MultiChoice and M-Net made television
history on Sunday (October 27) in more ways than one! The much-anticipated
adaptation of Deon Meyer’s international bestselling crime thriller, Trackers, which will take top-notch African
storytelling to the world, hit the screens at 20h00. Not only did the five-part
series – a co-production between M-Net, HBO’s sister channel Cinemax, and the
German broadcaster ZDF – make its worldwide debut across Africa in the
prime-time slot usually allocated to Hollywood’s biggest blockbuster movies on
M-Net 101, it also became immediately available on the MultiChoice
video-on-demand service, ShowMax.
“Trackers
shines the spotlight on the incredible talent working in the African film and
television industry,” says Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice CEO of General
Entertainment. “We are immensely proud of this milestone production. It’s one
of the biggest ventures in the history of M-Net and we trust that it will be
the first of many enticing and authentic stories from our continent to reach
global audiences.“
The pilot episode of the exhilarating
five-part series - loaded with heart-thumping action scenes, multi-layered
characters, and chilling plot twists – is 90 minutes long. The rest of the
story will unfold in four hour-long episodes. With each episode scheduled for
20h00 on M-Net 101, the weekly blockbuster movie premiere will be screened an
hour later than usual, at 21h00, on November 3, 10, 17 and 24.
Set against uniquely Southern African
landscapes – from the Karoo to Khayelitsha and Limpopo to the Bo-Kaap – Trackers spins a web of intrigue that
involves conspiracy, corruption, diamonds and rhinos, smugglers and smooth
operators. The characters oscillate between good and evil, daring and dangerous
and are portrayed by a stellar cast, including Thapelo Mokoena, Rolanda Marais,
Brendan Daniels, Sandi Schultz, James Gracie, Sisanda Henna, Jill Middelkop,
Trix Vivier, Jerry Mofokeng, Grace Olifant, Albert Maritz and Ed Stoppard.
For more information go to mnet.tv/trackers
or join the conversation on Twitter at #TrackersSA.
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