Miep Gies, as well as her husband Jan, helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam, she also saved the girl’s diary. But she never considered herself a hero. “She didn’t…
. The international premiere of the first episode screened at the international series festival in Cannes, followed by an on-stage discussion.
“We were given freedom to be open and to have lightness. It’s a dark subject, but people are falling in love, getting married. The tulips are still blooming every year.” The series is directed by Susanna Fogel, alongside Phelan and Leslie Hope. She is also serving as one of the executive producers of the show, which is produced by ABC Signature and Keshet Studios.
“Watching a relatable version of a hero makes people think it could be them, too. Miep is a hero when you think about the big picture, but on a smaller scale she is just a person who did something instead of not doing anything.”“We began to dig out all sorts of interesting facts. Jan was previously married and neither of them ever talked about it publicly. But in our telling, it just makes them more relatable,” he said, calling the show “a labor of love.
With Powley devouring Gies’ autobiography and her granddaughter visiting the team, it was still about making sure the show feels “lived-in and real,” Fogel said.
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