TV series

Black Earth Rising

2018 · 1 season

A slow, intricate legal thriller that weighs personal trauma against global justice, demanding close attention as it unfurls its moral ambiguities.

Overview: As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past proves impossible to escape.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Justice, grief, identity, guilt
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
grief
identity
guilt
politics
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild