What is Masters of the Air about?
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Earnest airmen in World War II forge a gritty brotherhood through suspenseful, epic battles and profound loss.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
Masters of the Air parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Masters of the Air scary?
- Only a little. Masters of the Air has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Masters of the Air?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is Masters of the Air rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language.
Cast and crew
Created byJohn Orloff
StarringAustin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Nate Mann, Stephen Campbell Moore, Kai Alexander
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