8.0/10621 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2023
Miep, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis.
Director: Susanna Fogel
Writer: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan
8.2/10532 votes#2 - Welcome to Switzerland
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2023
With the Frank family secure, Miep's Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide.
Director: Susanna Fogel
Writer: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan
8.3/10467 votes#3 - Motherland
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2023
As laws against Jews intensify, two children land in Miep and Jan's care.
Director: Susanna Fogel
Writer: William Harper
8.2/10459 votes#4 - The Butterfly
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2023
Miep must choose between her morals and best friend; Jan's involvement with the resistance deepens.
Director: Leslie Hope
Writer: Ben Esler
8.1/10425 votes#5 - Scheissfeld
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/2023
Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
Director: Leslie Hope
Writer: William Harper
8.4/10426 votes#6 - Boiling Point
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2023
As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
Director: Tony Phelan
Writer: Alyssa Margarite Jacobson
8.7/10431 votes#7 - What Can Be Saved
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2023
Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.
Director: Tony Phelan
Writer: William Harper
8.9/10464 votes#8 - Legacy
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2023
With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.
Director: Tony Phelan
Writer: Joan Rater, Tony Phelan
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Twentysomething Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World...
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Network:National Geographic
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "A Small Light" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 621 votes. Directed by Susanna Fogel and written by Joan Rater, Tony Phelan, it aired on 5/1/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Welcome to Switzerland".