Airdate: Ouro: Amazon Gold

Next week SBS premieres French adventure drama Ouro: Amazon Gold starring Olivier Rabourdin (Taken) and Mathieu Spinosi (Memories, Clem).

Set deep in the Guyanese forest the 8 part series is written by Fabien Nury (Once Upon a Time in France) and directed by Kim Chapiron (Dog Pound).

This was titled as Guyane in France where it debuted in January (and was added to SBS On Demand last month).

Vincent is a 20-year-old geology student from Paris, who goes to French Guyana for an internship at a gold mining company. Taken under the wing of local gold lord Antione Serra, Vincent quickly falls into the much more lucrative – and dangerous – world of gold trafficking.

Season One, Episode One: (11.35pm)
Vincent begrudgingly leaves his Parisian college for an internship in Guyana with the Cayenor gold-mining company. In the heart of the Amazon forest, Vincent works under the wing of the aging geologist, Merlot. There he meets Serra, the boss of an illegal mining operation. When Merlot dies, Vincent must face a life-changing decision: to go back to Paris, or stay and work with Serra.
Episode Two: (12.35pm)
Vincent makes his decision – but he needs to convince his school. Meanwhile, Serra and his buddy Louis use the new company as a front to set up their own illegal gold-mining camp.

Monday, 11 September at 11.35pm on SBS.