Series · 2025
Black Gold
The series
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.
Episodes
Season 1 · 7 episodes · 2025
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Episode 122 Dec 202548m
Source
In 1900, the Lambert farming family falls into financial hardship. Twenty-year-old Johanna loses her job as a maid and is forced to leave her home for the city in search of new work. Her childhood sweetheart, Richard Pape, wants to prevent…
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Episode 222 Dec 202545m
Vein
Johanna wants to uncover the truth behind her father's death, but the corrupt police officer Theis is obstructing the investigation. Oil is gushing from the derricks for the first time in the Papes' ill-gotten forest, attracting internatio…
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Episode 322 Dec 202546m
Abyss
The Papes' oil field is expanding rapidly. The workers are starving, and the farmers lack clean water. Richard wants to help and points Johanna to the auction of a lakefront property that could secure their fresh water supply. Johanna mobi…
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Episode 422 Dec 202543m
Pressure
Johanna finds a new ally in Tyler in her fight against the powerful Papes. Although she loses the auction of the lakefront property to Wilhelm, it proves costly for him. Elisabeth, Wilhelm's wife, suspects foul play. The voices of the work…
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Episode 522 Dec 202544m
Embers
Johanna and Jakub lead the workers in a strike, which Wilhelm brutally suppresses. The pact between Johanna and Tyler Robertson is on the verge of collapse. A robbery and murder puts an end to all their agreements. Johanna has no choice bu…
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Episode 622 Dec 202546m
Fire
Richard wants to end his father's reign of terror and fights alongside Johanna. In a bitter struggle, Johanna aims to bring down Wilhelm's oil empire. Wilhelm reveals to her the secret of the Papes' enmity with the Lamberts. A devastating …
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Episode 729 Dec 202543m
The History of the Oil Boom in Germany
This companion documentary delves into the real-life origins of the oil boom in the Lüneburg Heath. Actor Aaron Hilmer from the series "Black Gold" travels to Wietze in search of historical traces. Once a hub of the German oil industry, th…
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
Julius Nitschkoff
Leo Knizka
Felix Lambert
Marton Csokas
Tyler Robertson
Peter Schneider
Georg Lambert
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