Miniseries · Sky Atlantic
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Love in the darkest of places.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jonah Hauer-King
Lali Sokolov (Young)
6 eps
Anna Próchniak
Gita Furmanova
6 eps
Jonas Nay
Stefan Baretzki
6 eps
Melanie Lynskey
Heather Morris
6 eps
Harvey Keitel
Lali Sokolov (Old)
6 eps
Maja Wolska
Bella
4 eps
Maciej Salamon
Viktor
2 eps
Marcel Sabat
Tomáš
2 eps
Ewelina Żak
Beth
1 eps
Avital Lvova
Marta
4 eps
Yali Topol Margalith
Cilka
4 eps
Phénix Brossard
Leon
3 eps
Adam Karst
Pepan
3 eps
Katie Bernstein
Goldie Sokolov
2 eps
Erika Kaar
Katerin
2 eps
Lukáš Frlajs
Henrich
2 eps
Isaac Gryn
Martin
2 eps
Mili Eshet
Ivana
6 eps
Tallulah Haddon
Hanna
6 eps
Henrieta Mičkovicová
Serena
1 eps
Dylan Corbett-Bader
Jakub
1 eps
Amelie Hennig
Kristel
1 eps
Miriam Rossi
Zlata
1 eps
Ellie de Lange
Esther
1 eps
Michal Režný
Pavlic
1 eps
Jana Kvantiková
Pregnant Woman
1 eps
Gabriel Constantin
Jozef
1 eps
Delia Mayer
Sarah
1 eps
Farina Flebbe
Roza
1 eps
Vanessa Weisz
Jewish Girl (uncredited)
1 eps
Henrich Platek
middle aged man
1 eps
Eva Oľhová
Ana Katz
1 eps
Karin Ann
Maria
1 eps
Simon Stache
Pery Broad
2 eps
Levi Mattey
Krauss
2 eps
Paul Boche
Schwarzhuber
2 eps
Olivia Popica
Nadya
2 eps
Frederik von Lüttichau
Houstek
3 eps
Matthias Zera
Schumann
1 eps
Jenn Jaeger
Greta
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Tattooist of Auschwitz actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Tattooist of Auschwitz reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The powerful real-life story of Lali Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner who was tasked with tattooing ID numbers on prisoners' arms in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during World War II.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
Heather meets Lali, a survivor of Auschwitz, who tells her his life story of love and survival in the camp.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
S01E03
Episode 3
Lali desperately tries to get medicine for Gita as her condition deteriorates.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
S01E02
Episode 2
Lali takes a huge risk to see prisoner 4562 again, inadvertently putting her in grave danger.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
S01E04
Episode 4
Gita grows worried over the whereabouts of Lali. Once she learns of his fate, she stops at nothing to help him.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
S01E06
Episode 6
After escaping the camp and the Russians, Lali heads to Bratislava with no idea if Gita is alive or dead.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
S01E05
Episode 5
Heather and Lali's relationship reaches a new level. As the war nears its close, the Nazis grow erratic.
- Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Heather Morris
Showrunner
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Evan Placey
Executive producer
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Claire Mundell
Executive producer
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Mark Young
Executive producer
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Jacquelin Perske
Executive producer
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Adrian Burns
Executive producer
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Serena Thompson
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Evan PlaceyExecutive Producer
- Claire MundellExecutive Producer
- Mark YoungExecutive Producer
- Jacquelin PerskeExecutive Producer
- Adrian BurnsExecutive Producer
- Serena ThompsonExecutive Producer
Direction
- Tali Shalom-EzerDirector
Music
- Kara TalveOriginal Music Composer
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Peacock PremiumStreaming
- Peacock Premium PlusStreaming
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