Black Gold
Greed for power, betrayal and the dream of quick wealth: An oil boom breaks out in the Lüneburg Heath around 1900, transforming an entire region into a German „Wild West“. This series tells of this time, of the destructive power of boundless selfishness, but also of the courage to rebel against injustice.
Lüneburg Heath around 1900: The young farmer's daughter Johanna works as a maid to support her family. No one suspects that there is a treasure lurking beneath her family's fields – petroleum. Only Richard, the son of the neighboring farmer Pape, knows about it and dreams of a future together with Johanna. Their forbidden love is put to the test when the unscrupulous oil trader Mr. Robertson appears and a fierce battle for power and wealth begins.
Year: 2025
Country: Germany
Studio: Das Erste
Director: Matthias Greving, Justin Koch
Cast: Harriet Herbig-Matten, Aaron Hilmer, Tom Wlaschiha, Lena Urzendowsky, Jessica Schwarz, Henny Reents
Crew: Nina Wolfrum (Director), Tim Trachte (Director), Hans Zimmer (Music Score Producer), Marion Haack (Casting)
First Air Date: Dec 22, 2025
Last Air date: Dec 29, 2025
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 7 Episode
Runtime: 45 minutes
IMDb: 5.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 1.9154
Language: German
Keyword : germany, corruption, countryside, capitalism, europe, greed, frontier, love, revenge, conflict, historical, family, oil field, industrial, raw, somber, transition, industrialization, realistic, oil boom, rural, boomtown, dark, gritty, western, dramatic, tense, intense, tragic
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