Maisie Williams to play concentration camp survivor in Apple TV+ new show

Maisie Williams will transform into Christian Dior’s sister, Catherine for a new Apple TV+ series titled The New Look. The upcoming show will tell the story of how Dior, Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigated the horrors of World War II and launched major fashion houses that rule even today.

Dior among the ranks of others who built fashion houses that have lasted decades, joined the Resistance, risking her life every day to be a part of a covert network titled F2 that gathered intelligence for the Allies during the war. She was arrested by the Nazis in July 1944 and imprisoned at Ravensbrück concentration camp where she was tortured by the Gestapo.

Maisie Williams transformed into Catherine Dior

Maisie Williams is best known for playing a pivotal role in Game of Thrones. She played Aarya Stark, who ends up playing the most important role as she kills the Night King.

In order to play Catherine in the show, Maisie lost 25 pounds through a regimen, carefully overseen by medical professionals, that included regular blood tests and heart rate measurements.