TV REVIEWS

The second season shows more grounded storytelling and character focus, signalling improvement after a chaotic first season.

Bad Influencer is Breaking Bad if the six slow-burn seasons were squeezed into seven fast-paced episodes.

In S2, show cuts back on its risqué appeal, focusing more on sprawling storylines and character turmoil.

Lerato Mvelase anchors a tense yet uneven story where faith, survival and morality collide.

Three seasons in, the show has made clear strides in cohesion and technical execution.

'MTV Shuga Mashariki' filters reality through such exaggerated spectacle, it edges into parody.

The show embraces the messy realities of late adolescence with refreshing authenticity.

The show joins the long line of formulaic, corporate-induced incarnations of Kenyan drama.

With sex shoehorned into almost every scene to “keep it spicy,” the show ends up as a flaccid and often disconcerting attempt at eroticism.

Kicking off with thrill and action, the show loses momentum, ultimately weighed down by overused crime tropes and predictable storytelling.

Even with its faults, 'Subterranea' shows great promise as Kenya's bold foray into science fiction and speculative storytelling.

Despite a shaky start and repetitive storytelling, this season finally ventures into bold and uncharted territory as it reaches its conclusion.

From the producers of 'Justice Served' and 'Fatal Seduction', 'Soon Comes Night' follows a former freedom fighter turned heist king.

This music drama follows a young musician from humble beginnings who gets entangled in dubious dealings while chasing his dream.

Showmax series 'Spinners' packs more within eight episodes than most shows could in five seasons or more.

Showmax contemporary Western series 'Outlaws' is a show that will entertain many, and dazzle fans of telenovelas but bore those of Westerns.

Filled with a lot of redundant scenes, Kenyan crime drama 'Faithless' fails to add enough to its compelling premise.

This South African historical epic drama is an ambitious project that transcends entertainment while having it as top priority.

For the viewers who lie to themselves, claiming to be there for the plot, it’s not the 'Titanic', but it’s not half bad either.

A lot of strong themes are tossed around, but none ever outlasts its welcome to encroach on the next.

There isn’t much to be said about a show that doesn’t notice itself making fun of itself.

Somehow, despite the clear degeneration of plot, 'Mpakani' manages to hold ones interest vaguely to the very end.

The series is filled with all the clichés and tropes that define the genre, everything that any good show would try to steer clear of.

'Pepeta' embraces what it is from the start, a drama intending to probe the duality of the lives of children raised in the hardships of Kibera.

The third and latest season of the South African hit series is by far the best of the bunch.

It wasn't a very complex premise they were working with, and the show's laziness attempted to make it even less complex.

Every single stage of this production seems to have been confused, or rushing it, or doing it for the money.

This show is far too textbook, far too tame, far too indulgent, meandering, predictable and far too boring. 

Audiences simply aren’t treated often enough to this level of gloss and polish. Because of that, even flaws appear as charming quirks to us. 

'Country Queen' is a series with potential to soar to unimaginable heights, and there are high expectations from viewers for future seasons.