The war series produced by Steven Spielberg Masters of the Air recently set the record as the most successful Apple TV+ launch ever. Even if a second season is unlikely despite the success, the streaming service will soon at least add something else to delight fans of the heroic pilots in World War II: with the film
The Bloody Hundredth.
Steven Spielberg’s record-breaking war series is getting an additional film
With an engaging war narrative and spectacular air battles, the series Masters of the Air impresses its audience with every episode. With the end of the total of 9 episodes approaching, Apple TV+ now has one additional documentation on the true background announced in the streaming program. Because the flying series characters have real role models who should be honored in the documentary.
Watch the trailer for the bonus film The Bloody Hundredth here
The Bloody Hundredth – Trailer (English) HD
The war series Masters of the Air is based on the non-fiction book of the same name * by Donald L. Miller, which shed light on the life-threatening flights of American bomber pilots during World War II. Especially those affected by overwhelming losses 100th bomber group, which became known as “The Bloody Hundredth”.is the focus of the book and the series.
The real men to be highlighted in the documentary with exclusive archive footage include Gale Cleven (Austin Butler), John Egan (Callum Turner), Harry Crosby (Anthony Boyle), Robert ‘Rosie’ Rosenthal (Nate Mann) and many others .
After Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks had already produced the celebrated war series predecessors Band of Brothers and The Pacific together before Masters of the Air, they are also back on The Bloody Hundredth: Spielberg appears personally in interviews and Tom Hanks even takes on the role of narrator.
When does the Masters of the Air documentary The Bloody Hundredth start?
The Bloody Hundredth is coming on March 15, 2024 to Apple TV+. The war documentary is released together with the final episode Masters of the Air, which is released on the same day. The additional film has one Running time of one hour.
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