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==Cast== ==Cast==
The cast includes:<ref name=ontong2023/>
* ] as detective Benny Griessel * ] as detective Benny Griessel
* ] as Anna Griessel * ] as Anna Griessel
* ] as Thobela Mpayipheli ("the Assegai Killer") * ] as Thobela Mpayipheli ("the Assegai Killer")
* Tarryn Wyngaard as Christine * Tarryn Wyngaard as Christine van Rooyen
* ] * ] as Boef Beukes
* ] * ] as Mbali Kaleni
⚫ * {{ill|Soli Philander|af|}} as Princess
* Litha Bam * Litha Bam as Themba Genge
* Tshamano Sebe * Tshamano Sebe as Madison Madikiza
* Lee Roodt * Lee Roodt as Enver Davids
⚫ * {{ill|Soli Philander|af|}}
* Mpilo May as Detective Jaimie Keyter
* Faith Baloyi as Ntsusa ka Mlawu
* ] as Eugene de Klerk
* Michele Burgers as Nicola
* Brendan Sean Murray as Detective Cruywagen


==Production== ==Production==
The series was co-written by Matthew Orton and Amy Jephta, who also serves as ], and directed by Jozua Malherbe.<ref name=goldbart2022/> It was filmed in ] and surrounds. ] is the name of the mountain peak next to ], behind the city centre.<ref name=ontong2023/><ref name=goldbart2022/> The series was co-written by Matthew Orton and Amy Jephta, who also serves as ], and directed by Jozua Malherbe.<ref name=goldbart2022/> Orton wrote the script in consultation with Meyer, updating the storyline and characters to better reflect contemporary reality. It was filmed in ] and surrounds. ] is the name of the mountain peak next to ], behind the city centre.<ref name=ontong2023/><ref name=goldbart2022/>


Johann Knobel is ] of the series. British production company ], in collaboration with Expanded Media Productions, are responsible for production of the series.<ref name=goldbart2022>{{cite web | last=Goldbart | first=Max | title=‘Gentleman Jack’ Producer Lookout Point Behind South African Adaptation Of ‘Devil’s Peak’ With Expanded Media | website=Deadline | date=8 September 2022 | url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/gentleman-jack-lookout-point-devils-peak-deon-meyer-1235111000/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> Orton, along with Laura Lankester from Lookout Point and Francis Hopkinson from Expanded Media are ]s, with ]'s Yolisa Phahle, Allan Sperling, and Jan du Plessis also acting as executive producers.<ref name=goldbart2022/> Johann Knobel is ] of the series. British production company ], in collaboration with Expanded Media Productions, are responsible for production of the series.<ref name=goldbart2022>{{cite web | last=Goldbart | first=Max | title=‘Gentleman Jack’ Producer Lookout Point Behind South African Adaptation Of ‘Devil’s Peak’ With Expanded Media | website=Deadline | date=8 September 2022 | url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/gentleman-jack-lookout-point-devils-peak-deon-meyer-1235111000/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> Orton, along with Laura Lankester from Lookout Point and Francis Hopkinson from Expanded Media are ]s, with ]'s Yolisa Phahle, Allan Sperling, and Jan du Plessis also acting as executive producers.<ref name=goldbart2022/>
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''Devil's Peak'' had ] 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. ] has international distribution rights.<ref name=ontong2023>{{cite web |last=Ontong |first=Joel |title='The nightmares and the night terrors': Delving into the darkness with the cast of Devil's Peak |website=Life |date=6 October 2023 |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/the-nightmares-and-the-night-terrors-delving-into-the-darkness-with-the-cast-of-devils-peak-20231006 |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> ''Devil's Peak'' had ] 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. ] has international distribution rights.<ref name=ontong2023>{{cite web |last=Ontong |first=Joel |title='The nightmares and the night terrors': Delving into the darkness with the cast of Devil's Peak |website=Life |date=6 October 2023 |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/the-nightmares-and-the-night-terrors-delving-into-the-darkness-with-the-cast-of-devils-peak-20231006 |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref>


