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Devilsdorp

2021–Ongoing1 season4 episodes~240 min/epMidcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

In 2016 a spate of brutal and mysterious killings grips the town of Krugersdorp. Is a serial killer behind these vicious attacks, and who will die next if the police don't catch them? The investigation into these so-called Appointment Murders, leads local detectives to a series of unsolved cold cases linked to satanism, and opens the door on a cult ruled by terror, greed and revenge

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Highlights

What stands out about Devilsdorp?

Devilsdorp earns 4 badges, led by One of a kind and Deeply moving.

  • Reception
  • Craft and mood

Reception

Is Devilsdorp worth watching?

Devilsdorp's Midcredits score is the 71st percentile of all shows, from 425 ratings across 2 sources. 80% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

71st percentile

Better received than 71% of shows

62nd percentile among Documentary75th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)65th
Approval (how many liked it)72nd

Acclaim

Crowd Pleaser: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

74 /100

65th percentile of all shows

54th percentile among Documentary70th percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Most people land high, with a thin tail of low scores from those it didn't reach.

Approval

How many liked it

80% liked it

72nd percentile of all shows

66th percentile among Documentary76th percentile among 2020s
80% rated it 7–1020% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

33rd percentile

422 ratings across platforms

57th percentile among Documentary32nd percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Fans praised

  • spellbinding storytelling across 4 hours
  • emotional weight and human tragedy captured
  • extraordinary study in cult behavior and psychopathy

What stands out

Originality90

so bizarre it would be rejected as fiction

Emotional impact85

heartbreaking for families, emotional ride

Plot and story82

unbelievable true story, complex case kept coherent

Pacing80

keeps viewers nailed to the screen for 4 hours

Atmosphere75

immersive depiction of small-town cult milieu

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 2021 · 4 episodes

  • S1E1
    S1E1

    A Time to Die

    Jul 29, 202161 min
  • S1E2
    S1E2

    Evolution of Evil

    Jul 29, 202161 min
  • S1E3
    S1E3

    If I Talk, They'll Kill Me

    Jul 29, 202161 min
  • S1E4
    S1E4

    Killer Vs Killer

    Jul 29, 202161 minFinale

Watch experience

What is Devilsdorp like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you unsettled.

Feelings

  • Dread
  • Cold
  • Tense

How it leaves you

  • Unsettling
  • Thought-provoking

Story

  • No archetype

What it asks of you

  • Even-paced
  • Engaged
  • Heavy
  • Resolved

Themes

  • Betrayal
  • Deception
  • Trauma

Style

  • Solemn: Grave and dignified; treats its subject with weight and respect.
  • Cold and cerebral: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.

Setting

  • Contemporary
  • Realistic
  • Urban
  • Institutional
exact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Heaviest: throughout
Told as
SerializedSingle-season story
ToneThe documentary treats its shocking subject matter with solemn, unflinching seriousness.
The rideThe series sustains a persistent mood of dread and cold tension, from the murders through the investigation and into the trial, without relief.
StructureThe story is told as a chronological investigation across four episodes, without structural devices like nonlinearity or multiple perspectives.
Episode formatThe synopsis describes a single investigation told across four episodes, forming one continuous story.
Season formatThe series covers one closed case across one season; it is a limited documentary series.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
Why it leaves you this wayThe series leaves a deep unease about the horror of real events and provokes reflection on how a religious cult can lead to murder.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18%: Predator 7% · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 40% of shows: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeAs a documentary investigating real events, the series has no narrative plot archetype.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% (this title) · Deception 6% (this title)
  • Survival 9% (this title): Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% (this title) · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Betrayal · 3% of showsDeception · 6% of showsTrauma · 5% of shows
Observes its theme: Presents its theme neutrally, declining to judge.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe series examines how trusted religious bonds were exploited to manipulate and destroy lives, leaving lasting trauma across a community.
StanceThe documentary presents the events and their impact on the community and families without advocacy, maintaining a neutral investigative posture.

The world

AmbientMinimal or silentBackground music · original score · Elben Schutte
SettingKrugersdorp, South Africa during a wave of cult-linked serial murders
MusicThe score likely provides an atmospheric, unobtrusive backdrop to maintain the documentary's tension and sincerity.

Content guide

Is Devilsdorp okay for kids?

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • Canada14+
  • MexicoB-15

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Devilsdorp have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Devilsdorp?

Cast

Cecilia Steyn
as Cult Leader
Gerrit Roberts
as Prosecutor
Henri van Breda
as Cult Member
Ben Booysen
as SAPS
Manie Victor
as SAPS
Shane Chatzkelowitz
as Forensic Specialist
Louis Awerbuck
as Psychologist

Crew

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