Masters of The Air (Apple/WWII/Spielberg/Hanks)

[Hoke Moseley]

Apple Enlists For ‘Masters Of The Air’ As Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman Fly From HBO For WWII Series




Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone have made a deal with Apple for an event limited series based on the Donald L. Miller book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. It is a follow-up to their Emmy-winning World War II HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

The book tells the story of the American bomber boys in WWII who brought the war to Hitler’s doorstep. It becomes the first series greenlit with Apple serving as the studio as the company is joining major streamers like Netflix and Amazon, which also produce and own content. Deadline hears that the miniseries will be more than eight hours in length, and that it will cost well north of $200 million to produce.

Spielberg, Hanks and Goetzman will be the executive producers. Amblin Television’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will co-executive produce, along with Steven Shareshian of Playtone. The series is being written by Band of Brothers alumnus John Orloff, who is also a co-executive producer as is another Band of Brothers alum, Graham Yost.

Spielberg, Hanks & Goetzman originally developed Masters of the Air at HBO, which had long been the home for the trio’s WWII historical work. It was envisioned as the final chapter in a trilogy, following Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Those two minis garnered a total of 43 Emmy nominations and 14 Emmy wins including Outstanding Limited Series for both of them.

However, HBO ultimately left the historical WWII event miniseries space. Masters of the Air eventually moved to Apple, which is building its programming portfolio and is better situated to make the requisite financial commitment.

https://deadline.com/2019/10/apple-m...er-1202757249/

[Gacivory]

Happy to hear this is finally happening, but Apple’s streaming service can f*ck off.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Happy to hear this is finally happening, but Apple’s streaming service can f*ck off.

Yep. I hope it comes out good but I won’t be seeing it unless it gets released on disc which it probably won’t. Oh well. Plenty of other stuff to watch.

[Cornelius Analog]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Yep. I hope it comes out good but I won’t be seeing it unless it gets released on disc which it probably won’t. Oh well. Plenty of other stuff to watch.

Apple TV - Blu-Ray releases.....

October 31, 2021: SEE (Season 1)
November 14, 2021: SEE (Season 2)
November 28, 2022: For All Mankind (Season 1)
December 5, 2022: Truth Be Told (Season 1), The Morning Show (Season 1)
December 26, 2022: For All Mankind (Season 2)
January 23, 2023: The Morning Show (Season 2)
February 6, 2023: Truth Be Told (Season 2)

I don't think they would miss out by not releasing the next installment of Band of Brothers by Spielberg-Hanks imo.

It may not get released straight away, at the same time as the streaming, but I think it'll eventually be slated for a physical release.

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Cornelius Analog

Apple TV - Blu-Ray releases.....

October 31, 2021: SEE (Season 1)
November 14, 2021: SEE (Season 2)
November 28, 2022: For All Mankind (Season 1)
December 5, 2022: Truth Be Told (Season 1), The Morning Show (Season 1)
December 26, 2022: For All Mankind (Season 2)
January 23, 2023: The Morning Show (Season 2)
February 6, 2023: Truth Be Told (Season 2)

I don't think they would miss out by not releasing the next installment of Band of Brothers by Spielberg-Hanks imo.

It may not get released straight away, at the same time as the streaming, but I think it'll eventually be slated for a physical release.

Most of those have been pushed back to March 2023.

I really hope it's not a bad sign.

[Pieter V]

Especially Apple+ which almost rules out a physical release...

[Boccaccio]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

Especially Apple+ which almost rules out a physical release...

So does every other streaming service.

[R3P0]

What the ****

[WonkaBedknobs83]

Originally Posted by Boccaccio

So does every other streaming service.

Good Burger 2 is getting a Blu-ray. If that's getting one, then the stock excuses for the absence of other movies and TV shows that premiered on a streaming service on disc are wearing thin.

[dragon53]

MASTERS OF THE AIR---Cary Fukunaga (NO TIME TO DIE, TRUE DETECTIVE) will direct the first three episodes of the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg/Apple TV+ miniseries based on the book about the Eighth Air Force bombing Nazi Germany in World War II. MASTERS OF THE AIR is the companion miniseries to BAND OF BROTHERS and THE PACIFIC. The writers are the BAND OF BROTHERS team of John Orloff and Graham Yost. Filming begins in London in March, 2021.

[Mobe1969]

Crikeys I hope this gets a UHD. I hope it isn't some stupid apple or some other fringe service that makes me stream it after subscribing just until I've finished...

[Canada]

Just heard about this. I love air planes and dogfighting ever since I saw Top Gun.

[58lambert58]

Possible update on Masters of the Air. Saw this on Reddit.


100th bomb group is having a reunion in May next year (right side of page), and it says:
https://www.100thbg.com/

Since Masters of the Air will have recently aired, featuring the true stories of the 100th BG and 8th AF, the weekend will be our first chance to gather and discuss the portrayals of men and missions.

So around that timeframe seems likely. Some of the site admins helped out the production in various ways, so they likely roughly know the air date.


I'm betting on March, which is the same month The Pacific aired back in 2010.

[Pieter V]

Joji Fukunaga To Direct Trio Of WWII ‘Masters Of The Air’ Episodes For Apple TV+, Playtone & Amblin; Filmmaker Also Closing First-Look Apple Deal

https://deadline.com/2020/10/masters...ie-1234589853/

[Himmel]

Austin Butler And Callum Turner To Star in ‘Band Of Brothers’ Sequel

[Pieter V]

Filming should take place this month in London. Hope this series will be shot on 35mm.

[Pieter V]

‘Masters Of The Air’: Nate Mann Joins Cast For ‘Band Of Brothers’ Sequel At Apple

https://deadline.com/2021/03/masters...le-1234723949/

[CyberpunkCentral]

No HBO this time?

[Bourne1886]

Even though this is going to be on Apple TV+ let’s hope that Mr Spielberg and Mr Hanks manage to persuade Apple to do a physical release at some point down the line to compliment BoB and TP that are alreadyon Blu-ray.

Probably won’t happen but you never know. This might be the exception? ! Fingers crossed anyway. Lol.

[Samus Aran]

It's finally happening. Production has begun.