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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
Feb 14, 2017 · We Were the Lucky Ones, based on the true story of a Polish Jewish family under Nazi occupation. The Kurc family shouldn't have survived the Holocaust. In the spring of 1939 three generations are living relatively normal lives in Poland, despite the hardships Jews face.
Mar 28, 2024 · Adam (played by Sam Woolf) and Hunter’s grandaunt Halina (Joey King) collapse in giggles afterwards at the great lengths he went to hide his Jewish identity. But it was just one of many life or...
5 days ago · The Hulu limited series We Were the Lucky Ones sees its series finale Thursday, May 2. Both the show and its source material — the 2017 novel of the same name by Georgia Hunter — follow the ...
Feb 14, 2017 · NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. “Love in the face of global adversity?
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.
Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.
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Feb 14, 2017 · We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel. Georgia Hunter. Penguin, Feb 14, 2017 - Fiction - 416 pages. The New York Times bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide | Now a Hulu...
