Blood & Water (South African TV series)

Blood & Water
The Title Card of Blood & Water
GenreDrama
Written by
Directed by
  • Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng
  • Daryne Joshua
  • Travis Taute
  • Thati Peele (season 2)
Starring
Opening theme"Blood & Water"
by FRYA
Composers
  • Mr Kamera
  • Kyle Shepherd
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languages
  • English
  • Xhosa
  • Multilingual (subtitled)
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes25
Production
Executive producers
  • Bradley Joshua
  • Benjamin Overmeyer
  • Nosipho Dumisa-Ngoasheng
  • Daryne Joshua
  • Travis Taute
  • Simon Beesley
Producers
  • Bradley Joshua
  • Benjamin Overmeyer
Production locationsCape Town, South Africa
CinematographyZenn Van Zyl
Editors
  • Simon Beesley
  • Tessa Verfuss
  • Andrea Shaw
Running time43–53 minutes
Production companyGambit Films
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release20 May 2020 (2020-05-20) 
1 March 2024 (2024-03-01)
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Blood & Water is a South African teen crime drama television series developed by Gambit Films for Netflix starring Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema and Gail Mabalane. Set in Cape Town, the series follows a girl who transfers to an elite school when she suspects one of the students may be her sister, who was abducted as a baby.

The initial season, comprising six episodes, premiered on Netflix on May 20, 2020. Following its release, Netflix announced the renewal of the series for a second season in June 2020, which debuted on September 24, 2021. A third season, announced in April 2022, premiered on 25 November 2022. A fourth season premiered on 1 March 2024. The series won Best TV Drama at the 2021 South African Film and Television Awards as well as awards for cinematography and sound design.