on Trackers
‘I’m so proud to see it come to life on screen’
Author Deon Meyer has penned 12 novels, and is show creator and co-producer on Trackers . He lives in Cape Town with his wife Anita. He says...
“I run a production company with two friends, and it was our idea to produce as a TV series. We approached international production partners in 2016, eventually teaming up with a UK-based company. I wanted to be very hands-on with this project,], and loads of talented local writers to get the bones of the story done. Condensing an entire novel into a few hours of TV is tricky. You don’t want to disappoint those who loved the book, but you need to make it work on screen. And you have to be aware of budget, which I never really consider as an author. My main hope was to retain the spirit of the story and the personality of the characters, which I’m confident we managed.
