It seems like we’re always due our annual prestige WWII film or TV series, right? This year, that’s “All the Light We Cannot See,” the big-budget WWII drama series from Netflix.
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As seen in the trailer for the series, “All the Light We Cannot See” tells the story of a young blind woman who is the voice of a pirate radio broadcast, giving hope to those who listen, as the Nazis make their way through France. The series stars Aria Mia Loberti, Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, and Nell Sutton. ‘All the Light’ is written by Steven Knight, who is probably best known for his work on series such as “Peaky Blinders” and “Taboo.” Shawn Levy is behind the camera as the director for the series. Levy, of course, is known for his recent work on films such as “The Adam Project” and “Free Guy.”
“All the Light We Cannot See” arrives on Netflix on November 2. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All The Light We Cannot See is a groundbreaking limited series that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to keep it from falling into the hands of the Nazis. Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who seeks to possess the stone for his own selfish means, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle who transmits clandestine radio broadcasts as part of the resistance. Yet here in this once-idyllic seaside city, Marie-Laure’s path also collides inexorably with the unlikeliest of kindred spirits: Werner, a brilliant teenager enlisted by Hitler’s regime to track down illegal broadcasts, who instead shares a secret connection to Marie-Laure as well as her faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.