South African playwright and screenwriter Amy Jephta was lead writer on the series,[2] with other writers being Sarah Hooper, Jessica Ruston, and Oliver Frampton.[2] It is directed by Rene van Rooyen, Tracey Larcombe, and Brett Michael-Innes.[3][4] Pistorius was a consultant on the series, and also provided emotional support to Hope during filming.[5]
The series was co-produced by the German production company Night Train Media,[2] along with CMak (UK) and M-Net (SA).[4]
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.[8] It was the first South African series to feature in Series Mania.[9]
The series was released by South African streaming service Showmax in February 2024,[10] and in the UK on Alibi on 5 March 2024.[1] It became available at the same time on free streaming service SBS on Demand in Australia.[5] The series is available in the United States and Canada on BritBox.[citation needed]
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".[11]
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.[6][7]