Transatlantic

Name: Transatlantic
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 2023-04-07
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Gillian Jacobs, Cory Michael Smith, Lucas Englander, Corey Stoll, Ralph Amoussou

6.4First aired 2023-04-07Last aired 2023-04-07Status: Ended

DramaWar & Politics

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Networks: Netflix

Overview

Two Americans and their allies form a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help artists, writers and other refugees fleeing Europe during WWII. Transatlantic is a historical drama television miniseries created by Anna Winger and Daniel Hendler, based on the 2019 novel The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer. The novel explores the historic Emergency Rescue Committee that operated in Marseilles, Spain, and Portugal in 1940 after the fall of France. The series includes or refers to well-known artists or scholars of the time who were saved by the Committee or interacted with it. The series closed the 2023 Series Mania festival in March, ahead of its Netflix premiere on 7 April 2023.