Whether you want some holiday movie magic, or you want to spend your break getting into a top-quality serious series this December, you can choose joy for the season with DStv Family.
We’ve highlighted 6 brand-new movies from the fabulous month-long Christmas movie festival on Universal TV (DStv channel 117), in which stars like Vivica A. Fox will bring you the joy and romance of the season – with a touch of seasonal magic and all the jolly holly decoration and winter wonderlands your heart could desire.
And if you’re looking for a top-notch series to sink your teeth into, The Hot Zone: Anthrax Season 2 on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) turns the 2001 US Anthrax scare into a gripping drama series with stars Daniel Dae Kim and Tony Goldwyn. It’s truly a case of truth being twistier than fiction. And thanks to the new ME channel (DStv channel 115), you’ll also be able to catch FBI Season 3, along with a scandalous new ripper-from-the-headlines Hindi telenovela, Illusion.
PS: Keep an eye out for the Departure Season 2 finale on Monday, 6 December and the Nurses Season 2 finale on Tuesday, 21 December, both on Universal TV (DStv channel 117).
Keen for more? Here are the must-watch reality & lifestyle series on DStv Family this December.
Merry movies
Deliver By Christmas
When bakery owner Molly (Alvina August) meets Josh (Eion Bailey), a widower who recently moved to her town with his young son, her feelings for him become increasingly confused, because she’s also falling for a mysterious client – someone she’s never met in person. How long will it take for Molly to realise that they’re the same man?
Watch Deliver By Christmas on Saturday, 4 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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Christmas By Starlight
When her family's diner, The Starlight Café, is slated for demolition, a lawyer named Annie (Kimberley Sustad) makes a deal with the heir to a development firm, William Holt (Paul Campbell) to spare it just before Christmas. But William really does need a lawyer, to appease his father after he makes some expensive mistakes.
Watch Christmas By Starlight on Sunday, 5 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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A Husband For Christmas
Two graphic designers, Brooke (Vivica A. Fox) and Roger (Rico Ross), whose companies have just merged, agree to a marriage of convenience. It allows Brooke to get one over on her sister, who’s just announced her engagement to Brooke’s ex. But what started as a lie slowly transforms into true love.
Watch A Husband For Christmas on Saturday, 11 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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Heart of The Holidays
When a job transfer falls through, leaving her temporarily unemployed, stockbroker Sam (Vanessa Lengies) is forced to return to her family’s home in upstate New York for the Christmas holidays. But staying in town also sets her up to run into her high-school sweetheart, Noah (Corey Sevier), the guy she left behind to chase her career.
Watch Heart of The Holidays on Sunday, 12 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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A New Year's Resolution
Morning show producer Kelly (Aimee Teegarden) becomes a feature on her own show when her staff find out about her new year’s resolution to accept every social invitation that comes her way for a month. But will handsome Tom Malone (Michael Rady) be one of the people she says yes to?
Watch A New Year's Resolution on Sunday, 26 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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The Christmas Market
A small town’s mayor, Alex (Brooke Nevin), decides to hold a special Christmas market to help local businesses that are under financial pressure thanks to a disruptive construction project. She’ll need everyone’s help, including that of the reclusive mill owner, Darcy (Corey Sevier), and romance sparks when she goes to invite him to the event.
Watch The Christmas Market on Saturday, 18 December on Universal (DStv channel 117) at 15:00
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Serious Series
The Hot Zone: Anthrax Season 2
Historical drama. Just days after 9/11, an anonymous sender targeted journalists and politicians in the United States by sending deadly anthrax through the US postal system. FBI agent and microbiologist Matthew Ryker (Daniel Dae Kim) tries to find a pattern to the attacks while US Army microbiologist Bruce Edward Ivins (Tony Goldwyn) starts cracking under the pressure.
Watch The Hot Zone: Anthrax Season 2 from Sunday, 5 December on National Geographic (DStv channel 181) at 21:00 (double-bill)
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FBI Season 3
Maggie returns from her undercover work, but she and OA aren’t necessarily going to click back into place as easily as they would have assumed, thanks to Maggie’s romance on the side with her undercover agent lover. And the team investigates a mass shooting perpetrated by a white nationalist organisation.
Watch FBI Season 3 Mondays-Fridays from Tuesday, 14 December on ME (DStv channel 115) at 18:00
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Illusion Season 1
This shocking new telenovela is based on incidents within a real-life high-profile Indian family. Sisters Pooja (Shrenu Parikh) and Ishani (Tina Ann Philip) take on the names Jhanvi and Rani as they target a tycoon for revenge. But when 1 sister falls in love with the wrong brother, these sisterly allies become enemies.
Watch Illusion Season 1 daily from Wednesday, 1 December on StarLife (DStv channel 167) at 19:00
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