What’s new on DStv Now in May 2020

Did you know that DStv subscribers get DStv Now for free, regardless of the DStv package? The app gives you the ability to livestream DStv shows and movies while you’re on the go and gives you access to Catch Up content too, which means being able to watch series episodes and movies after they’ve aired.

Sign up for DStv Now here.

In this article, we share what to expect in the month of May on your DStv Now app. We start with our pick of the highlights, followed by listings and the date that they air, with Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access each in their own section.

DStv Premium

We’re insanely excited about the new comedy series Shrill, based on the book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West. If you’re as obsessed with HBO as we are, look out for The Plot Against America. And for the kiddies, a live-action serving of Dora and the Lost City, and Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

Remember, to see all the DStv Premium highlights, scroll down to see what’s coming to Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access as well – as all the channels in those packages are included in Premium too.

Everything you can watch Live or on Catch Up on DStv Premium in April 2020:

** Look out for our Plum Picks in bold.

2 May

Ugly Dolls | Men in Black | Welcome to Marwen

3 May

Celebrity Family Feud S5 | Stuber | Tolkein | Hunter Killer

8 May

• Shrill S1

White House Farm S1

9 May

• Dora and The Lost City

Carol’s Second Act S1 | Mamma Mia Here We Go Again

10 May

Last Tango in Halifax S5 | POMS (Sunday Night Movie) | Captain Marvel

11 May

• The Plot Against America S1

Deputy

13 May

Hawaii 5-0 S10 | Magnum PI S2

16 May

Mia & The White Lion (Saturday movie)

17 May

• Us (Sunday Night Movie)

The Last Witness

19 May

Liar S2 | Easy Ways to Live Well S1

20 May

Anomaly: The Bermuda Triangle in Space

22 May

A Million Little Things S2

23 May

• Pokémon Detective Pikachu (Saturday Night Movie)
• America’s Got Talent: Champions S2

Tell Me A Story S2 | Live Free or Die Hard

24 May

• Survivor USA S39 (Double bill finale)
• Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers

Cold Blood (Sunday Night Movie) | Galveston

25 May

• On Becoming A God in Central Florida S1

27 May

• My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name S2

Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti S1

28 May

Council of Dads S1

29 May

The Bachelor presents: Listen to your Heart S1

30 May

The Queen’s Corgi (Saturday Night Movie)

31 May

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson from Modern Family)
• John Wick 3 (Sunday Night Movies)

Plus One

Note: dates, times and shows might change. This schedule is for SA DStv subscribers only.

DStv Compact Plus

Things we’re excited about this month: Season 6 of Power, more Project Runway, and a series of Lifetime Movies that feature the untold stories of some incredible women.

Remember, to see all the DStv Compact Plus highlights, scroll down to see what’s coming to Compact, Family and Access as well – as all the channels in those packages are included in Compact Plus too.

Everything you can watch Live or on Catch Up on DStv Compact Plus in April 2020:

** Look out for our Plum Picks in bold.

1 May

Guess Who S1

2 May

American on Fire

3 May

The Real Prime Suspect S2A

4 May

Intervention: The Heroin Hub S17 | The Funny Dance Show S1 | Murder for My Man S1 | Sweet Home Alabama

5 May

• Power S6

A Killer’s Mistake S2 | Love & Marriage: Huntsville S1

6 May

Local Relics of the Knights of the Templar

10 May

D-Day: The Untold Stories | Total Bellas S5 (Double bill)

11 May

Last Man Standing S7 | While you were Sleeping | Deputy

14 May

Growing up Hip Hop S2

17 May

The Clark Sisters First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime Original Movie) | As We Forgive | Mama Rwanda

18 May

The Proposal

21 May

Face The Beast

23 May

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story (Lifetime Original Movie)

24 May

Bobbi Kristina Movie (Lifetime Original Movie)

25 May

Runaway Bride

27 May

• Project Runway S18

Sex, Lies & Murder S2B

28 May

Alone: The Beast S1

Note: dates, times and shows might change. This schedule is for SA DStv subscribers only.

DStv Compact

Killing Eve is FINALLY coming to South Africa, so put a reminder in your calendar to livestream it on Fox HD every Wednesday night at 20.45, or else watch the episodes on Catch Up. There are new seasons of Arrow and Charmed, plus another instalment of Come Dine With Me SA.

Remember, to see all the DStv Compact highlights, scroll down to see what’s coming to Family and Access as well – as all the channels in those packages are included in Compact too.

