The nominees for the 15th South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) was announced on Thursday. Tshedza Pictures dominated the nominees list with 12 nominations for The River on 1Magic (DStv 103) and 12 nominations for its new telenovela Legacy on M-Net (DStv 101). The broadcast of the TV awards ceremony moves from SABC2 to […]
Three River Studios (“Trackers”) has optioned the rights to develop, finance and produce a live action, returnable TV series based on Bryan Talbot’s cult graphic novels “The Adventures of Luther Arkwright” and its sequel “Heart of Empire.” Written for a mature readership and born out of the anti-establishment wave of the 1970s and 1980s, and as a protest […]
Three River Studios has optioned the rights to develop, finance and produce a live action, returnable TV series based on Bryan Talbot’s graphic novels: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire. Written for a mature readership and born out of the anti-establishment wave of the 70s and 80s and in part as a protest […]
Human cruelty or cluelessness knows no bounds—as the current global health scourge and the needless death of George Floyd readily prove. But “Trackers” is neither about the coronavirus nor the tragic death of the 46-year-old African American man who died at the hands of four apathetic cops. The six-part crime series “Trackers,” which kicks off […]
Opening Shot: In Loxton, in the Karoo region of South Africa’s Northern Cape province, three motorcycles buzz down a dirt road just after the son goes down. The Gist: The bikers stop at a local pub and harass the young bartender there. A seemingly quiet man named Lemmer (James Gracie) sees that and pounds the […]
“Trackers,” adapted by a group of South African screenwriters from a novel in Afrikaans by Deon Meyer, was overseen by the British producer Robert Thorogood (the creator of “Death in Paradise”). It’s a more polished product than “Blood & Water,” which has its good and bad sides — “Trackers” is more easily entertaining, and perhaps more easily […]
Despite the odd cheesy exchange, Sky’s latest import is a solid drama set against an action-packed backdrop of espionage, terrorism and political intrigue. n this least stressful of weeks, why not try Trackers (Sky Atlantic), a South African spy thriller that ladles on the tension, and should raise heart rates to at least to the […]
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