PEACOCK AND SKY RELEASE OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR LIMITED DRAMA SERIES "THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ"

Starring Emmy Award nominee Melanie Lynskey, Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel and Jonah Hauer-King and based on the bestselling novel by Heather Morris, the series is available on Peacock in the US and Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on May 2, 2024

A NOTE FROM CLAIRE MUNDELL, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

We began developing this story five years ago and I was struck by how the book became a bestseller during a time when awareness of the Holocaust was in decline. Our series tells one man's story and experience of Auschwitz and how he found love in the darkest of places. It is a story that is as important today as it ever was.

A NOTE FROM TALI SHALOM-EZER, DIRECTOR AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Claire and I talked about what a huge challenge it was going to be to make viewers believe in a love story that existed in this dark place and time. This was the task that I as director, Claire, Jacquelin and our team took upon ourselves, and I pray that we will be able to make viewers around the world believe in the wonderful love story of Lali and Gita.

ABOUT THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ

ABOUT THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ

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.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Premiere Date: May 2, 2024

Executive Producers: Claire Mundell, Adrian Burns and Mark Young (Synchronicity Films), Serena Thompson (Sky Studios)

Director, Co-Executive Producer: Tali Shalom-Ezer

Executive Producer / Writer: Jacquelin Perske

Associate Producer / Writer: Evan Placey

Writer: Gabbie Asher

Author / Story Consultant: Heather Morris

Cast: Jonah Hauer-King, Melanie Lynskey, Anna Próchniak, Jonas Nay, and Harvey Keitel

Composers: Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve

Studio: Produced by Synchronicity Films and is a coproduction for Sky and Peacock

Distribution: NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution and All3Media International

Format: Limited Drama Series, 6 episode binge

The #TattooistofAuschwitz is available on @Peacock in the US and @SkyTV in the UK on May 2nd.