Masters of the Air is an Apple TV+ World War II series following the 100th Bomb Group as they carry out missions in their B-17 Flying Fortresses. The show follows the brave soldiers as they battle the Nazi forces in unforgiving elements at 25,000 feet in the air. In this episode, Doni and Robert talk with Dee Rees, an Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker who directed episodes 7 and 8 of the series, discussing the importance of the Tuskegee Airmen and what makes a person patriotic.

Episode Notes

Hosts: Robert Rivera, Doni Alicea

Producer: Robert Rivera

Instagram: @mixedtake

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Interview courtesy of Grace Hill Media | Eden

Masters of the Air

DEVELOPED BY: John Orloff

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg

DIRECTOR (episodes 7 & 8): Dee Rees

SCREENWRITERS: John Orloff, John Shiban, Joel Anderson Thompson, Dee Rees, Morwenna Banks

CAST: Austin Butler as ‘Major Gale Cleven’, Callum Turner as ‘Major John Egan’, Anthony Boyle as ‘Major Harry Crosby’, Nate Mann as ‘Major Rosie Rosenthal’, Barry Keoghan as ‘Lt. Curtis Biddick’, Bel Powley as ‘Sandra Wingate’, Rafferty Law as ‘Sgt. Ken Lemmons’, Jonas Moore as ‘Capt. Frank Murphy’, Matt Gavan as ‘Capt. Charles Cruikshank’, Branden Cook as ‘2nd Lt. Alexander Jefferson’, Ncuti Gatwa as ‘2nd Lt. Robert Daniels’, Elliot Warren as ‘Lt. James Douglass’, Joanna Kulig as ‘Paulina’, Edward Ashley as ‘Maj. Jack Kidd’, Josiah Cross as ‘2nd Lt. Richard Macon’

RATING: TV-MA

GENRE: Drama

DISTRIBUTOR: Apple TV+