'Masters of the Air' Episode 5 Deep Dive

In part five of ‘Masters of the Air’, Bucky takes flight on a revenge mission for Buck, Crosby makes a return, and the show introduces us to Robert Rosenthal.

Starring Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Barry Keoghan and executive produced by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, ‘Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama streaming television miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff and developed by Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a B-17 Flying Fortress unit in the Eighth Air Force during World War II; the unit was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the heavy losses it suffered in combat missions. The series serves as a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is also the first series to be produced by Apple Studios, in cooperation with Playtone, and Amblin Television.’