Johannesburg – Three motorbikes come roaring down a dirt road in the Great Karoo seen through a panoramic wide shot that not only shows off the beauty of the surrounding area but also immediately, with a thunderous roar, warns that M-Net is taking out its big guns with its new show Trackers.
Based on Deon Meyer’s crime novel of the same title, the upcoming action series interweaves three story strands that collide in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy that involves organised crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, Black Rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot. TRACKERS was adapted for TV by Robert Thorogood, Kelsey Egan, Amy Jephta, Jozua Malherbe and Rene van Rooyen.
The stellar cast include local steadfast Rolanda Marais (Waterfront), James Gracie (The Wild), Sandi Schultz (Binnelanders), Thapelo Mokoena (Broken Vows), Trix Vivier (Die Spreeus), and Ed Stoppard (The Pianist).
The South African show will not only be seen locally on M-Net, but global audiences will also get a front row seat to it as Trackers is a co-production between M-Net, Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF, and HBO’s sister network Cinemax.
“Weaving together three complex storylines seen from three very different South African perspective the well-made show succeeds in pushing you right to the edge of your seat, makes you laugh when it needs to most, and powerfully silences you when it goes for the gut. It does all this in a way that would make some Hollywood shows envious.” – Channel 24
TRACKERS will premiere on South African TV on 27 October at 20:00 on M-Net.