Gripping action series Justice Served made an understated launch, but now fans have taken to social media and hailed the South African-based programme.

The gripping Netflix series follows a band of activists who invade the trial of a white police officer, Allen Harvey, played by Morné Visse, who shot a Black man, Zoli, as he was trying to get away.

Not long after they storm into the court, a hostage situation unfolds as the freedom fighters seek justice by live-streaming the trial so the nation can decide the verdict by voting.

During the hijacked trial, the activist group claim they’ll kill Allen if he’s found guilty of the murder.

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Recently, many fans of Justice Served have been singing the series' praises on social media.

A Facebook group called Netflix Bangers invited fans to start a conversation about the beloved show, and many demanded that it receives a second season.

One viewer penned on the page: “People are sleeping on this TV series”.

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Fans of Justice Served also took to X(Twitter) and hailed the six-parter as one user wrote: “This truly deserves a season 2. The production was top-tier and I hope they strongly consider a second season.”

Another viewer described it as '10/10' while someone else added it was "arguably the best series out of South Africa."

On Reddit, users even tried to start a campaign to amass as much hype as possible around the series.

One thread wrote: “Watch it, and then get your friends to watch it too because we urgently need a season 2”.

The gripping Netflix series follows a band of activists who invade the trial of a white police officer, Allen HarveyCredit: Netflix

Recently, many fans of Justice Served have been singing the series praises on social mediaCredit: Netflix

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Previously, Hlomla, 49, who played Azania Maqoma, discussed how difficult it was to play his character, the leader of a group of freedom fighters.

In an interview with Channel24, he said: “Working on this was exceptionally exciting, scary, and volatile.”

“Volatile is the word that keeps running through my mind; when you do a character like this, you have to have your nerves raw and allow yourself to go where the character takes you. It took a great deal of courage.”

Hlomla admitted that he hoped Justice Served viewers took away from the show that they should ‘give themselves permission to seek their sense of justice and to speak their truths’.

Another hidden gem which has gone under the radar is Dark.

The show has been a huge hit with thriller fans since it landed on our screens back in 2017.