Transatlantic Trailer unveils an upcoming German period drama that is inspired by the true story of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold and the Emergency Rescue Committee. The series is created by Anna Winger and Daniel Hendler & directed by Stéphanie Chuat & Véronique Reymond.
Said to be inspired by Julie Orringer’s novel, The Flight Portfolio, the story follows two Americans and their allies who formed a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help artists, writers and other refugees fleeing Europe during WWII.
The ensemble cast of the series includes Gillian Jacobs as Mary Jayne Gold, Lucas Englander as Albert Hirschman, Cory Michael Smith as Varian Fry, Ralph Amoussou, Deleila Piasko, Amit Rahav, Grégory Montel, Corey Stoll as Graham Patterson, Moritz Bleibtreu, Morgane Ferru, Yoli Fuller as Souleymane TOURÉ, Nadiv Molcho, Ralph Amoussou, Yulia Antoshchuk, Nadiv Molcho as Bill Freier and Dominique Horwitz.
The trailer shows that Gillian Jacobs and Cory Michael Smith run an emergency rescue committee in 1940s Marseille. They help refugees escape occupied France and with Britain at war, they need more allies who can operate freely and help them in the mission.
Risking their lives to help more than 2000 refugees escape, including many artists on the Nazis’ most-wanted list, an international gang of young superheroes and their famous charges occupy a villa at the edge of the city, where the threat of mortal danger gives way to unexpected collaborations and intense love affairs.
Filmed in English, German, and French language, the series has comedic undertones and focuses on human relationships despite being based on a War period drama. It shows how the number of people involved in the committee were refugees themselves and gathered the courage to help people like them cross borders and reach a safe haven.
It will showcase the stories of ordinary people who in the hour of need, decided to do something extraordinary that impacted nations like France and America. And how the refugees definitely changed the course of art & academia in the country they moved to, along with the relationships they build in the process.
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Transatlantic is scheduled to be released on 7th April 2023 on Netflix.
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