If you’re a fan of Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, chances are high you’re eagerly awaiting the start of 2024. Because the yr is kicking off with the brand new small-screen (however big-ambition) struggle drama from none apart from Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman – a long-awaited reunion for the minds behind two of essentially the most acclaimed miniseries ever made. Their new one known as Masters Of The Air, and as its title suggests it gives an aerial angle on World War II, following the a centesimal Bomb Group as they strike again towards Nazi Germany. And meaning grand-scale airborne motion sequences, as proven off within the sequence’ newest trailer:
Even for individuals who aren’t versed in Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, that is shaping as much as be must-see TV – and it boasts a stellar forged, led by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner, in addition to new Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Rafferty Law, Josiah Cross and Branden Cook. Here’s the official synopsis: “Masters Of The Air follows the lads of the a centesimal Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid circumstances, lack of oxygen, and sheer terror of fight carried out at 25,000 toes within the air. Portraying the psychological and emotional worth paid by these younger males as they helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich, is on the coronary heart of Masters Of The Air. Some have been shot down and captured; some have been wounded or killed. And some have been fortunate sufficient to make it dwelling. Regardless of particular person destiny, a toll was exacted on all of them.”
The nine-episode sequence is coming to Apple TV+, with the primary two instalments dropping on Friday 26 January. From there, new instalments will probably be dropping weekly on Fridays.
