Beter as Gister

10.0 2026 1 Season

Drama

Beter as Gister is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series which revolves around four families and especially the role of the men in them, inspired by the question: Why are fathers held to a differen…

Season 1

13 episodes

A stay-at-home dad gets a last-chance job, a single father faces a custody battle, and a strict parent's control crumbles, until a school crisis forces them to confront fatherhood.

Marco struggles to hold down a job. Eben fights to keep his autistic daughter. Tariq confronts his past with his granddaughter, and Bernard must reimagine fatherhood without being in control.

Marco takes a chance on a singing career. Eben struggles while his autistic daughter reconnects with her mother. Tariq softens as he raises his grieving granddaughter, and Bernard grapples with paralysis.

Marco balances a demanding career and chaos at home. Eben navigates shared custody. Tariq confronts his mortality while raising Katinka, and Bernard fights to win back his family.

Episode 5

Marco is pushed to breaking point as illness strikes. Eben sacrifices his creative dreams to survive. Tariq struggles with Katinka as his health deteriorates, and Bernard fights to reconnect with his sons.

Episode 6

Marco considers a vasectomy as tension at home mounts. Eben's sitcom sparks a supervision crisis. Tariq tracks down Katinka's father, and Bernard learns he may never be intimate again.

Episode 7

Jessica deals with the aftermath of the kiss, and Eben clashes with Sally and Richard over Lilly. Tariq searches for Katinka’s father, and Bernard clings to control while his family drifts away from him.

Episode 8

Tariq confronts Katinka’s father, with painful consequences. Eben’s custody battle intensifies, and Marco stakes everything on a daring proposal. Bernard tries to rebuild, while Jessica begins to unravel under the pressure.

Episode 9

Tariq faces Katinka’s father as a fragile bond forms. Eben risks everything in court. Marco’s career grows at a price, and Jessica’s world falls apart.

Episode 10

Marco's business trip turns into a scandal and shatters Jessica's trust. Eben sacrifices everything in court. Tariq reveals the truth about Katinka's father, and Bernard risks everything to rebuild his family.

Episode 11

Jessica’s assault sparks a media storm that tears her family apart. As Reynard’s world collapses, Bernard must face the truth about his son, and Eben and Tariq are confronted with impossible choices.