Home > Black Earth Rising > Miniseries « TV Series Page Black Earth Rising: Miniseries (2018) Want to see Episode List Miniseries Black Earth Rising Critics Consensus Black Earth Rising is an exceptional political thriller, confronting relevant challenges and deep-seated geopolitical problems with storytelling verve and a wise refusal to provide any easy answers. 79% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 34 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 In Other News Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Now she is shocked when her adoptive mother prosecutes a controversial militia leader. More 2 Looking at the Past Air date: Jan 25, 2019 A shocking incident at the International Criminal Court changes everything. To get to the truth behind the events, Michael launches a new investigation and turns to Kate for help. More 3 A Ghost in Name Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Kate works alongside Michael to defend Alice Munezero from the charges laid against her in France - facing down threats to her own safety in her mission to reach the truth. More 4 A Bowl of Cornflakes Air date: Jan 25, 2019 After Alice Munezero's trial, Kate and Michael are stunned to learn a notorious genocidaire is now in the UK. But attempts to bring him to justice drive a wedge between the two. More 5 The Eyes of the Devil Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As Michael confers with Alice behind the scenes, and the government in Rwanda demands Ganimana's extradition, Kate is tempted to make her own moves to bring him to justice. More 6 The Game's True Nature Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Kate faces down danger in her search for a case file her mother had prepared against Ganimana years before. More 7 Double Bogey on the Ninth Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As Michael works to expose a long-buried crime, Kate learns the shocking truth about her own history, truth that may destroy her relationship with Michael forever. More 8 The Forgiving Earth Air date: Jan 25, 2019 While Michael works to expose an intricate political and financial conspiracy in London, Kate travels alone to Africa seeking the final truths about her personal history. More Black Earth Rising: Miniseries Videos 1:56 Black Earth Rising: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (1) Black Earth Rising: Miniseries Photos View All Photos (4) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Jan 25, 2019 Cast John Goodman as Michael Ennis Michaela Coel as Kate Ashby Harriet Walter as Eve Ashby Tyrone Huggins as Patrice Ganimana Lucian Msamati as David Runihura Danny Sapani as General Simon Nyamoya Tamara Tunie as Eunice Clayton Show More Cast News & Interviews for Black Earth Rising: Miniseries TV Premiere Dates 2019 View All Black Earth Rising: Miniseries News Episodes 1 In Other News Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Now she is shocked when her adoptive mother prosecutes a controversial militia leader. More 2 Looking at the Past Air date: Jan 25, 2019 A shocking incident at the International Criminal Court changes everything. To get to the truth behind the events, Michael launches a new investigation and turns to Kate for help. More 3 A Ghost in Name Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Kate works alongside Michael to defend Alice Munezero from the charges laid against her in France - facing down threats to her own safety in her mission to reach the truth. More 4 A Bowl of Cornflakes Air date: Jan 25, 2019 After Alice Munezero's trial, Kate and Michael are stunned to learn a notorious genocidaire is now in the UK. But attempts to bring him to justice drive a wedge between the two. More 5 The Eyes of the Devil Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As Michael confers with Alice behind the scenes, and the government in Rwanda demands Ganimana's extradition, Kate is tempted to make her own moves to bring him to justice. More 6 The Game's True Nature Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Kate faces down danger in her search for a case file her mother had prepared against Ganimana years before. More 7 Double Bogey on the Ninth Air date: Jan 25, 2019 As Michael works to expose a long-buried crime, Kate learns the shocking truth about her own history, truth that may destroy her relationship with Michael forever. More 8 The Forgiving Earth Air date: Jan 25, 2019 While Michael works to expose an intricate political and financial conspiracy in London, Kate travels alone to Africa seeking the final truths about her personal history. More Critic Reviews for Black Earth Rising Miniseries All Critics (34) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (7) Blick does a masterful job of unwinding a complex plot that touches on the arrogance of European nations imposing their justice on Africans and the brutal nature of political arrangements. Apr 9, 2019 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic Black Earth Rising is actually about seeking the light. As Kate learns the buried truth about the past...she begins to escape its clutches, transforming