A Small Light
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | Drama, War & Politics
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a small audience and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Harrowing.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 SAG Award, 4 Critics' Choice Awards and 1 Independent Spirit Award.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 80K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Joan Rater, Tony Phelan
- Bel PowleyMiep Gies
- Joe ColeJan Gies
- Liev SchreiberOtto Frank
- Amira CasarEdith Frank
- Billie BoulletAnne Frank
- Ashley BrookeMargot Frank
- Ian McElhinneyJohannes Kleiman
- Sally MesshamBep Voskuijl