Is Donkerbos coming back?

Donkerbos ended on January 17, 2023, after its single season aired on Showmax. The series concluded its story with all eight episodes released on that date.

Donkerbos was a drama, crime, and thriller series that premiered on November 29, 2022. It was set in the remote forests of Limpopo, where the discovery of six children's bodies prompted an ostracised detective to confront her dark past, her family, and a distrustful community in her effort to catch the killer before more children were harmed.

The show featured a cast led by Wilhelm van der Walt as Sybrand Pieterse, Erica Wessels as Fanie van Wyk, and Thoko Ntshinga as Captain Didie Baleka. It received a rating of 7 on TVMaze and had a runtime of 54 minutes per episode.