Transatlantic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Transatlantic, set in 1940-1941 Marseille, is inspired by the true story of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold and the Emergency Rescue Committee, and Julie Orringer's 2019 novel, The Flight Portfolio. Risking their lives to help more than 2000 refugees escape occupied France, including many artists on the Nazis' most-wanted list, an international gang of young superheroes and their famous charges occupy a villa at the edge of the city, where the threat of mortal danger gives way to unexpected collaborations and intense love affairs.

Series details

• Title: Transatlantic
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War
• Premiere date: 2023-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-04-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 61045
• TVDB ID: 417789

Cast and credited roles

• Cory Michael Smith — Varian Fry
• Gillian Jacobs — Mary Jayne Gold
• Corey Stoll — Graham Patterson
• Lucas Englander — Albert Hirschman
• Ralph Amoussou — Paul Kandjo
• Deleila Piasko — Lisa Fittko
• Amit Rahav — Thomas Lovegrove
• Grégory Montel — Philippe Frot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-04-07; final listed air date 2023-04-07; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Transatlantic on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.