A Small Light
External Rating91%
202360 minEnded

A Small Light

Network:National Geographic

Previous Episode

S01E08 - "Legacy"

Aired on May 23, 2023, 1:00 AM

Next Episode

Show Ended

Description

A Small Light follows twenty-something Miep Gies who, when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II, didn't hesitate. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls (Otto Frank, his wife Edith and daughters Anne and Margot as well as four others) in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
May 1, 2023
Ended
May 22, 2023
Schedule
Monday at 9:00 PM

External Links

Episodes (1 Season · 8 Episodes)

Pilot

Miep Gies, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to help her boss Otto Frank hide his family after the Nazis invade Holland. Summoning courage she didn't know she had, Miep faces her first task.

May 1, 2023

74 min

Welcome to Switzerland

With the Frank family secure in the Secret Annex, Miep's Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide. Overcome by the need to help just one more person, Miep finds new and more dangerous ways to evade the Nazis. 

May 1, 2023

75 min

Motherland

As laws against Jews intensify, two small children land in Miep and Jan's care. While Jan forges his own ties to the Dutch Resistance, Miep distances herself from people she cares about, including her own family.

May 8, 2023

64 min

The Butterfly

Miep is forced to choose between her morals and her best friend while the Franks celebrate Hanukkah in The Annex. As Jan's involvement with The Resistance deepens, he must lie to protect the person he loves the most.

May 8, 2023

70 min

ScheiĂźfeld

Miep and Jan's marriage is tested when he ignores her plea to abandon a dangerous mission. After the Nazis suffer a huge blow at the hands of The Resistance, Jan must go into hiding while Miep fears for his life.

May 15, 2023

67 min

Boiling Point

As Nazi crackdowns increase in Amsterdam, Miep must hide an innocent student from her new Nazi neighbor. When a desperate friend begs for help finding a way out of the city, Jan finds an unexpected ally and hatches a plan.

May 15, 2023

68 min

What Can Be Saved

Chapter 7: Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.

May 22, 2023

54 min

Legacy

Chapter 8: With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.

May 22, 2023

66 min

Reviews