herself from an innocent victimized by history into a wised-up woman who's trying to make it. Jan 30, 2019 | Full Review… John Powers NPR Top Critic Michaela Coel and John Goodman are riveting in this tale of a woman searching for answers about how she survived the Rwandan genocide. Jan 28, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Steve Greene indieWire Top Critic What's most striking about Black Earth Rising -- outside of the constant touching, the terrific performances, and the thoughtful filmmaking, anyway -- is that it's essentially a legal thriller mixed with a painful search for personal history. Jan 25, 2019 | Full Review… Allison Shoemaker RogerEbert.com Top Critic Coel has great presence and commands every shot she's in, but her protagonist's depression feels cartoonish and tacked on as a character trait. Apr 9, 2019 | Full Review… Christopher Hooton Independent (UK) Top Critic With a fine cast led by John Goodman...and a series of cracking stories stretching from London and Paris to Rwanda and the Congo and back, it's immediately grabby. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald Top Critic Michaela Coel is mesmerizing, it's impossible to not be riveted to her striking and expressive face. She is alternately anxious, confident, confrontational, afraid, physically intimidating, subdued, confused, sad, enraged, and bereft at turns. Apr 9, 2019 | Full Review… Genevieve Burgess Pajiba Complex, excellent British series about Rwanda is violent. Feb 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media As good as the actors are here, they deserved a less melodramatic and cliche script than they got. Luckily, star Michaela Cole has a nice chemistry with John Goodman and the pair save this from being just another offering on Netflix. Jan 30, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Alex Maidy JoBlo's Movie Network Good storytelling captures the wider world, and this series not only delivers suspense, but much to actually think about afterwards. Jan 29, 2019 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice Black Earth Rising is grounded in one of the most viscerally horrifying events in human history. Yet with every misstep and unnecessary contortion, the show dulls the edge of its remarkably potent source material. Jan 28, 2019 | Full Review… Alison Herman The Ringer Black Earth Rising promises to be one of the best shows of the winter, mostly due to fantastic performances from Coel and Goodman. Jan 28, 2019 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider View All Critic Reviews (34) Audience Reviews for Black Earth Rising: Miniseries May 05, 2019 Complicated but worth the effort. marcia d Apr 01, 2019 Strong start but from episiode 4 onwards the directing becomes unwatchable using repetitive panning/close-upping and down-your-throat-symbolism. Also, the storyline (and overacting) of the main character gets so overthetop that I stopped caring about it. In the end I'm sort of glad I watched it due to the indepth and holistic view of the Rwanda genocide which was truly horrific and worth pondering after watching. Michiel B Mar 16, 2019 It Could Be Great! But it's all over the place :( Joanne G Feb 28, 2019 Compelling political drama with an excellent cast of characters uses the episodic form of a TV series to slowly reveal several layers of a conspiracy further complicated by the diverging interests of the former European occupiers of an African country. William K Feb 23, 2019 Absolutely loved it! Beautifully written, cinematic poetry...absolutely perfect! Feb 22, 2019 I felt that they allowed the mystery to drag on a bit longer than audiences expected, but as the veil was rolled back, I felt relieved alongside Kate as she finally got to the truth. Donna Marie J Feb 21, 2019 Netflix is getting harder to choose a good show from, but this is the best I've watched in a long time. Highly recommended for those who can hold back their Western prejudice concerning African conflicts and accept the challenge of looking at them through "Southern eyes". Marilia C Feb 19, 2019 I was expecting more due to the cast. Juliana F Feb 12, 2019 Was riveted to this series. Many times had to rewind to catch things that I missed while knitting! Absolutely breath taking. The acting was superb. All the characters were believable, and the storyline was so relevant and heartbreaking. Made me check to what was the outcome the UN did take on this tragedy!! Sonja A Feb 08, 2019 Exceptional and based in historical events. A must see Chantal C See all Audience reviews News & Features 200 Erotic Movies Coming attractions for you 2020's Most Anticipated Movies What and when to watch Video Game Movies Ranked 43 ranked worst to best Best Netflix Series and Shows What to watch right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes Everything We Know About The Lord of the Rings Amazon Series – Rotten Tomatoes 2019 Rotten Movies We Love – Rotten Tomatoes The 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2021 – Rotten Tomatoes 100 Fresh Movies You Can Watch for Free Online Right Now – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers