From the team behind the highly praised seriesBand of BrothersandThe PacificcomesMasters of the Air, Apple TV’s upcoming war drama. Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman produce the show directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Oscar nomineeAustin Butler. Based on the book of the same name by Donald L. Miller,Masters of the Airtells the incredible true story of an American bomber group during World War II. Joining Butler are Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law and Barry Keoghan, completing the group of young men who became heroes.
On Thursday,Apple TVconfirmed the release date for the series, which will arrive at the streaming platform on July 26, 2025. The announcement also came with a series of images that tease a production at the same level ofBand of BrothersandThe Pacific.Check out the first look images below:
Here’s the official synopsis for the series:
“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.”
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How Masters of the Air Complements Band of Brothers & The Pacific
Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Stephen Ambrose,Band of Brotherspremiered in 2001 and is still today consideredone of the best war miniseriesin the entire history of television. The story, also set during World War II, follows a group of paratroopers known as Easy Company who were present on the battlefield at crucial moments of the war such as the invasion of Normandy or Operation Market Garden.
Released in 2010,The Pacificis a direct complement toBand of Brothersthat focuses on the confrontation between Americans and Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Like the original series,The Pacificfocuses on a group of soldiers, exploring their different stories and the paths that led them to be in battle.
Masters of the Airwill seek to emulate the soul of the other two series, focusing not only on the horrors of war or the heroic actions of the protagonist soldiers, but also on the bonds formed during the battle, the personal conflicts that are present as ghosts during confrontations, and the motivations of each character to stay in the fight.
The first two episodes ofMasters of the Airare now due to premiere on January 26 on Apple TV, and a new episode will arrive every Friday until March 15, completing the show’s total count of nine episodes.
