Cape Town fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Melancholic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Standout cinematography
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Cape Town is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Tubi TV. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60/100 (IMDb 6.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, strong language, drug use, and disturbing imagery.
1 season
It has 1 season with 6 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
It ran from 2016 to 2016 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in Germany.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Cape Town in 10 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Cape Town, including Rape as Backstory, Do Not Call Me "Paul", The Place.
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