Miniseries · Apple TV
Masters of the Air
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Austin Butler
Maj. Gale 'Buck' Cleven
9 eps
Callum Turner
Maj. John 'Bucky' Egan
9 eps
Anthony Boyle
Lt./Cpt./Maj. Harry Crosby
9 eps
Nate Mann
Lt./Cpt./Maj. Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal
9 eps
Stephen Campbell Moore
Maj. 'Red' Bowman
9 eps
Toby Eden
Billy Taylor
5 eps
Alfie Tempest
Sammy Hurley
5 eps
James Meunier
Lorch
3 eps
George Smale
Nutting
3 eps
Oaklee Pendergast
Sgt. William Hinton
3 eps
Kieron Moore
Cliff Starkey
3 eps
Darragh Cowley
Graham
8 eps
Nancy Farino
Lil
3 eps
Tommy Jessop
Tommy
3 eps
Nathen Solly
Lt. John Hoerr
5 eps
Samuel Jordan
Sgt. John J. 'Winks' Herrmann
6 eps
Robert Rhodes
Orderly #1
3 eps
Nuno da Silva
Gospodar
3 eps
Dean Ridge
Lt. Richard Snyder
3 eps
Bobby Johnson
Fritton
3 eps
James Frecheville
Maj. Bill Veal
4 eps
Sonny Ashbourne Serkis
Evans
3 eps
Charlie Rix
Lt. Van Noy
3 eps
Thomas Flynn
Barr
4 eps
George Webster
Lt. Dye
3 eps
Freddy Carter
Lt. David Friedkin
3 eps
Tom Joyner
Cpt. 'Stormy' Becker
4 eps
Ben Spong
Maj. Ollen 'Ollie' Turner
4 eps
Luke Baker
Best
3 eps
Sebastian Orozco
Sgt. Garcia
3 eps
John Hopkins
Dr. 'Smokey' Stover
5 eps
Harriet Leitch
Tatty Spaatz
3 eps
Emma Canning
Helen
3 eps
Ellis Eyres
Ferroggiaro
3 eps
Harry Ames
Cpt. August H. Gaspar
5 eps
Spike White
Lt. Charles A. Via
4 eps
Josh Bolt
Lt. Pappy Lewis
4 eps
Theodore Bhat
Sgt. Clarence C. Hall
4 eps
Francesco Piacentini-Smith
Sgt. Ray H. Robinson
3 eps
Dean John-Wilson
Lt. Clifford Milburn
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Masters of the Air actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Masters of the Air reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09 · Signature episode
Part Nine
The POWs are marched across Germany—and Rosie makes a gruesome discovery—as the war comes to its conclusion.
- Directed by Tim Van Patten
S01E05 · Signature episode
Part Five
Rosie's next mission signals a significant shift in the 100th's bombing strategy. Crosby receives a promotion, but it comes with a high price.
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by John Orloff
S01E03 · Signature episode
Part Three
The group participates in its largest mission to date—the bombing of vital aircraft manufacturing plants deep within Germany.
- Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
S01E02 · Signature episode
Part Two
The 100th bombs German U-boat pens in Norway. With the help of Lt. Crosby's navigating, a damaged B-17 struggles to get back to Britain.
- Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Written by John Orloff
S01E07 · Signature episode
Part Seven
The prisoners of Stalag Luft III attempt to connect with the outside world. Berlin becomes the 100th's primary target. Rosie makes a crucial decision.
- Directed by Dee Rees
- Written by John Orloff
S01E01
Part One
Led by Majors Cleven and Egan, the 100th Bomb Group arrives in England and joins the 8th Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany.
- Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07 · Signature episode
Part Seven
- Directed by Dee Rees
- Written by John Orloff
S01E06
Part Six
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by John Orloff
S01E05 · Signature episode
Part Five
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by John Orloff
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom HanksExecutive Producer
- Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
- Gary GoetzmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- John OrloffWriter
Direction
- Cary Joji FukunagaDirector
- Dee ReesDirector
- Ryan FleckDirector
- Tim Van PattenDirector
- Anna BodenDirector
Cinematography
- Richard RutkowskiDirector of Photography
- Jac FitzgeraldDirector of Photography
- David FrancoDirector of Photography
- Adam ArkapawDirector of Photography
Music
- Blake NeelyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
Zero Day
2025
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
2024
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
A Small Light
2023
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2025
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
Catch-22
2019
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
The Pacific
2010
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
The Rapture
2026
Character-driven drama · Similar storytelling style
Band of Brothers
2001
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
Nuremberg
2000
Power and consequence · Similar storytelling style
Three Tears in Borneo
2024
Power and consequence
Shōgun
2024
Power and consequence
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
FROM
2022
Continue the epic fantasy journey with another world worth getting lost in.
Lucky
2026
Watch this next if you like protagonists you can't quite defend.
Reacher
2022
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Off Campus
2026
Another masterpiece of long-form storytelling, chosen to follow this one.
The Pitt
2025
A natural next watch: same ambition, different world.
The Rookie
2018
A crime story told with the patience of a novel.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation