Best TV shows on Netflix (Afrique du Sud) : our Top 20
At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a concise selection of the best South African series currently available on Netflix. Our picks focus on strong storytelling, distinct voices and a range of genres — from crime drama and thriller to comedy and documentary — that showcase the country’s creative diversity. For each title we provide a short summary, reasons to watch, and practical details about language and subtitles to help you choose. Availability on Netflix can change, so check the streaming links on the page for the most up-to-date information.
Updated on 12/03/2026
2020 · Kagiso Lediga · 1 season
A seasoned South African spy must navigate evolving personal relationships while undertaking the most dangerous mission of her career—one that will push her skills, loyalties and survival to their limits.
With Pearl Thusi, Vuyo Dabula, Sechaba Morojele and Chi Mhende
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2020 · Daryne Joshua, Travis Taute, Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng · 4 seasons
A chance meeting at a party sparks a Cape Town teenager’s relentless quest to prove whether a celebrated swimmer from an exclusive private school is the sister she believes was taken from her family at birth.
With Khosi Ngema, Ama Qamata, Gail Mabalane, Thabang Kamogelo Molaba, Dillon Windvogel, Arno Greeff and Natasha Thahane
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2022 · Paul Buys, Annemarie van Basten · 1 season
After a loved one is abducted, a resourceful furniture magnate is forced to rely on his covert diamond‑trafficking network. He uses it to smuggle firearms across the border in a desperate bid to secure their release.
With Arnold Vosloo, Lea Vivier, Sean Cameron Michael, Rob van Vuuren, Jandre le Roux, Diaan Lawrenson and Zane Meas
2020 · 3 seasons
The Masire brothers dominate Johannesburg’s criminal underworld, but an ancient supernatural family curse, combined with a growing tangle of betrayals among allies and rivals, pushes their empire — and their fraternal bond — to the brink of collapse.
With Shona Ferguson, Thembi Seete, Connie Ferguson, Zolisa Xaluva, TK Sebothoma, Tsholofelo Matshaba and Cindy Mahlangu
2020 · Rethabile Ramaphakela, Katleho Ramaphakela · 3 seasons
After upending her sister’s flawless Christmas wedding, estranged daughter Tumi returns home determined to make amends, mend the relationships she fractured, and salvage the holiday before it’s too late.
With Busi Lurayi, Nambitha Ben-Mazwi, Lethabo Bereng, Thando Thabethe, Yonda Thomas, Rami Chuene and Desmond Dube
2025 · Sydney Dire, Akin Omotoso, Steven Pillemer · 1 season
Deeply religious former cop Babalwa, desperate to raise the money for her daughter’s life‑saving operation, reluctantly allies with a shadowy, morally compromised benefactor to orchestrate a high-stakes heist.
With Lerato Mvelase, Sphamandla Dhludhlu, S'Dumo Mtshali, Jabulani Mthembu, Jerry Mofokeng and Pheello Kotelo
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2023 · 3 seasons
A married professor embarks on a consuming affair with a younger man, a liaison that sets off a cascade of sorrow and deception and forces painful truths about the people she trusts most to surface.
With Frances Sholto-Douglas, Ngele Ramulondi, Liza Scholtz, Nathaniel Ramabulana, Thapelo Mokoena, Keenan Arrison and Rizelle Januk
2023 · Malenga Mulendema · 2 seasons
Four teenagers juggling exams, friendships and first crushes are unexpectedly recruited by a retired spy to form a new team of heroes — their first assignment: stopping a looming threat that could destroy the world.
With Yinka Awoni, Zora Ngwaba, Namisa Mdlalose, Kimani Arthur, Nancy Sekhokoane, Pamela Nomvete and John Macmillan
2024 · 1 season
At forty-five, Ghalya unearths a chilling secret about her family and the circumstances of her birth, launching her into a relentless search to uncover the hidden truth of her identity.
With Treasure Nkosi, Xolile Tshabalala, Buyile Mdladla, Mike Ndlangamandla, Connie Chiume, Sello Maake Ka-Ncube and Pallance Dladla