This highly anticipated 9-episode limited series, starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan, follows the brave men of the 100th Bomb Group – the Bloody Hundreth – as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany, grappling with frigid conditions, lack of oxygen, and the sheer terror of war at 25,000 feet; show debuts January 26, 2024.
Apple TV+ has dropped the first teaser for its highly anticipated, nine-episode limited series, Masters of the Air, hailing from executive producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman. The show stars Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Academy Award nominee Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook and Ncuti Gatwa. It will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 26, 2024, with the first two episodes, followed by one new episode every Friday through March 15, 2024.
Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, and scripted by John Orloff, Masters of the Air follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air.
The streamer notes the show focuses on the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy Hitler’s Third Reich. Some were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, a toll was exacted on them all.
Masters of the Air’s enormous scale and scope depicts a unique and crucial time in world history. The series was shot on locations ranging from the bucolic fields and villages of southeast England, to the harsh deprivations of a German prisoner-of-war camp.
Check out the teaser:
VFX studios working on the series include Clear Angle Studios, Digital Frontier FX, Dimension Studios, Distillery VFX, DNEG, Gneiss Stuff, Halon Entertainment, House of Good Vibes, Lux Machina Consulting, Rodeo FX, SSVFX, The Third Floor, and Wētā FX.
From Apple Studios, Masters of the Air is executive produced by Spielberg through Amblin Television, and Hanks and Goetzman for Playtone. Amblin Television’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey co-executive produce alongside Playtone’s Steven Shareshian. In addition to writing, Orloff co-executive produces. Graham Yost also serves as co-executive producer. Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees and Tim Van Patten serve as directors.
Source: Apple TV+
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