New on TV today: Thursday 6 August 2026
Jaws vs. Orca
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 21h55
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, Shark Week
Great white sharks are coming under siege by orcas.
Experts head into dangerous waters off the coast of Spain, triggering attacks on their boats to uncover how killer whales dominate their deadliest rivals.
These experts provoke orcas to strike, risking everything to reveal how killer whales hunt and take down great whites.
The Undeclared War 2
Channel: M-Net (DStv 101)
TX Time: 19h00
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Set in 2024, right after the events of Season 1, GCHQ’s Malware Department team grapples with the aftermath of a devastating Russian cyber-attack.
However, just as British intelligence finally gains control, Danny and his team discover that Russia was not actually behind the assault.
Instead, a new opponent is preparing to strike.
To make matters worse, the team uncovers evidence of a mole operating inside GCHQ.
Simon Pegg reprises his role as Danny Patrick, Head of Operations at GCHQ, alongside Siân Brooke as Barbara Patrick, Danny’s wife, a former MI5 agent now working as a GCHQ analyst.
Their relationship serves as the core emotional anchor of the narrative while both navigate massive personal and professional clashes that set them on a collision course.
Hannah Khalique-Brown returns as Saara Parvin, the gifted young coder on placement at GCHQ.
Alex Jennings returns as David Neal, Danny’s superior and the Head of GCHQ.
Danny Sapani plays Charlie Francis, Head of Security at GCHQ and a long-time childhood friend of Danny.
Ed Stoppard returns as Richard Marston, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary who remains a perpetual thorn in Danny’s side.
Chloe Pirrie joins as Lt Colonel Roz Cavendish, appointed by Marston to GCHQ as the new Director of Rapid Response—a position Danny views as a direct challenge to his authority.
In the Season 2 premiere: Danny faces intense pressure while managing the fallout from the Russian cyber-attack.
Saara uncovers a mole working within GCHQ, while Vadim goes missing and finds himself in grave danger.
Alone 13: World Championship
Channel: HISTORY (DStv 186)
TX Time: 19h25
Genre: Reality Competition, Reality, Adventure
Alone returns for Season 13, raising the stakes like never before.
In the wake of the World Cup and for the first time in the franchise’s history, 10 skilled survivalists from around the globe compete in Alone: World Championship.
Participants are dropped inside Canada’s Arctic Circle with only 10 survival tools and enough camera equipment to self-document their journeys.
As winter sets in, contestants battle harsh weather, total isolation, and dangerous local wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, and moose.
The last person standing takes home the coveted $500,000 grand prize and the title of the first-ever Alone world champion.
Located in a remote area of Canada’s Northwest Territories, this season’s setting features a landscape abundant in resources, predators, and game.
While the rivers and lakes provide rich fishing grounds and the forests offer hunting opportunities, the relentless subarctic climate is filled with dangerous threats like brown bears and wolves.
As a global competition, this season boasts the most geographically diverse cast in the show’s history to decide who truly is the ultimate survivalist.
It is survival on a worldwide stage, with reputation, legacy, and national pride at stake.
No camera crews. No gimmicks. Alone remains the ultimate test of human endurance.
This season features survivalists representing seven countries: the United States, Canada, Wales, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand.
In the Season 13 premiere, “Before the Drop”: Meet the 10 international survivalists of Alone: World Championship at their final destination before the challenge begins.
During these crucial final hours, they fine-tune their plans, finalize their gear choices, and mentally prepare for the brutal environment ahead.
My Life with the Walter Boys 3
Channel: Netflix South Africa
TX Time: 10h00 (all episodes)
Genre: Drama
Following the tragic loss of her family in an accident, 15-year-old Manhattan native Jackie Howard must adapt to a new life in rural Colorado alongside her guardian and eight rowdy boys.
Finding true love is never easy, especially in the town of Silver Falls.
When we last left the Walters, Jackie and Cole finally admitted their feelings for one another, right as Alex—Jackie’s boyfriend and Cole’s brother—overheard their confession.
However, their confrontation was cut short when George, the Walter family patriarch, had to be rushed to the hospital.
Season 3 finds the Walter family re-evaluating what matters most amidst the chaos while coming to realize that it is alright to pursue what they truly desire.
With romance still uncertain, Alex throws himself into his new rodeo riding team, while Cole takes control of his future when a race car driver spots his potential.
At the same time, Jackie focuses her energy on creating a community space for the town.
Yet, when a friend from her past in New York shows up, moving on from her old life proves far more difficult than she anticipated.
Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill
Channel: Discovery Channel (DStv 121)
TX Time: 22h45
Genre: Wildlife, Documentary, Shark Week
The mechanics behind the thresher shark’s devastating tail strike have long been a mystery.
Now, researchers Craig O’Connell and Aliah Banchik are using cutting-edge technology in the Philippines to try and capture the thresher’s lethal tail whip on camera.
