'Band of Brothers' arrived twenty years ago when the idea of blockbuster, or prestige television was reaching its zenith. You had shows like 'The Sopranos' effectively taking crime cinema and packaging into hour-long episodes, while '' became a cultural phenomenon that's lasted until today. Betwixt Tony Soprano's ducks and Carrie Bradshaw's handbags was 'Band of Brothers', a miniseries that featured babyfaced and pre-fame names like Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, and James MacAvoy.
It even had military movie stalwart Captain Dale Dye in there, andMuch like 'Band of Brothers', 'Masters of the Air' peppers its cast with knowns and unknowns. While Austin Butler and our own Barry Keoghan may have the name recognition to most audiences, Callum Turner, Belfast native Anthony Boyle, and Stephen Campbell Moore both are stalwart actors who have the kind of old Hollywood edge that makes a show like this work. Indeed, 'Masters of the Air' is often accurate to a fault - both in its dialogue, and how some of it plays ou