American streaming service ] acquired North American broadcasting rights, with the series premiering there on 15 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Goldbart | first=Max | title=Tubi Buys South African Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ For U.S. & Canada | website=Deadline | date=12 January 2024 | url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/tubi-devils-peak-us-canada-1235723870/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=BlakeFriedmann | first=Intern | title=Deon Meyer's DEVIL'S PEAK goes international with US premiere on Tubi | website=Blake Friedmann | date=19 January 2024 | url=http://blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/devils-peak-us-streaming-tubi | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> It also became available on ] in January 2024,<ref>{{cite web | title=Devil’s Peak is now available to watch in the UK|author=Deon Meyer|date=18 January 2024 | website=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/DeonMeyer.Author/posts/devils-peak-is-now-available-to-watch-in-the-uk-httpsplayerbbccomenbranddevils-p/930640085095563/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Devil's Peak | website=] | url=https://player.bbc.com/en/brand/devils-peak/devils-peak-s1 | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> and Australian streaming service Stan from 24 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Dalgarno | first=Paul | title=Stan: new shows streaming this week | website=ScreenHub Australia | date=12 August 2024 | url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/features/stan-new-shows-streaming-this-week-19-2648893/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> American streaming service ] acquired North American broadcasting rights, with the series premiering there on 15 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Goldbart | first=Max | title=Tubi Buys South African Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ For U.S. & Canada | website=Deadline | date=12 January 2024 | url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/tubi-devils-peak-us-canada-1235723870/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=BlakeFriedmann | first=Intern | title=Deon Meyer's DEVIL'S PEAK goes international with US premiere on Tubi | website=Blake Friedmann | date=19 January 2024 | url=http://blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/devils-peak-us-streaming-tubi | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> It also became available on ] in January 2024,<ref>{{cite web | title=Devil’s Peak is now available to watch in the UK|author=Deon Meyer|date=18 January 2024 | website=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/DeonMeyer.Author/posts/devils-peak-is-now-available-to-watch-in-the-uk-httpsplayerbbccomenbranddevils-p/930640085095563/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Devil's Peak | website=] | url=https://player.bbc.com/en/brand/devils-peak/devils-peak-s1 | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref> and Australian streaming service ] from 24 July 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Dalgarno | first=Paul | title=Stan: new shows streaming this week | website=ScreenHub Australia | date=12 August 2024 | url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/features/stan-new-shows-streaming-this-week-19-2648893/ | access-date=7 January 2025}}</ref>


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2023 South African TV crime drama series

Devil's Peak
GenreCrime drama; police procedural
Created byMatthew Orton
Based onDevil's Peak, by Deon Meyer
Written byMatthew Orton and Amy Jephta
Directed byJozua Malherbe
Theme music composerTim Phillips
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerJohann Knobel
Production companiesLookout Point and Expanded Media Productions
Original release
NetworkM-Net
Release29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)

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. It stars Hilton Pelser as troubled detective Benny Griessel, Shamilla Miller 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. In the meantime, Detective Benny Griessel, while initially working on an unrelated case, gets drawn into the hunt for "the Assegai Killer".

Cast

  • Hilton Pelser as detective Benny Griessel
  • Shamilla Miller 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
  • Soli Philander [af] 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 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 and surrounds. Devil's Peak is the name of the mountain peak next to Table Mountain, 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 producers, with M-Net's Yolisa Phahle, Allan Sperling, and Jan du Plessis also acting as executive producers.

Release

Devil's Peak had red carpet 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. BBC Studios has international distribution rights.

American streaming service Tubi acquired North American broadcasting rights, with the series premiering there on 15 January 2024. It also became available on BBC Player in January 2024, and Australian streaming service Stan from 24 July 2024.

References

  1. ^ Goldbart, Max (8 September 2022). "'Gentleman Jack' Producer Lookout Point Behind South African Adaptation Of 'Devil's Peak' With Expanded Media". Deadline. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ Ontong, Joel (6 October 2023). "'The nightmares and the night terrors': Delving into the darkness with the cast of Devil's Peak". Life. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. Goldbart, Max (12 January 2024). "Tubi Buys South African Thriller 'Devil's Peak' For U.S. & Canada". Deadline. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. BlakeFriedmann, Intern (19 January 2024). "Deon Meyer's DEVIL'S PEAK goes international with US premiere on Tubi". Blake Friedmann. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. Deon Meyer (18 January 2024). "Devil's Peak is now available to watch in the UK". Facebook. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. "Devil's Peak". BBC Player. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  7. Dalgarno, Paul (12 August 2024). "Stan: new shows streaming this week". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

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