Potential Future: Lifetime Might Relaunch In Africa And The Rest Of Europe On Discovery+

Lifetime was terminated in the UK last year as A+E Networks partnered up with Warner Bros. Discovery to distribute the channel's entire catalogue on Discovery+ and a year prior to the United States.

The channel is set to go off air by the end of May in Africa and the rest of Europe meaning viewers will lose out on shows like On The Case With Paula Zahn, Storage Wars, Marriage At First Sight, Dance Moms and Surviving R. Kelly.

 

Also joining that list of terminations is the brands streaming service, Lifetime Play leaving HISTORY and Crime + Investigation as the only linear channels operated by A+E Networks.

The parent company doesn't state the actual reason for the termination but if I had to guess it probably has something to do with the distribution agreement A+E Networks made with Warner Bros. Discovery for Lifetime in the UK.

Not a lot of people know this but the A+E Networks channels in the Africa, Poland and the rest of MENA are all handled by the UK which has been streamlining their entertainment with the rise of other streamers like Disney+ and HBO Max.

 

So the idea of this deal possibly including the rest of Europe doesn't seem far fetched. Compared to History and C+I, Lifetime has been struggling to gain traction and some would deem it a worthy competitor to TLC's wedding bonanza.

The channel alongside History and Crime + Investigation are handled by major brands The Walt Disney Company (excluding Europe), Sky (UK) and Hearst Corporation (globally) but from what I've seen with several linear channels that have this many owners its hard finding success so Lifetime's fate was predictable.

 

Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if The Walt Disney Company sold their shares its not like the content is on Disney+ if it was they'd be no need to run to a competitor to gain some relevancy.

Warner Bros. Discovery would make an ideal buyer Lifetime would merge with TLC for their remarkable similarities, Crime + Investigation with ID as there's not much original content going there leaving History as the only survivor from A+E Networks.

Roundups #47: Ice Age TV Series Rumoured To Be In Development For Disney Junior And Disney+, Discovery+ Set To Premiere Tyra Bank Produced Series And Carlos Ponce And Marjorie De Sousa Team Up On Upcoming Lifetime Series

Ice Age enters the preschool market

The Ice Age pack returned recently with The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild and Disney has been making clear that, besides working on a 7th feature film for Disney+ by 20th Century Animation, it seems that the world of Ice Age will entertain the most youngest people on the house.

According to information from Jim Hill, from the podcast specializing in Animation: Fine Tooning, Disney Junior is developing a series with the characters from Ice Age as babies, for Disney+.

 

 

If true Ice Age Babies will be the first preschool show from the Disney Junior brand to not be for TV Broadcasting and probably one of the many Preschool Original Disney Junior Shows For Disney+ that Bob Chapek promised on the Q3 2021, to compete with Netflix Preschool programming.

Tyra Banks returns to fashion world

Generation Drag follows five teenagers as they participate in the Dragutante, a drag show designed as a platform for LGBTQ+ teens to express themselves, as well as the parents and other family members who are learning to support them. All six episodes of the docuseries will be released on Discovery+ on June 1.

“I have such admiration and respect for these teens. They are bravely navigating coming into their own in a world that can be very challenging and not always accepting. What is so beautiful is seeing their parents and siblings supporting them,” Banks said in a news release.

 

 

The series is produced by Monkey Kingdom, a subsidiary of Universal International Studios, in association with Bankable Productions and Cat Fight Productions.

Two Telemundo stars join forces for new series

Marjorie de Sousa revealed her new project. After weeks releasing the occasional clue, the Venezuelan actress announced that she will participate in the series “Amores que deceit”, where she will share the screen with Carlos Ponce.

 

According to Lifetime, 'Amores que deceit’ tells different stories based on human dramas of real women in everyday situations, dealing with love, illusion and trust, pain, betrayal, disappointment and, in some cases, the crime”.

The drama will be made up of 10 unit episodes that narrate the same number of independent stories. Miami, Guadalajara and São Paulo are the places where the stories take place. In the case of Marjorie, her episode has as its epicenter the capital of the state of Jalisco, in Mexico.

DStv Updates: New Channels Ranging From Pop-Ups To Permanent, Terminations And Other Rumours

MultiChoice has lost several channels over the years with more closures expected in the near future. The pay-tv company has been exploring other means of entertainment by strengthening the bond with third parties and increasing local investment.

They've also experienced a decline in consumers particularly on top tier packages. Point being made even if there's a growth in the lower masses the costs won't be able to cover the premium entertainment on M-Net and SuperSport.

Evidently, I can see them lose consumers in that smaller area which kind of brings the new channels into the mix.

As some have noticed, there hasn't been much international on DStv as most of their suppliers like Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, NBCUniversal and Disney+ are saving them for their streaming service which they plan to introduce in the market.

 

 

MultiChoice is trying to build their programming slate with local content and sports. They're trying to be niche Disney+ is family and Discovery+ is factual so their only options are the reasons anyone would stay onboard at this point which brings us to the new channels.

Pop-Up Channels:

1. Woordfees
Unlike Afrocinema, the theatrical pop-up repeats the same content for the third time but to more DStv customers. The brand is expected to host some live event later in the year with the pop-up possibly fortunate to get the content in 2023.

2. Afrocinema
The channel gained massive success for its local movies when it was introduced last year in Africa Day so the brand is expected to make a return with a new movie titled Dark September.

Terminations:

1. Lifetime
As seen in other parts of Europe, Lifetime will cease transmission on DStv across Africa leaving A+E Networks to operate History for the time being. The channel closes by the end of May which coincides with the possible fate of the e.tv channels.

 

2. Discovery Family (rumour)
Its counterpart in France closed down earlier in the year as part of a decision made by the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery and although not much reasons were shared with the sudden closure the feed on DStv has been on autopilot.

3. Boomerang (rumour)
Cartoonito launched as a programming block on the channel with plans to get content under this new branding and Cartoon Network shifting their focus to families and girls there's not much purpose for Boomerang.

4. eMedia channels - eExtra, eMovies, eMovies Extra and eToonz (pending)
eMedia Investments and MultiChoice are currently battling out the potential outcome for these channels which were scheduled to close in March only for it to be extended through June.

New Channels:

1. Upcoming movie channel
Interpreted as a replacement to eMovies, MultiChoice plans to add another movie channel later in the year not only to South Africans but the rest of Africa. The channel is speculated to be a mashup of the two eMovies kind of like how DreamWorks became eToonz+.

 

2. Untitled Via duplicate
The norm for most local channels or at least the ones on top tier brands. The channel will exist to rehash programs seen on the main channel and will likely be exclusive to Access customers as the content is currently available on the main channel.

3. Existing channels (partially rumoured)
MultiChoice was set to add KIX as a replacement to eMovies on Access as they prep another movie channel with PBS Kids added to Easyview as a suitor for eToonz all of which are pending due to the e.tv channels. On another rumoured note, Access customers are said to get the African lifestyle channel, HONEY.

 

 

4. tvN (rumour)
The #1 Korean entertainment channel offering drama series and reality shows ran as a pop-up on DStv. After its closure, its social platforms remain active as they seek a platform to continue their operations.

