tv show Masters of the Air | Apple TV+ | January 26, 2024 | Butler, Gatwa and Keoghan star

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DEADLINE: ‘Masters Of The Air’: Austin Butler-Led WWII Drama From Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks Gets Premiere Date; See First Photos
 

Apple TV+ has set Friday, January 26, for the premiere of its World War II drama Masters of the Air. Austin Butler leads the cast of the nine-episode limited series, which hails from Band of Brothers and The Pacific producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. The streamer also released some of the first photos from the series (see above and below).
 

Masters of the Air will premiere with two episodes on January 26, followed by one new episode every Friday through March 15. Based on Donald L. Miller’s book and scripted by John Orloff, the limited series follows the true story of an American bomber group in World War II.
 

Per the official logline: Masters of the Air follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group, known as 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. It portrays the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of 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.
 

The cast also includes Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Barry Keoghan, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook and Ncuti Gatwa.
 

The series from Apple Studios 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. Cary Joji Fukunaga directs four of the nine episodes.

 

Edited October 5, 2023 by mystery

[Escape]

Barry Keoghan

[Noodles]

Not me waiting for 10 years and it finally got a release date 

[Eóghan]

hopefully it's better than "The Pacific" and as good as "Band of Brothers"

don't get me wrong I loved "The Pacific" but it wasn't as strong naratively.

 

also I don't like the fact that they casted movie stars for this. the first two shows had relatively unknown cast which helped with immersion.

 

[X~MoviePoP]

Excited for this

[spiritboy]

I loved the three episodes so far. Calum Scott is so hot, Dua is one lucky lady

[flower moon]

this is okay so far. its no band of brothers or the pacific yet but we'll see...

[spiritboy]

Finished this and this was brilliant. I think this will be nominated and will get some technical Emmy's next year.