Catch Me A Killer
Made in South Africa
Stream the brand-new Showmax Original crime series based on a serial-killer profiler’s memoir. All the episodes are now streaming.
Charlotte Hope, who played Myranda in Game of Thrones and headlined Starz’s The Spanish Princess as Catherine of Aragon, stars in Catch Me a Killer as Micki Pistorius, South Africa’s first-ever serial-killer profiler.
Adapted from Pistorius’ memoir, the true crime series is set in the mid-90s and traces Pistorius’ quest, as a newly-qualified forensic psychologist, to track down South Africa’s most feared killers. At this time, the country was gripped by an epidemic of rising crime and murder. Each episode looks at another of her cases, from the Station Strangler to the Cleveland Killer to Stewart ‘Boetie Boer’ Wilken.
All the episodes for Catch Me A Killer are now streaming on Showmax.
More about Catch Me A Killer

Donna Cormack-Thomson on her breakthrough in Catch Me A Killer
Newcomer Donna Cormack-Thomson talks about her breakthrough role as Micki’s partner, detective Erica Botha. All episodes of Catch Me A Killer are streaming on Showmax.

Catch Me a Killer: Albert Pretorius as serial killer Stewart Wilken
Albert Pretorius talks about playing the South African serial killer Stewart Wilken, aka Boetie Boer, in Showmax Original Catch Me a Killer.

Meet the cast of Catch Me a Killer
See who’s on the docket for South Africa’s first serial-killer profiler, Micki Pistorius, in Showmax Original crime drama Catch Me a Killer.

Game of Thrones star on playing SA’s first ever serial-killer profiler
Charlotte Hope discusses her role as Micki Pistorius, SA’s first ever serial-killer profiler in Catch Me A Killer. New episodes every Wednesday.

Catch Me A Killer S1
A thriller based on the book of the same name, Catch Me a Killer tells the harrowing true story of psychological profiler Micki Pistorius.

Amy Jephta on writing Showmax Original Catch Me A Killer
Lead writer Amy Jephta talks about adapting serial-killer profiler Micki Pistorius’s memoir for series Catch Me A Killer, now streaming on Showmax.

Catch Me A Killer: Charlotte Hope plays Micki Pistorius, South Africa’s first serial-killer profiler
See the trailer for Catch Me A Killer, a true story about South Africa’s first serial-killer profiler. Now streaming on Showmax.

Catch Me A Killer
Stream the brand-new Showmax Original crime series based on a serial-killer profiler’s memoir. All the episodes are now streaming.
More crime shows to binge-watch

Mr Robot: “The defining show of the 2010s”
Oscar winner Rami Malek is just one of the reasons to watch all four seasons of Mr Robot, now streaming on Showmax.

Mr Robot S1-4
All seasons of the addictive drama-thriller that Vice called “The defining show of the 2010s”.

Red Eye S1
A London police officer is escorting a man back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime, when an escalating conspiracy unfolds on board flight 357.

Marmalade (2024)
A recently incarcerated man narrates the colourful tale of a romantic bank heist with the love of his life, Marmalade.

The Rookie S6
The oldest rookie in the LAPD uses his life experience, determination and sense of humour to keep up with colleagues 20 years his junior.

Found S2
Found follows recovery specialist Gabi Mosely as she and her team work tirelessly to find missing people forgotten by the system.

Law & Order S23
The original Law & Order resumes its classic two-part approach following both the police who investigate crimes and the DAs who prosecute them.

White Lies S1
Natalie Dormer drives this thrilling crime drama set in the Mother City. When an investigative journalist’s estranged brother is murdered, she’s drawn into the underworld of Cape Town.
Looking for true crime and other documentaries?

A Very Royal Scandal: 5 downfall documentaries and drama series
What do Prince Andrew, King Juan Carlos I, Sean Combs, Alex Jones, and Markus Jooste have in common? In-depth documentaries more shocking than an Oscar-winning movie!

Crazy-conspiracy documentary Shadowland and 8 more cult classics
Explore the secret world of how fringe movements manipulate facts to recruit their followers in series like Shadowland Season 1 on Showmax.

The sound of Donna Summer on Showmax
What’s a summer soundtrack without Donna Summer? Watch HBO documentary Love to Love You, Donna Summer and see the series and movies that keep her music alive today.

Two documentaries to stream after HBO’s Succession
Succession had us enthralled. From Made of Money with Brian Cox to The Murdochs: Empire of Influence, here’s what to watch after Succession on Showmax.