5. SABC Education
Launched in 2020, the channel was created amidst a pandemic and negotiations were underway for the past two years to package it on DStv. The reason for the long wait may have to do with the other 2 channels.

6. Two untitled SABC channels
The channels were said to replace the 4 e.tv channels currently seen on DStv. Not much details were mentioned about the two but SABC did register 3 channels 2 of which might be the same ones eMedia Investments and the SABC failed to launch on Openview in 2021.

As Expected, A+E Networks Africa Closing Lifetime Africa Channel

A+E Networks Africa is closing its Lifetime Africa channel, on both linear and non-linear platforms on 31 May 2022. This follows the closure of Lifetime in Great Britain, Ireland and Malta and will coincide with the shutdown of the channel in Poland.

Lifetime Africa has entertained audiences with international hit shows like the Little Women franchise, Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, Surviving R. Kelly, and Lifetime original movies. We are proud to have brought audiences local shows such as Married At First Sight, Love At Second Swipe and Four Weddings South Africa. We have been delighted to have worked with local celebrities like AKA and Pabi Moloi.

 

 

We thank our viewers and clients for their invaluable support over the years. A+E Networks Africa’s History channel is still available on DStv 186 and Crime + Investigation Play will remain active in the region.

Until Further Notice 

DStv will also be closing e.tv's 4 channels at the same time Lifetime goes off air on the platform DreamWorks and PBS Kids replaced eToonz while KIX and an upcoming movie channel replace eMovies and eMovies Extra with HONEY and Via duplicate channel possibly replacing eExtra.

New Janet Jackson Documentary Is Coming To Lifetime Africa - Answer To That Clue Shared On DStv's Social Platforms

The four-hour event, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Janet’s first album, Janet Jackson (1982), is set to simulcast on Lifetime and A&E, two of the flagship channels of the A+E Networks portfolio. With full, unprecedented access to the global icon, JANET JACKSON. is an intimate, honest and unfiltered look at her untold story. Producers Workerbee have been filming the incredible documentary for over three years and were granted exclusive access to archival footage and Janet’s never before seen home videos, along with star-studded interviews.

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This will be the definitive story on Janet Jackson. One of the best-selling and highest-earning artists in music history, Janet has enjoyed immense levels of success, experienced incredible tragedy, and endured a tumultuous private life in the face of extraordinary public scrutiny. With no stone left unturned, JANET JACKSON lifts the lid on her private life for the very first time and reveals some of her most intimate moments ever caught on camera.

Lifetime dropped the first full trailer for the two-part documentary last month, which honors the 40th anniversary of her debut album. The 3-minute clip gives an overview of Jackson's life and defining career moments, with the singer narrating her own life story, saying that the doc is, "It's just something that needs to be done."

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The clip also reveals several more cameos from members of Jackson's family and inner circle, including her mother Katherine, her siblings Rebbie and Tito, her ex-husband James DeBarge, and her past boyfriends Q-Tip and Jermaine Dupri. Several of her celeb peers and admirers will also feature, including Ciara, Janelle Monae, Teyana Taylor, Regina King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Whoopi Goldberg.

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A Year After The UK, A+E Networks Ends Lifetime's Linear Operations In Poland, Could The Same Fate Await DStv Subscribers In Africa?

In 2021, Lifetime ceased operation in the UK as A+E Networks signed a distribution agreement with Discovery Inc's streaming service, Discovery+. A year prior to that the channel unveiled a new look.

According to Press Poland (Pl), A+E Networks UK has decided to pull Lifetime out of life support in that region and viewers have until the end of May to enjoy their last moments with the channel.

Founded in 1995, A+E Networks UK offers 20 channels in 60 million households globally including British Islands, Scandinavia, Benelux, Middle-Eastern Europe, Africa and the Nearby East.

Lifetime has been active in the market since 2013 with Africa following a year prior offering a range of female based content such as Dance Moms, Storage Wars and Married At First Sight.

In 2019, A+E Networks held a showcase for which MultiChoice them not to as their contract was up for renewal and that only led to a carriage dispute which was later resolved at the expense of one of their brands.

Now it seems like another channel could be out for the count as its slowly begun to decline in Europe. At the moment, Crime+Investigation is the only reason Lifetime remains relevant to Africa.

For several months, A+E Networks hasn't provided any info regarding new content for Lifetime aside from the fact that the channel hasn't aligned their design with the United States for literally 2 years.

MultiChoice's Showcase was the first time in many months we've gotten any news on the channel. The info provided by them hadn't always been consistent with what's seen on screen but I hope that changes should it remain in the market.

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The Murder Of Dee Blanchard: From HBO To Telemundo Here's A List Of Brands That Documented Gypsy's Freedom From Her Abusive Mother

Dee Dee had been making her daughter pass herself off as younger and pretend to be disabled and chronically ill, subjecting her to unnecessary surgery and medication, and controlling her through physical and psychological abuse.

Gypsy Rose, daughter of Dee Dee is currently serving a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder while Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

In 2017, HBO produced the documentary film Mommy Dead and Dearest directed by Erin Lee Carr about the murder and its relationship to Munchausen syndrome by proxy. The film includes interrogation footage and exclusive interviews with Nick Godejohn and incarcerated Gypsy Rose.

Later that year, The CBS network talk show Dr. Phil, episode "Mother Knows Best: A Story of Munchausen by Proxy and Murder" featuring interviews with Gypsy Rose, her father and step-mother.

In 2018, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) news and information series Good Morning America, segment "Mother of All Murders" aired an exclusive in-prison interview with Gypsy Rose. The ABC network other series 20/20, did an episode titled "The Story of Gypsy Blanchard".

The Sony Entertainment Television channel series CID aired an episode titled "Death on Social Media" on 13 August 2017, based on the case but the setting for the episode was changed to India; the characters Aria and Aanchal were based on Gypsy and Dee Dee Blanchard respectively.

The Investigation Discovery channel series James Patterson's Murder is Forever episode "Mother of All Murders", season 1, episode 2, premiered on January 29, 2018. Investigation Discovery also aired a two-hour-long special documentary titled Gypsy's Revenge.

Love You to Death aired on Lifetime in January 2019, dramatizing the case as "inspired by true events". Marcia Gay Harden starred as the fictionalized version of Dee Dee, Emily Skeggs starred as Gypsy Rose's counterpart, Brennan Keel Cook starred as Nick's counterpart, and Tate Donovan starred as Rod's counterpart.

In 2019, the streaming service Hulu announced the creation of the true crime series The Act. The 8-episode miniseries is based on Michelle Dean's 2016 BuzzFeed article. Dean is an executive producer and writer for the first season of the series.

Later that year, Netflix web television series The Politician, the characters Infinity Jackson, Ricardo, and Dusty Jackson are respectively based on Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Nicholas Godejohn and Dee Dee Blanchard. Telemundo's Decisions 13th episode "Amor de madre" was also used to tell the tale.

Gypsy Rose's case has been treated more as a child abuse as opposed to her fiancee case which is murder. Her actions garnered media attention as opposed to her mother whose family flushed her ashes down the toilet.

