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Episode Guide
- 1. Radom Mar 28, 2024
- The Kurc family celebrates Passover in Radom, Poland; the onset of World War II forces a separation.
- 2. Lvov Mar 28, 2024
- Halina and Bella start their passage; Addy is conscripted into a Polish unit of the French army.
- 3. Siberia Mar 28, 2024
- Genek and Herta are sent on a grueling train ride; Halina starts a new job in Soviet-Occupied Lvov.
Why to watch
- 'We Were the Lucky Ones' shows the generational trauma of World War II
- When: The first three episodes of 'We Were the Lucky Ones' stream March 28 on Hulu.
- What to know: The show is based on Georgia Hunter's bestselling 2017 historical novel of the same name.
- While the book is fictional, it's based on Hunter's own decades-long mission to learn more about her Jewish relatives' lives before, during and after World War II.
- The story follows the Kurcs, a Polish-Jewish family who lived successful, peaceful lives prior to the Holocaust.
- The family eventually splinters as they try to survive, with some members ending up in concentration camps or in hiding while others flee abroad.
- The adaptation stars Joey King and Logan Lerman as siblings Halina Kurc and Addy Kurc, respectively.
- Lerman's character is based on Hunter's grandfather Eddy, who changed his name later in life.
- — Lily Herman, The Yodel newsletter writer
- March 27, 2024
We Were The Lucky Ones is an American historical drama miniseries developed by Erica Lipez for Hulu that premiered on March 28, 2024. [1] It is an adaptation of the 2017 book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, inspired by the story of her own family. [2] It depicts the Holocaust from the perspective of the Kurc family, Polish Jews.
A TV mini series based on a novel by Georgia Hunter, about a Jewish family's survival and reunion in World War II. See the cast, crew, episodes, trailer, photos, trivia and more on IMDb.
- Drama, History
- 3 min
- 2023
Apr 19, 2024 · The Hulu miniseries is based on a real family's incredible story of escaping Poland during WWII. Joey King as Halina and Logan Lerman as Addy in "We Were the Lucky Ones." Hulu. At the beginning of ...
- Lindsay Lowe
Feb 14, 2017 · A novel inspired by the true stories of the author's family during World War II and the Holocaust. Follow the Kurcs as they face the horrors of war and the challenges of survival across Europe and beyond.
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Mar 28, 2024 · That moment, depicted in Hunter’s 2017 novel We Were the Lucky Ones, appears in an episode of the TV adaptation of the same name, out Mar. 28 on Hulu. Adam (played by Sam Woolf) and Hunter’s ...
- 3 min
- Olivia B. Waxman
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Feb 14, 2017 · “We Were the Lucky Ones” is a terrific, thrilling, page-turning book to read. After the author discovered her Jewish roots, and even more significantly, how her Nazi-era relatives had endured and <<survived>> the Holocaust, she set about researching and recording their history.
Mar 27, 2024 · The series follows the Kurc family, a Jewish family who survived the Holocaust and reunited after the war. It is based on a novel by Georgia Hunter, who uncovered her grandfather's history as a Holocaust survivor and interviewed other relatives and archives for the book.
