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Ontwaak
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Chris Chameleon
Melchior van Staden
8 eps
Cindy Swanepoel
Melissa Human
8 eps
Deon Lotz
8 eps
Minke Marais
Adri Erasmus
8 eps
Carel Nel
Alwyn Bekker
8 eps
Sean-Marco Vorster
Jeremy Beukes
8 eps
Christopher van der Westhuizen
Emmet Potgieter
2 eps
Ray Neo Buso
Ayanda
2 eps
Dawid Minnaar
Dokter Breytenbach
3 eps
Imarie Oberholzer
Kara Wessels
2 eps
Fezile Mpela
Oscar Radebe
2 eps
Zetske van Pletzen
Priscilla van Deventer
1 eps
Laura-lee Mostert
Sheryl
1 eps
André Velts
Hanno
1 eps
Chartyn van Heerden
Herman Nienaber
1 eps
Elzabé Zietsman
Marianne Erasmus
1 eps
Lian Strydom
Alex
2 eps
Rika Sennett
Gerda de Villiers
2 eps
Danielle Retief
Lara
1 eps
Isaac Mabusa
Konstabel Makwetu
2 eps
Loryda Erasmus
Tertia Kruger
1 eps
Andries van Ryneveld
Tiaan le Roux
1 eps
Rikus Strauss
Gideon Pelser
2 eps
Botha Enslin
Vincent
1 eps
Kenley Swart
Ursula
1 eps
Maude Sandham
Fiona Smith
1 eps
Louis Auret
Ian Brand
1 eps
Kaz McFadden
Stompie
1 eps
Michelle Ayden
Susan Brand
1 eps
Blyde Smit
Samantha
1 eps
Ivan Dippenaar
Phillip Barnard
1 eps
Prince Chinedu Christopher
Shaun
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ontwaak actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ontwaak reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
What happens when your worst enemy is the only person who can help you? In Ontwaak, the story revolves around Melissa Human, a psychiatrist who starts working at Noordlig, a home for extremely dangerous patients. But behind the high walls, more than just patients await her. She discovers a sinister cult, Horisonne, that has taken in her daughter, and is led by her ex-fiancé. To save her daughter, Melissa must cross her own boundaries and rely on a brilliant serial killer. However, every answer leads to a new danger; every choice has a price. This is not just a fight against a cult – it’s a fight against the darkest depths of the self.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Soné CombrinckExecutive Producer
Writing
- Wessel PretoriusWriter
Direction
- André VeltsDirector
Music
- Wesley WestOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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