Die Spreeus (2019) User Reviews

Just a little synopsis as it is a South African series

[pangabourne · 8/10 · 2 May 2019]

This isn't a review but I noticed no plot summary so thought I would add a little background. That said this is a brilliant portrayal of what goes bump in the night in South Africa and masterfully pulled off by some of our most outstanding acting talent. Well worth watching if you love intrigue and unique viewing. Die Spreeus features two fearless detectives - portrayed by Chris Vorster and Monique Rockman - as they investigate strange phenomenon every week. What makes Die Spreeus unique is that it also tackles various stories from South African culture, including the tokoloshe and the Ghost from Uniondale. Wikus Du Toit explains: "The first episode is based on a CJ Langenhoven story, 'The ruin at Wilgerdal.' Later there is also an episode about Antjie Somers, about the 'Ghost of Uniondale,' there's one about the tokoloshe." From a fearsome army of ghosts claiming their revenge, a supernatural meeting at a ruin and a woman who disappears and returns with a very scary difference to an autistic boy who can see into the future, an aggressive creature and a visitor from the past who can't seem to find rest.

So much potential, but...

[deanharmsepilot · 6/10 · 2 July 2019]

This series started off with so much potential. The first three episodes left you wanting more, but after that it kinda started to fall flat.

This show is the South African version of 'Supernatural' or The X-Files', but it fails to deliver a big punch. South Africa is rich in ghost stories and certain tabloid newspapers have daily tales of the supernatural, so the show makers have so much material to draw from.

The show isn't a total disaster and there are some interesting character developments yet to be explored, but after initially being the talk of many an office around the country, this cookie is beginning to taste a little bland...

To be fair, this is unexplored territory for the South African entertainment industry, but one can't help feeling that they are not doing justice to some of the source material.