Black Gold

What it’s about

Around 1900, petroleum is discovered beneath farmland in the Lüneburg Heath. Johanna Lambert, a farmer's daughter working as a maid, finds her family's land at the center of an oil boom. Richard Pape, the neighboring farmer's son, knows of the oil and dreams of a future with Johanna, but their forbidden bond is tested when an unscrupulous oil trader named Mr. Robertson appears. A fierce battle for power and wealth begins, turning neighbors against one another and exposing the destructive force of boundless selfishness.

What hooks you

The series is directed by Tim Trachte and Nina Wolfrum, with Harriet Herbig-Matten as Johanna and Aaron Hilmer as Richard. Hans Zimmer serves as music score producer. It draws on the historical oil boom that transformed the region into a German 'Wild West'.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who enjoy period dramas where personal loyalties collide with economic upheaval, and those drawn to stories of corruption, greed, and the courage to rebel against injustice.