Black Gold (2025)
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.
- First Air Date: 2025-12-22
- Last Air Date: 2025-12-29
- Total Seasons: 1
- Total Episodes: 7
- Episode Runtime: 45 min.
- Network: Das Erste
- Directors: Nina Wolfrum, Tim Trachte.
- Creator: Matthias Greving, Justin Koch
