

1.052 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestBased on Deon Meyer's 2004 best-selling novel of the same name - centres on Detective Benny Grissel, tasked with tracking down a righteous vigilante killer whose crimes capture the city's imagination.
Acting
Hilton Pelser's haunted detective energy is magnetic.
Cinematography
Cape Town as character—stunning and unforgiving.
Writing
Deon Meyer's dialogue cuts like the weapon it describes.
Creator
Deon Meyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Meyer's novels deliberately map Cape Town's racial and class fractures onto crime narratives—Devil's Peak itself is historically a refuge for escaped slaves and outcasts.
This is actually the second Benny Griesser adaptation after Trackers (2019)—Hilton Pelser took over from another actor, and fans still debate the recast.