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Celebrate Women on Screen with OSN this March

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2019: OSN, the regions leading entertainment network, is marking International Womens Day (March 8) and Mothers Day (March 21), with female-centric shows and movies throughout the month of March.

Celebrate International Womens Day with Comedy Central by watching fearless female stand-up comedians, and on Mothers Day, OSN Movies HD and OSN Yahala Cinema pay tribute to the women that raise us with a Mothers Day Marathon.

OSN will also premiere compelling women-centric documentaries, such as HBOs The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley and must-watch new and returning series with women at the helm like The Fix and For The People.

Here is our top pick of women-centric shows to binge watch and movies to enjoy on OSN this month.

The full grid of March highlights including movie premieres, kids and family entertainment, factual, lifestyle and comedy is enclosed.

International Womens Day Special

Comedy Central is championing International Womens Day with a powerful line up of fierce female stand-up comedians including Natasha Leggero, Wanda Sykes, Rachel Feinstein and Nikki Glaser. Friday 8 March, from 10.30pm (KSA).

Mothers Day Movies Special

The unique, rewarding and often challenging role of motherhood is praised with a back-to-back marathon of movies on Thursday 21 March on OSN Movies HD from 10am (KSA). Movies include the star-studded comedy Mothers Day, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts. As well as the comedy films Mothers and Daughters and Snatched throughout the day. Over on OSN Yahala Cinema HD from 7pm (KSA), Arabic film fans can enjoy an evening of classic rom-coms, including Tamer Hosnys Ahwak and Kedbet Kol Youm starring Amro Yousif and Shereen Reda.

Must-See Documentary

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) directs a documentary investigating the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes. In 2014, Theranos was valued at $9 billion. Just two years later, Theranos was cited as a "massive fraud" by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and its value was less than zero. Premieres Saturday 23 March, 8pm (KSA), on OSN First HD-Home of HBO.

New Show

The Fix, season 1
Robin Tunney (The Mentalist, Monster Party) plays Maya an LA prosecutor who moves to Oregon after losing a high-profile murder case, but when the killer strikes again, she returns to seek justice under her own terms. Premieres Monday 25 March, 7pm (KSA), on OSN Series First HD.

Returning Series

For The People, season 2
From the TV Titan Shonda Rhimes, comes this legal drama set in New York Federal Court. Six young, up-and-coming lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the highest profile and high stakes cases in the country - all as their personal lives intersect. Premieres Sunday 10 March, 9pm (KSA), on OSN Series First HD.

Grown-ish, season 2
A spin-off from Black-ish the Johnson family's eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) is taking her first steps into the real world as she heads off to college."Grown-ish" explores the first trappings of adulthood and Zoey must navigate through the trials and tribulations of these momentous steps. Premieres Thursday 7 March, 8pm (KSA), on OSN Series Comedy HD.

OSN customers can also watch and catch up on their favourites anytime, anywhere and on any device with OSN Play.

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