The Tattooist of Auschwitz: First official trailer for the Stan Original series drops ahead of the show’s premiere

Stan released the first official trailer for their six-part Original drama series The Tattooist of Auschwitz on Thursday.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by New Zealand author Heather Morris, the show is inspired by a real-life ‘love story’.

Premiering on the streaming platform on May 2, the trailer reveals the story of two people who met and fell in love in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.

The trailer begins with Heather (Melanie Lynskey) listening to an elderly Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel) talk about his experiences in Auschwitz.

“You’re looking for someone to write your life story,” says Heather.

“This is a love story,” Lali replies.

As the trailer begins to show harrowing clips of Lali’s life in the concentration camp, he goes on to say, ‘It was what it was every morning.

‘Every time I open my eyes, I’m still there. But I found something there. Anyone.’

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by New Zealand author Heather Morris, the show is inspired by a real-life ‘love story’

Premiering on the streaming platform on May 2, the trailer reveals the story of two people (pictured) who met and fell in love in a concentration camp during the Holocaust

The series follows young Lali (Jonah Hauer-King), a Slovak Jew deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, where over a million Jews were murdered.

Shortly after arriving, he is made one of the tattooists charged with putting identification numbers on the prisoners’ arms.

One day he meets Gita Furman (Anna Próchniak) when she is brought to him to have an identification number tattooed on her arm.

The trailer begins with Heather (Melanie Lynskey – right) listening to an elderly Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel – left) talk about her experiences in Auschwitz

“You’re looking for someone to write your life story,” says Heather. “This is a love story,” Lali replies

The couple experience love at first sight and then their brave, unforgettable story begins as the trailer sees the couple trying to keep their love a secret.

Under constant guard from a fugitive Nazi SS officer Baretzki (Jonas Nay), Lali and Gita become determined to keep each other alive.

‘We have to keep living. Whatever it takes, says Gita. ‘Love still exists. Even here.’

Some 60 years later, a recently widowed Lali (Keitel) meets novice author Heather after the death of his love, and he finds the courage to tell the world his story.

The Tattooist in Auschwitz only premieres on Thursday, May 2 Stan.