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October 2020 On Lifetime Africa | MAFS: Couple Cam | The Redemption Project | Shocktober Movies

Brand New & Exclusive
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM
13 October, Tuesdays 21h00
Married at First Sight: Couples’ Cam presents an intmate look at marriage and a rare chance to revisit relatonships that started in the spotlight and contnued to grow when the cameras stopped rolling. Self-shot by the couples themselves, using mounted cameras and diary cams, the series follows the highs, lows, humour and drama of everyday domestc life. Featuring never-before-seen footage, episodes capture everything from the birth of babies and home renovaton projects to parentng pressures, career changes – and for some, relatonship counselling. Virtual group chats bring all the couples together to discuss their hopes for the future.

Brand New & Exclusive
THE REDEMPTION PROJECT
21 October, Wednesdays 21h00 This series follows the journey of the victm
- or surviving family members - of a life- altering crime as they come face-to-face with their ofender in the hopes of fnding answers or seeking some sense of closure. Van Jones will serve as a guide for the viewer throughout this transformatonal experience. Through unique access to the U.S. prison system and a rare glimpse into the restoratve justce process, this powerful series will explore the human potental for redempton.

3 October – 31 October
SHOCKTOBER MOVIES
Saturdays & Sundays from 19:20
This October Lifetme’s made-for-TV thrillers have real shock value. From dangerous obsessions and forbidden relatonships to surviving sociopaths, the tension will have viewers on the edge of their seats.

PSYCHO YOGA INSTRUCTOR
17 October, Saturday 19h20
Justne Grace is desperate to sort out her life, her marriage, and herself. When Domenic, a handsome yoga instructor, takes an interest in her it seems like he might be the one to fnally bring happiness to her life. However, he has ideas that go beyond yoga. Justne must fnd the strength within herself to save her marriage, save her life, and survive a sociopath as he tries to seduce her into the perfect pose.

PSYCHO BFF
18 October, Saturday 19h20
When Renee’s shy teenage daughter fnally makes a friend, Renee is thrilled. But when the friend’s inital bossiness turns into emotonal abuse, Renee forbids the relatonship from contnuing, and the girls run away together, sending Renee on a desperate search for her daughter before she’s gone for good. Juliana Destefano, Alexandra Doke, and Kate Watson star.

MY NIGHTMARE LANDLORD
31 October, Saturday 19h20
Lydia moves into a new apartment afer breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, fnding herself more and more isolated as her apartment manager becomes obsessed with her. Caroline Harris, Ignacyo Matynia, Sinead D’Arc, and Spencer Belko star.

HER DEADLY GROOM
25 October, Saturday 19h20
Recent divorcee Alison is nervous about jumping back into the datng pool. When her best friend sets her up on a datng site, Alison is matched with Vincent, a mysterious man who appears to be too good to be true...because he is. Will Alison uncover the truth about Vincent’s motves before it’s too late? Kate Watson, Michael DeVorzon, Kelly Erin Decker, Elyse Cantor, Eric Roberts star. (2020)

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September 2020 On Lifetime Africa | What Happened To Ashley & Laura? | Surviving Jeffrey Epstein | Family Feud Movies

Brand New & Exclusive
WHAT HAPPENED TO ASHLEY &
LAURIA? HELL IN THE HEARTLAND
23 September – 10 October, Wednesdays 21h00
This four-part investgatve documentary series explores a harrowing and unique missing persons case that is currently evolving into a much larger story of unsolved murder and allegatons of cover-up and corrupton in Oklahoma. Crime author and investgator Jax Miller and former police investgator Sarah Cailean intrepidly research the confounding case of Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman, two teenagers who disappeared in December 1999, afer the Freeman family trailer was burned to the ground. The series delves into the many strange theories of the case and reveals a truth that proves even more incredible.

Brand New & Exclusive
SURVIVING JEFFREY EPSTEIN
27 September, Sundays at 20h50
In the glamorous world of the global elite, an open secret lingered. One trafcking ring, with one man at the centre. Hundreds of survivors. Who knew; who refused to see; and who helped him get away with it? He’s dead, but his survivors are stll living with the traumatc afermath. Surviving Jefrey Epstein is a four-part documentary event series that investgates how the elusive Epstein allegedly ran a global network targetng young girls for himself and his cabal of rich and powerful friends. Operatng from his luxurious homes in New York City, Palm Beach, New Mexico, Paris and the Caribbean, he was also accused of using his extreme wealth and infuence to cover his predaton.
Following his August 10, 2019 death by suicide in federal prison, Jeffrey Epstein stole one more thing from his victms: the chance to face their accuser and finally see justce prevail. This documentary series provides a platorm for these courageous women to share their stories frst- hand as we examine Epstein’s rise to boundless wealth, the people surrounding him who potentally procured and protected, his second arrest, shocking death and the stories yet untold.

Brand New and Exclusive
FAMILY FEUD MOVIES

THE WRONG MOMMY
05 September at 19:20pm Saturday CEO Samantha (Vivica A. Fox) promotes her successful project manager, Melanie (Jessica Morris), who is married with a young daughter. She seems to have it all going on, and the new job prompts her to hire her own personal assistant, Phoebe (Ashlynne Yennie). However, while smart, the new hire is also cunning and has a twisted plan for revenge against Melanie’s mother, Carol, (Dee Wallace).
05 - 27 September 2020

THE WRONG STEPFATHER
12 September at 19:20pm Saturday Ellen (Vivica A. Fox), principal at a high school, feels life is getng beter for her best friend - teacher Karen (Krista Allen), afer she meets Craig (Corin Nemec), a charming new college advisor. Yet something seems of as the relatonship moves fast into an engagement and suddenly Karen’s daughter’s problems magically disappear. Suspicions slowly evolve into real fear when Karen begins to believe that Craig might be the wrong stepfather for her daughter.

DATING TO KILL
12 September at 20:50pm Saturday Jessica, a single mother, has a warm relatonship with her 18-year-old daughter — until Tessa starts dating an older man against mom’s wishes. The crisis becomes lethal when Jessica realizes the older man is someone who attacked her when she was in college — and he’s now back for revenge!

A SISTER’S OBSESSION
19 September at 19:20pm Saturday
Kendra is a happily married career woman. But as her life quickly starts to unravel, she soon discovers the cause of her troubles – it seems her long lost twin sister resents her “enttled life” and is determined to even the playing field.

A DAUGHTER’S REVENGE
26 September at 19:20 Saturday
Elle Spencer has devised a terrifying plan... soon her friend, Anna will be released from jail, where she served tme for a DUI. Anna has nothing – no family, no money, no job – only Elle is there for her. What Elle does not reveal, is that she blames her stepfather for her mother’s suicide, and Anna will become the unsuspectng instrument of her revenge. Stars Jessica Sipos, Linden Ashby and Sierra Wooldridge.

August 2020 On Lifetime Africa | Court Cam | Women's Month Movies

Brand New & Exclusive
COURT CAM
26 August – 2 December, Wednesday from 20h05
Court Cam takes you inside America’s
most dramatic courtroom moments.
From frightening outbursts to furious
judges, this series brings you back
to where it happened for the story
behind the story. Hosted by Dan Abrams, Court Cam will also include interviews with judges, witnesses and victims to tell the true crime story behind the wildest, most emotional court moments caught on video.

