{"id":5349,"date":"2026-06-11T07:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/best-war-drama-in-recent-years-now-streaming-on-bbc-iplayer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T07:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:53:06","slug":"best-war-drama-in-recent-years-now-streaming-on-bbc-iplayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/best-war-drama-in-recent-years-now-streaming-on-bbc-iplayer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best war drama in recent years&#8217; now streaming on BBC iPlayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0e248e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Michaela Coel&#8217;s gripping political thriller Black Earth Rising has been dubbed &#8220;perfection&#8221; and the &#8220;best drama in recent years&#8221; by fans \u2013 the acclaimed 2018 BBC mini-series is now streaming on iPlayer<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37262442\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It first aired in 2018\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262442.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262442.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262442.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262442.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"It first aired in 2018\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">It first aired in 2018<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\/Drama Republic\/Des Willie\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC\/Drama Republic\/Des Willie)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">2018 mini-series <\/a>featuring Michaela Coel has<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/heartbreaking-true-story-spitfire-pilot-37248457\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> been praised as &#8220;perfection&#8221;<\/a> and the &#8220;best drama in recent years&#8221; by viewers, as the eight episode political thriller arrives on <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/iplayer\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">iPlayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Black Earth Rising centres on Kate Ashby [Coel], who was <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/unpredictable-thrilling-bbc-gangster-drama-37244323\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">brought up in Britain <\/a>by her adoptive mother, Eve, having been born in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kate follows in her mother&#8217;s footsteps, as Eve is a prominent British prosecutor specialising in international criminal law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Working alongside Michael Ennis [John Goodman], Eve is compelled to confront her early childhood during the Rwandan genocide as she tackles a case prosecuting an African militia leader at the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The series explores challenging themes including race, justice, personal integrity and self-determination on a worldwide scale, reports <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/best-war-drama-recent-times-34074485\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Wales Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37262443\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37262443\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.53\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Goodman plays Coel's legal partner\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262443.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262443.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262443.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37262443.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Goodman plays Coel's legal partner\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Goodman plays Coel&#8217;s legal partner<cite aria-label=\"Image: BBC\/Drama Republic\/Des Willie\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: BBC\/Drama Republic\/Des Willie)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One IMDB reviewer described it as the &#8220;best&#8221; war drama they had encountered in recent times, writing: &#8220;I can&#8217;t pretend to understand or ever really know the pain of the survivors of the Rwanda genocide but this drama has such strength in not only Michaela Coel&#8217;s performance but in its script, its twists and turns, its depth and sensitivity to a painful and ultimately so desperately human tragedy that anyone who has the capacity to want to at least learn even at they watch how much the &#8220;great game&#8221; and its modern equivalents have repercussions beyond anything imaginable to most of us outside its direct impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Of course it&#8217;s written from a Western lens and can never tell a &#8220;true&#8221; tale but it helps us, I think, to see how difficult, how complex and how deeply impactful the very things we take for granted today have had on millions of lives far away from ours, and even now, how a few powerful people keep trying to control everything, regardless of how lives are completely torn asunder to gain their wealth and power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another admirer said they had witnessed &#8220;perfection at last&#8221;. They went on: &#8220;I have been writing reviews for this site for 17 years. Mostly films but also TV. Some great films, some very bad ones. Even the best ones had flaws &#8211; the acting was great but the direction was so-so etc. etc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But in Black Earth Rising, I think that I may at last have seen perfection &#8211; and I don&#8217;t say that lightly. Where to start? I&#8217;ll try to break it down then summarise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Stunning visuals &#8211; the photography by Hubert Taczanowski is an example of perfection &#8211; the lighting, the perfect camera movement &#8211; just turn off the sound and watch each camera movement and each shot&#8217;s lighting and composition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A masterclass &#8211; watch on a plasma or OLED not an LCD though. Perfect sound &#8211; every word, even every rustle of the actors, clothes perfectly recorded with absolute clarity. The animated sections were a stroke of genius and so sensitively made. The music is always a perfect choice &#8211; Lou Reed&#8217;s Vanishing Act especially.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;There might be better made TV drama, but I have yet to see it. I have come away from episode 5 absolutely mesmerized. Compelling, beautiful, powerful &#8211; stunning in every way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Black Earth Rising is streaming now on BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/best-war-drama-recent-years-37262444\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michaela Coel&#8217;s gripping political thriller Black Earth Rising has been dubbed &#8220;perfection&#8221; and the &#8220;best<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Black-Earth-Rising.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}