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Exclusive: Authentic Talent & Literary Management, the management company founded by Jon Rubinstein, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, has upped Joshua Pasch and Philip Grenz to partner, also adding literary manager Raquelle David and manager and digital strategist Logan Potter to its growing team. With his promotion, Grenz also becomes Head of the Talent Department.

“By promoting Joshua and Philip and adding Raquelle and Logan to our team, we’re reinforcing what this company does best,” Rubinstein told Deadline, “empowering creative people to transform ideas into reality, which in turn makes a real impact that shapes culture.”

With Authentic since 2012, new partner Pasch began his career there as Rubinstein’s assistant and has since become an integral leader in the company’s growth. Over the past decade, he has cultivated a talent roster including Justin H. Min (Beef), Laz Alonso (The Boys), John Bradley (Game of Thrones), Liam Cunningham...

There are many war movies that military experts praise for realism. However, just as many TV shows do an excellent job of touching upon the true cost of war. Conversely, since the realities of war are so intense, there are some series that omit the harsher aspects. The toll war takes on the psyches of the soldiers and, most prominently, how many civilian lives are lost are at the forefront of many of these narratives. By centering on the individual experiences of people paying the everyday price of war, the realities feel more immediate and impossible to ignore.

Many of these series feature the best TV show battle scenes, as the violence of infamous clashes is frequently portrayed on television. However, it's not just the big bombastic moments that make these projects memorable. The quieter, more intimately devastating moments typically hit the hardest in these narratives, as this is more...

Gold Derby returns to our 15-year tradition of offering a Creative Arts Emmys streaming show announcing winners as they happen live. Watch our lively show on Sunday, September 8, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et by clicking the video box above.

Managing editor Chris Beachum and news and features editor Ray Richmond will be backstage in the media center with instant notifications of newly-minted Emmy winners for comedy, drama, limited and movie categories. Contributor Charles Bright will be hosting our fun online show with senior editor Marcus James Dixon and contributor Tony Ruiz. They will provide their reactions for all of the Sunday categories.

SEEExperts slugfest: Anonymous Emmy Phase 2 ballots revealed as voting closes

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The premiere of Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller and Linda Cardellini kicked of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival Thursday night, with several other actors in attendance on the red carpet.

The film centers Stiller’s Mike, a no-nonsense workaholic who takes over caregiving for his orphaned nephews that challenge his straig-laced living style. Working to find them a new home after their parents die in a car accident, Mike is forced to adjust to farm life before he realizes he may find a home with his nephews. This marks Stiller’s first movie role in seven years following 2017’s The Meyerowitz Stories and Brad’s Status. In between those and Nutcrackers, Stiller has spent time directing and producing 2018’s miniseries Escape at Dannemora and Apple’s sci-fi thriller show Severance, which has a second season arriving in January 2025.

Co-head of Rivulet Films, the financial backer of the TIFF Opener Rob Paris described the...

Jamie Lee Curtis, Devery Jacobs, Nestor Carbonell and Brie Larson are among the presenters announced Thursday for the second night of the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards this Sunday, September 8. The awards will be held over two consecutive nights (9/7 and 9/8) at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. An edited presentation of the ceremonies will air Saturday, September 14, at 8:00 Pm Pdt on Fxx, the night before the Primetime Emmys.

Presenters for this Sunday include:

Patrick Brammall (“Colin From Accounts”), Nestor Carbonell (“Shōgun”), Michael Cyril Creighton (“Only Murders in the Building”), Jamie Lee Curtis (“The Bear”), Harriet Dyer (“Colin From Accounts”), Alex Edelman (“Alex Edelman: Just For Us”), Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs”), Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Aria Mia Loberti (“All the Light We Cannot See”), Desi Lydic (“Desi Lydic Foxsplains”; “The Daily Show”), Courtney McBroom (“Lessons in Chemistry”), Wendi McLendon-Covey (“St. Denis Medical”), Adam Pally (“Mr. Throwback”), Parker Posey...

Hugh Laurie has never won an Emmy. That seems like an egregious oversight on behalf of TV academy voters, considering the British actor starred as one of the best TV characters of this century in “House.” Still, 10 nominations (we’ll get to those later) and zero wins.

