Trackers is an internationally co-produced crime thriller television series produced by Three River Fiction and Scene23. It is an adaptation of Deon Meyer's 2011 novel of the same name, and it was adapted for television by British showrunner Robert Thorogood, leading a team of South African writers. It is the first co-production between South Africa pay-TV channel M-Net, German public broadcaster ZDF and American HBO's sister network Cinemax. Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution also distributes the series on behalf of Home Box Office's "Home of HBO" exclusive package lineup worldwide, with the exception of MultiChoice and ZDF's territories of operations, respectively.

Before the last episode aired, M-Net announced that Trackers was already their best-performing show of 2019.

On April 17, 2020, it was announced that the series will premiere in the U.S. on June 5, 2020 on Cinemax amidst news that the network shall cease commissioning all original output but broadcasting all of its pre-commissioned programmes by the end of 2020. On October 1, 2020, it was announced that the series will premiere in Germany on October 5, 2020 on ZDF as double bills for 3 consecutive weeks under the title Trackers - Rote Spur.