Let DStv Compact Plus take you there in January 2022

It’s a brand new year and DStv Compact Plus has a show to move you, from dramas and comedies, to travel series and lifestyle shows.

kykNET’s (DStv channel 144) 2 smash hit series, Die Byl and Hotel, jump start 2022 with suspense and laughter. Drama has never been more glamorous than when the nail-and-con artists of Claws launch into their final season. There’s laughter and absurdity about going viral in The Other Two Season 2.And bring the tissues for the devastating new docu-drama series Women of The Movement, which follows brave Mamie Till Mobley’s quest to get justice for her murdered son, Emmet Till.

And if you want to start living your best life in 2020, DStv Compact Plus has expert South African help at hand from Riaan Cruywagen, Duidelik Dapper’s Leah, financial guru Theo Voster, and some people who’re making the most of their spaces in Spasie Season 1.

Keen for more? Here are the must-watch documentaries and reality shows coming to DStv Compact Plus this January.

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Seriously cool series

Hotel Season 5

Mockumentary series. Like a cockroach, The Fransen Hotel endures. But the staff are fighting to keep its doors open following a rough few pandemic months. And Ferdie is back, not as a boss, but as a guest, after COVID capsized his plans to relocate to New Zealand.

Watch Hotel Season 5 from Monday, 3 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00

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Die Byl Season 4

The past comes knocking when a serial killer who was last active three decades ago seems to get in the mood for murder again – or could we be looking at the work of a copycat? Meanwhile, Byl is struggling with processing Fritz’s death.

Watch Die Byl Season 4 from Sunday, 16 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 20:00

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Women of The Movement Season 1

Docu-drama series based on the life of Mamie Till Mobley and her campaign for justice for her murdered son, 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was kidnapped, battered, mutilated, shot and tossed in a river in Mississippi in 1955 for “flirting” with a white woman.

Watch Women of The Movement Season 1 from Thursday, 13 January on 1Magic (DStv channel 103) at 20:30

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Claws Season 4

Desna and her gang of nail artists are back to take control of their future, their fortunes and the drug game in the 4th and final season. Could Quite Ann be turning on Desna and siding with Uncle Daddy now, still blaming Desna for the death of her wife, Detective Arlene?

Watch Claws Season 4 on Tuesday, 18 January on 1Magic (DStv channel 103) at 20:30

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The Other Two Season 2

Millennial siblings Cary, an aspiring actor, and his sister Brooke, a dancer and disaster magnet, struggle with life while watching their teenaged brother Chase go viral. This season, their mom Pat’s talk show is a smash hit, Brooke goes into talent management, and Cary resorts to earning money through fan videos on Cameo.

Watch from Saturday, 8 January on Comedy Central (DStv channel 122) at 22:00

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Travel

Mal Kamper Season 1

Dewald “Mal Kamper” Visser is looking for a “crazier” camping experience, as he heads for the horizon with his decked out off-road vehicle and trailer. See South Africa through the eyes of a mountain biker, trail runner, kayaker, mountaineer, diver, angler, off-roader, rafter and hiker.

Watch Mal Kamper Season 1 from Saturday, 8 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 19:30

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Beyond The Boundary Season 1

Cricketer Pete Trego travels the world, from Sri Lanka to Kenya, Rwanda, Singapore, Dubai and South Africa to meet with passionate players. In his visit to South Africa in episode 4, Pete tries to find out why so few black cricketers have made the national team.

Watch Beyond The Boundary Season 1 from Saturday, 8 January on Curiosity Channel (DStv channel 185) at 22:00

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City Beats Season 1

DJ-producer Carly Foxx takes a deep dive into five iconic European cities to find inspiration for new tracks. See what she finds in London’s grime scene, experimental Amsterdam, Paris’s retrofuture scene, Berlin’s techno capital, and the more spiritual side of Europe’s epicentre of clubbing, Ibiza.

Watch City Beats Season 1 from Friday, 7 January on Curiosity Channel (DStv channel 185) at 22:00

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This Is Greece Season 1

Start rebuilding your travel fantasies. Historian Michael Scott brings ancient and modern Greece to life, from Athens to Rhodes in the Dodecanese Islands, in this 5-part documentary series. See the monuments and ruins, then meet the people and explore their daily lives.

Watch This Is Greece Season 1 from Tuesday, 18 January on Curiosity Channel (DStv channel 185) at 21:00

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Hier Gaan Ons Alweer Season 20

Get ready for some inspiration for what to do and where to go next Sunday morning! Petri de Wet and his guest anglers are back travelling around South Africa and our neighbours in search of trophy fish, adventures and beautiful sights in nature.

Watch Hier Gaan Ons Alweer Season 20 from Saturday, 1 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 18:30

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Live your best life

Spasie Season 1

It’s time to get creative with where we stay, from small houses to van life! Cliff shows us around his micro-apartment with its clever space saving adaptations. A silo becomes a home, and we follow Jasmine’s journey converting her van into a house on wheels.

Watch Spasie Season 1 from Friday, 21 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 13:00

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Ons Koop ’n Kar Season 2

In each episode, two specialist teams play matchmaker between a client and the car that meets all their needs. This season, for example, they’ll try to help Waldo, who needs a bakkie for his family business that can handle transporting 60kg sacks of coffee beans.

Watch Ons Koop ’n Kar Season 2 from Tuesday, 11 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 17:30

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Sake Gesprek Met Theo Foster Season 6

Let Theo help you to make sense of the financial jungle and to navigate South Africa’s economic picture, including the latest financial and economic developments and decisions, so you can make informed decisions about your business and personal finances.

Watch Sake Gesprek Met Theo Foster Season 6 from Monday, 10 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 21:30

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Duidelik Dapper Season 2

Making your health and wellbeing a priority in 2022 could be the smartest investment you make in your future. Along with bringing us that “fitspiration”, the singer Leah talks to South Africans who’re living inspiring lives – including one woman who runs a pug rescue organisation.

Watch Duidelik Dapper Season 2 from Friday, 7 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 17:30

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Met ’n Huppel In Die Stap Season 11

Riaan Cruywagen is back with more reasons not to dread that 60th birthday. He’ll meet with successful seniors to discuss the practical and spiritual steps you can take to make the most of retirement, including adapting your house to your body’s changing needs.

Watch Met ’n Huppel In Die Stap Season 11 from Wednesday, 5 January on kykNET (DStv channel 144) at 17:30

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