He could finally break that losing streak with Netflix’s “All the Light We Cannot See.” Adapted from Anthony Doerr‘s 2014 novel of the same name, written by Steven Knight, and directed by Shawn Levy, this miniseries depicts the lives of two teenagers during WWII — one a blind French girl and the other a German boy forced to fight for the Nazi regime. Laurie features as Uncle Étienne, a reclusive, agoraphobic WWI veteran suffering from Ptsd. Laurie has always been a classy performer and he again brings a lot of heart, warmth, and intelligence here to this role, as noted by several critics.

When Georgia Hunter first pitched her 2017 book, “We Were the Lucky Ones,” about her Polish ancestors’ fight for survival during the Holocaust, she was told World War II literature was a “saturated” market. This wasn’t meant to dissuade her from pushing forward with their harrowing story, but rather acknowledge that there is never a shortage of novels, films and series trying to reckon with the everlasting wounds of the war.

It was no different when Hunter and producers Thomas Kail and Erica Lipez adapted the book into Hulu’s eight-part limited series, which premiered in March.

“We knew with this kind of story in particular, you have to go beyond the logline,” Lipez tells Variety. “It was so much about making sure people heard the full story, particularly when we were pitching it. As someone who thought they had a really good Holocaust education, what I knew immediately upon...

France has never had trouble getting people to fall in love with its many pleasures: the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre, and the island majesty of Mont Saint-Michel. It sells itself, which is probably why it is such a sought-after backdrop for television series.

But in the last year, France has been shown even more love than usual, as more than half a dozen shows, all vying for Emmy attention this season, explored the country through the ages. And no, this wasn’t some elaborate promotion for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

From the 1600s to the modern day to a post-zombie apocalypse future, no cultural stone went unturned on TV this year, giving viewers even more reason to book their next (hopefully zombie-free) vacation.

This list of shows doesn’t even include the second seasons of Netflix’s teen romance “Heartstopper” (eligible for Children’s...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Gaga Chromatica Ball, Star Wars: The Acolyte and The Garfield Movie.

The Garfield Movie premiere

Chris Pratt and Hannah Waddingham premiered their new Garfield movie in Hollywood on Sunday, as the iconic cat also had his paws immortalized in cement in front of the Tcl Chinese Theatre.

Hannah Waddingham, Chris Pratt and Garfield creator Jim Davis Danielle Misher (co-head, global theatrical marketing, Sony Pictures Entertainment), Josh Greenstein (president, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Motion Picture Group), Andrew A. Kosove (co-ceo, co-founder, Alcon Entertainment) and Broderick Johnson (co-ceo, co-founder, Alcon Entertainment)

Gaga Chromatica Ball premiere

Lady Gaga, appearing in two show-stopping looks, walked the red carpet and sat for a Q&a at the world premiere of her HBO concert special in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Lady Gaga

Star Wars: The Acolyte...

Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockman have never had an assignment like the one they faced with “All the Light They Cannot See,” the four-part Netflix wartime limited series that’s adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from author Anthony Doerr. The UK-based casting directors were tasked with finding a pair of blind actors to play the dual lead role of Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl. Executive producer and director Shawn Levy was insistent that they go for strict authenticity in casting. And Netflix was very much onboard. It tells you everything you need to know about partners Bevan and Brockman that hey viewed this incredibly difficult challenge as “a hugely appealing” thing, in Bevan’s words. “Casting a blind person in a leading role…well, it’s never been done before,” Bevan adds. “But that was very much part of the appeal.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

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Before making your 2024 Emmy predictions for Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actress, take a tour of our photo gallery that highlights the leading contenders. Currently in the frontrunner position is Jodie Foster (“True Detective: Night Country”), who has yet to even be nominated for an acting Emmy at this point in her 55-year career.

Foster would be the first actress to receive an Emmy mention for “True Detective,” which has produced four seasons over the past decade. Its previous three acting notices went to inaugural season costars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey (who competed for Best Drama Actor in 2014) and third season lead Mahershala Ali (2019).

Hoping to soon achieve second wins in this category are Claire Danes (“Full Circle”; formerly of “Temple Grandin”), Kate Winslet (“The Regime”; “Mildred Pierce” and “Mare of Easttown”), Julianne Moore (“Mary & George”; “Game Change”), and Nicole Kidman (“Expats”; “Big Little Lies”). Also in the...

