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.

The Four Faces Of The Good Doctor

A while back, I did a story on Can Love Become Money's Turkish counterpart As Die Skoen Pas and the point I made in all of this it's not about hating a duplicate but more on awareness to one's surroundings and as mentioned not everyone will like the same things or at least in a certain structure.

On today's agenda we have Mucize Doctor (Miracle Doctor known to South Africans as Dokter Ali) is a 2019 medical drama that follows the antics of a doctor who suffers from autism. As a child, he was discovered to have a genius-level memory and keen spatial skills which gave him the title of Miracle Doctor.

 

But the story was inspired by none other than KBS's The Good Doctor (Gut Dakteo) which won many accolades during its run in 2013 for Best Actor, Best Couple, Best Drama and even got plaque of recognition for creating awareness about autism and how socially challenged individuals can contribute to society.

The success lead to several regional adaptations including America's The Good Doctor from ABC which is one of the longest adaptations currently in its fifth season with a sixth scheduled for release in future. This version was produced by David Shore who went on to create the medical drama, House.

 
 

Other adaptations include the one currently seen on eExtra, the Japanese adaptation Guddo Dokuta and most recent Hong Kong series, The People I Have Loved for the character Dr. Koo Hei-sun.

In the end, The Good Doctor's legacy lives on with these regional versions and it doesn't seem like the journey for this autistic doctor will be stopping anytime soon.

Until Further Notice
DStv customers have until the end of May to tune into Dokter Ali on eExtra thereafter they'll either have to get Openview or wait to view them on e.tv. As far as replacements go HONEY and Via duplicate channel could be added on Family and Access packages.

As mentioned earlier, eExtra's offering is regarded as local at this point if MultiChoice were to redirect audiences to kykNET and Mzansi Wethu for something "similar".

Curiosity Africa To Launch Multiple Documentaries In The Month Of May Including Princes Harry And William - May 2022 Highlights

SUPER SCIENCE MONDAYS

SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
Brand New Episodes - premieres 02 May 2022 CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 5 x 60 mins – ends 30 May 2022
Secrets of the Universe launches viewers on mind-blowing adventures to seek answers to some of the Universe’s biggest mysteries.

HISTORY LOVER TUESDAYS

THE LAST PERSIAN SHAH
Brand New Documentary Special - premieres 31 May 2022 CAT: 20:00
Episodes: 1 x 60 mins
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would have been 100 years in October 2019. His wealth was legendary, and his marriages made tabloid headlines for years. However, his name also stands for a time of human rights violations, vicious oppression, and intolerance.

 
 

ROYALS: KEEPING THE CROWN
Brand New Series - premieres 31 May 2022 CAT: 21:00
Episodes: 6 x 60 mins–ends 28 June 2022
Nothing quite captures the world’s attention like the rise, the fall, and the rebranding of royalty. From Queen Victoria’s attempts to unite Europe, to the end of Russia’s Romanovs, right up to Princes William and Harry, this series explores the survival strategies of royals through the ages in rare and never-before-seen archives, colorized for the very first time.

 

BEST OF CURIOSITY SUNDAYS

SECRET LIFE UNDERGROUND
Brand New 2-part Documentary Special - premieres 22 May 2022
CAT: 19:00 Episodes: 2 x 60 mins
The Skin of the Earth: We know less than 10% of the organisms that populate the underground world and that, each in their own way, take an active part in creating the soil. We are just beginning to discover that plants form partnerships and create complex unions. Welcome to this subtle, surprising and secret world.
Hidden in the Depths: Take a journey alongside scientists into an underground maze with huge surprises in store. They lead us into monumental cavities, shaped by water and by time. They reveal to us mineral jewels of staggering beauty, and shed light on certain species of fauna that defy the imagination.

Here Are The Four Developments Coming To BET Africa - May & June 2022 Highlights

FAMILY BUSINESS S2
Carl Weber’s “The Family Business” is based on the New York Times best-selling crime drama series and follows the Duncans, an upstanding tight knit family that, by day, owns and operates an exotic car dealership in New York. By night, their business activities are more illicit in nature.
THURSDAY  AT 22:00
PREMIERE 05 MAY 2022
06 EPS X60’

 

THE HAMPTONS
The show is a new family drama set in the quaint town of Sag Harbor, known as “The Black Hamptons,” in Long Island, NY. From luxury communities to historic beachfront enclaves, the story will follow the brewing feud between the ‘Brittons’ and the ‘Johnsons,’ where the difference between old and new money is very apparent.
TUESDAY  AT 22:00
PREMIERE 14 JUNE 2022
04 EPS X 60’

BET AWARDS PRE-SHOW
MONDAY, 27 JUNE AT 02:00,
REPEATS,27 JUNE AT 19:00
01 EPS X 180’

 

BET AWARDS
MONDAY, 27 JUNE AT 03:00,
REPEATS,27 JUNE AT 20:00
01 EPS X 180’

Continuing programmes include The Oval S3 - Wednesdays at 22:00 CAT, Culture Capsule - Saturdays at 19:30, UBettina Wethu - Mondays to Thursdays at 21:30, All Of Us S1 to S3 - Mondays to Fridays at 22:00, and Love & Listing S1 and S2 - Tuesdays at 22:00.

New Episodes: Paw Patrol + Baby Shark's Big Show + Blaze And The Monster Machine Coming Soon To Nick Jr. Africa - June 2022 Highlights

PEPPA PIG MARATHON AND NEW HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Peppa is a loveable, cheeky little piggy who lives with her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Peppa's favourite things include playing games, dressing up, days out and jumping in muddy puddles. Her adventures always end happily with loud snorts of laughter.
Saturday - Sunday, 04 June – 05 June
10:00 CAT
9:00 WAT
11:00 EAT

MARATHON EPISODES | #248, 303, 307, 310 - 312, 317 - 318, 322, 326, 401, 406, 411, 418 - 420, 425 - 426, 505 - 510, 601 - 609, 614 - 626
NEW EPISODES | #610 - 613
 

PAW PATROL RACE AND MOTO STUNT
Wild Cat joins the PAW Patrol to help stop the baddies from trashing the town. Then, the Moto Pups use their tastiest tricks to wrangle giant runaway donuts, save Mayor Goodway and even rescue one of their own chase.
SUNDAY – MONDAY, 12 JUNE – 13 JUNE
12:00 CAT
11:00 WAT
13:00 EAT
EPISODES | #720 - 724, #996

BABY SHARK'S BIG SHOW
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 13 JUNE
06:30 WAT / 07:30 CAT / 08:30 EAT
08:50 WAT / 09:50 CAT / 10:50 EAT
16:00 WAT / 17:00 CAT / 18:00 EAT
EPISODES: : #115 - 118
The show follows Baby Shark and his best friend, William the fish, as they journey on comedic adventures in their community of Carnivore Cove.

 

NEW EPISODES BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINE
Catch Ryder and his heroic pups in these PAW Patrol specials, with ultimate missions, saving a baby Octopus and even saving royal kittens!
MONDAY – FRIDAY, 20 JUNE
07:45 WAT / 08:45 CAT / 09:45 EAT
EPISODES | #609, 615 - 619
11:25 WAT / 12:25 CAT / 13:25 EAT