The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Lali Sokolov is a young Slovakian Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz during World War II. The Nazis force him to tattoo numbers on other prisoners, and the job gives him slightly better food and movement while filling him with guilt. He meets Gita when she arrives, and their love becomes a way to hold on while they face hunger, violence, separation, and death. In the later timeline, an older Lali tells writer Heather Morris what happened and struggles with grief and memories. The six episodes are grim, painful, and sometimes hopeful.

The show has one brief LGBTQ moment when Leon, a fellow tattooist, is described as gay. Lali says gay men and sexual freedom existed before the war, but the exchange is brief and does not drive the plot. The main identity focus is Jewish survival and the lasting trauma of the Holocaust, not current race, gender, or activist politics. The series also gives Gita more space and shows Lali's guilt over his special camp job, which shapes the story more than the LGBTQ detail.