In the teaser for the war drama series All the Light We Cannot See, directed by Shawn Levy (Stranger Things), Shawn Levy transports us to Nazi-occupied France to tell stories of human connections against the backdrop of World War II, starring Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie (Stranger Things).

The Shawn Levy-directed miniseries starring Aria Mia Loberti, Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Andrea Deck

The Tuesday-released, 2 minutes and 37 second teaser tells the tale of a blind French girl, Marie-Laure Leblanc, and a German boy, Werner Pfennig. Marie-Laure seeks refuge with her uncle in Saint-Malo, France, during World War II, after her father is arrested by the Gestapo. Werner, an expert in radio repair, is compelled to enroll in the Nazi military academy and then the military.

All the Light We Cannot See teaser: WWII drama with Mark Ruffolo and Hugh Laurie 2023 2

During the Battle of Saint-Malo, Marie-Laure and Werner discover faith in humanity and the possibility of hope through a shared secret radio connection. The silent video also depicts the devastation caused by conflict and its effect on humans.

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Levy is in charge of the four-part series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr.

Dark’s Louis Hofmann plays Werner Pfennig in the limited series, while Aria Mia Loberti makes her debut as Marie-Laure Leblanc. Lars Eidinger of The Last Execution and Andrea Deck of The Devil’s Violinist also perform significant roles in the show.