![]() ![]() “Georgia and I have been friends for 25 years and I am deeply proud to be part of the team working to share her family’s remarkable story,” Kail said. Related Elijah Kelley to Star in Lee Daniels' Sammy Davis Jr. I couldn’t be more excited to partner with him, with our incredible show runner, Erica Lipez, and with the amazing teams at Old 320, 20th, and Hulu as we bring the story of my ancestors - and through it, the story of the Holocaust - to the screen.” When We Were the Lucky Ones landed in my dear friend Tommy Kail’s hands, I knew it had found its home. “It was a discovery that changed my life, inspiring a decade-long journey to unearth and record my family’s story. ![]() “I’ll never forget the day, at 15 years old, I learned that I came from a family of Holocaust survivors,” the author said in a statement, per Deadline. Hunter’s novel is inspired by her own ancestors. ![]() Thomas Kail ( Fosse/Verdon, Hamilton) has signed on to direct and executive produce, and Hunter will also serve as an executive producer. It will be written and executive produced by Erica Lipez ( Julia, The Morning Show). Hulu has given the adaptation an eight-episode limited series order. We Were the Lucky Onestells the story of a Jewish family separated in WWII and determined to reunite. Joey King will star in the Hulu adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s bestselling novel We Were the Lucky Ones, the streaming service announced April 29. ![]()
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