Black Earth Rising is a 2018 British psychological thriller television miniseries written and directed by Hugo Blick, about the prosecution of international war criminals.

[3] The story centres on Kate Ashby, who works as a legal investigator in the London law chambers of Michael Ennis.

[4] During a night shoot of a car stunt scene in Ghana, camera operator Mark Milsome was killed.

[11] Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, George Wendt, Chevy Chase, Jim Belushi and Jason Alexander were all considered for the role of Michael Ennis before John Goodman was cast.

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.