Image: Francis Chouler, Lea Vivier and Natasha Loring in DAM
[PRESS OFFICE] The Showmax Original DAM, a small-town psychological thriller set in the Eastern Cape, is now available to binge.
Early reviews are glowing, with YFM’s resident critic Yazz the Student comparing
DAM to HBO’s
The Outsider and saying the “eerie” and “unsettling” show feels “different to the South African television landscape.”
Fortress of Solitude similarly calls
DAM “South Africa’s answer to
Sharp Objects and
The Outsider.” Reviewer Sergio Pereira praises
DAM’s “outstanding production quality… It rivals any international production, and actually looks better than most of the Netflix shows that dominate the Top 10 list,” adding, “More importantly, the cast delivers an equally exceptional performance to rival the production quality and script. They suck you into this small town’s drama, as you fall in love with some, pity others, and detest only a few… You’d be a fool to sleep on this eight-part miniseries. It’s simply a must-watch show that promises to fester in your mind long after the credits roll.”
29 Jan 2021 | Cat Kelleher Lea Vivier stars in the lead role of Yola Fischer in the series
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DAM, a small-town psychological thriller premiering Monday, 22 February.
Silwerskerm Best Actress winner Lea Vivier (
Wonderlus) stars as Yola Fischer, who returns from Chile to the Eastern Cape to bury her father. She discovers he’s left his farm to her, to the irritation of her sister, Sienna
. It turns out that this may be more of a curse than a blessing, as the house seems to be trying to tell her something. But with her mother institutionalised, and her own meds running out, Yola has to wonder if the spirits are real or just in her head?
Dam
Showmax has just released a first-look trailer for the Showmax original
Dam, a small-town psychological thriller premiering Monday, 22 February 2021.
Silwerskerm Best Actress winner Lea Vivier (
Wonderlus) stars as Yola Fischer, who returns from Chile to the Eastern Cape to bury her father. She discovers he’s left his farm to her, to the irritation of her sister, Sienna
. It turns out that this may be more of a curse than a blessing, as the house seems to be trying to tell her something. But with her mother institutionalised, and her own meds running out, Yola has to wonder if the spirits are real or just in her head?