Steven Knight has been round the block, and the British writer-creator of the iconic series “Peaky Blinders” knew when he was hired to adapt the novel “All the Light We Cannot See” as a four-part Netflix limited series that the primary challenge would essentially be to avoid trying to fix something that wasn’t broken. The 2014 book by author Anthony Doerr had not only been a runaway bestseller but also earned Doerr the Pulitzer Prize, and Knight had no intention of compromising its brilliance while writing the series. “It wasn’t ever a thought in my head to say, ‘Ok, I’m going to impose myself on this’,” he says. “It was actually quite the opposite. For me, as far as possible, it was more, ‘Let’s let this horse ride, let it run the way it is, where you feel as if you need to do something, then do something…...

Unicef USA has appointed star of Netflix’s adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See, Aria Mia Loberti, as the organization’s newest Ambassador.

The announcement comes while Loberti is advocating on Capitol Hill for equitable access to education and recognition of how the climate crisis disproportionately impacts women and girls.

Loberti, a lifelong activist, began working with Unicef USA in 2022. In addition to traveling with Unicef to Kosovo to see the organization’s work firsthand, she has supported Unicef USA’s efforts to pass the Read Act Reauthorization in the United States as well as used her platform to amplify the voices of youth changemakers.

“When I decided to explore acting, I knew that I wanted my journey to be grounded in purpose,” said Loberti. “Working with Unicef USA, having the honor of being named the newest Ambassador and being trusted with the...

Plot: The Grace family moves from Brooklyn, New York, to their ancestral home in Henson, Michigan, the Spiderwick Estate. Helen makes the move with her 15-year-old fraternal twin boys, Jared and Simon, and her older daughter, Mallory. Shortly after moving to the Spiderwick Estate, Jared discovers a boggart and realizes that magical creatures are real! The only one to believe him is his great-aunt Lucinda, who implores Jared to find the pages of her father’s field guide to magical creatures and protect them from the murderous Ogre, Mulgarath.

Review: Based on the popular young adult novel series of the same name, The Spiderwick Chronicles comes a decade-and-a-half after Paramount Pictures’ big-screen adaptation was a moderate success at the box office and with critics. Taking a cue from other YA films like A Series of Unfortunate Events, Harry Potter, and other similar early 21st-century franchises, The Spiderwick Chronicles books combines fantasy,...

So many stars graced the red carpet outside Bar Marmont on Wednesday night (March 6) to attend Vanity Fair and Instagram Celebrate Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood.

The celebrity packed guestlist featured the likes of Barry Keoghan, Hunter Schafer and Charles Melton. That’s barely scratching the surface, though.

We pulled together photos of more than 100 stars on the guestlist. That way you can easily see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside to see all of the photos from Vanity Fair and Instagram Celebrate Vanities: A Night for Young Hollywood…

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The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards are being handed out Sunday, February 25, from Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, CA in a show hosted by comedian, actress and “SNL” alumnus Aidy Bryant. On the film side, the nominations were dominated by “American Fiction,” “Past Lives” and “May December,” which picked up five nods apiece. Those three films are up for Best Feature along with “All of Us Strangers,” “Passages” and “We Grown Now.” Best Director is a contest between Andrew Haigh (“All of Us Strangers”), Todd Haynes (“May December”), William Oldroyd (“Eileen”), Ira Sachs (“Passages”) and Celine Song (“Past Lives”).

Of the nominated features, only “American Fiction” and “Past Lives” are also in the running for Best Picture at the Oscars, while none of the nominated directors are up for Academy Awards. However, on the off chance that either “American Fiction” or “Past Lives” manages to take the top prize at...

Gold Derby is backstage at the 39th Annual Indie Spirit Awards on the beach in Santa Monica, CA on Sunday, February 25, hosted by comedian, actress and “SNL” alumnus Aidy Bryant. We’ll bring you all of the up-to-date details on the presenters, nominees and winners. (See the complete winners list here.) Read on for the 2024 Spirits live blog.

The kudofest is streaming live on IMDb’s YouTube Channel as well as Film Independent’s YouTube and Twitter accounts starting at 2 p.m. Pst/5 p.m. Est.

On the film side, the nominations were dominated by “American Fiction,” “Past Lives” and “May December,” which picked up five nods apiece. Those three films are up for Best Feature along with “All of Us Strangers,” “Passages” and “We Grown Now.” Since 2012, Film Independent and the Spirits have forecast 7 of 12 Best Picture winners at the Academy Awards, including “The Artist” (2012), “12 Years a Slave...

The best in independent film and television is being celebrated today at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards!

Lots of celebs are expected to be in attendance for the daytime awards show on Sunday afternoon (February 25) at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif.

The event always happens during the day with the beach as a backdrop!

