Introduction

We Were The Lucky Ones is an American historical drama miniseries developed by Erica Lipez for Hulu that premiered on 28 March 2024. It is an adaptation of the 2017 book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, inspired by the story of her own family.

It depicts the Holocaust from the perspective of the Kurc family, Polish Jews, during World War II. The story centres on siblings played by Joey King, Logan Lerman, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav and Hadas Yaron and their parents, played by Lior Ashkenazi and Robin Weigert.

Outline

In June 1941, Halina is being used as a living blood donor. Mila’s boss is arrested so she can no longer take Felicia to work. Unable to leave Felicia home alone, the Kurcs smuggle Felicia out of the ghetto with the help of Isaac. Adam is needed in Warsaw and even though Halina is conflicted, she tells him to go. In Senegal, Addy has been forced to work in a labour camp. He escapes the camp and finds Eliska and her mother to convince them to leave. Addy proposes to Eliska and she says yes. Felicia is returned to the Kurcs because she “looks too Jewish.” Violence begins to escalate in Lvov so Halina, Jakob and Bella go into hiding. Mila and Felicia secure transport to Palestine but instead, are taken to a field and forced to dig for hours. Mila realises they are all going to die. To save her daughter, Mila tells Felicia to run to a pretty, blond hair, blue eyed woman who is talking to an officer, presumably for her return to safety. Felicia runs, calling out mama and the woman embraces her. They both board a wagon together. As the officers start shooting, Mila runs toward the wagon.

We Were The Lucky Ones Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 04 April 2024.
• Running time: 60 minutes.
• Rating: TV-MA.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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