Harvey Keitel to star in the Stan Original series The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Harvey Keitel stars in the Stan Original series The Tattooist of Auschwitz – based on Heather Morris’s bestseller
Hollywood legend Harvey Keitel will star in the new Stan Original series The Tattooist from Auschwitz.
The Pulp Fiction actor, 83, plays Lale Sokolov, a survivor of the infamous Nazi concentration camp.
Based on the bestselling novel by Kiwi author Heather Morris, the drama revolves around a true story about two Auschwitz-Birkenau inmates who fall in love and vow to keep each other alive.
English actor Jonah Hauer-King plays young Lale, while Polish actress Anna Próchniak stars as his love interest Gita.
Melanie Lynskey (The Last of Us) also joins the cast, playing Heather, the author who helps bring Lale’s heartbreaking story to the world.
The Stan Original series The Tattooist of Auschwitz is currently in production and won’t premiere until 2024 on Stan.
Harvey Keitel will star in the new Stan Original series The Tattooist of Auschwitz. The Pulp Fiction actor, 83, plays Lale Sokolov, a survivor of the infamous Nazi concentration camp
Based on the bestselling novel by Kiwi author Heather Morris, the drama revolves around a true story about two Auschwitz-Birkenau inmates who fall in love and vow to keep each other alive. English actor Jonah Hauer-King (pictured) will play young Lale
Polish actress Anna Próchniak (left) stars as his love interest Gita. Melanie Lynskey (right) plays Heather, the author who helps bring Lale’s heartbreaking story to the world
First published in 2018, The Tattooist of Auschwitz has sold 12 million copies worldwide.
The series follows the plot of the novel about a Slovak Jewish inmate of Auschwitz – Lale – who is tasked with tattooing identification numbers on the arms of fellow inmates.
One day he meets Gita, who is waiting in line to get a tattoo. They fall in love at first sight.
Decades later, Lale is still haunted by his extermination camp experience.
Other cast members include Tallulah Haddon (Last Duel), Israeli actress Milli Eshet (Teen Wolf) and French star Phénix Brossard (Benjamin).
Marcel Sabat (Tenet) and West End stage actor Ilan Galkoff also appear alongside newcomer Yali Topol Margalith.
Harvey Keitel has been acclaimed for his work with the great American director Martin Scorsese, including the films Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976) and the Netflix blockbuster The Irishman (2019).
He also starred in the Quentin Tarantino hits Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994).
The pre-production of the new series has already started. It will be streaming on Stan in 2024.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz has sold 12 million copies worldwide
Stan’s chief content officer Cailah Scobie said the new investment confirms the company’s desire to produce high-quality international projects.
“We look forward to bringing this anticipated series to our audience with such a great cast,” she said.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is available to stream Stan next year