A foreign feast on M-Net Edge
M-NET Edge will showcase first-class foreign language series in future, in addition to its Hollywood fare.
As of Saturday, South African aficionados will be able to expand their viewing horizons with hand-picked, multiple award-winning drama and mini-series from around the globe.
The first series to occupy this foreign language slot on channel 102 on DStv Premium on Saturdays at 9pm, is the much talked-about German spy series Deutschland 83.
Lauded for its aesthetics, tight storylines, phenomenal ’80s soundtrack and unique humour, this eight-part drama became the most popular foreign language series in the history of British television when it was screened on Channel 4 this year.
It was also the first-ever Germanlanguage series to make it onto US network television and raked in rave reviews from critics and viewers.
Apart from the Saturday night foreign language series slot, M-Net recently announced that viewers who love sophisticated storytelling, will have access to the very best foreign language movies in future on M-Net Edge as well.
These will be screened on Sunday nights at 9pm, starting with the Palestinian film The Idol this Sunday.
“We have been re-looking our schedules to add more fresh content and are particularly excited about these additions,” M-Net Channels director Jan du Plessis said.
“The foreign language content fits perfectly into M-Net Edge’s promise to host content that’s a thrill-a-minute for discerning viewers. Over the years, we have had plenty of requests to include foreign language programming onto our schedules and it’s fantastic that we could include these treats going forward.”
Deutschland 83, set at the height of the Cold War, centres on Martin Rauch, a young spy caught between two worlds, sent by the East German Intelligence Service on a high-stakes mission to recover Nato’s military plans.
Against a backdrop of fervent political feeling and the imminent threat of nuclear war, Rauch must leave everything he knows for a new life undercover in the West. It’s not long before this young prodigy discovers that nothing and no one is as they seem, and every friend is a potential enemy; every enemy a possible asset.
The series, which won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series this year, was created by Anna and Jörg Winger, written by Anna Winger and executive produced by Jörg Winger and Nico Hoffman.