Everything you can watch Live or on Catch Up on DStv Compact in April 2020:

** Look out for our Plum Picks in bold.

1 May

Betrayed S4 | Stonehenge Decoded: Update | The Simpsons S21 – S23 | America’s Funniest Home Videos S27

2 May

• Arrow S8

Murder Mystery Saturday: The West Memphis Three, An American Murder Mystery, Jodi Arias, JonBenet

3 May

B.A.P.S (Sunday Night Movie) | Uyangeza (Mzansi Magic Movie) | Plug Love (Saturday International Film)

4 May

The Funny Dance Show S1 | The Inkwell (Monday Night Movie)

5 May

Car SOS S8 | The Resident S3

6 May

• Killing Eve S1

Cosmos: Possible Worlds S3

7 May

Airport Security: Peru & Brazil

8 May

• Charmed S2

Heroes of The Sky: The Real Mighty Eighth

9 May

The Man with Iron Fists (Martial Arts Action Weekend) | Umlingisi (Mzansi Magic Movie) | Mother’s Day (Saturday International Film)

11 May

• War of the Worlds S1 (Fox)

Predator at Large S1

12 May

Black Ink Crew NY Encore S7

13 May

Catfish S8

14 May

Girl Meets Farm S5

15 May

Skeletons of The Inca Rebellion | Bullet Proof Monk (Martial Arts Action Weekend)

16 May

Celebrity IOU S1 | Monate Mpolaye (Mzansi Magic Movies) | Through Black Spruce (Saturday International Film)

19 May

Stacey Dooley: Bounty Hunters | Stacey Dooley: Face to Face with the Arms Dealers | Deadliest Catch S16 | 100 Day Dream Home S1 | Saving Notre Dame | Geordie OGs | Diners, Drive-ins and Dives S31

20 May

• First Dates UK S5
• Jett S1

21 May

American Soul S2

22 May

Gas Extreme Customs S1

23 May

Uthando Lukayise (Mzansi Magic Movie) | 15 Minutes (Saturday International Film)

25 May

• The Great British Bake Off S10
• War of the Worlds (MTV)

Kick Ass 2 (Martial Arts Action Weekend)

26 May

• Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip S2

Stacey Dooley: Isis Brides S1 | Stacey Dooley: Inside Spain’s Narcos Wars S1

27 May

• Come Dine with Me SA S6

X-Ray Earth S1 | NCIS S16

28 May

Torn from The Headlines: New York Post Reports S1 | Blood Brother (Martial Arts Action Weekend)

29 May

Tokarev (Action Weekend)

30 May

All Eyez on Me (Saturday Night Movie) | Drive Angry (Action Weekend) | Umshado Ka Dadewethu (Mzansi Magic Movie) | Kidnap (Saturday International Film)

Note: dates, times and shows might change. This schedule is for SA DStv subscribers only.

DStv Family

Remember, to see all the DStv Family highlights, scroll down to see what’s coming to Access as well – as all the channels in those packages are included in Family too.

Everything you can watch Live or on Catch Up on DStv Family in April 2020:

** Look out for our Plum Picks in bold.

1 May

Ufelani S4

2 May

Car SOS S5

3 May

Braveheart

4 May

My Plek of Joune? S8

9 May

Call For a Hero | Hustle & Flow

11 May

Deputy

15 May

Fish or Die S1

16 May

Beatrice at Dinner

18 May

The Evil Eye

19 May

Ghost Nation S1

23 May

Clamped, Fined & Towed Away S1

25 May

My Identity

26 May

Myne vir Joune S1 | The Alaska Triangle

29 May

Klankbord S2

30 May

• No Excuses Pay Papgeld S5

Besigheid wat Saak Maak | Yes Mesis (sitcom)

Note: dates, times and shows might change. This schedule is for SA DStv subscribers only.

DStv Access

No need to waste a good lockdown! Our pick for May is 90 Day Fiancé: Self Quarantine S1, a reality romance show from which there is literally no escaping. And if you thought South Africa’s lockdown regulations were tight, get ready for a new season of Border Security, that kicks off with a double bill of bag searches and sniffer dogs.

Everything you can watch Live or on Catch Up on DStv Access in April 2020:

** Look out for our Plum Picks in bold.

3 May

Barkfest | Due Date (Sunday Night Movie)

4 May

The Incredible Dr Pol S9 | Real Health S8

5 May

• 90 Day Fiancé: Self Quarantine S1

Buddy vs Duff S2 | Coolest Places to Stay S1

6 May

Little People, Big World S14 | Women of Wild (stunt)

10 May

The Dark Knight (Sunday Night Movie)

11 May

Border Security S15 (Weekday double-bill)

12 May

Escape to the Chateau S5

16 May

90 Day Fiancé: Pillow Talk Weekend

17 May

The Dark Knight Rises (Sunday Night Movies)

18 May

My Big Fat Fabulous Life S6

24 May

Star Trek (Sunday Night Movies)

25 May

Africa Brags (Africa Day) | Luxury Homes Revealed Australia S1 | Grand Designs Australia S6

31 May

Star Trek Into Darkness (Sunday Night Movie)

Note: dates, times and shows might change. This schedule is for SA DStv subscribers only.