‘All The Light We Cannot See’: Louis Hofmann To Star, Two More Cast In Netflix Series Adaptation
deadline.comLouis Hofmann (Dark, Land of Mine) is set as the male lead opposite Aria Mia Loberti in Netflix’s All The Light We Cannot See, a four-part limited series adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, from Shawn Levy and Steven Knight.
Also cast in the series Lars Eidinger (White Noise, Irma Vep) and newcomer Nell Sutton.Loberti, who is blind, plays Marie-Laure, the blind teenager at the heart of the story, whose path collides with Werner (Hofmann), a German soldier, as they both try to survive the devastation of World War II in occupied France.Hofmann’s Werner is a quietly pensive, handsome young German soldier who gets swept up in the brutality of war.
Soulful, poetic and honorable with leading man looks, he has a strong moral compass in a complicated world.Eidinger plays Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel, a cruel, terminally ill Nazi officer who spends his final days ruthlessly hunting down a prized, legendary diamond believed to give its owner eternal life.Sutton is legally blind and will make her acting debut as Young Marie-Laure, the younger version of the blind girl, played by Loberti, at the heart of the story.
She is thoughtful, curious, intelligent and courageous.In addition to Loberti, Hofmann, Eidinger and Sutton join previously announced cast members Mark Ruffalo (Daniel LeBLanc) and Hugh Laurie (Etienne LeBLanc).
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