WOMEN’S MONTH MOVIES
Lifetime celebrate Women’s Month by screening some of the channel’s very best biopics and true stories that have women at the fore. Lifetime’s “ripped from the headlines’’ movies which will air on Saturdays and Sundays at 19h20 include; Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, Simone Biles: The Courage to Soar, Harry and Meghan: Becoming Royal, Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story, Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story, Stolen by my Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story.

August is a jam-packed movie month on Lifetime. The channel will also be featuring these brand new movies:

THE NEIGHBOUR IN THE WINDOW
10 August, Monday at 20h05
When upbeat, outgoing Karen, her husband Scott and their young son relocate to Washington for Scott’s job, Karen looks forward to starting a new life. She soon meets Lisa, her beautiful charming neighbour and they quickly bond. Lisa soon starts lying to Karen, and about Karen to others. Lisa cleverly sets herself up as Karen’s victim, until aspect of Karen’s new life starts to unravel. Karen doesn’t realise how desperate and cunning Lisa is—until things come to a shocking head.

THE SECRET SHE KEPT
16 August, Sunday at 19h20
Tia has just married the man of her dreams and is on the brink of launching a major political campaign when a pattern of erratic behaviour leads her husband to uncover her secret: she suffers from mental illness.

THE COOL MOM
24 August, Monday at 20h05
A budding friendship between their teenage daughters becomes a point of conflict for neighbour moms Tara and Anna. Despite Anna’s insistence that she’s not trying to steal Tara’s daughter, her bizarre actions scream otherwise.

INTO THE ARMS OF DANGER
31 August, Monday at 20h05
A combative phone call with her mom, Laura, results in 17-year-old Jenny getting into a car accident on a desolate stretch of road. Jenny’s call for help is answered by a pair of EMTs who promptly arrive to treat her wounds. But once Jenny is locked in the back of the ambulance, she discovers her “rescuers” are not really paramedics and are NOT taking her to the hospital, but rather to the remote home they share with their mother – a woman insane with grief over the loss of her teenage daughter – a daughter she intends to replace with Jenny.

June & July 2020 On Lifetime Africa | Flipping Virgins | Cheerleader Movies | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Monday Crush Monday Movies | Many More

Brand New & Exclusive
FLIPPING VIRGINS
1st June - 3rd July, Weekdays at 12:50 CAT Property expert and host, Egypt Sherrod, gets down and dirty with frst tmers who risk it all in the unpredictable world of fipping houses. With real people, real stakes, and high-pressure decisions to be made, each episode sees Egypt ofering invaluable advice to these house-fipping virgins. They have just 60 days untl the frst payment is due. In order to beat that deadline, Egypt’s formula is: 30 days to renovate and 30 days to sell. From fnding the right house at the right price to feeling the rush of making the most proft possible, these rookie renovators will see and do it all. And with Egypt on board, they’ll lose their fipping virginity without losing their shirts.

Brand New & Exclusive
BRIDE AND PREJUDICE - FORBIDDEN LOVE
23rd June - 25th August, Tuesdays at 21:00 CAT Bride & Prejudice: Forbidden Love is a social experiment following three couples who want to get married, but whose families disapprove of their relatonships. Relatonship Expert Calvin Roberson will lead the couples and their families through an intensive 4-week process to directly confront their issues. If their problems cannot be overcome, the couples will have to choose to get married without the approval of their families or go their separate ways.

6th -28th June, Weekends 19:20
CHEERLEADER MOVIES:

SECRET LIVES OF CHEERLEADERS
Brand New and Exclusive
On 6th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
Ava King, an incoming transfer student, is reluctantly trying out for the cheerleading squad at Kennedy High School. Her ambitous mother, Candice, pushes her to join. Head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school, Katrina Smith, quickly cozies up to Ava. Once Ava makes the squad, she becomes instant high school royalty. She also meets Peter, a fellow student and member of the football team with whom she becomes involved romantcally. As she eases into her new life as a cheerleader, Ava eventually discovers new cheerleaders must go through a series of challenges set by Katrina in order to “offcially” join the squad. While their frst few meetngs are innocent enough, the hazing gets more and more dangerous and intense, and during a humiliatng late night hazing session, Ava decides that enough is enough, and quits the squad. But Katrina does not take kindly to it and makes it her mission to destroy Ava’s life.

IDENTITY THEFT OF A CHEERLEADER
Brand New and Exclusive
On 13th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
In her fnal year of high school, Vicky realized she would never escape the bullies or live up to her mother’s expectatons, so she dropped out of school. Now 31, Vicky has hit rock botom. Desperate, she steals the identty of a senior high school cheerleader to redo her fnal year. Determined that this tme it will be diferent, and that she will make her mother proud, Vicky will do anything to be number one. Afer manipulatng her way into the popular crowd and scoring the school’s hotest athlete as her boyfriend, she ensures her cheerleading rival has an “accident” in order to land the ttle of Cheer- Captain. On top of the world and living the teenage dream, Vicky will stop at nothing to maintain her status, but there is one high schooler who has begun to suspect that she is not all that she seems.

THE PERFECT CHEERLEADER
Brand New and Exclusive
On 20th June, Saturday at 19:20 CAT When Cassie Talbot, 18, a shy but prety dancer heads of to college, she’s focused on her studies and becoming a vet. But a chance encounter leads her to reluctantly tryout for the cheerleading squad. To Cassie’s surprise she makes the squad and her life instantly transforms. For the frst tme, she has it all: popularity, a major she’s passionate about and a cute boy from class wants to date her. Everything is perfect until... her dead- beat father disappears with her tuiton money. Cassie’s at risk of losing it all untl she discovers the cheerleading squad has a salacious secret that could make all her problems instantly go away. Against everything she believes in, Cassie joins several of the girls and turns to having sex with older men for quick money. The cheerleading squad moonlights as a call girl ring and the madam is none other than the cheer coach. But afer Cassie joins the ring, things go terribly wrong for one of the girls. Cassie realizes she’s involved in something deeper that has to be stopped - at the risk of exposing her own mistakes.
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Brand New & Exclusive
CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES
15 July – 19 August, Wednesdays at 21h00 CAT
Celebrity Ghost Stories is the frst and only series where celebrites share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal. The series represents a new breed of documentary storytelling; compelling, surprising and downright spooky. Celebrity Ghost Stories is told completely through frst person narratve by the respected actors, musical artsts, and athletes who have experienced these phenomena themselves. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to real life haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptve, frst person POV’s from our favourite stars deliver a brand-new way of experiencing the thrills and chills of the addictve world of the paranormal.

New Season SEVEN YEAR SWITCH US S3
9 July – 10 Sept, Thursdays at 20h05 CAT Lifetme is home to season three of Seven Year Switch which sees four couples embark on an emotonally difcult journey to help repair their relatonships by partcipatng in an extreme, innovatve experiment of switch therapy. Each couple will swap partners and partake in experimental marriages in order to help determine if diferent traits and characteristcs in a mate could make their marriage stronger. Viewers learn each of their stories – how they met, how they fell in love, how their marriages took a turn for the worst and why they are willing to risk everything in order to save it. Two relatonship experts; Charles
J. Orlando and Dr. Jessica Grifn, will help guide the couples through the switch therapy process, as they adjust to living with an experimental spouse. Will this ultmate experiment in “switch therapy” provide new appreciaton for the love they have or entce them to call it quits?

