We Were the Lucky Ones TV Series Details:
Based on | We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical, Drama |
Season | 1 |
Episodes | 8 |
Release date | March 28, 2024 – May 2, 2024 |
Running time | 50-72 min |
Age rating | TV-MA |
Showrunner | Erica Lipez |
Starring | Joey King Logan Lerman Henry Lloyd-Hughes Amit Rahav Hadas Yaron Lior Ashkenazi Robin Weigert |
Developed by | Erica Lipez |
Directed by | Amit Gupta Neasa Hardiman Thomas Kail |
Written by | Tea Ho Georgia Hunter Erica Lipez Anya Meksin Adam Milch Eboni Booth Jonathan Caren Jon Ehrlich |
Executive producers | Erica Lipez Adam Milch Jennifer Todd |
Cinematography by | Tim Ives Ruairí O’Brien David Pimm |
Edited by | Erica Freed Marker Kate Sanford Jonah Moran Dave Labich |
Theme music composer | Rachel Portman Jon Ehrlich |
Production Companies | Old 320 Sycamore Danforth Cove Productions 20th Television |
Distributor | Hulu |
We Were the Lucky Ones TV Series Cast & Character:
- Joey King as Halina Kurc, the youngest sibling, who works as a lab assistant for her brother-in-law, Selim.
- Logan Lerman as Addy Kurc, the middle sibling, who lives in Paris, where he is pursuing a career as a composer
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Genek Kurc, the oldest sibling, a lawyer, married to Herta (Rosenblatt)
- Amit Rahav as Jakob Kurc, a law student and boyfriend of Bella, with a passion for photography
- Hadas Yaron as Mila Kurc, Selim’s wife and mother of Felicia
- Sam Woolf as Adam Eichenwald, an architect lodging with the Kurc family and Halina’s love interest
- Michael Aloni as Selim, a doctor, Mila’s husband, and Felicia’s father
- Moran Rosenblatt as Herta Seifert, Genec’s wife
- Eva Feiler as Bella, Jakob’s girlfriend and childhood sweetheart
- Lior Ashkenazi as Sol Kurc, the family patriarch and proprietor of the Kurc boutique
- Robin Weigert as Nechuma Kurc, the family matriarch and seamstress
- Ido Samuel as Isaac, A loyal friend, his relationship with the Kurc family—is painfully tested by his role in the Jewish Police.
- Lihi Kornowski as Elisabeth (Eliska), a Jewish woman from Prague, impressed with Addy
- Marin Hinkle as Madame Lowbeer, Eliska’s mother
- Artemisia Pagliano as Young Felicia
- Belle Swarc as Felicia
Storyline:
Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of “We Were the Lucky Ones” is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite. “We Were the Lucky Ones” demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.–Hulu
About We Were the Lucky Ones TV Series:
We Were The Lucky Ones is an American historical drama miniseries developed by Erica Lipez and starring Joey King, Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav, Hadas Yaron, Lior Ashkenazi, Robin Weigert, and Michael Aloni.
This is the second time Joey King and Logan Lerman play siblings on screen. They played previously sister and brother in “Bullet Train” (2022). Joey King is Jewish in real life.
It is an adaptation of the 2017 New York Times Best Seller book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, inspired by the story of her own family.
Filming for the series began in December 2022 and ended in spring 2023. Primarily filming took place in Bucharest, Romania with filming locations also including Málaga and Cádiz in Spain.
The series premiered on Hulu in the United States on March 28, 2024.
We Were the Lucky Ones TV Series Episodes List:
Episode | Title | Running Time | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original Release Date |
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1 | “Radom” | 53 min | Thomas Kail | Erica Lipez | March 28, 2024 |
2 | “Lvov” | 52 min | Amit Gupta | Erica Lipez | March 28, 2024 |
3 | “Siberia” | 50 min | Amit Gupta | Adam Milch | March 28, 2024 |
4 | “Casablanca” | 53 min | Neasa Hardiman | Anya Meksin | April 4, 2024 |
5 | “Ilha Das Flores” | 56 min | Neasa Hardiman | Jonathan Caren | April 11, 2024 |
6 | “Warsaw” | 55 min | Amit Gupta | Eboni Booth | April 18, 2024 |
7 | “Monte Cassino” | 55 min | Neasa Hardiman | Tea Ho & Adam Milch | April 25, 2024 |
8 | “Rio” | 72 min | Thomas Kail | Erica Lipez | May 2, 2024 |