Series synopsis
Donkerland is a drama television series that premiered on kykNET on August 13, 2013. It ended on November 5, 2013.
The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.
Premise
The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.
Cast and characters
Guest cast
- Gustav Gerdener as Pieter de Witt
- Palesa Nhlengethwa as Eerste
- Neil Bennett as Grant Roberts
- Joel Zuma as Mpondo Prins
- Phumi Mncayi as Mpondo Minnaar
- Paul Ditchfield as Dr. John Philip
- John-Henry Opperman as Jakob Oosthuizen
- Lelia Etsebeth as Magriet van der Merwe
- Chanel van Wyk as Hanna Oosthuizen
- Richard van der Westhuizen as Jan Serfontein
- André Velts as Andries Pretorius
- Phikolomzi Magongoma as Mpande
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | August 13, 2013 | November 5, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Die Jaar 1838 It's the year 1838. Pieter de Witt, a young man and progeny of the nation that will later be called the Afrikaner, finds himself in trouble with the British forces of the Cape Colony. Accused of "hunting without a licence", he is arrested. He escapes and flees to the North to search for his own Canaan, along with thousands of other trekkers. Along the way he meets an English missionary and the two become involved in a heated struggle between a Mpondo girl and her fiancé who wants to murder her because of her love for another man. Pieter unwittingly becomes involved in the dispute and and is soon back on the road to Canaan with Eerste (First), his "first" servant, a few steps behind him. En route he also finds himself a wife and so the three of them eventually arrive in the area close to Weenen, where Pieter measures out his farm, and christens the land Donkerland. |
August 13, 2013 |
| 2 | Die Jaar 1840 | August 20, 2013 |
| 3 | Die Jaar 1881 | August 27, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | kykNET |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 13, 2013 |
| Last aired | November 5, 2013 |
| Status | ended |