SNL‘s Aidy Bryant is hosting the event this year and it’s being streamed live on the YouTube channels of both IMDb and Film Independent.

American Fiction, May December, and Past Lives are all tied for the most nominations this year with five each, included Best Feature.

Head inside to watch the live stream and see photos of every celeb in attendance…

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Just hours after the 2024 SAG Awards, the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards return, honoring independent films and TV shows and streaming series.

The ceremony, hosted by Aidy Bryant, takes place on Sunday at 2 p.m. Pt from the Santa Monica Pier. This year’s awards show will stream live on Film Independent’s YouTube channel and X (formerly known as Twitter) page, as well as on IMDb’s YouTube channel and X page.

Or you can watch via the video player embedded below.

American Fiction, May December and Past Lives lead the film nominees this year with five each, while I’m a Virgo and The Last of Us were the most recognized on the TV side, receiving four nominations each. For the second year in a row, the awards categories are gender-neutral. Winners are voted on by Film Independent members.

This year’s presenters include Elizabeth Banks, Joel Kim Booster, Adam Brody,...

Exclusive: The American Foundation for the Blind is set to present filmmaker Shawn Levy with the 2024 Helen Keller Achievement Award, which will be bestowed during a special ceremony April 18 in Los Angeles.

Afb is recognizing Levy for his contributions in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities following the success of his Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See, directed by Levy and produced by his 21 Laps Entertainment. The limited series bowed in November and was recently nominated for a Golden Globe, a DGA Award and a PGA Award.

“Through the power of storytelling, Levy has shifted the tides of perception imprinted on those with disabilities, creating a world of inclusion both on the screen and behind the scenes,” said Eric Bridges, Afb’s president and CEO. “Levy’s casting and direction of Aria Mia Loberti and Nell Sutton in the series not only elevated the art...

So many stars stepped out to attend the 2024 Film Independent Spirt Awards Nominees Brunch on Saturday morning (January 6) at the Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, Calif.

As awards season kicks into high gear, everyone from Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo to James Marsden and Dominique Fishback made it out to the event ahead.

With more than 30 stars on the guestlist, we pulled together photos of everyone so that you could easily scroll and see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside to see photos of everyone at the 2024 Film Independent Spirt Awards Nominees Brunch…

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Whether it’s the conclusion of juggernaut hits or new shows that sparked conversation, the television medium delivered in 2023.

The anticipated adaptation of “Daisy Jones & the Six” kept us dancing (and crying) in the spring, while the brilliantly devastating conclusion of “Succession” left us catching our breath in May. “The Last of Us” reminded us of the real emotional stakes of a zombie apocalypse, and Netflix’s “Beef” showed us the depths a person can go to when seeking retribution.

The historic Hollywood double strikes delayed the returns of our favorite broadcast series in the fall, but streaming series like “The Buccaneers” and “The Curse,” and linear hits like “The Golden Bachelor” and “Fargo” kept us glued to our screens this year.

Check out TheWrap’s staff picks for the best TV shows of 2023 below.

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After seeing his acclaimed Netflix series All the Light We Cannot See secure a Golden Globe nomination on Monday morning, director-ep Shawn Levy spoke with Deadline about his forthcoming Deadpool threequel and Stranger Things‘ final season, as well as his work on the aforementioned historical drama.

When Levy got the call from his wife about the nomination, he was in the middle of his shoot day in London for Deadpool 3, which sees Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth share the screen with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Coming out of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of the summer, he said, the team was “excited, coiled and ready to pounce” on the pic and ready it for theatrical release on July 26, 2024.

“We’re happily back at work, and now that we know it’s coming out next summer, we are working our asses off to make the best movie possible,” Levy said,...

Louis Hofmann is an actor who has a certain Aryan look. There’s no getting around it. He’s used it to find work playing Nazis. “I’ve portrayed quite a few Nazi characters,” the German-born actor says, “which doesn’t mean they’re all the same. I guess it’s very important to remind ourselves of what has happened and to keep making these films to avoid it happening again.” Hoffman is at it again portraying Werner Pfennig, a brilliant German teenager who is reluctantly compelled to assist the Nazi cause during World War II due to his technical skill with radios in “All the Light We Cannot See,” the four-part Netflix adaptation of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from Anthony Doerr. “I’m glad you sympathize with that human, whatever the uniform that he had to put on.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

The series revolves around Marie-Laure...

