Soon Comes Night

In 2021 there were 96 recorded CIT incidents in the United States over 12 months and for 333 million people. In South African population is 60 million so we divide 333 million by 60 million and that means 17 incidents per 60 million people in USA. In South Africa they have 289 CIT incidents per year for 60 Million. 17 Incidents in USA versus 289 Incidents in Republic of South Africa each year. In other words Cash in Transit robberies is a way of life in South Africa. Xavier_Stone obviously knows nothing about South Africa because he says the TV Series starts with a rip off of the movie Heat (1995). Actually Heat is most probably based on the real South African Cash in Transit heists which have been occurring in South Africa since the 1980's. Ask any South African and they will confirm this.

The murder scene in the first episode is also not ripped off from a movie, this could easily be a real life scene, which happens too often in South Africa. Also the political and corruption aspects of the series are accurate. As well as the use of Sangoma's to ward off evil spirits and gangsters wild spinning of cars. This Netflix original, Soon Comes Night, isn't stolen from other movies, this is actually a pretty realistic portrayal of cash in transit gangsters living in South Africa.

No, this isn't the best TV series you will ever watch but it is a lot better than you might expect as long as you don't compare apples to oranges. This is an African TV series made for Africans, telling an African crime drama story. You cannot compare it to American TV; doing so would be unfair. The South African producers have done a great job, and it's evident that their skills are on the rise. Yes, there will be familiar crime drama plot elements and dialogue however the production team have crafted a worthy piece of work with good sets, cinematography, colouring, and well-chosen music.

The actors are believable and the story is engaging enough. The gangsters are stylised, muscle bound and acting cool, on purpose because they need to be palatable to the wider audience and this is a TV series not a documentary. The story lines are not unrealistic and over the top like too many American TV series.

What the production team has achieved on a small budget is impressive and obviously this TV series can not compete with big budget productions, remember "it's done with a $200 budget", that is $200k not $20 million.

If you have an interest in an African crime drama, you'll find this series intriguing.

From the first 2 episodes the TV series looking good, true story inspired action, filmed in different African locations, the combination spoken in different language give a + for those rare movies filmed in Africa, dirty politicians, money, drugs, poor people revealing the truth about the livening in countries from African's soil. I am curious if the story inspired on the true events go on also for the next TV series... or they will continue the story different than what really happened.

The idea of the movie it's good, I hope that NETFLIX should continue the story also with other seasons very soon, like Maseko said " Catch me if you can"

South Africa has really improved no doubt. Sooncomesnight is An Art Work. With the knowledge given there about south African History I can surely say the writers are heading In the right direction.

For instead the main Charecter fights for the civilization of his own people, he does not do all this action for his own benefit, but for the benefit of his own people.

With all the corruption that occurred there on the series i can surely say somethings to be fixed they need a touch of a deeper connection, which might lead into corruption but at the end of the DAY it's the kinda positive corruption.