We are slowly rolling towards the end of the Red Wedding year 2020. The dawn of hope is close to the horizon in the form of 2021. The pandemic has kept the majority of the population behind the doors. Life is slowly picking up pace. Not many good things came out of the wretched year. A few good things were the result of the US presidential election, the casting for House of The Dragon, and of course Game of Thrones celebrities joining new shows. Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen is known for his brave and honourable character Ser Jorah Mormont. His protective presence on the screen inspired hope amongst the viewers. Iain is back in showbiz with M-Net’s new crime drama Reyka.
The eight-part crime drama stars Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen. Reyka centres on a flawed but brilliant criminal profiler, Reyka Gama (Engelbrecht). Haunted by her past, she investigates a string of brutal murders committed by a serial killer in the sugar cane fields of KwaZulu-Natal.
Reyka was abducted as a child by a farmer named Speelman (Glen). Reyka is traumatised by the experience, but this also helps her enter the minds of Africa’s most notorious criminals and turn them inside out. Manipulative and charming, his hold on Reyka, 20 years later, forms part of the backbone of the story.
Reyka will premiere on M-Net (DStv 101) in July 2021. Are you excited about the crime drama? Tell us in the comments below!