Aria Mia Loberti was, by any measure, an incredibly high achiever, particularly for someone legally blind. As a triple major at the University of Rhode Island, she was graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2020. She received a Fulbright Scholarship who earned her master’s degree in the UK. And she was studying for her PhD two years ago at Penn State. Yet she felt unfulfilled. “I was just unhappy, and I didn’t really know why,” she admits. “I’d spent my whole life fighting for my education, and I was literally as far as you could go at the top and doing really well. But I felt like I was living someone else’s life, like I didn’t know what I was supposed to do with my life, and I was just kind of going through the motions. I didn’t know what I was...

“American Fiction,” “May December” and “Past Lives” shared the spotlight with five nominations apiece to lead the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards announced Tuesday. The trio all landed bids for Best Feature along with “Passages,” “All of Us Strangers” and “We Grown Now.”

“American Fiction” was also cited for its screenplay (Cord Jefferson), for Jeffrey Wright’s lead performance and for Sterling K. Brown’s and Erika Alexander’s supporting work. “May December” also landed bids for Best Director (Todd Haynes) and Best First Screenplay (Sammy Burch) as well as for Natalie Portman’s lead performance and Charles Melton’s support. And “Past Lives” was singled out for Celine Song’s screenplay and direction and the lead performances of Greta Lee and Teo Yoo. See the full list of nominees here.

Next with four nominations apiece were “Passages” and the Alexander Payne-directed “The Holdovers.” Besides its Best Feature bid, “Passages...

Nominees for the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards — the premiere awards event for the independent film and television community — were announced on Tuesday morning by actor/director/writer Natalie Morales and actor/producer/writer Joel Kim Booster, and HBO’s The Last of Us and Prime Video’s I’m a Virgo the TV pack with four nods each.

Netflix’s Beef followed closely with three noms.

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In what is an annual tradition, A24 led all nominations at this morning’s 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with 11, while the indie studio’s Past Lives, along with Netflix’s May December and Amazon MGM’s American Fiction, each tallied five noms apiece.

The titles up for the Spirits’ marquee Best Feature include Amazon MGM’s American Fiction, Searchlight’s All of Us Strangers, A24’s Past Lives, Netflix’s May December, Sony Pictures Classics’ We Grown Now and Mubi’s Passages.

As of this post, three movies have yet to open: We Grown Now, American Fiction (which goes limited on December 15) and All of Us Strangers (December 22). Passages played the arthouse circuit over the summer, grossing around $551,000. May December is available to stream on Netflix, while Past Lives has made close to $11 million stateside and more than $20M worldwide, a very good gross for a specialty release in the post-pandemic marketplace.

Netflix's All the Light We Cannot See is adapted from Anthony Doerr's novel and focuses on two teenagers finding hope in WWII. The series makes changes to the source material, including adding more protagonists and sprinkling in more hope in the final act. Aria Mia Loberti and Louis Hofmann discuss their preparation for the series and working with Hugh Laurie, who brings precision and dark humor to his role.

Netflix's All the Light We Cannot See is adapted from Anthony Doerr's novel of the same name and takes place in the midst of World War II. The series focuses on two teenagers, Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfenning (Dark's Louis Hofmann), who find hope despite the despair that surrounds them. Marie-Laure is a blind girl in Nazi-occupied France, while Werner is a German boy in the Nazi army.

The show also stars Lars Eidinger as Reinhold von Rumpel,...

Sara Bareilles and Maggie Rogers hit the stage together at the 2023 Unicef Gala held on Giving Tuesday (November 28) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The two singers both performed solo and united for a duet of the song “She Used to Be Mine” from the Broadway musical Waitress, which Sara, of course, wrote the music for.

Sara also sang her songs “Orpheus” and “Brave,” while Maggie sang her hit “Light On.”

Other stars in attendance at the event were Unicef Ambassador Sofia Carson, who served as host, All the Light We Cannot See‘s Aria Mia Loberti, gymnast Laurie Hernandez, and fashion designer Christian Siriano.

The annual event “tribute to the remarkable Unicef staff around the globe who won’t stop working until every child is healthy, educated, protected and respected.”

Fyi: Aria is wearing a Dior dress and shoes, with Gray & Davis jewelry.

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All The Light We Cannot See is a gripping historical drama based on a fictional account of World War II, shedding light on the gray areas of war. The inspiration for the novel came from the miracle of modern communication and the destruction and rebuilding of the city of Saint-Malo. The TV series differs from the book, adding new characters and changing the ending to provide a more dramatic and hopeful conclusion.

