We Were the Lucky Ones

2024TV-MA1 seasons8 episodesDrama

Inspired by one family's true story of survival.

The true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite.

Seasons

Episode 1

Radom

Mar 28, 202453m

The Kurc family celebrates Passover in Radom, Poland. One year later, the onset of World War II forces a devastating separation.

Episode 2

Lvov

Mar 28, 202452m

Halina and Bella start their passage to Lvov. Sol, Nechuma, and Mila must find a new home in German-occupied Radom. Addy is conscripted into a Polish unit of the French army.

Episode 3

Siberia

Mar 28, 202450m

Genek and Herta are sent on a grueling train ride. Addy escapes Europe by sea. Halina starts a new job in Soviet-Occupied Lvov.

Episode 4

Casablanca

Apr 4, 202452m

Mila does everything to protect young Felicia. Halina, Jakob, and Bella face new danger in Lvov. Addy searches for Eliska in Morocco.

Episode 5

Ilha Das Flores

Apr 11, 202456m

Halina, Jakob, and Bella search for those missing in Lvov. Addy and Eliska attempt to enter Brazil. Genek faces a Siberian winter and a question of faith. Sol and Nechuma observe Rosh Hashanah.

Episode 6

Warsaw

Apr 18, 202455m

With Sol and Nechuma in danger, Halina attempts to find refuge for her parents; Mila learns to assimilate in Warsaw; Bella searches for solace at the AVL Factory; Jakob faces life alone in the Radom ghetto.

Episode 7

Monte Cassino

Apr 25, 202455m

Halina and Adam prepare for impending violence in Warsaw; Genek embarks on a dangerous mission; Addy struggles to move on with the unknown fate of his family.

Episode 8Latest episode

Rio

May 2, 20241h 12m

Halina's strength and hope are put to the test; Addy builds a new life in Rio; the end of the war triggers the Kurc family's final search for answers.