It’s October it’s time to look out for these shows on TV! From a new season of Mad Men to new movies will definitely get your emotions going – you’re not going to want to miss out on this!
There’s a new channel in town! Life Inspired (Li) is embarking on a 24-hour channel on a brand new channel number – Astro ch728, bringing more exciting and inspiring Asian-based shows exclusively for its Malaysian viewers. With a reputation for being the channel that creates content in Asia by Asians, the channel will be available to all Astro B.yond HD customers from 1st October 2012. Stay tuned for more of the latest movies/shows!
Homeland Season 2 | Premiers 14 October @ 11.00pm | FOX Movies Premium (Astro Ch 413)
This psychological thriller made a big splash at the Emmys last month when it upstaged other well-known dramas to win a total of four awards, including the coveted Best Drama Series beating hot favorite Mad Men in the process.
The show’s main stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis also triumphed at the awards show when they were acknowledged for their exceptional work as both won in their respective categories for Best Lead Actress and Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, the series’ co-creators Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon earned an Emmy for their outstanding writing.
Homeland S2 premieres with 2 back-to-back episodes on 14 October 2012 at 11.00pm exclusively on FOX Movies Premium (Astro Ch 413) and FOX Movies Premium HD (Astro Ch 433).
The Walking Dead Season 3 | Premieres 21 October @ 11.00pm | FOX Movies Premium (Astro Ch 413)
The most anticipated drama series The Walking Dead returns for an exhilarating new season. In this uncertain world, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors must not only fight the dead, but also face a whole new fear: the living.
In the highly anticipated new season, Rick and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 3 also introduces new characters, including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira), along with her zombie pets.
The Walking Dead S3 premieres on 21 October 2012 at 11.00pm exclusively on FOX Movies Premium (Astro Ch 413) and FOX Movies Premium HD (Astro Ch 433).
SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN | Premieres October 15 @ 10.00pm | Discovery Channel (Astro 551)
SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN investigates the physical and mental makeup of the world’s most extraordinary people to determine the science behind their superhuman skills. Categorising their feats based on five unifying traits including speed, strength, endurance, brain power or skill, each episode sees five superhumans push themselves to the limit in a series of rigorous scientific tests. Following these stringent analyses in a high-tech lab, Dr. Rahul, Professor Whyte and Dr. Berlin then select the two most impressive individuals from each category to go head to head in a gruelling final showdown where they take their abilities further than they have ever taken them before. Take a glimpse at the show HERE!
Mad Men Season 2 | 25th October @ 10pm | Sundance Channel HD, Astro B.yond (channel 438)
Mad Men is a drama about one of New York’s most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm’s most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper. It takes place in the glamorous setting of New York City’s Madison Avenue, at the height of its power and prestige, circa 1960. Making this setting real to a 21st century audience meant hiring top talent behind the scenes to design, costume, decorate and prop several vast production sets that would transport viewers to an authentic place and time that existed nearly 50 years ago.
3 Backyards | Premieres 9th October @ 10pm | Sundance Channel HD, Astro B.yond (channel 438)
Seen through a prism of sunlight and glittering leaves, the film peers deep into the private lives of its characters as they embark on journeys that fracture the delicate normalcy of the day. A businessman (Elias Koteas) with marital troubles gets “lost” on a business trip without ever leaving town. A little girl (Rachel Resheff) steals her mother’s jewelry in the morning and finds herself entangled in a web of frightening, adult implications by late afternoon. A well-meaning housewife (Edie Falco) offers her celebrity neighbor (Embeth Davidtz) a lift and the trip detours into unsettling territory. By day’s end, the familiar geography of the suburban landscape has dissolved into a dreamscape where identities are created, lost, and ultimately reclaimed.
Bellflower | Premieres 10th October @ 10pm | Sundance Channel HD, Astro B.yond (channel 438)
Bellflower follows two friends who spend their time building flamethrowers and other weapons in the hope that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang, Mother Medusa.
While waiting for the destruction to commence, their call to excitement comes unexpectedly when one of them meets a charismatic young woman and falls hard in love. Quickly integrating into a new group of friends, they set off on a journey of betrayal, love, hate, and extreme violence more devastating than any of their apocalyptic fantasies.
The Bang Bang Club | Premieres 11th October @ 10pm | Sundance Channel HD, Astro B.yond (channel 438)
The Bang Bang Club was the name given to four young photographers: Greg Marinovich (Ryan Phillippe), Kevin Carter (Taylor Kitsch), Ken Oosterbroek (Frank Rautenbach) and Joao Silva (Neels Van Jaarsveld), whose photographs captured the final bloody days of white rule in South Africa. The film tells the remarkable and sometimes harrowing story of these young men – and the extraordinary extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures. Robin (Malin Akerman) is their photo-editor, who looked out for them, protected them and made sure their photographs were seen across the world.
I Carried You Home | TV World Premiere on 12th October @ 10pm | Sundance Channel HD, Astro B.yond (channel 438)
This film is a portrait of a contemporary Thai family with two sisters forced to reunite over the death of their mother. The film stars Akamsiri Suwannasuk, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk and Torpong Kul-On. Chantarangkul received a nomination at last year’s Busan International Film Festival for the New Currents Award. The story focuses on the estranged sisters who have not seen each other for a few years, told in an interwoven sequence between the moments leading up to their mother’s death and transporting her body back to her small village.
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