I can break the news and reveal that M-Net has picked up the new Stephen King science fiction drama Under the Dome and I can reveal that M-Net plans to start showing the new American drama series from Friday 26 July at 20:30 on the M-Net channel DStv 101).
In January 2013 I reported on Under the Dome coming to TV this year as one of a new avalanche of science fiction series - this one based on Stephen King's book and produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks Television.
In Under the Dome a small town called Chester's Mill is suddenly cut off from the rest of the world (some actually gory as the transparent "shield" went up right as people crossed the line).
The residents inside the town in Maine and the people outside has to figure out what is going on and why it happened and how - and then try to figure out how to escape.
Under the Dome will start on 24 June in America, meaning that South Africa will be exactly a month (or 4 episodes) behind the broadcasting dates in the United States. Under the Dome will definitely have a full 13 episodes as part of the first season.
