Netflix shared the following about the series:
"Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the Light We Cannot See is a groundbreaking limited series that follows the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, who flee German-occupied Paris with a legendary diamond to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Nazis.
Relentlessly pursued by a cruel Gestapo officer who wants to possess the stone for his own selfish purposes, Marie-Laure and Daniel soon find refuge in St. Malo, where they take up residence with a reclusive uncle who broadcasts clandestine radio. as part of the resistance. But here in this once idyllic coastal city, Marie-Laure's path also collides inexorably with the most unlikely kindred spirit: Werner, a brilliant teenager employed by the Hitler regime to track down illegal broadcasts. Instead, he shares a secret bond with Marie-Laure and her faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.
Interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner over the course of a decade, All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of the extraordinary power of human connection – a beacon of light that can guide us through even the darkest of times. Directed by Shawn Levy and written by Steven Knight, the four-part series introduces newcomers Aria Mia Loberti and Nell Sutton as the older and younger Marie-Laure respectively, and stars Mark Ruffalo as Daniel LeBlanc, Hugh Laurie as Uncle Etienne, Louis Hofmann as Werner , and Marion Bailey as Madame Manec in the lead roles in the series.
All the Light We Cannot See will be released on Netflix on Thursday, November 2.
Loberti, who is actually blind, said the following about her role, per Tudum:
“[Marie-Laure] lost her mom in childbirth and her father is her only anchor, and her only real community. It’s isolating, but it’s also not. That was sort of my emotional anchor for her. What does that mean to grow up raised by your father without a mother in a time where extremism is building? What would that have on you developmentally as a kid? That sense of hope that she has drives her forward so strongly.”
Hofmann also spoke about starring in the series. He said the following:
“[Werner] is really this sort of very sensitive and broken character who always tries to do good, and fails — but he tries to get up,” he shared. “What is really interesting about him is that his gift, which is building the radios from scratch, is not only his gift but also his burden. The Nazis sort of take advantage of that and he is suffering under the circumstances of war and under the regime. He’s very passive but tries to become active.”
You can watch the new trailer for All the Light We Cannot See below.
