Blood & Oil 

A young married couple of newcomers looks to cash in on the modern-day oil boom in North Dakota and becomes involved with sly local oil baron, Hap Briggs, and his troubled family.

Creators:

Rodes Fishburne, Josh Pate

Stars:

Don Johnson, Chace Crawford, Rebecca Rittenhouse

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Don Johnson	...	Hap Briggs 10 episodes, 2015
Chace Crawford	...	Billy LeFever 10 episodes, 2015
Rebecca Rittenhouse	...	Cody LeFever 10 episodes, 2015
Scott Michael Foster	...	Wick Briggs 10 episodes, 2015
Amber Valletta	...	Carla Briggs 10 episodes, 2015
India de Beaufort	...	Jules Jackman 10 episodes, 2015
Delroy Lindo	...	Sheriff Tip Harrison 10 episodes, 2015
Adan Canto	...	A.J. Menendez 9 episodes, 2015
Miranda Rae Mayo	...	Lacey Briggs 9 episodes, 2015
Paul Rae	...	Garry Laframboise 8 episodes, 2015
Kami Christiansen	...	Brigg's Household Staff / ... 8 episodes, 2015
Barry Corbin	...	Clifton Lundegren 6 episodes, 2015
Peyton List	...	Emma Lundegren 6 episodes, 2015
Yaani King Mondschein	...	Ada Eze 6 episodes, 2015
Keston John	...	Kess Eze 5 episodes, 2015
Tara Karsian	...	Van Ness 5 episodes, 2015
Ashlyn Brooke Anderson	...	Bartender 5 episodes, 2015
Teresa Duran-Norvick	...	Bar Patron / ... 5 episodes, 2015
Michael McQuain	...	Oil Executive / ... 5 episodes, 2015

Storyline

The present day oil boom in North Dakota is tempting the young and ambitious to try their luck in the black gold business. Such are Billy and Cody LeFever, a young married couple that's just arrive in a North Dakotan town famous for its rich oil fields. They don't know anyone there, but Billy is ambitious and always has an idea on how to start some small business, while modest Cody makes friends easily and just wants to make a home for themselves there, even if they have to compromise and do something much more common and less glamorous and profitable than partaking in the oil business. While Cody goes to find them a place to live and a job for herself, Billy spends all the money they have, most of which came from their friends back home who pitched in to help them build a tiny starting capital, to buy a modestly lucrative plot of land owned by old and bitter Clifton Lundegren. The deal is made after some tough negotiating, but then notorious local oil baron Hap Briggs offers Billy a ...

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Plot Keywords:

oil | married couple | oil baron | swindler | blackmail | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to play dirty to get filthy rich.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood and Oil

Filming Locations:

Park City, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flame Ventures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series name 'Oil' was the original name for another series about a family involved in the oil industry, 'Dynasty.'

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anticipated New Shows of Fall 2015 (2015)

User Reviews

Engaging pilot, new ABC soap has lots of potential.

I watched the pilot episode for Blood & Oil and this new soap, set during the oil boom in North Dakota, held my attention from start to finish and has an engaging, attractive cast of characters. There is the wealthy oil baron (Don Johnson), his power hungry wife (Amber Valetta) and the black sheep son, who is unable or unwilling to please his hard driving father and despises his stepmother. Then, there is the working class couple who comes to the boomtown to seek their fortune (aptly played by Chace Crawford and Rebecca Rittenhouse). These characters are well cast and very appealing, with good chemistry between them. Chace Crawford is especially good as Billy and shows that he has grown up since Gossip Girl.

The themes of family dysfunction, love and money and power struggles don't break any new ground, but that's what the soap opera genre is all about. I enjoyed the pilot, the actors and the character development and am looking forward to future episodes.