Netflix’s new gripping historical drama, All The Light We Cannot See, was one of the most eagerly anticipated series of 2023. Based on Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller of the same name, All The Light We Cannot See follows the story of a blind girl called Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), and her father, Daniel LeBlanc (Mark Ruffalo) during the horrific second World War. Marie and Daniel fled Paris after the Nazis began to occupy France and...

Netflix's adaptation of All the Light We Cannot See is a hit, debuting at #1 on the streaming platform's TV chart and remaining there for a week. Director Shawn Levy wanted to explore a different genre and approached the historical drama with a focus on humanism and connection. Aria Mia Loberti, a legally blind newcomer, delivered an incredible performance as Marie, impressing the director with her intelligence, strength, and willingness to learn.

Based on Anthony Doerr's beloved 2014 novel, Netflix's adaptation of All the Light We Cannot See has been dominating the streaming charts with its World War II-centric tale. The story takes place during the real-life Battle of Saint-Malo and follows Marie-Laure Leblanc (newcomer Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Dark's Louis Hoffmann), two adolescents whose paths cross in unexpected ways. The movie is directed by Shawn Levy (of Stranger Things and Free Guy fame) and written by Steven Knight...

All the Light We Cannot See highlights the importance of ordinary people's narratives during times of war. The show represents a spectrum of possibilities, emphasizing the potential outcomes that may go unnoticed or unconsidered. Marie and Werner's story is worth telling because they, like all of us, are the light that matters, despite their small impact on the larger war.

Warning: Minor Spoilers for All the Light We Cannot See.

All the Light We Cannot See is the newest Netflix series from Shawn Levy. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name, the show follows a blind French girl named Marie (Aria Mia Loberti) and a defiant young German soldier named Werner (Louis Hofmann). Their paths cross in Saint-Malo, France, as World War II nears its end, just before the American army liberates the city. Charged with intercepting radio transmissions and deciphering their location, Werner discovers Marie’s...

All the Light We Cannot See has received negative reviews, but the cast, including Louis Hofmann, has been recognized as a positive element. Hofmann's role in All the Light We Cannot See showcases the fine balance between experienced and youthful actors. Hofmann previously starred as Jonas in Netflix's Dark, a critically acclaimed science-fiction series that didn't receive as much praise as it deserved.

Even though Louis Hofmann is gaining more attention for his role as German soldier Werner Pfennig in All the Light We Cannot See, he has already starred in another hit Netflix show. Though the 2023 series has seen success the streaming service's trending charts, the reception to the adaptation hasn't been as great as anticipated. The show has primarily received negative reviews from critics, with All the Light We Cannot See's Rotten Tomatoes score being the lowest from a Netflix show in 2023. However, the cast, including Hofmann,...

In All the Light We Cannot See, Marie and Werner cross paths during World War II and develop a connection despite being on opposite sides. Werner protects Marie's secret radio transmissions and sacrifices his own safety. Marie and Werner's relationship deepens, but they are ultimately separated with uncertain futures by the end of All the Light We Cannot See.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, All the Light We Cannot See follows a blind French girl named Marie (Aria Mia Loberti) and a young German soldier named Werner (Louis Hofmann) who cross paths near the end of World War II. Unbeknownst to either of them, both spent their childhood evenings listening to the same radio broadcast in which a man, known as the professor, spoke truth and reason during a time of chaos and war. Later revealed to be Marie’s uncle, Etienne (Hugh Laurie), the professor,...

Netflix's limited series "All the Light We Cannot See" is a compelling WWII drama that explores themes of hope, heartbreak, and connection. Viewers looking for more historical war dramas can turn to acclaimed shows like "Band of Brothers," "The Pacific," and "Transatlantic" for similar storytelling. "All the Light We Cannot See" is a short binge, but other series like "Outlander" and "Poldark" offer longer, immersive narratives set in different periods and perspectives during wartime.

Netflix released the four-episode limited series All the Light We Cannot See on November 2, 2023, and following a quick binge, viewers might be left wanting more. Thankfully, numerous historical war drama television shows exist and are available on streaming platforms. All the Light We Cannot See is based on Anthony Doerr's 2014 book of the same name and tells the story of two people who share a connection, thanks to a radio broadcast, while World War II rages on around them.

MCU veteran Mark Ruffalo joins newcomer Aria Mia Loberti in the stellar cast of Netflix's All the Light We Cannot See. 

