Netflix released the trailer for upcoming docuseries “The Bloody Hundredth” on Wednesday, and it looks extremely intense and emotional.
The documentary follows and honors the real-life heroes of the 100th Bomb Group and is being touted as a companion series to “Masters of the Air,” available on Apple TV+, according to Deadline. The story apparently starts with the shock of Pearl Harbor and ends with the final joys of VE Day.
“Airmen from 40 American bomber groups bled and died in staggering numbers in air combat,” Tom Hanks narrates over the trailer. “One of these groups suffered so many casualties, it became known as ‘The Bloody Hundredth.”
Hanks executive produced the series along with Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, while Mark Herzog directed the hour-long special.
“Masters of the Air” was brought to us by the same team who created “Band of Brothers,” but it hasn’t quite landed in the same way as the latter series. The series is scraping by with a pretty low audience score of 68% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. (RELATED: Actor Woody Harrelson Poses In RFK Jr. Hat, Libs Lose Their Minds)
But something tells me this companion documentary might be enough to contextualize this moment in history in such a way that more people go back and get into the fictionalized version of the story. I’ll certainly be waiting to watch “The Bloody Hundredth” before digging into “Masters of the Air.”