TV series
We Were the Lucky Ones
Overview
The true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-03-28
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Hulu
- Production
- Old 320 Sycamore, 20th Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joey King as Halina Kurc
- Logan Lerman as Addy Kurc
- Robin Weigert as Nechuma Kurc
- Lior Ashkenazi as Sol Kurc
- Amit Rahav as Jakob Kurc
- Eva Feiler as Bella Tatar
- Hadas Yaron as Mila Kurc
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Genek Kurc
- Sam Woolf as Adam Eichenwald
- Moran Rosenblatt as Herta Seifert
- Marina Bye as Rahel
- Ido Samuel as Isaac
Creators and crew
- Erica Lipez - Creator
- Nick O'Hagan - Executive Producer
- Erica Lipez - Executive Producer
- Adam Milch - Executive Producer
- Amit Gupta - Executive Producer
- Neasa Hardiman - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Radom
The Kurc family celebrates Passover in Radom, Poland. One year later, the onset of World War II forces a devastating separation.
Episode 2: Lvov
Halina and Bella start their passage to Lvov. Sol, Nechuma, and Mila must find a new home in German-occupied Radom. Addy is conscripted into a Polish unit of the French army.
Episode 3: Siberia
Genek and Herta are sent on a grueling train ride. Addy escapes Europe by sea. Halina starts a new job in Soviet-Occupied Lvov.
Episode 4: Casablanca
Mila does everything to protect young Felicia. Halina, Jakob, and Bella face new danger in Lvov. Addy searches for Eliska in Morocco.
Episode 5: Ilha Das Flores
Halina, Jakob, and Bella search for those missing in Lvov. Addy and Eliska attempt to enter Brazil. Genek faces a Siberian winter and a question of faith. Sol and Nechuma observe Rosh Hashanah.
Episode 6: Warsaw
With Sol and Nechuma in danger, Halina attempts to find refuge for her parents; Mila learns to assimilate in Warsaw; Bella searches for solace at the AVL Factory; Jakob faces life alone in the Radom ghetto.
Episode 7: Monte Cassino
Halina and Adam prepare for impending violence in Warsaw; Genek embarks on a dangerous mission; Addy struggles to move on with the unknown fate of his family.
Episode 8: Rio
Halina's strength and hope are put to the test; Addy builds a new life in Rio; the end of the war triggers the Kurc family's final search for answers.
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