Developed by Steven Knight as a four-part series, All the Light We Cannot See is based on Anthony Doerr's novel of the same name, and it revolves around the story of a blind French girl and a German soldier who meet in France during World War II. 

All the Light We Cannot See premiered on Netflix on November 2.

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Ed Skrein plays a Nazi officer in the Netflix limited series "All the Light We Cannot See" and previously played a US Navy bomber pilot in the movie "Midway." Skrein's character in "All the Light We Cannot See," Rudolf Seidler, recruits a skilled radio technician named Werner to join the Nazi army during World War II. While Skrein's character in "Midway" is based on a real person, his character in "All the Light We Cannot See" is fictional, although the show is set during World War II.

Ed Skrein appears briefly in All the Light We Cannot See, and the actor plays a Nazi officer, which is a very different role from his character in a World War II movie that was released in 2019. The 2023 Netflix limited series revolves around a young man and woman — Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig, played by Aria Mia Loberti and Louis Hofmann, respectively — living...

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers from All the Light We Cannot See.

"All the Light We Cannot See" on Netflix uses the classical song "Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy as a significant piece of music in the show. The song holds personal meaning for the characters Marie-Laure and Werner and symbolizes hope in a difficult time. The song is featured in a pivotal scene where Marie-Laure and Werner share a dance and a kiss, promising to meet again someday.

Music plays an important role in All the Light We Cannot See on Netflix, and one classical song, in particular, stands out in the television show's four episodes. The 2023 limited series is based on Anthony Doerr's 2014 war novel of the same name, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2015 and was a success among critics and readers alike. Although the show makes a handful of changes to Doerr's original work,...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for All the Light We Cannot See, both the book and show!

Director Shawn Levy explains the changes made to All the Light We Cannot See's ending, including a more substantial connection between Marie-Laure and Werner, and an open-ended, hopeful conclusion. The ending of the Netflix miniseries differs from the novel by not solidifying the futures of Marie-Laure and Werner and omitting the epilogue details about Werner's sister finding Marie-Laure. Despite criticism from some fans of the novel, Levy and the creative team wanted to convey a message of hope amidst the loss and grief in the story.

Director Shawn Levy explains the changes made to All the Light We Cannot See’s ending. Set in World War II France, the Netflix miniseries follows the interconnected lives of Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl, and Werner Pfennig, a German soldier. The cast of All the Light We Cannot See...

Netflix’s take on All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s celebrated 2014 novel, dropped in full on Thursday — with some noticeable changes to the source material.

The four-episode miniseries focuses on the interwoven journeys of Marie-Laure (Aria Mia Loberti), a blind teenager in France, and Werner (Louis Hofmann), a German soldier, during World War II. Marie-Laure and Werner’s paths finally cross in person during the limited series’ finale, though the events that take place before and after their meeting deviate quite substantially from the beats of Doerr’s book. Let’s break down the biggest changes:

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Shawn Levy opens up about why he felt drawn to direct Netflix’s new miniseries All the Light We Cannot See.

The Steven Knight-created four-episode series, adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr, follows Marie-Laure, a blind French teen, who forms an unlikely relationship with a German soldier, Werner, after she takes refuge from World War II in her uncle’s town in France.

“When I read the first draft of the first episode of the adaptation, my plan was to produce the show, maybe direct an episode,” Levy told People magazine in a recent interview. “But after I read it, I knew I needed to do it all myself.”

Though the series is unlike the usual genre he goes for, he explained, “I loved the book, I loved the adaptation. And it connected to my prior work in that it is fundamentally — and unabashedly — emotional,...

[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for All the Light We Cannot See.]From director Shawn Levy and writer Steven Knight, and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr, the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of a blind teenage French girl named Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), who finds herself transmitting radio broadcasts to help the Resistance on a mission to stop the Nazis. At the same time, a soldier in Hitler’s regime named Werner Pfennig (Louis Hofmann) finds human connection when he hears Marie’s voice, giving him hope in such dark times. The series also stars Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Lars Eidinger and Nell Sutton, as the young Marie-Laure.

Warning! This post contains major spoilers for the final two episodes and ending of “All the Light We Cannot See.”

Shawn Levy and Steven Knight’s Netflix adaptation “All the Light We Cannot See” ends quite differently for a few key characters than source material Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The four-part limited series tells a split story of Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), a young blind, French girl who moves with her father to a small seaside town in France when the Germans take over the country, and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) an unwilling Nazi soldier whose job is to track down illegal radio broadcasts that the French use to codify messages to the United States and other Allied countries during World War II. The two main characters, who exist on opposing sides of a historical tragedy, actually have a lot in common thanks to a radio broadcast they listened to as children,...

