SkyShowtime announces a new series. We’ll see him in June

They have recently been made available first photos from the SkyShowtime original series The Tattooist of Auschwitzstarring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak and Jonas Nay.

The six-episode series is based on the international bestseller, The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, and draws inspiration from the true story of Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met during the Holocaust as prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

​In the photos we will see Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel as the modern Lali Sokolov, Jonah Hauer-King as the young Lali Sokolov, Anna Próchniak as Gita Furman, Melanie Lynskey as Heather Morris and Jonas Nay as Stefan Baretzki.
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The series will debut on the website in June 2024 and will be available exclusively on SkyShowtime. The soundtrack was created by multiple Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (Inception, Interstellar, Dune) and Kara Talve (Faraway Downs, Prehistoric Planet).

What is The Tattooist and Auschwitz about?

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is the story of Lali (Jonah Hauer-King), a Slovak Jew who in 1942 was deported to Auschwitz – a concentration camp where over a million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

Shortly after arriving at the camp, Lali is assigned the role of “Tätowierer” – one of the tattoo artists responsible for putting identification numbers on the arms of fellow prisoners. One day he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak), on whose arm he tattoos a prison number.
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Lali and Gita fall in love with each other at first sight – this is the beginning of a brave and unforgettable story of these two. The couple is constantly watched over by an unpredictable SS officer, Baretzki (Jonas Nay), and is determined to protect each other and survive together.