Unseen

Wow this tv series was awesome. The actors where so real. I never once felt any fake acting.. This gripped me from episode one. The actors where superb. This made me so proud to be a south african and the quality of the show was really good. It might be a remake but done south african style it was excellent. The talent we have here is mind blowing. We'll done to all of you. I will be on the look out for the next season. It showed how we live in south africa and the trials lived by many of the unseen people. I would definitely recommend watching the series. Well worth the time spent. I for sure am fling to be on the look out for south african shows.

This was added to Netflix in the UK recently so I binged watched it one rainy evening.

I don't know anything about South Africa and I had no idea what this show would be about beyond the blurb written in the Netflix page.

What I found was quite an interesting and different kind of revenge / crime thriller.

Imagine, for a second, that John Wick or Nobody had been a cleaner and instead of finding the people that killed their dog or stole their kids bracelets they were looking for their partner and taking in the underworld of South Africa to do it... And that's about it in a nutshell.

An unassuming maid goes about trying to find her husband, who took the fall for a murder he didn't commit, and the murderer of her child.

Very much worth a watch. The main actress is outstanding and really brings life into the part.

Great story telling. Straightforward.

Some interesting twists.

Good to see a show from countries other than the US, giving the audience new perspectives.

Yes the acting is not that great but it doesn't undermine the show. At least, the acting is not pretentious or too much.

Good pace, not dragging.

Only a few flashbacks. (too many tend to break the story or overshoot the theme) No strange transition between episodes.

The main actress portrays the character deep and well.

TBH before watching the show I did not expect too much mostly due to the rating but 2 episodes in, I just kept watching.

I wanted to give the show a 6.5 because it is definitely more than 6, or even a 7.

The story is about Zenzi Mwale whose husband, Max, takes the fall for the murder of a one Yazid on behalf of his crime bosses. Zenzi is looking for Max on the day he gets out of prison but he is no where to be found. What follows is Zenzi unexpectedly building up a pile of bodies in her search for Max. But she is just a cleaner. She is the Unseen. No one suspects her....until they do.

Now, there are some shallow micro-plots, unuseful characters in some scenes and a few mistakes that could have been solved with deeper thinking.

BUT....the good actors are really good and the story is quite solid. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Okay, so I have gone through some of the reviews and some of ya'll that have been giving it a rating below 5 needs to have your head read!!!

Before I started watching it, I had no idea this was a South African documented series, until I realized it was. I was blown away! From the actors, to the plot twist, to the videography, EVERYTHING was top tier.

The only thing I disliked was the fact that the main guys all died in first few episodes, I was expecting more because if you watched generations like me back in the day, you would know that people like Tau and Kumkani were THEE legends. But let me not spoil!!