Adapted from Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Netflix’s limited series “All the Light We Cannot See” sets two unlikely kindred spirits on a collision course as World War II begins in France when Germany occupied the country. Shawn Levy directed all four episodes of Steven Knight’s scripts.

Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti) and Werner Pfennig (Louis Hoffman) share curiosity and empathy, which translates across their opposing countries and positions in the war. Werner’s skill for fixing and translating radios leads him to a high position in the Nazi effort to decode secret broadcasts that their targets might send. Marie-Laure herself becomes a broadcaster after her father moves her to her uncle’s home in a small, seaside French town.

Here are the cast and characters of “All the Light We Cannot See”:

Aria Mia Loberti in “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)

Marie-Laure LeBlanc...

Netflix's World War II-era miniseries All the Light We Cannot See, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr, weaves together several disparate stories over the course of four episodes. Marie-Laure LeBlanc (Aria Mia Loberti), Werner Pfennig (Louis Hofmann), and the Nazi Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel (Lars Eidinger) are destined to clash over the series' MacGuffin, a legendary blue diamond called the Sea of Flames. Marie-Laure inherited the Sea of Flames from her father Daniel (Mark Ruffalo) and refuses to surrender it into the hands of the determined — and dying — von Rumpel, even if it means her own death. Why is this jewel so important? What role does it play in All the Light We Cannot See, and was the Sea of Flames inspired by a real-life artifact?...

Spoilers ahead for both the show and book versions of All the Light We Cannot See, including the endings.

Netflix's adaptation of All the Light We Cannot See brings new characters and a larger cast to the story, adding depth to the primary characters. The miniseries takes a more violent approach to Werner's discovery of Marie, diverging from the more peaceful version in the novel. Hugh Laurie's Etienne has a bigger role in the miniseries as a member of the French resistance, becoming a more important figure in Marie's life.

Netflix's adaption of All the Light We Cannot See makes some pretty big changes in its leap from book to screen. The source material, a 2014 novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and spent over 200 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. Needless to say, a book-to-screen adaptation was inevitable.

All the Light We Cannot See has received a low Rotten Tomatoes score of 24%, making it one of Netflix's worst shows of 2023. Critics have criticized the show for its tonal inconsistency, blending serious and silly elements awkwardly. Despite the low critical score, the show has a stronger audience score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes and is expected to be popular among viewers.

All the Light We Cannot See's Rotten Tomatoes score is one of Netflix's lowest of 2023. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Anthony Doerr, developed by Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight, and directed by Stranger Things' Shawn Levy, the four-part limited series follows a blind French teenager and German soldier whose paths collide in Nazi-occupied France as they attempt to survive the death and destruction of World War II. The All the Light We Cannot See cast is led by Aria Mia Loberti and Louis Hofmann and also...

The Netflix limited series "All the Light We Cannot See" is based on the war novel by Anthony Doerr and was filmed in various locations in Europe. One of the most important filming locations is Saint-Malo, France, which plays a significant role in the story and captures the essence of the war. Budapest, Hungary, was used as a replacement for Paris in the show, possibly due to cost or its ability to convey the 1940s European setting. Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France, was also used for exterior shots of Saint-Malo.

The Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of two teenagers living through World War II in Europe, and the show was filmed in numerous locations on the continent. The 2023 drama miniseries is based on the 2014 war novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Following its success, Netflix acquired the...

Were one to go into “All the Light We Cannot See” totally cold — drawn to the four-part limited series, say, purely by its placement atop Netflix’s home page — it would be impossible to discern that it was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel celebrated for its lyricism and profundity.

The dialogue here is pedestrian. The lead character, blind French teenager Marie-Laure LeBlanc (screen newcomer Aria Mia Loberti), escapes the German invasion of Paris in World War II with her father, Daniel (Mark Ruffalo). They seek refuge in the French port city of Saint-Malo. Yet throughout the journey, and the limited series, our Gallic heroine and Papa LeBlanc speak English with British accents.

The series’ wartime visuals are dark and obviously CG-enhanced. More practical effects include perfectly contained fires placed in strategic spots to indicate — along with James Newton Howard’s overwrought score — that a neighborhood has been bombed.

This lack of realism,...