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Black Earth Rising

2018Show1 season · 8 episodesTV-MAEnded

CrimeDrama
67
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IMDb7.5Metacritic594.6Rotten Tomatoes79%76%
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic594.6Rotten Tomatoes79%76%

Summary

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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  • Thought-provoking

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Puts you inside a crime.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Decoy Protagonistin 1,815 titlesThe first episode makes it seem like Eve, the experienced lawyer and adopted mother of Kate, is going to take on a case exposing a dark hidden secret about the Rwanda massacre by prosecuting a genera…Wham Episodein 2,079 titles"Looking at the Past" starts with a team of assassins that infiltrated the International Criminal Court in the Hague.All 4 tropes

Black Earth Rising episodes

1 season · 8 episodes

  1. S1 E1 In Other News, 7.3
  2. S1 E2 Looking at the Past, 8.0
  3. S1 E3 A Ghost in Name, 7.8
  4. S1 E4 A Bowl of Cornflakes, 7.3
  5. S1 E5 The Eyes of the Devil, 7.4
  6. S1 E6 The Game's True Nature, 7.5
  7. S1 E7 Double Bogey on the Ninth, 7.7
  8. S1 E8 The Forgiving Earth, 7.7

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