Ever since GroundUp first broke the news that the convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester did not burn to death in Cell 35 after all and was instead shopping at Woolworths in Sandton City, South Africans have been calling for the drama to be brought on screens.
Showmax has finally answered the call and released the trailer for the true-crime documentary Tracking Thabo Bester.
Bester was the most searched person in South Africa on Google in 2023, with his co-accused, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, in fourth place.
The country obsessed over Bestermania and the stormy tale of love, murder, deception and corruption.
The larger-than-life story of South Africa's most famous prison break is in safe hands: Tracking Thabo Bester is produced by local true-crime pioneers IdeaCandy.
The production company was behind the Safta-winning Devilsdorp, the Sanlam Group Financial Journalist of the Year-winning Steinheist, and the Showmax true-crime record breaker, Rosemary's Hitlist.
Their four-part investigation screens in two halves on Showmax on March 15 and 22.
