Published 22:10 IST, October 12th 2019
Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Hoetzman with Apple for Masters Of The Air
Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Hoetzman with Apple for Masters Of The Air. The series is the third sequel to the WWII series which was earlier produced by HBO.
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American filmmaker Steven Spielberg's production division Amblin Television, American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, and film and television producer Gary Goetzman’s production Playtone have me a deal with Apple for a series based on Donald L. Miller book Masters of Air, reported US media. series will reportedly be a follow-up to ir Emmy-winning World War II HBO miniseries Band of Brors and Pacific. Masters of Air tells story of American bomber boys in WWII who brought war to Hitler’s doorstep. This marks first greenlit with Apple TV+ which is going to join brige of online streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon. As per reports, miniseries will be more than eight hours in length, and that it will cost well rth of $200 million to produce.
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About makers of series
US media states that Spielberg, Hanks, and Goetzman will be executive producers in series. Amblin Television’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will co-executive produce, along with Steven Shareshian of Playtone, ded reports. Band of Brors alumnus John Orloff, who is also a co-executive producer as is ar Band of Brors alum, Graham Yost is writing script for series. trio originally developed Masters of Air at HBO. y reportedly saw it as final chapter in a trilogy, following Band of Brors and Pacific which garnered a total of 43 Emmy minations and 14 Emmy wins including Outstanding Limited Series for both of m.
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Apple TV+ on to grow its audience and market
As HBO opted out of WWII miniseries, it finally fell in Apple TV. This is a solid start for Apple who is trying to build its portfolio amongst its competitors in market. techlogy giant is also better situated for huge financial commitment, cited experts to media. Masters of Air is also second commitment of Apple after its multi-year commitment to be exclusive TV home of Oscar-winning Roma and Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón. Apart from this, it will also be second project for Spielberg after anthology series Amazing Stories. venture will join Apple’s growing offering of sweeping international drama series including Pachinko and Shantaram.
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20:09 IST, October 12th 2019