Marked is a South African crime thriller miniseries in which a religious former police officer plans a bold robbery with a sinister ally to fund her daughter's crucial operation.
How far does a mother go when the world stops giving her choices?
After her daughter's illness worsens, a cash-in-transit security guard makes a series of desperate decisions, but when she's betrayed, to save her daughter and herself, she'll become worse than any of her newfound enemies.
Security guard Babalwa (Lerato Mvelase) is a woman cornered by circumstance, fighting to protect what matters most.
As the pressure mounts, the line between right and necessary begins to blur, leaving one haunting question: What happens when survival leaves no room for mercy?
Caught between haunting prayers and simmering silences, Babalwa and her upstanding husband, Lungile (Bonko Khoza), live a life defined by discipline and duty until their daughter, Palesa (Ama Qamata), living with a life-threatening condition, takes a turn for the worse.
With no medical aid, no savings and no lifeline in sight, desperation takes hold and what begins with quiet prayers and small loans soon escalates into an uneasy alliance with local hustler Zweli (Sphamandla Dhludhlu) and dependable colleague, Tebza (Sdumo Mtshali), pulling Babalwa into a high-stakes scheme that puts everything, and everyone, she loves on the line.
The bold plan to fix everything fast begins to unravel when Babalwa is betrayed by the very people she trusted.
With loyalty in short supply and danger closing in, she's forced to shed any remaining illusions of mercy and is dragged deeper into a world of moral grey zones, left to decide how far she is willing to go.
The cast includes Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha, Desmond Dube, Natasha Thahane, Gaisang K Noge, Linda Sokhulu and Mduduzi Mabaso.
Marked was created by Steven Pillemer, Sydney Dire and Akin Omotoso and is produced by Quizzical Pictures, with executive producers Harriet Gavshon, Odirile Mekwa and JP Potgieter.
The directors include Akin Omotoso, Matshepo Maja and Jono Hall.
The head writer is Sydney Dire, with a writing team including Wendy Gumede and Charlene Ntsane.
The original score is by Joel Assaizky.