Directed by:
Hugo BlickScreenplay:
Hugo BlickCinematography:
Hubert TaczanowskiCast:
Michaela Coel, John Goodman, Noma Dumezweni, Lucian Msamati, Harriet Walter, Tamara Tunie, Danny Sapani, Aure Atika, Nyasha Hatendi, Nigel Whitmey (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(8)
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In Other News (E01)
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Looking at the Past (E02)
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A Ghost in Name (E03)
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A Bowl of Cornflakes (E04)
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The Eyes of the Devil (E05)
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The Game's True Nature (E06)
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Double Bogey on the Ninth (E07)
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The Forgiving Earth (E08)
Plots(1)
Black Earth Rising is a contemporary thriller that follows the difficult journey of a woman, a Rwandan orphaned by the genocide, raised in London by an adopted mother, trying to discover the truth of her past. The series examines the West’s relationship with Africa, set in a world of prosecution of war crimes. (Netflix)
Cast
![Michaela Coel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/575/164575632_365fe3.jpg)
Michaela Coel
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Top Boy (2011) (series)
London Spy (2015) (series)
![John Goodman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/190/163190821_3e7802.jpg)
John Goodman
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Futurama (1999) (series)
Treme (2010) (series)
![Noma Dumezweni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/321/165321859_02dd56.jpg)
Noma Dumezweni
Swaziland
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Normal People (2020) (series)
Presumed Innocent (2024) (series)
![Lucian Msamati](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640084_f0659f.jpg)
Lucian Msamati
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Luther (2010) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Harriet Walter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297964_223550.jpg)
Harriet Walter
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Ted Lasso (2020) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
![Tamara Tunie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274109_e72b82.jpg)
Tamara Tunie
USA
Best series:
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
![Danny Sapani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/737/159737423_85b7ad.jpg)
Danny Sapani
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Misfits (2009) (series)
![Aure Atika](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/353/163353395_254edb.jpg)
Aure Atika
Portugal
Best series:
The Night Manager (2016) (series)
Black Earth Rising (2018) (series)
World Without End (2012) (series)
Nyasha Hatendi
USA
Best series:
Garrow's Law (2009) (series)
Strike Back (2010) (series)
Amour, si affinités (2015) (series)
![Nigel Whitmey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/192/163192743_465a88.jpg)
Nigel Whitmey
Canada
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
![Ronke Adekoluejo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207132_c5c52b.jpg)
Ronke Adekoluejo
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Cold Feet (1997) (series)
Chewing Gum (2015) (series)
Kathryn Hunter
USA
Gary Pillai
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Bodyguard (2018) (series)
Breeders (2020) (series)
![Paapa Essiedu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/801/164801500_b1905a.jpg)
Paapa Essiedu
UK
Best series:
Black Mirror (2011) (series)
Gangs of London (2020) (series)
Utopia (2013) (series)
![Elliot Levey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/514/158514078_e898f3.jpg)
Elliot Levey
UK
Best series:
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Casualty 1907 (2008) (series)
![Laurence Dobiesz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/860/162860357_c86afe.jpg)
Laurence Dobiesz
Best series:
Outlander (2014) (series)
Black Earth Rising (2018) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
![Philip Arditti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279792_aef99a.jpg)
Philip Arditti
Switzerland
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Disparition (2014) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Ronald Guttman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281010_52cbfd.jpg)
Ronald Guttman
Belgium
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
Mad Men (2007) (series)
Godfather of Harlem (2019) (series)
Vincent Carmichael
Best series:
Ultimate Force (2002) (series)
Black Earth Rising (2018) (series)
Borgia (2011) (series)
Yolanda Vazquez
Spain
Best series:
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (series)
Top Boy (2011) (series)
The Final Cut (1995) (series)