One of the most anticipated TV shows of some time now, “Master Of The Air” is finally arriving in January. You’ll recall that Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, brought you the WWII classic shows “Band Of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” and they’re the same team involved in “Master of The Air,” which shows WWII from a aerial fighter and aerial bombers perspective.
Academy Award nominees Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan, plus Callum Turner, lead an ensemble cast of the drama, an adaptation of Donald L. Miller‘s 2007 book about an American bomber outfit during World War II.
Written by John Orloff, the series also stars Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook and Ncuti Gatwa. “Masters of the Air” 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.
Here’s an official synopsis of the series, courtesy of Apple Studios:
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. Portraying the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich, is at the heart of “Masters of the Air.” 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” is enormous in both scale and scope, and depicts a unique and crucial time in world history. A genuine cinematic achievement, the series shot on locations ranging from the bucolic fields and villages of southeast England, to the harsh deprivations of a German Prisoner of War Camp.
The emseble series also features James Murray, Tommy Jessop, Kai Alexander, Freddy Carter, Adam Long, and Nikolai Kinski, and more.
Hailing 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.
Take a look at the first trailer for “Masters Of The Air” and make sure to pencil in the premieres on Apple TV+ on January 26, 2024.
