From must-watch dramas to the very best reality series, Universal+, which will be available in Africa from 14 October 2022, boasts a huge selection of full boxsets to binge, new shows and movies from popular linear channels Universal TV, E!, DreamWorks, Studio Universal and Telemundo – all in one convenient place.
Available exclusively to DStv subscribers, thousands of hours of compelling entertainment will be available to stream by visiting Catch Up on the DStv App or connected Explora and selecting Universal+.
Viewers can watch their favourite shows from Universal TV, E!, DreamWorks, Studio Universal and Telemundo including Celebrity Game Face, Mathis Family Matters, Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?, Keeping Up with The Kardashians, Tell Me Your Secrets, Fantasy Island, Departure, Leverage: Redemption, The Scent of Passion, Nurses, 100 Days to Fall in Love, All Hail King Julien, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Dawn of the Croods, and Dinotrux.
Celebrity Game Night
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 – with Season 4 coming in 2023
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhAQYBP6Bys
Welcome to Celebrity Game Night at Anele Mdoda’s house! TV and radio personality Anele Mdoda invites two teams of South Africa’s hottest celebs to compete in a series of challenges that range from pop-culture quizzes to games that test nerves of steel!
Botched
Seasons 1 – 7
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mbPWxmWvmc
Botched changes lives and restores hope through remarkable and transformational surgeries. Renowned plastic surgeons Dr. Terry Dubrow and Dr. Paul Nassif’s surgical skills and expertise will be put to the test as they set out to correct damage done from plastic surgeries gone awry as they attempt to fix the unfixable and correct extreme, head-turning plastic surgery nightmares.
Coroner
Seasons 1-3
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaLuKMGZZEQ
Drama series following Jenny Cooper, a recently-widowed Toronto coroner who investigates suspicious deaths while raising her son alone.
Departure
Seasons 1 and 2, with new episodes from Season 3 available weekly
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XBLAhwjeu8
An aviation investigator teams up with an ex-cop to look into the disappearance of a plane and while they are able to find a single survivor, questions remain.
Nurses
Seasons 1 and 2
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWaEbAoUlEI
A medical series following María Clara’s love story. A failed marriage, a divorce, raising her two children, and falling in love again with a younger man. Not to mention her vital work.
The Scent of Passion
Season 1
The Scent of Passion is an adaptation of the 1995 Colombian drama and follows the story of two lovers who belong to different worlds. A coffee farmer who, whilst retrieving a hectare of land gifted to her, meets the son of the late owner of the farmland. In the process, an irrepressible attraction is born between them.
Dragons Race to the Edge
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7BFd-l9Y-s
Unlock the secrets of the mysterious Dragon Eye and come face to face with more dragons than anyone has ever imagined in DRAGONS: RACE TO THE EDGE, from DreamWorks Animation, creator of the blockbuster How to Train Your Dragon films.
Hiccup and Toothless lead the Dragon Riders soar beyond the borders of Berk and discover the mysterious Dragon Eye, which is filled with ancient secrets that lead them to new lands filled with undiscovered dragons. But the heroes find themselves pursued by marauding dragon hunters who will stop at nothing to seize the power of the Dragon Eye!
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8pJmogAkas
The world’s favourite feline hero, lover (and milk connoisseur) dons his signature footwear and springs to action when he accidentally breaks the magical spell that protects the hidden city of San Lorenzo. Puss in must do more than become a local hero as he protects the now-defenceless, wildly eclectic townspeople from all manner of villains — he must become a legend. Nothing can stand in the way of this swashbuckling daredevil … except a hairball!
