M-Net will premiere My Name is Reeva during Women’s Month in honour of Steenkamp, August is also Steenkamp’s birthday month. The second and third parts of the documentary will follow, airing in September.
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Nine years later, Reeva Steenkamp’s tragic story still hits hard. Steenkamp’s family has allowed Mnet the right to air a tell-all three-part-docuseries.
“We fully endorse Mnet and their team to bring out the truth to the documentary and show who Reeva was.” Said Barry and June Steenkamp
On Valentine’s day in 2013, Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her then-boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, at his home in Pretoria.
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The docuseries will give an in-depth look at Reeva’s life, what happened the night she died as well as the effects it had on those who loved her most.
Part 1 will premiere on M-Net (DStv 101) on Thursday, 25 August at 8.30pm. Part 2 is scheduled for Thursday, 1 September and Part 3 for Thursday, 8 September. The docuseries will also be available on Catch Up.
M-Net revealed in a press statement that it had acquired the rights to the documentary, which will be broadcast across Africa, made by WB Productions in partnership with Cactus Tree Entertainment, Bloodrose Productions, and Australia’s Global City Group.
Two-time Safta-nominated director, producer and writer Warren Batchelor of WB Productions directed the true crime docuseries. David Taylor produced it while Safta winner Justin Strydom wrote the script.
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