From sci-fi to a chilling true story - Here's what to watch on TV tonight

Cape Town – A science fiction thriller, a chilling true Hollywood story, and a look inside the world of a popular 1848 novel – here's what to watch on TV tonight.

Emergence

21:00 - M-Net (DStv 101)

This sci-fi thriller follows Jo (Allison Tolman, Fargo), a police chief who takes in a young child who seemingly lost her memory after she was found near the site of a mysterious accident. While investigating the accident, Jo stumbles upon a conspiracy beyond her expectations.

E! True Hollywood Story

DStv Now

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Vanity Fair

Showmax

This gorgeous, brand-new series is an adaptation of William Thackeray's 1848 novel about Becky Sharp and her friends and family during the Napoleonic Wars. Starring Olivia Cooke, Tom Bateman and Johnny Flynn.

Compiled by Leandra Engelbrecht.