Die Byl

2016 - 2025

Fluitspeler van Ruiterwacht

Episode 1

When some homeless boys disappear, the overworked Ruiterwacht police can't be to bothered. Then Tiaan Bernado's darling child, Rose, disappears in broad daylight. Colonel Pieter van der Bijl, aka 'Die Byl', is called in to investigate the case.

Magnus en Mignon

Episode 2

Byl and his team are surprised when they arrive at a gruesome murder scene where the victims are dressed in costumes from the 80s.

Smiley

Episode 3

Byl is confronted by a killer who knows more about him than Dr. Fritz Barnard. Smiley has a vendetta against Byl and won't stop his killing spree until Byl arrests him.

Glashuise

2nd August 2016

Episode 4

Four police officers die in freak accidents under strange circumstances. All of them were at the police college with Sergeant Juan Stuurman. Is Juan's life in danger, or is he the killer?

In Die Bloed

9th August 2016

Episode 5

The team must work with a unit that specializes in gang activity. Byl refuses to share his team with Captain Willem Ruiters and ends up in a firefight with his commander.

Yswater

16th August 2016

Episode 6

The charming and successful fund manager, Ernst du Toit, has a ghost from his past haunting him. Does this make him a serial killer, or is it perhaps his blonde trophy wife, Saskia?

Boogskutter

23rd August 2016

Episode 7

Bart Basson is a middle-class man with a perfect family. Then his wife is struck by a crossbow arrow in a freak accident. Who was the archer and why did he want to kill Leonore?

Koffers Vol Drome

30th August 2016

Episode 8

There is a serial killer causing hysteria in the fashion world. Byl is under pressure to solve the case when another young model's body is found in a coffin.

Sodom Onder Tafelberg

6th September 2016

Episode 9

There is a serial killer who uses Table Mountain as his hunting ground. With every visitor a potential victim or a possible suspect, the team has a huge task at hand.

Die Draak

13th September 2016

Episode 10

There are already two university students who have been kidnapped and murdered by the time Byl and his team are called in. Byl takes control of the negotiations, but is outwitted by the killer.

Skoenlapper

20th September 2016

Episode 11

Byl and Nicky's relationship gets more serious. Does Byl fall in love, and what about his wife, who he says has disappeared without a trace?

Agter Die Kap

27th September 2016

Episode 12

Byl's dark past catches up with him when Etienne Basson, an old colleague and friend arrives at Byl's house with a gun in his hand. The mystery surrounding Byl's wife is slowly unraveling.

In Die Geselskap Van...

4th October 2016

Episode 13

The guarded Byl can finally allow himself to love and be loved. He plans to divorce his wife and ask Nicky the big question. But does fate have other plans?

Top Cast

Waldemar Schultz•Lika Berning•Marvin-Lee Beukes

Director

Berdene Burger

Writer

Elmarie Botha

Crime Mystery Drama

The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.

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Waldemar Schultz Image

Waldemar Schultz

Kolonel Piet van der Bijl

Lika Berning Image

Lika Berning

Kaptein Lena Maree

Marvin-Lee Beukes

Sersant Juan Stuurman

Milan Murray Image

Milan Murray

Advokaat Nicky van As

Amalia Uys Image

Amalia Uys

Jo Verwey

Tyrone Keogh Image

Tyrone Keogh

William Miller

Marcel Van Heerden Image

Marcel Van Heerden

Dr. Anton Fourie

Full Crew

Elmarie Botha

Writer

Berdene Burger

Writer

Lorraine Burger Image

Lorraine Burger

Writer

Berdene Burger

Director

Liezl Spies

Director

Nina Swart

Director

Jay Marais

Cinematography

Juan Kindo

Sound Designer

Mary-Sue Morris

Wardrobe Designer

Stefan Benade

Production Design

Sulani Saayman

Makeup Designer

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