New Season MARRIAGE BOOTCAMP S10: FAMILY EDITION 2
9 July – 17 Sept, Thursdays at 21h00 CAT On Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Editon, four famous families who are dealing with notorious and well-publicized rifs will undergo intense counselling and decide with the help of experienced therapists Dr. Ish Major and Dr. Venus Nicolino, whether to save their relatonships or cut family tes forever.

6 July – 27 July, Mondays at 20h05
MAN CRUSH MONDAY MOVIES:

Premiere
KILLER IN RED
06 July from 20:05 to 21:35
Christa is an up and coming personal shopper and stylist who is preparing for her upcoming wedding with Jake, her dream man. One day, she meets Kat, a shy young woman who is looking to reinvent herself. At frst things seem great and Kat and Christa become fast friends. As tme passes though, it becomes clear that Kat has an unhealthy obsession with Christa and her life, especially Jake. As Kat’s innocent facade begins to fade and reveal her dark intentons, Christa must act quickly or risk losing everything she holds dear.

Brand New
Premier DOWNSIZED
13 July from 20:05 to 21:35
Ebony and Michael were forced into a modern “shotgun” wedding afer becoming teenage parents, putng their personal goals on hold in order to support their family. Amazingly, the two high school sweethearts managed to overcome the odds and establish a seemingly ideal life for themselves. However, the success that initally was meant to strengthen their family has become the very thing that is driving them apart. As a result, Michael desperately tries to hold onto everything he’s worked his entre life to gain. This leads the family on an unconventonal adventure to restore the faith, hope, and trust that initally brought them together.

Coming Up In May 2020 On Lifetime Africa

Brand New & Exclusive
INTERVENTION: THE HEROIN HUB S17
Starts 4th May, Mondays at 20:05 CAT
Over the course of six consecutve episodes, viewers will follow the stories of addicts as they work to overcome their opioid addictons as well as one of the most dramatc recoveries in one of the largest drug hubs on the East Coast. The team of expert interventonists will work with city ofcials, frst responders and the families, ofering a way out before it is too late. This season, Interventon focuses on the journey of those plagued by addicton and their families who are lef to pick up the pieces in what is dubbed Philadelphia’s “Heroin Hub” and the surrounding communites. Interventonists Ken Seeley, Donna Chavous, Heather Hayes, Michael Gonzalez and Jim Reidy face the biggest challenge of their careers as they atempt to help nine victms of addicton, who are in dire need of support, to get clean and gain control over their lives.

Brand New - Crime on Lifetime
A KILLER’S MISTAKE S2
Starts 5th May, Tuesdays - Thursday at 21:55 CAT Everything turns on one piece of evidence…fail to fnd it, and a killer stays free. Ten iconic murder stories from the last three years that were solved because of one fatal error. Intrigue, jeopardy, layered story-telling and a series which is both moving and revelatory of the detectve process. A look at high-profle murders and the key errors that killers made that led to their arrests.

New Season
SEX, LIES & MURDER 2B
Starts 27th May, Tuesdays - Thursdays at 21:55 CAT
Sex, Lies & Murder is a non-fcton series detailing true cases of relatonships in which broken intmacy has led to murder. A husband’s heart wrenching betrayal results in his wife commitng an horrifc act of violence. A wife’s torrid afair with her pastor ends with her husband killing them both. A fery online romance leads to murder afer it’s discovered.

Untold Stories of Real Women
LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
Brand New and Exclusive

THE CLARK SISTERS: FIRST LADIES OF GOSPEL
Brand New and Exclusive
On 17th May, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel recounts the story of the highest-selling female gospel group in history and their trailblazing mother, Mate Moss Clark. Credited with bringing gospel music to the mainstream, the fve Clark sisters overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejecton, betrayal and sibling rivalries to achieve internatonal fame as icons of the gospel music industry.

WHEN LOVE KILLS: THE FALICIA BLAKELY STORY
Brand New & Exclusive
On 23rd May, Saturday at 19:20 CAT When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, an original flm produced by Tasha Smith, follows the tragic life of a young teenage mom. At 16 and already a mother, Falicia is at odds with her mom and soon begins working at a strip club. She meets Dino, a man who quickly pulls her into a dangerous life of crime that changes everything she knows. Today, Falicia Blakely a 34-year- old woman who is currently serving three life sentences for murdering three men by the age of 19 - a story that will forever be immortalized by a rivetng television movie. But who is the woman behind the tragic tale?

BOBBI KRISTINA MOVIE
Brand New & Exclusive
On 24th May, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
The untold story of Bobbi Kristna Brown is one of adventure, dreams, confict, perseverance, faith, friendship, and the love between mother and daughter. A love ofen interrupted by success, emotonal upheaval and drug addicton but an unshakeable, incomparable, unwavering love nonetheless.

Coming Up On Lifetime Africa In April 2020

VERY SCARY PEOPLE S1
Brand New - Crime on Lifetime
Starts 13th April, Mondays at 21:55 CAT
Host Donnie Wahlberg chronicles the dark and twisted lives of an array of diabolical criminals, such as Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, John Wayne Gacy, the Rev Jim Jones, and many others.

BEHIND BARS: WOMEN INSIDE
Brand New and Exclusive
Starts 20th April, Mondays at 20:05 CAT
The reality of life behind the walls of a women’s correctional Centre, where mothers, daughters, grandmothers and sisters are also gangbangers, murderers, drug smugglers and armed robbers. Meet women from all walks of life that live behind bars like the middle class and educated, Phlebotomist Julia, not your usual jailbird. Having never been in trouble with the law before, she’s been charged with the murder of her ex-boyfriend. She’ll have to learn to navigate jail and contemplate the possibility of life behind bars.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES: THE KAMIYAH
MOBLEY STORY WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
Brand New
On 11th April, Saturday at 18:25 CAT
A child with no birth certificate, raised in a loving home, discovers as an adult that she was kidnapped as a baby and brought up by a stranger. Executive Produced by Robin Roberts, this is the story of Alexis Manigo, born Kamiyah Mobley, abducted at infancy and unaware of her sordid upbringing. Kamiyah Mobley was stolen out of her mother Shanara Mobley’s arms at the University Medical Center in Jacksonville in July 1998. By the time police were aware, Gloria Williams—Kamiyah’s kidnapper—was long gone. To Gloria’s family and friends, she was baby Alexis. No hint of foul play. It wasn’t until years later, when Alexis applied for a job and couldn’t provide a social security card or a birth certificate, that she realized something wasn’t right. After learning the truth, mother and daughter kept the secret as long as they could, but an anonymous tip soon led to Gloria’s arrest. Alexis’ world came tumbling apart. The only mother she has ever known was arrested and charged with kidnapping.

SMART JUSTICE: THE JAYME CLOSS STORY - SPECIAL
Brand New and Exclusive
On 3rd April at 21:20 CAT
The incredible survival story that riveted a nation. Jayme Closs, a young teenager was kidnapped from her home in Wisconsin, after watching her mother and father murdered before her eyes. After 88 days in captivity, which began in October 2018, Jayme managed to break free, run for help, and was ultimately rescued. The special is hosted by famed survivor Elizabeth Smart, who was held captive for nine months at the age of 14 until rescued by authorities. Now an activist and advocate for missing persons, Smart leads a roundtable of women who know Jayme’s nightmare all too well, including, Gina DeJesus, Katie Beers, Kara Robinson Chamberlin, Alicia Kozakiewicz, Denise Huskins and Sarah Maynard. These women are all survivors of their infamous abductions, assaults and attacks and for the first time, are coming together with Elizabeth to help provide valuable insight to Jayme’s story.

Crime on Lifetime
HOMICIDE HUNTER S8B
Starts 27th April, Mondays at 17:35 CAT
Lt Joe Kenda spent 23 years in the Colorado Springs Police Department, where he amassed a lifetime of memories catching killers and helping solve close to 400 homicide investigations. The vivid memories are brought back to life in this hour-long series, as Kenda reopens his `Murder Books’ for viewers. Every detail of his murder cases is held to revisit the most disturbing cases still haunting him today. As he details the process of how he solved the crimes, Kendra also embarks on a personal journey, coming to terms with long-suppressed nightmares. As he says, “I don’t want to tell these stories. I need to”.

Ripped from the Headlines
LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
Brand New and Exclusive
STOLEN BY MY MOTHER: THE KAMILYAH MOBLEY STORY Brand New and Exclusive On 11th April, 19:20 CAT In the summer of 1998, Gloria Williams, reeling from a recent miscarriage, drove from her home in South Carolina and walked into a Jacksonville, Florida hospital posing as a nurse and took newborn Kamiyah Mobley out of her mother Shanara Mobley’s arms. By the tme police were alerted, Gloria was long gone. Renaming the baby Alexis, Gloria raised her as her own, providing her with unconditonal love and nurturing. It wasn’t untl years later, when Alexis applied for her frst job and couldn’t provide a social security card or a birth certfcate, that she realized something was wrong. As questons mounted, Gloria was forced to tell Alexis the truth, that she was Kamiyah Mobley and was abducted as a baby. Despite discovering the mother she knew was her kidnapper, Alexis kept the secret as long as she could, untl an anonymous tp soon led to Gloria’s arrest and their world came tumbling down.

Ripped from the Headlines
LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
Brand New and Exclusive
ABDUCTED: THE MARY STAUFFER STORY Exclusive
On 12th April, 19:20 CAT
On May 16, 1980, the lives of teacher and missionary Mary Staufer and her eight- year-old daughter Beth, were forever changed when they were held at gunpoint on their way home. With their hands bound and forced into the trunk of Mary’s car, the mother and daughter were held captve by the man, Ming Sen Shiue. Mary later discovered was her former student from 15 years prior, was obsessed with Mary and had been stalking her ever since. Enduring torture, rape and numerous threats, Mary turned to her faith to sustain her and her daughter while held in captvity for 53 days, before they were able to finally escape their horrifc nightmare.

Coming Up In March 2020 On Lifetime Africa

Brand New and Exclusive
LEAH REMINI:
SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH
SEASON FINALE
On 2nd March, Monday at 21:55 CAT
In the season fnale of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Afermath the series gives a voice to victms of the Church of Scientology despite public atempts to discredit them. Each episode features stories from former members whose lives have been afected by the Church’s harmful practces, even well afer they lef the organisaton. Along with a team of former high-ranking Scientology insiders who understand the inner workings and policies of the organisaton, Leah gives the victms a chance to be heard.

Brand New Season
ESCAPING POLYGAMY
Starts 9th March, Mondays at 21:55 CAT Escaping Polygamy follows the work of three sisters who lef the “Kingston Clan”, a secretve polygamist group based in Salt Lake City, Utah, known as “The Order”. Each episode focuses on the dramatc work of three sisters as they help other young men, women and children to escape, preferring to face hell than spend another day inside.

Brand New Season
MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT AUSTRALIA S4
Starts 27th March, Fridays at 20:05 CAT Season 4 of Married at First Sight Australia is bigger than any series before it. This year the experiment is twice as long. Over the course of two months, the couples will be challenged in ways we’ve never seen before. In eight intense weeks, these relatonships are put through what most couples experience over the course of one year and the results are mind blowing!

Stories of Real Women
LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
Weekends starting 01 March at 19:20
THE SIMONE BILES STORY: COURAGE TO SOAR
Exclusive
1st March, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Based on her book, The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar. The movie follows Simone Biles through the sacrifces and hard work that led her to win 19 Olympic and World Championship medals and ultmately cemented her stake as one of the greatest gymnasts of all tme. Afer a feld trip to a gymnastcs training centre when Simone was six years old, she caught the eye of a local coach who recognized that Simone had a remarkable gif for the sport. But pursuing her dream of becoming an elite gymnast also meant giving up high school football games, prom or startng college at UCLA. With her parents Ron and Nellie Biles and younger sister Adria supportng her every step of the way, Simone’s journey from foster care to the Olympic podium with all its triumphs and heartbreaks can serve as an inspiraton for every litle girl with a dream.

I AM SOMEBODY’S CHILD: THE REGINA LOUISE STORY
Exclusive
8th March, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
In the 1970’s, a judge rules that it is illegal for a young, unmarried, white social worker, Jeannie Kerr, to adopt her black, thirteen-year-old client, Regina Louise, who was rejected from multple foster homes. This is the shocking exposé of a “throwaway” child inside America’s adopton system, her resilient spirit in the face of overwhelming odds and her epic, years long quest to fnd the only person who made her feel loved.

TRAPPED: THE ALEX COOPER STORY
Brand New and Exclusive
15th March, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Based on a harrowing true story, when 15-year-old Alex revealed she was gay to her devout Mormon parents, they feared so deeply for her soul that they took her from their Southern California home and placed her in a conversion therapy home against her will. Trapped for eight months with strangers, Alex faced horrible punishments and beatngs that were intended to “cure” her homosexuality. Afer realizing she would have to submit to their rules to survive, Alex was eventually allowed to atend school, where she became friends with a boy that was the president of the gay-straight alliance. He helped Alex get in touch with an atorney, who later helped orchestrate her escape.

ESCAPING THE MADHOUSE: THE NELLIE BLY STORY
Exclusive
22nd March, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Inspired by a true story. On a mission to expose the deplorable conditons and mistreatment of patents at the notorious Women’s Lunatc Asylum, investgatve reporter Nellie Bly feigns mental illness to be insttutonalized to report from the inside. The movie delivers an intense and fctonalized account of actual events surrounding Nellie’s stay beginning. Afer Nellie has undergone treatment, she is lef with no recollecton of how she came to the asylum or her real identty. Nellie’s unwillingness to submit to authority results in unspeakable torture at the hands of the head nurse, Matron Grady. When Nellie captures the atenton of Dr. Josiah who tries to help her, Grady’s barbaric tactcs only intensify, leading Nellie to queston if she does belong in the asylum afer all. Nellie Bly’s expose was the frst of its kind in America and inspired the global reformaton of mental health care.

