With just over three weeks to go until The Tattooist of Auschwitz premieres on Peacock, a new trailer has been released for the limited drama series.
Based on Heather Morris’ 2018 bestselling novel, the series tells the powerful true story of holocaust survivor Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel and Jonah Hauer-King), a prisoner who was given the job of tattooing ID numbers in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, as he relives the trauma of his youth and his memories of falling in love after finding the courage to tell his story to a novice writer. Watch the trailer below…
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an event series inspired by the real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov. Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, and shortly after arrival, he was made one of the tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm. They experience love at first sight, and so begins a courageous, unforgettable, and human story. Under constant guard from a volatile Nazi SS officer Baretzki (Jonas Nay), Lali and Gita became determined to keep each other alive.
Around 60 years later, Lali (Harvey Keitel) meets novice writer Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey). Recently widowed, Lali finds the courage to tell the world his story. In recounting his story to Heather, Lali, in his 80s, faces the traumatic ghosts of his youth and relives his memories of falling in love in the most horrific of places.
The series stars Jonah Hauer-King, Melanie Lynskey, Anna Próchniak, Jonas Nay, and Harvey Keitel.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz premieres on Peacock on May 2nd.
Originally published April 11, 2024. Updated April 10, 2024.
