Reyka

Production designer Marna Heunis takes us behind the scenes of Reyka season 2. She explains how the colours, textures, and locations represent the themes present in the second season.

On-set 2nd assistant director Pieter Oosthuizen takes us on a set tour of Reyka. Go behind the season 2 finale's boat scenes and get a glimpse of behind-the-scenes magic.

Nerine Pienaar, costume designer on both seasons of Reyka says that clothes can help transform an actor into the character they are playing. For instance, she says, when Reyka Gama wears her orange jacket, there is a protective element to it.

With many underwater scenes in the second season, the cast and crew had their work cut out for them. Go behind the scenes with props standby Mkhuzelwa Petros Msiza as he goes through the challenges and logistics of setting up and shooting water scenes.

Have you ever wondered what exactly an armourer and stunt co-ordinator do on set?

From visiting the morgue to endless research on the internet, find out how the look and feel of the second season of Reyka was achieved.

The cast of Reyka tells us what a typical day on set is like. This includes shooting during early hours, makeup and wardrobe preparations, and rehearsing lines from their scripts.

“This series, we are exploring the harbour,” says veteran producer Serena Cullen, who is also working on Reyka in a dual role. Fun fact: she’s been in the industry for 30 years.

Unrelenting heat, load shedding, dynamic locations, and lots of stunts. Season 2 presented plenty of challenges for the second season but the cast and crew were more than up to the task.

New settings, new characters, new mysteries, and a deeper dive into return...

Frank Rautenbach, Leon Lombard in Reyka season 2, is challenged to a game of "Who said it?" He receives quotes from local shows and has to guess the name of the show the line comes from and which character said it. Is he up to the challenge?

Warning: Contains season 1 spoilers. The Reyka originals and the new blood share their thoughts on the first season of the suspenseful action thriller series. Season 2 starts Thursday 11 January at 20:00 on M-Net channel 101.

Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen are back for a second season of Reyka. Watch as they discuss where their characters' journeys take them next. Reyka season 2 starts Thursday 11 January at 20:00 on M-Net channel 101.

SAFTA-winning costume designer Nerine Pienaar shares insight into the costume design for Reyka, from appropriate period pieces for the '90s to breaking down clothing to the importance of the colour scheme.

From running into a helicopter to a rom-com moment, the cast share some of their favourite scenes from Reyka.

The Reyka cast tell us what precious cargo their characters would keep with them at all times.

Nokuthula Ledwaba plays Portia in 1994 and the present day, but for the latter she needs to look much older. Step in: the makeup team.

Go behind the scenes of Reyka with makeup designer Theola Booyens and learn how the living characters and the dead bodies are made up.

The cast discusses what makes Reyka a kick-ass queen, from her tough attitude to her beautiful fragility.

From green, green surroundings to delicious bananas, there’s lots for the cast to love about shooting in KwaZulu-Natal.

Actress Nokuthula Ledwaba explores the differences between her characters in Lioness and Reyka.

If you think you've seen them elsewhere, you did on other M-Net originals such as Trackers, Lioness and Legacy. Leeanda Reddy (Alia Sewsunker) and Gerald Steyn (Nick Tanner) pick their favourite roles.

Reyka blames her mother for putting Speelman in her path. She tells her that Speelman saw her at Sunday school and planned her abduction from that moment.

There has always been sparks in Nick and Reyka’s relationship. But Reyka is the only one who can’t see it.

While escaped convicted paedophile Angus Speelman takes on the role of a priest, a real-life priest begs forgiveness from Reyka for introducing her to Speelman.

Is Bianca in too deep, living life on the streets, to ever get back to her daughter, Jodie? Reyka is trying to reunite mother and daughter.

Speelman interrogates Portia about Reyka. Portia refuses to be compared to Speelman.

Brigadier Francke and Reyka have a heated argument when she refuses to give in to his request. What will happen next?

Reyka finds herself in a pickle, and a wife comes face to face with her dead husband’s side chick. More drama. More intrigue.

Ayanda is brave and fierce. She comes so close to catching the killer, but unfortunately she is outsmarted.

Dr Lawrence warns Reyka that Speelman is capable of violence and will direct his anger towards her. What will she do next?

Driven by rage, the killer returns to a dark and deadly lair after every kill.

Reyka fights off the serial killer. It seems to almost be a cathartic experience for her.

Young Reyka tries to find Lucy and attempts to escape the clutches of Angus Speelman.

After all these years, Reyka, Angus, Portia, and Lucy come together in the very same room.

Will the team be in time to save Reyka?

Angus, it seems, continues his mind games on Reyka into her adulthood.

Tensions rise and blood boils as the team tries to figure out how the Msomi fit into the cane field killings.

Reyka is desperate for the truth as she digs up the fields looking for Lucy's body and visits Portia for the first time in years.

Reyka, Nandi, and Tanner are out to catch a killer. Have they found their man?

Elsa pleads with Reyka to move on from the past and confront what really happened between her and Speelman.

After Nandi's attack, the team is out in full force looking for the culprit, leading to a round of arrests.

Soda offers up a prayer in prison, Nandi regains consciousness and tries to point out her attacker, and Pastor Zik launches a campaign to free Soda.

Reyka and Nandi have a tough but tender conversation about Reyka's difficult past.