TV series
Masters of the Air
Overview
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-01-25
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 9 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- Apple TV
- Production
- Amblin Television, Playtone, Apple Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Austin Butler as Maj. Gale 'Buck' Cleven
- Callum Turner as Maj. John 'Bucky' Egan
- Anthony Boyle as Lt./Cpt./Maj. Harry Crosby
- Nate Mann as Lt./Cpt./Maj. Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Maj. 'Red' Bowman
- Matt Gavan as Lt. Charles Cruikshank
- Jonas Moore as Lt. Frank Murphy
- Darragh Cowley as Graham
- David Shields as Cpt. Everett Blakely
- Ben Radcliffe as Lt. John Brady
- Jordan Coulson as Lt. Hambone Hamilton
- Adam Long as Cpt. Benny DeMarco
Creators and crew
- John Orloff - Creator
- Steven Spielberg - Executive Producer
- Tom Hanks - Executive Producer
- Gary Goetzman - Executive Producer
- Cary Joji Fukunaga - Director
- Ryan Fleck - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: Part One
Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.
Episode 2: Part Two
The 100th bombs German U-boat pens in Norway. With the help of Lt. Crosby's navigating, a damaged B-17 struggles to get back to Britain.
Episode 3: Part Three
The group participates in its largest mission to date—the bombing of vital aircraft manufacturing plants deep within Germany.
Episode 4: Part Four
Lt. Rosenthal joins the 100th just as one of its crews reaches a milestone. The U-boat pens at Bremen become a target for the second time.
Episode 5: Part Five
Rosie's next mission signals a significant shift in the 100th's bombing strategy. Crosby receives a promotion, but it comes with a high price.
Episode 6: Part Six
Rosie and his crew are sent to rest at a country estate. Crosby meets an intriguing British officer at Oxford. Egan faces the essence of Nazi evil.
Episode 7: Part Seven
The prisoners of Stalag Luft III attempt to connect with the outside world. Berlin becomes the 100th's primary target. Rosie makes a crucial decision.
Episode 8: Part Eight
Crosby prepares for D-Day. The POWs wonder how the Allied landing will affect their fate. Tuskegee pilots attack targets in Southern France.
Episode 9: Part Nine
The POWs are marched across Germany—and Rosie makes a gruesome discovery—as the war comes to its conclusion.
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