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Black Earth Rising

6.8
1 season
8 episodes
Ended
Drama
Crime
Mystery

Plot 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.

First Aired:September 10, 2018
Last Aired:October 29, 2018
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
BBC Two

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Miniseries
7.5

Miniseries

8 episodes

Aired: 2018

Rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide as a child, Kate was adopted and brought up in Britain by Eve Ashby, a world-class international lawyer. Kate has long struggled to escape the shadow of her past, but is now returning to work as a legal investigator in the same chambers as Eve, under leading international lawyer Michael Ennis. Kate and Eve's relationship is strained to breaking point when a controversial militia leader, who had once fought to stop the genocide, is captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Eve takes on his prosecution at the International Criminal Court.

Production

Drama Republic

Eight Rooks