Cory Michael Smith, Gillian Jacobs and Corey Stoll to lead Netflix World War II limited series Transatlantic

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The trio are set as leads in Unorthodox creator Anna Winger's limited series set during the 1940 refugee crisis in Marseille, France during World War II. Smith plays a Harvard-educated journalist who foresees the horrific events of the Holocaust. Jacobs plays an American heiress who throws herself – and her trust fund – into Fry’s refugee rescue operation, excited to dedicate her considerable resources and energy to a worthy cause. And Stoll will play the American Consul in Marseille who sees the refugees as an existential threat to American values.