| Catch Me a Killer | |
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| Genre | True crime |
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| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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| Executive producer | Bob Conte & others |
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| Production location | South Africa |
| Cinematography | Dino Benedetti, Fahema Hendricks |
| Editor | Claire Pringle |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | Showmax |
| Release | February 2024 (2024-02) |
Catch Me a Killer is an 11-part true crime television series set in South Africa, based on cases worked on by forensic psychologist and police investigator Micki Pistorius in the 1990s. It stars British actress Charlotte Hope as Pistorius.
Premise
The series is based on the autobiography of the same name by South African forensic psychologist and police investigator Micki Pistorius, who was instrumental in securing convictions for many serial killers in the late 1990s.
Cast
- Charlotte Hope as Micki Pistorius
- Donna Cormack-Thomson as Erika
- Steven John Ward as Mark
- Vaughn Lucas as AJ Oliver
- Grant Ross as Jannie
- Sean Cameron Michael as Robert Ressler
Production
South African playwright and screenwriter Amy Jephta was lead writer on the series, with other writers being Sarah Hooper, Jessica Ruston, and Oliver Frampton. It is directed by Rene van Rooyen, Tracey Larcombe, and Brett Michael-Innes. Pistorius was a consultant on the series, and also provided emotional support to Hope during filming.
The series was co-produced by the German production company Night Train Media, along with CMak (UK) and M-Net (SA).
Production design was by Warren Gray.
Release
Catch Me a Killer was screened in the International Panorama section of the 2024 edition of Series Mania in Lille, France, having its French premiere on 19 February 2024. It was the first South African series to feature in Series Mania.
The series was released by South African streaming service Showmax in February 2024, and in the UK on Alibi on 5 March 2024. It became available at the same time on free streaming service SBS on Demand in Australia. The series is available in the United States and Canada on BritBox.
Reception
The French film festival Series Mania described Catch Me a Killer as "A female Mindhunter in the guise of a wonderfully-produced true-crime series".
Awards and nominations
The series won "Best Production Design – TV – Light Entertainment & Band 1 Programmes" in the British Film Designers Guild Awards, with production designer Warren Gray, supervising art director Sara Hartinger, and set decorators Anneke Botha and Annicia Bloom named as recipients.
References
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- ^ Goldbart, Max (25 January 2024). "'Catch Me a Killer': Showmax unveils trailer for serial killer profiler series starring 'Game of Thrones' Charlotte Hope" (video + text). Deadline.
- "Catch Me A Killer S1". Showmax Stories. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Pretorius, Micki (11 February 2024). "Dr Micki Pistorius, Forensic psychologist and South Africa's first serial Killer Profiler : «I had never thought when I did my work that someone would make a TV series about it»". lexpress.mu (Interview). Interviewed by Kurreeman, Razeenah. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Woods, Cat (22 February 2024). "'Game of Thrones' to groundbreaking profiler: 'Catch Me A Killer' star Charlotte Hope on her new role". SBS Television. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Frost, Caroline (25 February 2024). "'Saltburn', 'Poor Things', 'Black Mirror', 'Silo' Among British Film Designers Guild Awards Winners – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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