TV series

Dwaalster

2019 · 1 season

A slow, offbeat drift through a dusty town of odd souls, where quiet strangeness and starlit melancholy hang over every encounter.

Overview: Dwaalster is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series created by Nicola Hanekom and set in the fictional Karoo town of Maanhaarsdrif, which is populated by interesting and mysterious residents. In Maanhaarsdrif there is also a fixation with stars and stargazing, while some inhabitants are even moonstruck (proverbially speaking).
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, whimsical and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, isolation, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
isolation
identity
family
obsession
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild