Black Gold

Black Gold — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 22, 2025
• Runtime
• 45 min
• TMDB score
• 5.8

Black Gold — Cast

Harriet Herbig-Matten Johanna Lambert Aaron Hilmer Richard Pape Tom Wlaschiha Wilhelm Pape Lena Urzendowsky Luisa Pape Jessica Schwarz Martha Lambert Henny Reents Elisabeth Pape Slavko Popadic Jakub Mazurak Daniil Kremkin Max Jordan