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''Catch Me a Killer'' is an 11-part
true crime True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by the crime, and investigating the perpetrator's Motive (law), motives. True crime works often ...
television series set in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
, based on cases worked on by
forensic psychologist Forensic psychology is the application of scientific knowledge and methods (in relation to psychology) to assist in answering legal questions that may arise in criminal, civil, contractual, or other judicial proceedings. Forensic psychology includes ...
and police investigator
Micki Pistorius Micki Pistorius is a South African forensic or investigative psychologist and author. She was the first woman in her profession and the first profiler in South Africa, working on many high-profile cases involving serial killers for the South A ...
in the 1990s. It stars British actress
Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third to fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series '' Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016). Hope gained further pro ...
as Pistorius.


Premise

The series is based on the
autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...
of the same name by South African
forensic psychologist Forensic psychology is the application of scientific knowledge and methods (in relation to psychology) to assist in answering legal questions that may arise in criminal, civil, contractual, or other judicial proceedings. Forensic psychology includes ...
and police investigator
Micki Pistorius Micki Pistorius is a South African forensic or investigative psychologist and author. She was the first woman in her profession and the first profiler in South Africa, working on many high-profile cases involving serial killers for the South A ...
, who was instrumental in securing convictions for many
serial killer A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders three or more people,An offender can be anyone: * * * * * (This source only requires two people) with the killings taking place over a significant period of time in separat ...
s in the late 1990s.


Cast

*
Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third to fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series '' Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016). Hope gained further pro ...
as Micki Pistorius *Donna Cormack-Thomson as Erika * Steven John Ward as Mark *Vaughn Lucas as AJ Oliver *Grant Ross as Jannie *
Sean Cameron Michael Sean Cameron Michael (born 24 December 1969) is a South African actor, writer and singer. A native South African English, English speaker, he is also fluent in Afrikaans. Early life Michael was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He became inter ...
as
Robert Ressler Robert Kenneth Ressler (February 15, 1937 – May 5, 2013) was an American FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s and is often credited with coining the term "serial k ...


Production

South African playwright and screenwriter
Amy Jephta Amy Jephta is a South African playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, and teacher. Early life and education Amy Jephta is from Mitchells Plain in Cape Town. She has a BA in theatre and performance (2009) and an MA in theatre and performa ...
was lead writer on the series, with other writers being Sarah Hooper, Jessica Ruston, and Oliver Frampton. It is directed by Rene van Rooyen, Tracey Larcombe, and Brett Michael-Innes. Pistorius was a consultant on the series, and also provided emotional support to Hope during filming. The series was co-produced by the German production company Night Train Media, along with CMak (UK) and
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, ...
(SA).
Production design In film industry, film and television, a production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and ...
was by Warren Gray.


Release

''Catch Me a Killer'' was screened in the International Panorama section of the 2024 edition of
Series Mania Series Mania () is an international festival dedicated to television series, held annually in Lille, France. It is the largest TV series event in Europe and an important premiere platform. ''Series Mania'' comprises an institute of the same name ...
in
Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
, France, having its French premiere on 19 February 2024. It was the first South African series to feature in Series Mania. The series was released by South African streaming service
Showmax Showmax is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service that launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Its majority owner is MultiChoice, which owns 70% of the Showmax group, while American conglomerate NBCUniversal owns 3 ...
in February 2024, and in the UK on
Alibi An alibi (, from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person under suspicion in a crime that they were in a different place when the offence was committed. During a police investigation, all suspects are usually a ...
on 5 March 2024. It became available at the same time on free streaming service SBS on Demand in Australia. The series is available in the United States and Canada on
BritBox BritBox is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Video on demand#Subscription models, video on demand Streaming television, streaming service founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, ITV which operates in eight countries across Australi ...
.


Reception

The French film festival Series Mania described ''Catch Me a Killer'' as "A female '' Mindhunter'' in the guise of a wonderfully-produced true-crime series".


Awards and nominations

The series won "Best Production Design – TV – Light Entertainment & Band 1 Programmes" in the
British Film Designers Guild ''(Also known as Designer's Guild or B.F.D.G. and can be seen after a member's name as a professional certification abbreviation)'' A society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946, for the betterment of the Design in British F ...
Awards, with production designer Warren Gray, supervising art director Sara Hartinger, and set decorators Anneke Botha and Annicia Bloom named as recipients.


References


External links

*{{imdb title, 13835440 2024 South African television series debuts Television series based on actual events True crime television series