Austin Butler’s World War II Drama ‘Masters of the Air’ Is Riveting When It Looks Beyond Combat: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu In the final chapter of Apple TV+‘s “Masters of the Air,” a despondent Holocaust survivor reflects on burying every member of his family.
He says, “To live, one must make choices.” The circumstances of war and survival make these decisions more complex and heart-wrenching.
Based on the authoritative account by World War II historian Donald L. Miller, “Masters of the Air” is a blistering war drama told from the perspective of the men of the 100th Bomb Group aptly nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth.” A vast narrative — one that could have quickly fallen into a catalog of typical war series tropes — blossoms, becoming a fascinating chronicle of courage, loss and the ravaging of humanity.
Created by John Shiban and John Orloff, with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the series largely reunites the team behind HBO’s 2002 Emmy-winning war drama, “Band of Brothers.” The show opens in the spring of 1943.
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