Mashego, gynaecologist and sexologist Dr Mpume Zenda, and marriage officiator and counsellor Pastor Xolani Hlitana – are available to offer the necessary guidance every step of the way.
New episodes of Married at First Sight Mzansi Season 2 stream every Sunday at 18:30 on Showmax.
5. Wednesday Season 2
Here we woe again.
Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
Part one of Wednesday Season 2 debuts on Netflix on 6 August and part two debuts on 3 September.
6. Marked
Marked is a six-part original series that follows Babalwa (played by Lerato Mvelase), a law-abiding cash-in-transit security guard, devoted wife to Lungile (played by Bonko Khoza) and a loving mother to Palesa (played by Ama Qamata). But when they receive some devastating news about the treatment of her daughter Palesa's life-threatening illness, Babalwa's carefully built world begins to crumble.
With nowhere left to turn, Babalwa makes a bold and desperate choice, enlisting help from her trusted colleague, Tebza (played by S'Dumo Mtshali) and reckless newcomer to the criminal underworld, Zweli (played Sphamandla Dhludhu).
Marked debuts on Netflix on 31 July.
7. Only Murders in the Building Season 5
After their beloved doorman, Lester, dies under suspicious circumstances, Charles (played by Steve Martin), Oliver (played by Martin Short) and Mabel (played by Selena Gomez) refuse to believe it was an accident. Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond — where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters and the mysterious residents of the Arconia.
Guest starring acclaimed actors like Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger and more, the upcoming fifth season of the comedy drama series promises more than meets the eye.
The fifth season of Only Murders in the Building streams on Disney+ from 9 September, with all four seasons available for bingeing.
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