I AM ELIZABETH SMART Exclusive 29th March, Sunday at 19:20 CAT This Lifetme flm chronicles the true story of the June 2002 abducton of 14-year-old Elizabeth Ann Smart. She was abducted from her home in Salt Lake City by a religious fanatc Brian David Mitchell. Mitchell brought her to a hilly encampment where, alongside his twisted accomplice Wanda Barzee, he held Elizabeth captve. Over the course of her nine-month captvity, she was starved, drugged, raped and subjected to bizarre religious rituals untl she enabled her own rescue. Elizabeth herself serves as a producer and on-screen narrator to explore how she survived and confronts the truth and misconceptons about her captvity.

Two Shows Return In February 2020 For Second Season On Lifetime Africa Along With Movies To Celebrate The Month Of Love

Brand New Season
MONICA THE MEDIUM S2
Starts 5th February, Wednesday at 20:05 CAT
Being a college student is hard for any young person having to deal with schoolwork and exams while try- ing to maintain a good personal life. For co-ed Monica Ten-Kate, college life is even more complicated than it is for most pupils. Monica is a medium who can talk to dead people, an ability she didn’t fully accept
untl she was in college but now uses to help clients communicate with loved ones who are no longer with them, to deliver healing messag- es from the aferlife. This series tells emotonal and engaging stories of the people who come to Monica looking to contact the great beyond.

Brand New Season
COPYCAT KILLERS S2
Starts 14th February, Weekdays at 17:35 CAT
This new season chronicles the real-life copycat crimes and criminals inspired by blockbuster movies and TV series. The series features hits like ‘Scream’, ‘Fatal Atracton’, ‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Hannibal’, ‘Heathers’ and others where real life has imitated the silver screen. Each episode details the real-life crime and its parallels to a Hollywood hit with dramatc recreatons and insight from police detectves, psychologists, and other experts familiar with the case and film.

Love Month
LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
Weekends starting 01 February at 19:20
HARVEST MOON
Brand New and Exclusive
Trust fund baby, Jennifer Stone is devastated when she fnds out her family is bankrupt. To restore her family’s fortune, she moves from fabulous Beverly Hills to a struggling farm in hopes of turning it around. But she is not welcome by the handsome farm manager, Bret, and his staf. They do everything to get her to leave. But Jen isn’t the worst thing that happened to the farm, she discovers an old pumpkin skincare recipe that could put the farm back on the map, but could this city girl survive in the rural country.

LOVE BY DESIGN
Brand New and Exclusive
Danielle is living the dream in New York working for Vivan the ferce and ruthless fashion editor of Beguile magazine. But Danielle’s world comes tumbling down when a co-worker steals her idea and her boyfriend, and Vivian fres her. With no prospects in the big city, Danielle returns to her small rural town, where reconnectng with her roots proves to be a challenge. Eventually she runs into a charming businessman and with the help of her family, Danielle discovers her true passion in life when she designs clothes for the locals. And when pictures of her dresses make it to Vivian’s desk, Vivian is determined to fnd out who this secret designer is and to showcase the collecton at Fashion Week in New York City.

ALL YOURS
Brand New and Exclusive
Cass, a high-powered atorney and single mother of two, is on the hunt for a new nanny afer her precocious kids ran of the last one. Mathew is a world traveller who cannot setle down untl his father challenges him to plant roots as part of a bet. To prove to his father wrong and win the bet, Mathew interviews for a job as a nanny for a tough client, Cass. Cass refuses to hire him as her nanny but is forced to when she can’t fnd anyone else to take the job. Mathew wins over the hearts of her kids and eventually the boss. But all can be lost when Cass fnds out the real reason Mathew took on the job in the frst place.

OCTOBER KISS
Brand New and Exclusive
Poppy Summer, likes things to be temporary, both in her career and personal life. She is ofered a job by Ryan, a widowed work-obsessed executve, as a nanny to his two mischievous children. Soon, Poppy learns what pulled this family apart and forced Ryan to bury himself in his work. Using unconventonal wisdom, Poppy wins over the children, and together they team up to bring Ryan back, pulling him away from his work. But the task may prove too much for the temporary nanny as her feelings for Ryan get in the way just as much as Ryan’s new girlfriend.

THE DATING LIST
Brand New and Exclusive
Career driven Abby agrees to help her busy boss fnd the man of her dreams, but she encounters a dilemma when she starts falling for the same man.

A LOVER SCORNED
Brand New and Exclusive
Neglected housewife Brooke meets younger insurance salesman Jake and a steamy love afair ensues. Unsuspectngly Brooke is lured into a bloody plan of murder. As she unravels her partner-in-crime’s sociopathic tendencies she is forced to play the game of ultmate decepton or become a victim herself.

Ghost Hunters Debuts January 2020 On Lifetime Africa Along With A New Season Of American Beauty Star

Brand New Season
AMERICAN BEAUTY STAR S2
Starts 20th January, Mondays at 21:00 CAT Hosted by model Ashley Graham, makeup artst Sir John as mentor, and judged by Christe Brinkley, Leah Wyar and Yu Tsai, American Beauty Star season 2 kicks of when we meet 14 hair and makeup superstars who compete in a series of intense beauty challenges. The stakes are high as contestants are responsible for executng every aspect of their look, from the hair and make-up to everything in between. The judges use their expertse to decide who stays and who packs up their brushes. The winner receives $100,000 in cash and prizes, including a contract as a Consultng Beauty Artst with Revlon, an editorial feature in Cosmopolitan magazine, and an opportunity to design a signature collecton of Zenni Eyewear.

Brand New & Exclusive
GHOST HUNTERS
Starts 22nd January, Wednesdays at 21:00 CAT
Meet a team that is commited to discovering the truth to give relief to those plagued by paranormal actvity and will follow the evidence they uncover wherever it may lead. The paranormal T.V series is led by Grant Wilson, and his handpicked group of professional ghost hunters as they use their decades of feld experience to investgate hauntngs across America. Engaging with forensic experts, historical records and the most innovatve technology available, the squad will help everyday people who are struggling with unexplained supernatural phenomena.

LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIES
THE WRONG STEPMOTHER
4th January, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
Michael lost his wife a few years back and now lives alone with his two daughters, Lily and Nicole. This all changes when he meets his new girlfriend, Maddie. As Lily gets to know Maddie, she becomes suspicious of the woman who is always there with a helpful hand. Even Lily’s guidance counsellor, Ms. Price, becomes concerned about Maddie who poses as the girl’s new stepmother. Does she love them or just want a family of her very own.

THE WRONG TUTOR
11th January, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
A seductve teen, Emily, befriends a star high school athlete, Eric, who needs help with his schoolwork. Emily schemes her way into his life and convinces Eric’s mother, Carol, that she is perfect for her son untl she turns out to be the wrong tutor.

THE WRONG TEACHER
12th January, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Successful teacher and author, Charlotte Hansen has a passionate, one-night stand with a younger man, Chris Williams. She fnds out later he is 18 years old and a new transfer student at her high school. Now, he will not let go of her. While Principal Burns and Vice Principal Clark discover there is something going on between teacher and student, Chris will stop at nothing to have her for himself. Just how far will he go to get what he wants?

