Black Earth Rising

The story centres on Kate Ashby, who works as a legal investigator in the London law chambers of Michael Ennis. When Kate's adoptive mother Eve takes on a case prosecuting a Rwandan militia leader, the story pulls Michael and Kate into a journey that will upend their lives forever. ==Cast==

• Michaela Coel as Kate Ashby, a 28-year-old, Rwandan-born British legal investigator • Noma Dumezweni as Alice Munezero, a Rwandan government official and former general in the Rwandan Patriotic Army • Ronald Guttman as Jacques Antoine Barré, a former advisor to the Élysée Palace between 1987 and 1994 • Aure Atika as Sophie Barré, daughter of Jacques Antoine Barré; CEO of Barré Resources • Abena Ayivor as Bibi Mundanzi; the overwhelmingly well-liked, third-term president of Rwanda, and adoptive sister of Alice Munezero • Lucian Msamati as David Runihura, special advisor to the Rwandan president • Mimi Ndiweni as Mary Mundanzi, daughter of Bibi Mundanzi and David Runihura • Hugo Blick as Blake Gaines, a successful, unscrupulous defence barrister and rival of Ennis; hired to defend Patrice Ganimana • Kathryn Hunter as Capi Petridis, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court • Serge Hazanavicius as Marc Previeau, a senior French based in Paris • Emmanuel Imani as Florence Karamera, a mysterious man aiding and protecting Kate • Julian Glover as Mark Viner, a retired barrister and Eve Ashby's former boss • Malou Coindreau as Hana Ennis, Michael's daughter and a former financial analyst, who has been in a coma for three years • Michael Gould as Harper Hopkinson, a book illustrator and Hana Ennis's stepfather ==Episodes==

The series was commissioned as Black Earth Rising in 2017. The production used a private residence in Sevenoaks, Kent for some of the filming; the swimming pool of the residence doubled for a spa hotel in Paris. == Reception ==

Critics were overwhelmingly positive. The miniseries has a score of 79% positive reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the 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." ==References==