'A Small Light' on National Geographic: Who is Miep’s husband Jan Gies played by Joe Cole? Joe Cole will be seen portraying Miep's husband Jan Gies in the upcoming Nat Geo series (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Instead of focusing on Anne Frank and her family, A Small Light takes a different approach. The National Geographic miniseries focuses on Miep Gies and her husband, Jan Gies, who, along with a network of people, helped to hide the Frank family and several other Dutch Jews during World War II.

The interest in Anne's diary is hardly surprising, but A Small Light offers a different perspective in telling the story of Miep and Jan Gies, two ordinary people made exceptional by their courage to protect the vulnerable at the expense of their own safety.

A Small Light tells the true story of Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from Nazis during WWII. Find out the release date, cast and more.