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Black Gold

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.

2025 |1 Season  | 45m |  Drama, Western

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Cast

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Harriet Herbig-Matten

Johanna Lambert

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Aaron Hilmer

Richard Pape

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Tom Wlaschiha

Wilhelm Pape

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Lena Urzendowsky

Luisa Pape

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Jessica Schwarz

Martha Lambert

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Henny Reents

Elisabeth Pape

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Slavko Popadic

Jakub Mazurak

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Daniil Kremkin

Max Jordan

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Julius Nitschkoff

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Marton Csokas

Tyler Robertson

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Peter Schneider

Georg Lambert

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Gwendoline Christie

Emma Robertson

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Hinnerk Schönemann

Friedemann Born

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Merlin Sandmeyer

Walter Schröter

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Stephan Kampwirth

Armin Thies

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Julius Busch

Paul Pape

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Liliom Lewald

Fritz

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Bernhard Conrad

Ernst Pohl

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Paula Kober

Sophia Pohl

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Kjell Brutscheidt

Kurt

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Creator

Matthias Greving

Status

Ended

Languages

German

Network

Das Erste