Culture news By Steven Spielberg, this war series bombs this Netflix rival: the SVOD war is declared
The SVOD giants are investing a lot to attract subscribers! Apple TV+ hires the services of Spielberg and John Orloff for a series that hits hard
In war as in war
After Band of Brothers and The Pacific, the new war series that is causing a sensation is none other than Masters of the Air, an Apple TV+ series created by John Orloff and produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. Focusing on American soldiers of the 8th Air Force, the series shows how pilots bombed German forces during World War II. Here is the synopsis of the series:
Masters of the Air follows the men of the 100th Bomber Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they carry out perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and confront icy conditions, lack of oxygen and the sheer terror of fighting at 25,000 feet altitude. The portrait of the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men who helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich is at the heart of “Masters of the Air.” Some were shot and captured, others were injured or killed. Still others were lucky enough to return home. Whatever their fate, they have all paid a heavy price. Apple TV+
The first two episodes of Masters of the Air which have just been broadcast show very effective production as well as more than convincing visual effects, doing their best to display the horror of war. The dogfight scenes, filmed in the heart of the action and therefore in a B-17 commonly called the “Flying Fortress”, are particularly impressive.
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Broadcast on Apple TV+, the mini-series has 9 episodes in total, with a new episode broadcast each week. As for the casting, we find Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Barry Keoghan and Rafferty Law. For information, this adaptation of Donald L. Miller’s book ignores the parts focusing on the intelligence services to focus on the horror experienced by the soldiers on site. The result is more than promising for the moment: on Rotten Tomatoes, the series boasts a nice 83% from the press. If you want to know more about Masters of the Air, we invite you to read our first reviews here.
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