Overview
- The trailer debuted as ARD confirmed a boxset release on ARD Mediathek for December 22, followed by four episodes on Das Erste on December 29 at 8:15 p.m.
- Set in the Lüneburger Heide around 1900, the series follows Johanna Lambert as an oil discovery on her family’s land ignites a brutal struggle over power and wealth.
- Harriet Herbig-Matten and Aaron Hilmer lead the cast, joined by Tom Wlaschiha, Marton Csokas and Gwendoline Christie.
- Head writer Justin Koch co-wrote with Thorsten Näter, Pamela Katz and Florian Vey, and the series was directed by Nina Wolfrum and Tim Trachte.
- Produced by Kinescope with FilmNation, Hero Squared and 4Film, the drama has world sales via The Fifth Season and received support from German and Hungarian film funds, with coverage framing it as a potential German answer to "Yellowstone".