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We Were the Lucky Ones
GenreDrama
Created byErica Lipez
Based onWe Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Screenplay byErica Lipez
Directed byThomas Kail
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHulu

We Were The Lucky Ones is an upcoming historical drama television series for Hulu. It is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Georgia Hunter.

Premise

Survivors from a Polish Jewish family torn apart during World War II try and reunite.[1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected by [2]Teleplay by [3]Original release date [4]
1"Radom"Thomas KailErica LipezMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
2"Lvov"Amit GuptaErica LipezMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
3"Siberia"Amit GuptaAdam MilchMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
4TBAUnknownAnya MeksinApril 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
5TBAUnknownJonathan CarenApril 11, 2024 (2024-04-11)
6TBAUnknownEboni BoothApril 18, 2024 (2024-04-18)
7TBAUnknownAdam Milch & Tea HoApril 25, 2024 (2024-04-25)
8TBAUnknownErica LipezMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)

Production

The series is produced by 20th Television and is adapted by Erica Lipez from the Georgia Hunter book We Were The Lucky Ones which was based on her own family experience.[5] Lipez also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Thomas Kail is director and executive producer, along with Adam Milch and Jennifer Todd who executive produces for Old 320 Sycamore and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon who executive produces for Pearl Street Films.[6]

Joey King, Logan Lerman and Henry Lloyd-Hughes were cast as siblings who grow up in Radom, Poland with the role of Addy Kurc based on Hunter's real-life grandfather.[7] Both King and Lerman have discussed having family members themselves who escaped The Holocaust.[8]

Filming took place from December 2022 and finished in spring 2023. Primarily filming took place in Bucharest, Romania with filming locations also including Málaga and Cádiz in Spain.[9]

Broadcast

The series will premiere on Hulu in the United States on 28 March 2024,[10] Disney+ under the Star banner internationally and Star+ In Latin America.

It will premiere on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand under the Star banner on 17th April.

References

  1. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (9 February 2024). "'We Were the Lucky Ones' Trailer: Joey King and Logan Lerman Escape Nazis in Harrowing True Story". Indie Wire. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HuluPress was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "We Were the Lucky Ones". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Shows A-Z – We Were the Lucky Ones on Hulu". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ Brew, Caroline; Ramos Bechara, Diego; Thompson, Jaden (22 January 2024). "Hulu Unveils First Look at Joey King, Logan Lerman Series 'We Were the Lucky Ones' (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (9 February 2024). "'We Were The Lucky Ones' Trailer: Joey King & Logan Lerman Flee The Nazis In Hulu Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ Ulatowski, Rachel (10 February 2024). "We Were The Lucky Ones Trailer: Logan Lerman & Joey King Fight To Survive WWII In NYT Bestselling Adaptation". Screen Rant. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  8. ^ Sloop, Hope (9 February 2024). "Joey King on Why WWII Series 'We Were the Lucky Ones' Is 'Very Personal' to Her". etonline. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  9. ^ Gonzalez, Erica (22 January 2024). "Here's Your First Look at Joey King and Logan Lerman in Hulu's We Were the Lucky Ones". Elle. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  10. ^ Davis, Edward (9 February 2024). "'We Were The Lucky Ones' Trailer: Joey King & Logan Lerman Play Members Of A Jewish Family Trying To Survive WWII". The Playlist. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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