The first Showmax Original true-crime series, Devilsdorp, launched on Thursday, 29 July 2021 to five-star reviews, topping Showmax’s SA Top 20 and setting a new record for the most hours watched in its first four days of launch of any film or series ever on Showmax – outperforming the likes of Game of Thrones, The Real Housewives of Durban and The River.

Social media has been buzzing about Devilsdorp, with Khaya Dlanga tweeting, “This is the wildest, craziest and most unbelievable South African documentary I have ever seen. And to think these events happened in...