We Were the Lucky Ones

We Were the Lucky Ones
GenreHistorical drama
Based onWe Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Developed byErica Lipez
ShowrunnerErica Lipez
Directed byThomas Kail
Starring
Theme music composerRachel Portman
Jon Ehrlich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Running time53–75 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHulu
ReleaseMarch 28 (2024-03-28) –
May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
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We Were The Lucky Ones is an American historical drama miniseries developed by Erica Lipez for Hulu that premiered on March 28, 2024 and ended on May 2, 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's struggle to survive World War II and the Holocaust.[2]

The drama centers on the Kurc family, Polish Jews, which includes five siblings portrayed by Joey King, Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav and Hadas Yaron and their parents, played by Lior Ashkenazi and Robin Weigert.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference wrap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hunter, Georgia (2017). We Were the Lucky Ones. Penguin. ISBN 978-0399563089.