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.

Released Dec. 22, 2025 315 min Episode 45 min None+

Genres: Drama, History, Western

Keywords: tmdb.corruption, tmdb.tragic, tmdb.countryside, tmdb.boomtown, tmdb.rural, tmdb.industrial, tmdb.realistic + 23 more, tmdb.love, tmdb.frontier, tmdb.transition, tmdb.oil-field, tmdb.tense, tmdb.dramatic, tmdb.greed, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.somber, tmdb.europe, tmdb.family, tmdb.industrialization, tmdb.revenge, tmdb.historical, tmdb.dark, tmdb.intense, tmdb.gritty, tmdb.raw, tmdb.western, tmdb.conflict, tmdb.germany, tmdb.oil-boom, tmdb.capitalism