THE WRONG FRIEND
18th January, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
The moment Riley meets Chris, she thinks he is handsome, charming and afectonate. He seemed perfect, but afer a party at his house, Riley sees that Chris has a darker side. His adoraton turns to obsession, her dream into a nightmare and she must fgure out what he is after.

THE WRONG CHEERLEADER
19th January, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Becky Simon is a smart, studious high school senior who has a lot of friends but has gone largely unnotced by the boys at school. But it all changes when she tries out and gets on the Cheerleader Squad lead by Ms. Flynn. She even catches the eye of the charming new student, Rob Brous. He seems perfect untl his afecton turns into obsession and will stop at nothing to get Becky. Did he mess with the wrong cheerleader?

THE WRONG CRUISE
25th January, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
When a mother takes her teenage daughter on a cruise for some much-needed bonding, the two unexpectedly fnd themselves falling for a couple of very handsome passengers. However, when they leave the ship for a port excursion, they quickly realise that they’ve been drawn into a web of deceit. The two manage to escape, but now they find themselves stranded in a foreign country with few resources and two very dangerous men on their trail.

THE WRONG CRUSH
26th January, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
High school track star, Amelia, is running from a troubled past where her behaviour, fuelled by alcohol and drug use, helped contribute to the death of her best friend and put a huge strain on her relatonship with her mother. Amelia thinks her troubles are behind her, untl she meets a new admirer who is a recent transfer student. Despite making it clear that she is in a commited relatonship, this new stranger is constantly bumping into her and tries to seduce her. Now Amelia must keep this new crush in check before her past comes back to haunt her.

In December 2019, Lifetime Africa A New Renovation And Dating Show Debut Along With Movies For This Festive Season

EXTREME CAKE MAKERS
Starts 2nd December, Weekdays at 11:55 CAT
Rufus Hound dives into the world of extreme cake makers, an elite society that goes all out with sugar and fondant to create breath-taking marvels of the bakery. A life-sized Shetland pony, a 1.2-metre- long replica of the Statue of Liberty, a 2-metre-long Wallace and Gromit cake, a fve-ter chandelier designed to hang upside down and a 2.5 metre long Wizard of Oz mural are just some of the mesmerizing creatons designed by the master bakers in this series.

THE EXPANDABLES S1
Starts 2nd December, Weekdays at 12:50 CAT
The Expandables is a real-world constructon show that pits Rob and his innovatve crew of renovaton experts against the ultmate challenge to design and build new spaces that the homeowners would never have believed possible. What might have been the perfect home 10 years ago, barely makes the cut these days. Rob and his crew do whatever it takes to increase the area of a home to meet a family’s needs. When you can’t make your house bigger, they make it better.

HEARTBREAK ISLAND
Starts 10th December, Tuesdays at 21:00 CAT
Heartbreak Island will set hearts racing and temperatures rising when a group of single guys and girls put everything on the line in a bid to fnd their perfect match and be in with the chance of winning $100,000. Will the journey to get there be flled with romance and love or backstabbing and alliances? Sparks fy when the singles frst meet, but who’s in it for love and who’s in it for the money? Tears and tantrums are only a swipe away.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES
ONCE UPON A HOLIDAY
1st December, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
When an actual, royal princess runs of from her ofcial obligatons and dutes for a couple of days to see how the other half lives, she winds up falling for a good Samaritan who is unaware of her real identty. And it happens right around Christmas. Will the guy stll feel the same way once he learns the truth? And if this works out, won’t that make him a prince?

A CHRISTMAS WISH
7th December, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
Martha Evans has been abandoned by her husband, who took all their cash and lef her homeless and desttute with her two daughters and stepson. Martha leaves town in hopes of fnding a job and a place to stay, she fnally fnds a job at a sleepy rural diner, formerly famous for its home-made root beer. But with her car broken down and the bills piling up, it looks like it’s going to be a bleak Christmas for the Evans family. However, there are warm hearts working behind the scenes that ultmately make this the happiest holiday of Martha’s life, a real answer to her prayers.

A MISSION FOR CHRISTMAS
8th December, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on the reservaton list. However, she is granted the chance to return to Earth as an “angel in training” with the requirement to help a soul in need. Sarah has the 12 days before Christmas to secure her place on the list leaving her in the race for her after-life.

A CINDERELLA CHRISTMAS
14th December, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
At a holiday masquerade ball, fedgling event planner Angie Wells and wealthy playboy Nicholas Karmichael, who needs to marry to retain his inheritance, meet and fall for each other anonymously. While Nicholas tries to locate the girl of his dreams, Angie must choose between pursuing her lifelong dream of running a business or following her heart.

LOVE FOR CHRISTMAS
15th December, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
Love for Christmas is the story of two people who have a long history of picking the wrong person. Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fancé Roger never seems to hear a word that comes out of her mouth. Bobby is a naval ofcer who comes home from serving overseas looking to start a new chapter in his life. Both Heather and Bobby long to meet someone who makes them feel like they are at home in this world, but they are startng to doubt that person exists. Thanks to two golden retrievers, Bobby’s spirited 11-year-old niece, Myra, and a fun-flled theatre producton of “A Christmas Carol,” these two unlucky and unlikely people end up falling in love at Christmas. But can they overcome the issues of their past and present to build a future together? A heart-warming Christmas romance about love, loss, hope... and how a golden puppy can turn even the most unlikely Scrooge into a true believer.

REUNITED AT CHRISTMAS
21st December, Saturday at 19:20 CAT Samantha Murphy’s beloved grandmother plots from beyond the grave to bring the family together for one more hometown Christmas, during which everyone is reminded of the importance of family, love and second chances. When Samantha’s boyfriend, Simon, proposes marriage and she accepts in front of her entre family, Simon is forced to play out an uncomfortable charade when Samantha admits she spoke too soon.

A VETERAN’S CHRISTMAS
22nd December, Sunday at 19:20 CAT Captain Grace Garland, a decorated US veteran, returns home afer two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When Grace finds herself stranded in the town of River’s Crossing a couple weeks before Christmas, the local judge Joe Peterson, offers her a place to stay on his property and takes it upon himself to show Grace everything she has been missing; Christmas, family, community, and love.

RADIO CHRISTMAS
25th December, Wednesday at 14:35 CAT DJ Kara Porter’s Philadelphia radio staton is closed for repair for the holidays, she is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem. She’s desperate to increase her numbers and get promoted outside of Radio Christmas-a year-round Christmas staton- and seeks to uncover the identty of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festvites. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of family, community, love, and of course, Christmas.

CHRISTMAS RESERVATION
28th December, Saturday at 19:20 CAT
It’s Christmas at the Treeline Ski Resort, where Holly is the event coordinator at her family lodge. She plans every event and keeps all the guests happy. But when her college sweetheart, now widowed with two children, checks in, Holly discovers she has her own reservatons about life and love.

RANDOM ACTS OF CHRISTMAS
29th December, Sunday at 19:20 CAT
While uncovering who is behind the random acts of Christmas popping up around her city, investgatve journalist, Sydney meets a competng reporter, Cole, who ignites her Christmas spirit and captures her heart, but may not be.