Transatlantic

6.32023DramaWar & Politics

Two Americans and their allies form a scrappy rescue operation in 1940 Marseilles to help artists, writers and other refugees fleeing Europe during WWII. Transatlantic is a historical drama television miniseries created by Anna Winger and Daniel Hendler, based on the 2019 novel The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer. The novel explores the historic Emergency Rescue Committee that operated in Marseilles, Spain, and Portugal in 1940 after the fall of France. The series includes or refers to well-known artists or scholars of the time who were saved by the Committee or interacted with it. The series closed the 2023 Series Mania festival in March, ahead of its Netflix premiere on 7 April 2023.

First aired2023-04-07

Runtime50 min

StatusEnded

Seasons1

Episodes7

CountriesGermany

Original languageDE

SpokenEnglish

DirectorStéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond, Mia Maariel Meyer

Created byAnna Winger, Daniel Hendler

WritersJulie Orringer, Tunde Aladese, Daniel Handler, Anna Winger, Steve Bailie, Carey McKenzie

NetworksNetflix