A Small Light (2023–2023)

TV ShowEndedDrama, War, History1 season, 8 episodes
A Small Light posterReview score: 79%

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Plot

A Small Light follows twenty-something Miep Gies who, when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II, didn't hesitate. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls (Otto Frank, his wife Edith and daughters Anne and Margot as well as four others) in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01A Small Light S01E08LegacyS01E08 · 7.8With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.
  2. 02A Small Light S01E07What Can Be SavedS01E07 · 7.6Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.
  3. 03A Small Light S01E01PilotS01E01 · 7.4Miep, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2023Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01A Small Light S01E01PilotMay 1, 2023 7.4Miep, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis.
  2. S01E02A Small Light S01E02Welcome to SwitzerlandMay 1, 2023 7.3With the Frank family secure, Miep's Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide.
  3. S01E03A Small Light S01E03MotherlandMay 8, 2023 7.2As laws against Jews intensify, two children land in Miep and Jan's care.
  4. S01E04A Small Light S01E04The ButterflyMay 8, 2023 7.2Miep must choose between her morals and best friend; Jan's involvement with the resistance deepens.
  5. S01E05A Small Light S01E05ScheissfeldMay 15, 2023 7.2Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
  6. S01E06A Small Light S01E06Boiling PointMay 15, 2023 7.2As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
  7. S01E07A Small Light S01E07What Can Be SavedMay 22, 2023 7.6Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.
  8. S01E08A Small Light S01E08Season's bestLegacyMay 22, 2023 7.8With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.

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Cast

Bel PowleyBel PowleyMiep GiesJoe ColeJoe ColeJan GiesLiev SchreiberLiev SchreiberOtto FrankAmira CasarAmira CasarEdith FrankBillie BoulletBillie BoulletAnne FrankAshley BrookeAshley BrookeMargot FrankIan McElhinneyIan McElhinneyJohannes KleimanSally MesshamSally MesshamBep Voskuijl

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TrailerOfficial TrailerClipA Small Light | The Untold Story of Miep Gies (Full 1st Episode)FeaturetteIn Production PieceFeaturetteLiev Schreiber and Bel Powley talk about new series, 'A Small Light' l GMA

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