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Die Byl

Genres: Drama, Police Procedural
Broadcast on: kykNET, kykNET & kie

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South African channels

kykNET : 12 Jul 2016 - (ongoing)
kykNET & kie : 09 Jun 2018 - 08 Jun 2024

About the Show


Die Byl (The Axe) is a South African, Afrikaans-language crime drama television series inspired by legendary South African detective Piet Byleveld, who caught some of the country's most heinous murderers. 

Featuring a fictitious specialist police squad that was formed to bring serial killers to book, in every 90-minute episode the highly trained specialised squad is confronted with another series of brutal murders.

They are all strong minded individuals who often have conflicting ideas of solving the case at hand. But when they stand together they are a formidable outfit that face the most dangerous criminals in their bid to be of service to their community.

The title of the series is derived from the nickname of the leader of the squad Colonel Piet van der Bijl – "Die Byl" for short.

Die Byl deals with important issues and ills in South African society. The characters' personal lives inevitably suffer under the strains of the highly dramatic and demanding task that they are confronted with. Each one deals with the gruesome nature of their everyday lives in a different way.

The stories are also full of surprises and the audience is invited to decide who the guilty suspect is. Sometimes they may be right, but often they will be wrong. All is revealed in the last scene of every episode.

At the same time the ongoing story throughout the series delves into the private lives of the main characters and presents unexpected twists and turns in the turbulent lives of career murder detectives.

The stories of Die Byl are entirely fictitious. The police squad - as well as their existence in Cape Town - is fictional. All the characters, including Die Byl, are fictitious.

Retired detective Piet Byleveld acted as technical advisor to the production, sharing his ideas and methodology of investigating murder cases with the script writers. He also had a brief meeting with Waldemar Schultz, to give him some practical tips on policing.

The series stars Waldemar Schultz as Colonel Piet van der Bijl, the lead detective; Marvin-Lee Beukes as Sergeant Juan Stuurman, a detective; Lika Berning as profiler Captain Lena Maree; Eric Nobbs as Doctor Fritz Barnard, the pathologist; Tertius Meintjes as General Neels van As, the head of the Violent Crimes unit; and Milan Murray as Advocate Nicky van As, the state prosecutor.

Die Byl is an M-Net Original Production, produced by kykNET and Lion's Head Productions (Season 1) and Marche Media (Season 2).
 


Starring

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Colonel Piet van der Bijl (as Waldi Schultz)

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Sergeant Juan Stuurman

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Captain Lena Maree

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Doctor Fritz Barnard

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General Neels van As

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Advocate Nicky van As

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Ellie Bonthuys

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Dr. Shani van Rooi

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Jo Verwey

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Captain William Miller

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Dr Anton Fourie


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14 Jan 2025 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: New Shows and Seasons
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