Introduction

A Small Light is a biographical drama miniseries that premiered 01 May 2023 on National Geographic and streamed on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.

Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank’s family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.

Outline

Secretary Miep Gies helps her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family, and other Jewish refugees go into hiding during World War II after the German invasion of the Netherlands.

Cast

• Bel Powley as Miep Gies
• Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank
• Joe Cole as Jan Gies
• Amira Casar as Edith Frank
• Billie Boullet as Anne Frank
• Ashley Brooke as Margot Frank
• Eleanor Tomlinson as Tess
• Liza Sadovy as Mrs. Stoppelman
• Andy Nyman as Hermann Van Pels
• Caroline Catz as Auguste Van Pels
• Rudi Goodman as Peter Van Pels
• Noah Taylor as Dr. Friedrich “Fritz” Pfeffer
• Daniel Donskoy as Karl Josef Silberbauer
• Sean Hart as Willem Arondéus

A Small Light Series

• Episode 01: Pilot.
• Episode 02: Welcome to Switzerland.
• Episode 03: Motherland.
• Episode 04: The Butterfly.
• Episode 05: Scheißfeld.
• Episode 06: Boiling Point.
• Episode 07: What Can Be Saved.
• Episode 08: Legacy.

Production

It was announced in February 2022 that Disney+ had greenlit the miniseries from National Geographic, which Tony Phelan and Joan Rater will write and Susanna Fogel directing multiple episodes of the series. In April, Bel Powley was cast as Gies, with Liev Schreiber starring as Otto Frank and Joe Cole as Jan Gies. Amira Casar, Billie Boullet and Ashley Brooke would join in June, with Boullet cast as Anne Frank.

Production began by July 2022, with filming taking place between Hradec Králové, Prague and Amsterdam in summer 2022.

The series’ soundtrack was executive produced and co-produced by Este Haim, and features covers by musicians including Danielle Haim, Kamasi Washington, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Weyes Blood, Remi Wolf, King Princess, Orville Peck, and Moses Sumney. The soundtrack album was released on 23 May 2023.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Susanna Fogel … (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Tony Phelan … (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Leslie Hope … (2 episodes, 2023)
• Producer(s):
  • Susanna Fogel … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • William Harper … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Austin Lapierre … co-producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • David Minkowski … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Avi Nir … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Katie O’Hara … producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Cris Olariu … associate producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Tony Phelan … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Joan Rater … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Guy Riedel … producer / producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Lisa Roos … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Alon Shtruzman … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Matthew Stillman … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Peter Traugott … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Kate Wagener … co-producer (8 episodes, 2023)
• Writer(s):
  • Ben Esler … (staff writer) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Ben Esler … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Alyssa Margarite Jacobson … (staff writer) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Alyssa Margarite Jacobson … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Tony Phelan … (created by) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Tony Phelan … (written by) (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Joan Rater … (created by) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Joan Rater … (written by) (3 episodes, 2023)
  • William Harper … (written by) (3 episodes, 2023)
• Music:
  • Ariel Marx … (8 episodes, 2023)
• Cinematography:
  • Stuart Howell … (6 episodes, 2023)
  • Azul Serra … (2 episodes, 2023)
• Editor(s):
  • Susan E. Kim … (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Nicole Artzer … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Lynarion Hubbard … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Martin Nicholson … (1 episode, 2023)
• Production:
  • ABC Signature
  • Keshet Studios
  • Midwest Livestock
  • National Geographic
• Distributor(s):
  • National Geographic Channel (United States, 2023)(TV)
  • Hulu (United States, 2023)(VOD, video)
  • Disney+ (World-wide, 2023)(VOD, video)
  • National Geographic Channel (NGC) (Netherlands, 2023)(TV)
• Release Date: 01 May 2023 to 22 May 2023. 17 March 2023 (South by Southwest Film Festival, US).
• Rating: 12.
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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