''Devil's Peak'' is a South African-British crime drama five-part television series based on the novel of the same name by South African author

Deon Meyer Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing primarily in Afrikaans. His works have been translated into 28 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Early life and education Deon Meyer was ...

. It stars

Hilton Pelser Hilton Pelser is a South African actor. He is known for his roles in the Starz series '' Dangerous Liaisons'' (2022) and the ''Kissing Booth'' trilogy, as well as the films '' Moffie'' (2019) and '' Glasshouse'' (2021). Early life and educati ...

as troubled detective Benny Griessel,

Shamilla Miller Shamilla Ismael Miller (born 14 September 1988) is a South African actress, television presenter, and model. She is best known for her roles in ''Amaza'', ''Forced Love'', ''Tali's Baby Diary'', '' Troy: Fall of a City'', and '' The Girl from St ...

as his wife, and Sisanda Henna as a vigilante killer.

Synopsis

After Pakamile, the son of Thobela Mpayipheli, is killed by two young white men from privileged backgrounds and one from a powerful family, he attempts to get justice in the courts. However once his past as a security guard for a gangster has been exposed, it appears that the men will escape conviction, so he decides to exact revenge. This does not come about, but he embarks on a series of attacks on other men who have hurt children, using an

assegai An assegai or assagai is a polearm used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle with an iron tip. Area of use The use of various types of the assegai was widespread all over Africa and it was the most common we ...

. In the meantime, Detective Benny Griessel, while initially working on an unrelated case, gets drawn into the hunt for "the Assegai Killer".

Cast

as detective Benny Griessel *

as Anna Griessel * Sisanda Henna as Thobela Mpayipheli ("the Assegai Killer") * Tarryn Wyngaard as Christine van Rooyen * Gérard Rudolf as Boef Beukes * Masasa Mbangeni as Mbali Kaleni * as Princess * Litha Bam as Themba Genge * Tshamano Sebe as Madison Madikiza * Lee Roodt as Enver Davids * Mpilo May as Detective Jaimie Keyter * Faith Baloyi as Ntsusa ka Mlawu *

Dawid Minnaar Dawid Minnaar (born 1956), is a South African actor and dramatist. Started his career in theatre in 1980s, Minnaar later made many popular roles in the television serials such as, ''7de Laan'', ''Amalia'' and ''Binnelanders''. Personal life Min ...

as Eugene de Klerk * Michele Burgers as Nicola * Brendan Sean Murray as Detective Cruywagen

Production

The series was co-written by Matthew Orton and Amy Jephta, who also serves as associate producer, and directed by Jozua Malherbe. Orton wrote the script in consultation with Meyer, updating the storyline and characters to better reflect contemporary reality. It was filmed in

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

and surrounds. Devil's Peak is the name of the mountain peak next to

Table Mountain Table Mountain (; ) is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, cableway or hik ...

, behind the city centre. Johann Knobel is producer of the series. British production company Lookout Point, in collaboration with Expanded Media Productions, are responsible for production of the series. Orton, along with Laura Lankester from Lookout Point and Francis Hopkinson from Expanded Media are

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ...

s, with

M-Net M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

's Yolisa Phahle, Allan Sperling, and Jan du Plessis also acting as executive producers.

Release

''Devil's Peak'' had

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premiere on 5 October 2023 at the Nasdak rooftop venue in Cape Town, before the five-part series started airing on M-Net from 29 October 2023.

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has international distribution rights. American streaming service

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acquired North American broadcasting rights, with the series premiering there on 15 January 2024. It also became available on

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in January 2024, and Australian streaming service Stan from 24 July 2024.

References

External links

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