Black Gold (2025)

Subtitles for: 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.

Rate	★ 5.8/10 (4 votes)
Genre	DramaWestern
Duration	45 min/ep
Country	DE
Release	22 Dec 2025
Language	DE
Director	Nina Wolfrum, Tim Trachte
Keywords	germanycorruptioncountrysidecapitalismeuropegreedfrontierloverevengeconflicthistoricalfamilyoil fieldindustrialrawsombertransitionindustrializationrealisticoil boom
IMDb	tt36269412 ↗
Type	TV Series Ended