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Black Earth Rising

TV-MA
2018–2018·Ended·1 Seasons·8 Episodes·59 min·BBC Two·Monday · 21:00
Studio: Drama Republic, Eight Rooks
TMDb6.4
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UK
English · Foreign
FOREIGN
DramaCrimeMystery

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.

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Cast

Michaela Coel
Michaela Coel
Kate Ashby
John Goodman
John Goodman
Michael Ennis
Noma Dumezweni
Noma Dumezweni
Alice Munezero
Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati
David Runihura
Tyrone Huggins
Tyrone Huggins
Patrice Ganimana
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie
Eunice Clayton
Emmanuel Imani
Emmanuel Imani
Florence Karamera
Abena Ayivor
Abena Ayivor
President Bibi Mundanzi

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Keywords

rwandarwandan genocideconspiracygenocidejusticesocial justicegenocide survivorsuspensefulthriller

Seasons

Miniseries8 episodes
2018
1
In Other News
2018-09-10
59m3.2es208000
2
Looking at the Past
2018-09-17
59m3.3es208001
3
A Ghost in Name
2018-09-24
59m3.3es208002
4
A Bowl of Cornflakes
2018-10-01
59m3.0es208003
5
The Eyes of the Devil
2018-10-08
59m3.0es208004
6
The Game's True Nature
2018-10-15
60m3.2es208005
7
Double Bogey on the Ninth
2018-10-22
60m3.2es208006
8
The Forgiving Earth
2018-10-29
60m3.2es208007
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026