First photos from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ WWII drama MASTERS OF THE AIR, starring Austin Butler

Apple has released a collection of photos for Steven Spielberg AND Tom Hanks’, the upcoming World War II drama series Lords of the Air. Along with producer Gary Goetzman, this is the same producing team that brought us Band of brothers AND The Pacific, and I couldn’t wait to watch it. These photos offer a first look at the characters in the story.

Goetzman said in a statement: “Lords of the Air is a tribute to the brave men of the 8th Air Force, who, through their courage and brotherhood, helped defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Tom and Steven had always wanted to cinematically visualize what our author Don Miller called, this ‘singular event in the history of warfare’. We are thrilled that Apple TV+ has given us the opportunity to combine the efforts of so many talented people, on screen and behind the camera, to tell this important story.”

Based on the book of the same name by Donald L. Miller, Lords of the Air follows the true story of the American WWII bombers who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep. During the war, “airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss and triumph.”

Austin Butler stars in the series as Major Gale Cleven Barry Keoghan as Lieutenant Curtis Biddick and Callum Turner as Major John Egan. The large ensemble cast was also present Anthony Boyle as Major Harry Crosby, Nate Mann as Major Robert Rosenthal, e Raff Law as Sergeant Ken Lemmons.

Written by John Orloff, Masters of the Air is produced by Apple Studios, Hanks and Goetzman’s Playtone and Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Executive producer Cary Joji Fukunaga directed several episodes, along with Dee Rees and the duo of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

The show will debut its first two episodes on the streaming platform on Friday, January 26, 2024, followed by a new episode every Friday through March 15, 2024.