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 different standard than mothers?
1 season · 13 episodes
Episode 1
Jun 30, 2026
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.
Episode 2
Jul 7, 2026
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.
Episode 3
Jul 14, 2026
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.
Episode 4
Jul 21, 2026
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
Jul 28, 2026
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
Aug 4, 2026
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.
Neels Van Jaarsveld
Marco Fouché
Edwin van der Walt
Eben Strauss
Elton Landrew
Tariq Cupido
Frank Rautenbach
Bernard Kruger
Rolanda Marais
Cecile Fouché
Greteli Fincham
Sally Strauss
Hanna Grobler
Karen Kruger
June van Merch
Kadijah
Nina Strydom
Jessica Fouché
Sebastian van Niekerk
Reynard Kruger
Alexis Newman
Katinka Cupido
Gerhard Conradie
Coenie Fouché
