{"id":218067,"date":"2024-03-28T19:32:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T19:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/release-date-cast-true-story-and-more-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:45","slug":"release-date-cast-true-story-and-more-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/release-date-cast-true-story-and-more-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Date, Cast, True Story and More \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/joey-king-red-carpet-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WWTLO-2-e1711597487766.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Joey King in episode 1 of We Were the Lucky Ones\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WWTLO-2-e1711597487766.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WWTLO-2-e1711597487766.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WWTLO-2-e1711597487766.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/joey-king-red-carpet-photos\/#!1\/70th-primetime-emmy-awards-arrivals-los-angeles-usa-17-sep-2018-349\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/joey-king-red-carpet-ss-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Joey King&#10;70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 17 Sep 2018&#10;WEARING ZAC POSEN\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/joey-king-red-carpet-photos\/#!2\/bullet-train-film-premiere-los-angeles-california-usa-01-aug-2022-4\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"319\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/joey-king-bullet-train-premiere-white-cutout-suit-ss-1.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=319\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Joey King&#10;'Bullet Train' film premiere, Los Angeles, California, USA - 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20 Jul 2022&#10;Wearing Marc Jacobs\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><em>We Were the Lucky Ones<\/em> \u2014 starring <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/joey-king\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Joey King<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong>Logan Lerman<\/strong> \u2014 features an all-Jewish cast. Each actor <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/03\/27\/joey-king-logan-lerman-we-were-the-lucky-ones\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pinpointed an ancestral relationship<\/a> with their characters, the Kurcs, as they witness and experience the Holocaust in Poland. After the cast and crew exclusively spoke with <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> ahead of the series premiere, here is everything you need to know about the show, below.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Watch \u2018We Were the Lucky Ones\u2019<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">The first three episodes of season 1 drop on Thursday, March 28, on Hulu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5265303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5265303\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5265303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/logan-lerman-WWTLO-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Logan Lerman in a scene from We Were the Lucky Ones \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5265303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vlad Cioplea\/Hulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>\u2018We Were the Lucky Ones\u2019 Cast<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Apart from Joey and Logan, the cast includes Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Amit Rahav, Hadas Yaron and several more. Hadas spoke to <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> exclusively ahead of the season 1 premiere about how she personally connected to her character, Mila Kurc.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cThe writing [in the book] is just so beautiful; I received Mila like a gift,\u201d Hadas explained, before referring to her real-life family history, who also experienced the Holocaust like her character. \u201c[One scene in the show] is actually something that happened to my family during those times. So, there was just something very personal about this whole experience. I was privileged to get to tell that story, and also \u2014 in a way \u2014 to tell the story of my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5265298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5265298\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5265298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WWTLO-embed-2.jpg\" alt=\"We Were the Lucky Ones \u201cRadom\u201d episode\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5265298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vlad Cioplea\/Hulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is \u2018We Were the Lucky Ones\u2019 About?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">The show follows brother and sister duo, Addy (Lerman) and Salina Kurc (King), and their family as they try to escape the gruesome reality of the Nazi regime in the 1930s. The Kurcs get separated during World War II and find themselves in different parts of the world, as they try to locate each other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5265301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5265301\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5265301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/joey-king-WWTLO-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Joey King in a We Were the Lucky Ones episode\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5265301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vlad Cioplea\/Hulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Is \u2018We Were the Lucky Ones\u2019 Based on a True Story?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Georgia Hunter\u2019s book is based on her ancestry. Several of the author\u2019s family members experienced the horrors of the Holocaust and survived. She opened up about her grandfather\u2019s impact on her story during a previous interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpost.com\/living\/article\/Survivors-13616322.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>CT Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">\u201cPerhaps the fact that the entire family survived intact \u2014 there were 22 in all \u2014 played a part in that,\u201d she previously told Sound Watch magazine. \u201cThey were a statistical anomaly, which is unbelievably fortunate but not something they\u2019d have boasted about. More than that, though, it simply wasn\u2019t in my grandfather\u2019s DNA to dwell on the past. 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