Premiere photos from Apple TV+’s “Masters of the Air” starring Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler

Last night at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, Apple TV+ hosted the red carpet premiere of “Masters of the Air,” the highly anticipated World War II drama that will premiere globally on Friday, January with two episodes of the nine-episode series. . 26.

Those in attendance at the “Masters of the Air” premiere included executive producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, stars Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Nate Mann, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan, Raf Law, Sawyer Spielberg, Jonas Moore, Elliott Warren, among others. is , Matt Gavan, Edward Ashley, David Shields, Ben Radcliffe, Jordan Coulson, Branden Cook, Josiah Cross, Francis Lovehall, Philip Levitsky, Jerry McKinnon, Ella Rubin, Josh Bolt and Kai Alexander.

co-executive producer and writer John Orloff; co-executive producers Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Daryl Frank and David Coatsworth; Directors Ryan Fleck and Dee Rees; The author of the book, Donald L. Miller; And, World War II veterans John “Lucky” Luckadoo, James Rasmussen, Henry Cervantes and Robert Wolff also attended the red carpet premiere event.

Based on Miller’s book of the same name, and written by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (“Bloody Hundred”) as they carry out dangerous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with demented people. is The conditions, the lack of oxygen and the sheer terror of fighting at 25,000 feet in the air. At the heart of “Masters of the Air” is portraying the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men in destroying the horrors of Hitler’s Third Reich. Some were shot and imprisoned; Some were injured or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, the toll on all of them was certain.

From the bucolic fields and villages of southeast England to the harsh deprivation of a German prisoner of war camp and depicting a unique and defining time in world history, “Masters of the Air” is formidable on both levels. Space, and a real cinematic achievement.

From Apple Studios, “Masters of the Air” is executive produced by Spielberg for Amblin Television and Hanks and Goetzman for Platon. Amblin Television’s Daryl Frank and Justin Falvey co-executive produce with Platon’s Steven Schershian. In addition to writing, Orloff co-executive produces. Graham Yost is also a co-executive producer. Anna Bowden, Ryan Fleck, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Dee Rees and Tim Van Patten serve as directors.