Season 6 • Episode 10
LatestThe team discovers what really happened when the Slee's house burned down. Byl realizes how sinister Arbortech is. He makes the daring decision to use Aletta Slee as bait.
The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.
Acting
Waldemar Schultz is chaos personified as Van der Bijl.
Production
Cape Town as character—luxury and violence collide.
Writing
Six seasons of escalating personal destruction.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Named after legendary detective Piet Byleveld, who solved over 400 murders in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa.
Waldemar Schultz spent weeks shadowing actual detectives to develop Van der Bijl's physical deterioration across seasons.
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