[BINGE WATCH]: From BBNaija to Giants to Homecoming: DStv keeps adding more to their July lineup

This July, DStv has already brought subscribers Wicked and Sonic The Hedgehog, two of the 10 biggest blockbusters of last year, as well as double 2025 Emmy nomineePoker Face, Tom Hardy hit MobLand, 2025 Critics Choice Best Comedy nominee St Denis Medical and Best Actress nomineeOutlander, and a new season of Silwerskerm winner Magda Louw.

But DStv isn’t slowing down and has more on the way to keep you snuggled in front of the TV for the last week of the month.

Upcoming highlights include:

BIG BROTHER NAIJA S10
Premiere: Africa Magic Showcase (DStv Channel 151)| 8pm on Saturday, 26 & Sunday 27 July
Live stream: DStv Channel 198 and Showmax, 24/7

Big Brother Naija, Africa’s most-loved reality show, promises 10 weeks of captivating drama, strategic gameplay, and unparalleled entertainment, culminating in the grand finale on Sunday, 5 October 2025.

Hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the show has become a launchpad for some of Nigeria’s most recognisable media personalities and content creators. This 10th season has the highest prize yet – valued at a whopping N150million!

Fans can enjoy the full BBNaija experience on DStv, including the 24/7 live show, daily highlight episodes, and Sunday eviction shows.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoW3PmTvmkI

GESELS S5
VIA (DStv Channel 147) | 6pm on Saturday, 26 July

Fresh from hosting The Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad reunion on Showmax, Leandie du Randt is back on DStv for a fifth season of Gesels.

Not only does the set have a new look, but this time Leandie’s hanging out with ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Guests include two mothers who have had to deal with the death of their children; writer Riette Rust, talking about her husband’s suicide; and singer Tamlyn Wessels on how she was diagnosed with a rare disease at the end of her Grade 7 year, which changed her life forever.

Expert advice will come from Moves & Mimosas’ Marika Opperman on how to feel comfortable in front of the cameras; food editor and writer Herman Lensing on braaing; gynaecologist Dr Celesté van Drünick on women’s health; and the experts at Lamelle on skincare.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYSS7e7t0zc

GIANTS
Supersport & Mzansi Magic | 9pm on Sunday, 27 July

Giants takes you deep inside the lives of players from one of South Africa’s most iconic football clubs, Orlando Pirates.
The Supersport Original documentary is produced by T+W, the award-winning creators of Chasing The Sun and the International Emmy nominee Two Sides.

Goal-scoring machine Tshegofatso Mabasa, Zakhele Lepasa, and rising star Thalente Mbatha all feature prominently, with the documentary also exploring what really happened with Monnapule Saleng.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJvJca_CXvI

HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE AGAINST TIME
National Geographic (DStv Channel 181) | 9pm on Sundays from 27 July

Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster – but the unprecedented tragedy that unfolded in her aftermath was made-made – laying bare America’s deep structural, racial divisions.

Told in unflinching, moment-by-moment detail, Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Timetransports viewers into the chaos that engulfed New Orleans as one of the deadliest catastrophes in US history unfolded –capturing the fear, heroism and resilience of those who fought to survive the storm and its aftermath.

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time is directed by Oscar nominee Traci A Curry (Attica) and produced by the Oscar- and Emmy-winning team at Lightbox with Ryan Coogler’s production company, Proximity Media (Sinners). This landmark documentary series arrives in time to mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in August 2025.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-tEo1j8FU

HOMECOMING S1
Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163) | 6:30pmMondays-Wednesdays from 28 July

Homecoming follows Zethu Hlongwane, played by Mpume “Six” Nyamane (Unmarried). She’s a straight-A medical graduate hoping to become one of the country’s few Black female surgeons. When things don’t turn out how she had hoped, with no job or placement, she is forced to return to the village she left behind.

There Zethu finds herself at the crossroads of two worlds, that of Western medicine and traditional healing, when she meets Sifiso Kubheka, played by award-winning actor Thembinkosi Mthembu (Shaka iLembe, The River). A police officer by day and a traditional healer by night, Sifiso challenges everything she thought she knew about love, healing and home.

From International Emmy nominees and multi-SAFTA winners Tshedza Pictures (The River, Adulting, Youngins), Homecomingreplaces Sibongile & The Dlaminis.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkcGKvO8k1w

BAD GIRLS BOOTCAMP S1
Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163) | 7pm on Tuesdays from 29 July

Once a good girl goes bad, is she gone forever?

Bad Girls Bootcamp follows six bad girls who go on a journey of self-discovery at a life-changing boot camp.

The Mzansi Wethu reality series is produced by Portia Hlubi’s Milk & Honey TV.

Watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyQ6CMYKGf4

FBI: MOST WANTED S6
M-Net (DStv Channel 101) | 20:00 on Wednesdays from 30 July

FBI: Most Wanted is a fast-paced drama about the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force, who track down the world’s most wanted criminals.

The sixth and final season has just been nominated for two Emmys for its stunts.

The cast includes Roxy Sternberg as special agent Sheryll Barnes, Golden Globe winner Dylan McDermott (The Practice) and Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider).

ALSO ON:
• Trafficked: Underworlds With Mariana Zeller S2: 8:30pm on Thursdays on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181) from Thursday, 24 July. The Emmy-winning series explores the inner workings of the most dangerous black markets and underworlds on the planet. Trailer.
• Below Deck Mediterranean S9: 6:10pm on Sundays on E!Africa (DStv Channel 124) from 27 July. Join captain Sandy Yawn as she keeps a firm hand on the tiller of the 163-foot motor yacht – and an even firmer hand on the drama below deck! Look out for two South Africans among the crew this season: bosun Iain Maclean and stew Bri Muller. Trailer.
• Ubizo S5: 7pm on Mondays on Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163) from 28 July. Spiritual guide Lloyd Radebe helps people reconnect with their ancestral paths. With emotional revelations and powerful messages from ‘abaphansi’, this season continues to offer healing, clarity, and connection for those seeking answers.
• FBI S7: 8pm on Mondays on M-Net from 28 July. TVLine ranked FBI the third most popular scripted show of the 2024-2025 US broadcast TV season.
• News on Wethu. 5pm on Thursdays on Mzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163) from 28 July. Now in a new timeslot, the daily news bulletin is presented in IsiZulu and IsiXhosa.
• Dexter: Original Sin S1: 9pm on Tuesdays on M-Net from 29 July. This Dexter prequel was Showtime’s most streamed Original ever… Trailer.
• Castle Impossible: 9pm on Tuesdays on HGTV (DStv Channel 177) from 29 July. Daphne and Ian inherit a 500-year-old castle in France, and now they must save the decaying relic from ruin or face losing it forever. Trailer.
• Polyfamily S1: 8pm on Tuesdays on TLCSA (Dstv Channel 135) from 29 July. Polyfamilyfollows two married couples, Alysia and Tyler, and Sean and Taya, who have chosen to live together as a closed quad. In this unconventional family set up, Tyler is dating Sean’s wife, Taya, and Sean is dating Tyler’s wife, Alysia. Trailer.
• Eyamadoda S1: 7pm on Wednesdays onMzansi Wethu (DStv Channel 163) from 30 July. Hosted by three-time SAFTA winner Manaka Ranaka, the reality series dives deep into the emotional tug-of-war between stepfathers and absent baby daddies. Trailer.
• Carte Blanche’s Govan Whittles presentsGovan Ontbloot from 21:00 on Wednesdays from 30 July. A documentary series about extraordinary South African stories, it’s from the producers of Original Sin: My Son the Killer and Strangers You Know. Trailer.