The first images from Masters of the Air by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg promise a seamless transition into the next epic

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In a few months Probably the best war series of all time continues – in the air. We’re talking about Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ classic Band of Brothers – We Were Like Brothers, which attracted an audience of millions to the screen in 2001 with its historically accurate replica of a US company in World War II. The sequel series is called Masters of the Air, Spielberg and Hanks are back on board and today pictures from the series were released, which you can see here.

The new images from Masters of the Air promise a war epic

Band of Brothers was characterized by hauntingly written characters and impressive accuracy in recreating the historical setting. Masters of the Air will have to live up to these demands.

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The pictures introduce us to the first faces from the ensemble. The cast of Masters of the Air includes:

  • Austin Butler (Elvis, Dune 2) plays one of the main roles as aviator Major Gale Cleven
  • Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) flies as Lt. Curtis Biddick
  • Callum Turner (Fantastic Beasts 2) is Major John Egan
  • Anthony Boyle (Tolkien) plays Major Harry Crosby
  • Ben Radcliffe (The Witcher) plays Capt. John D Brady

    • Here you can take a look at Elvis star Austin Butler in the war series:

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    Barry Keoghan, who starred as Joker at the end of The Batman, is also part of the series’ cast.

    That’s what Masters of the Air is all about

    Masters of the Air is the third series in a kind of World War II cycle. Band of Brothers (2001) dealt with the Easy Company, which was deployed in Western Europe on the Allied side. This was followed in 2010 by The Pacific, which contrasted the war of movement in France with the jungle nightmare on the other side of the world. Masters of the Air is about the 100th Bombardier Group of the US Air Force, which flew over 300 combat missions on the continent from bases in England.

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    The aviators in their fortresses above the clouds had until the end of the war against Nazi Germany to cope with enormously high losses.

    The story of the series is based on the book of the same name by Donald L. MIller, this time adapted by John Orloff. Well-known names such as James Bond director Cary Joki Fukunaga, Dee Rees (Mudbound) and Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones) will take their place in the director’s chair.

    New pictures from Masters of the Air

    Then the Band of Brothers sequel Masters of the Air comes to Germany

    Masters of the Air starts on
    January 26, 2024 on the streaming service Apple TV+. As with other Apple series (such as Foundation, Silo or Severance), a release on Netflix or Amazon is not expected.

    The series will consist of nine episodes.

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