We’re still a couple of months away from the premiere of the highly anticipated Netflix miniseriesAll The Light We Cannot See, but in the coming days we’ll get to find out early reactions to the war drama as it will have an early screening at theToronto International Film Festivalthis Sunday. In order to tease the upcoming episodes, Netflix released today a behind-the-scenes look at the series’ production.
The story centers around a blind girl and aGerman soldierwhose paths cross during World War II. to tell this story in a way that would be 100% authentic and equitable, director and executive producerShawn Levy(Deadpool 3) decided to hire blind or low-vision actors to play both the young and older versions of protagonist Marie-Laurie. What’s more, he and his team were able to castAria Mia Loberti, a woman who ismaking her acting debutand before starring in the series never even considered having an acting career.
The behind-the-scenes look also brings Loberti’s fellow cast membersHugh Laurie(House, M.D.),Mark Ruffalo(She-Hulk: Attorney At Law), andLouis Hofmann(Dark) to praise the story elements. While Ruffalo describes it as a “story about love and survival and triumph over evil,” Laurie revealed that the novel that inspired the series “stayed” with him. Hofmann teases the emotional rollercoaster that awaits viewers, revealing that “this show provides a huge amount of intimacy and epicness.”
‘All The Light We Cannot See’ Author Is Also On Board
The story ofAll The Light We Cannot Seefollows Marie Laurie and Werner (Hofmann). While she is a blatant victim of theNazi party invasionand bombing of France, the soldier isa conflicted manwho doesn’t believe that his country is doing the right thing. Their paths cross as both of them attempt to find a way to survive devastation, trauma and loss.
All The Light We Cannot Seeis based on a best-selling andPulitzer prize-winningnovel by authorAnthony Doerr— who is also featured on the behind-the-scenes look and talks about his novel’s universal themes and why it resonates with such a big number of readers. The author believes one of the reasons was because the story depicts two people who are justcurious about the world around themand are prevented from learning because there’s a war going on.
Netflix premieres the four episodes ofAll The Light We Cannot Seeon November 2. You can watch the behind-the-scenes look here:
