A Small Light

Synopsis

Twentysomething Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls 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.

First Air Date: 2023-05-01

Last Air Date: 2023-05-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Tony Phelan, Joan Rater

Networks: National Geographic

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Top Cast

Bel Powley as Miep Gies
Joe Cole as Jan Gies
Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank
Amira Casar as Edith Frank
Billie Boullet as Anne Frank
Ashley Brooke as Margot Frank
Ian McElhinney as Johannes Kleiman
Sally Messham as Bep Voskuijl
Nicholas Burns as Victor Kugler
Andy Nyman as Hermann Van Pels

Seasons

Miniseries (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2023-05-01)

Miep, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis.
Ep. 2: Welcome to Switzerland (2023-05-01)

With the Frank family secure, Miep's Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide.
Ep. 3: Motherland (2023-05-08)

As laws against Jews intensify, two children land in Miep and Jan's care.
Ep. 4: The Butterfly (2023-05-08)

Miep must choose between her morals and best friend; Jan's involvement with the resistance deepens.
Ep. 5: Scheissfeld (2023-05-15)

Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
Ep. 6: Boiling Point (2023-05-15)

As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
Ep. 7: What Can Be Saved (2023-05-22)

Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.
Ep. 8: Legacy (2023-05-22)

With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.