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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown S1-12

  • Premiere date: Thu, 01 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 95
  • Number of Seasons: 12

Anthony Bourdain visits countries, delving into their political issues as well as Indigenous food and culture.

Fear The Walking Dead S3

  • Premiere date: Fri, 02 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 16

As ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ returns for season three, our families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent ecotone of the U.S. - Mexico border. International lines done away with following the world’s end, our characters must attempt to rebuild not only society, but family as well. Madison (Kim Dickens) has reconnected with Travis (Cliff Curtis), her apocalyptic partner, but Alicia (Alycia Debnam Carey) has been fractured by her murder of Andres. Madison’s son mere miles from his mother, Nick’s (Frank Dillane) first action as a leader saw Luciana (Danay Garcia) ambushed by an American militia group the couple escaped death, but Nick no longer feels immortal. Recovering both emotionally and physically, Strand (Colman Domingo) has his sights set on harnessing the new world’s currency, and Ofelia’s (Mercedes Mason) captivity will test her ability to survive and see if she can muster the savagery of her father.

King Of Warsaw

  • Premiere date:Thu, 08 Jul 2021 | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes:8
  • Country of origin: Poland
  • Language:Polish

The story is set in 1937 Warsaw. The Jewish mafia rules the city before the outbreak of WWII under the leadership of Buddy Kaplica, a Polish gangster socialist. His right hand man is a Jewish boxer, Jakub Szapiro, who deep down dreams about taking over Buddy’s position and becoming the King of Warsaw. One day, he takes Moyshe Bernsztajn under his care, a young boy in whom he sees his successor. Meanwhile, the political conspiracy at the highest levels of government can alter the face of Warsaw and the entire country, impacting Buddy’s gangster empire and Szapiro’s future as well. Torn between loyalty to his boss and a chance to fulfil his own ambitions, Jakub will face tragic choices and will be absorbed by the relentless world of sex and violence.

Phantom

  • Premiere date:Thu, 15 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 8
  • Country of origin: Russia
  • Language: Russia

Moscow police detective Stas Khabarov tries to arrest a well known drug dealer on his own, when he is shot in the back. He is mortally wounded but does not see the face of his attacker. When Stas comes to his senses, he is shocked to realise that he has actually died and become a ghost. Suddenly, he sees a vision of the near future - his estranged wife Vera is murdered on her birthday by the same person who attacked him. Determined to find his killer, he decides to stay on Earth to solve the mystery and prevent the death of his beloved wife. With the help of teenage student Katya who, for reasons unknown, is able to see and hear him Stas must discover the truth and help Vera track down his killer before tragedy strikes again.

UFOs

  • Premiere date: Thu, 22 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 12
  • Country of origin: France
  • Language: French
  1. The dreams of Didier Mathure, a brilliant space engineer, literally go up in smoke when his rocket explodes on take off. Just when he thinks he’s hit rock bottom, he’s transferred to head a unit specializing in UFOs, run by a team whose members do seem to be living on another planet. He is tasked with coming up with scientific explanations for the UFO sightings that are currently dominating the headlines. This is a nightmare job for an out and out rationalist like him, and he is determined to find a way out as soon as he can. But an extraordinary event unsettles his convictions and opens the doors to a world where anything is possible.

Hemingway

  • Premiere date:Sat, 24 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 3
  • Country of origin: USA
  • Language: English

Hemingway, a new documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, examines the visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers the world has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.

Darkness: Those Who Kill S2

  • Premiere date:Thu, 29 Jul | 12:00 PM
  • Number of Episodes: 8
  • Number of Seasons: 2
  • Country of origin: Denmark
  • Language:Danish

Darkness: Those Who Kill is a captivating psychological crime drama that sees leading criminal profiler Louise Bergstein delve into the dark desires and psychology of the potential suspects surrounding a murder case. The series follows the acclaimed first season of Darkness: Those Who Kill, perfectly combining a tense thriller with a gripping human drama, this time delving into the psychological and behavioural patterns behind a serial killer. When Louise embarks on a new murder case, she quickly uncovers a distinct pattern in the unsolved murders of three young men, killed within a few months of each other. We soon discover that she has a blind spot clouding her judgement and analysis of the case - Louise may have a personal connection to the killer, who is more intelligent than she had dared to imagine. She desperately wants to solve the case before the next brutal killing, but could she herself be in the killer’s sights.