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Black Gold

2008–2013 · 5 seasons

A gritty, blue-collar procedural that trades suspense for sweat and machinery, offering an unfiltered look at the grueling grind of oil drilling.

Created by
Thom Beers
Genres
Documentary, Reality
Overview
Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas, 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It is partly produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. The Black Gold theme song is sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold" comes from a slang term for oil. Black Gold airs Wednesday nights on truTV at 10pm. It is also shown as a special presentation on TNT in high definition. The show also airs in the United Kingdom on Five, under the title Oil Riggers.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Thom Beers
Genres
Documentary, Reality
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • survival
  • greed
  • ambition
  • nature
Places
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Created by
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Length
5 seasons, 44 episodes, 45 min each
Network
truTV
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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