Anthony Boyle, Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on Part Six | Making Masters of the Air
149The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast dives deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explores the history behind the new Apple TV+ series. The Making Masters of the Air podcast is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.
In this episode, actor Anthony Boyle discusses his role as Major Harry Crosby, and hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller break down Part Six of Masters of the Air with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
Based on the best-selling book by Donald Miller, Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Now streaming on Apple TV+.
Special thanks to Apple TV+ for clips and musical score for this podcast.
Topics Covered in This Episode:
• Flak House
• The Eighth Air Force
• 100th Bomb Group
FEATURED GUEST: ANTHONY BOYLE
Anthony Boyle is a Northern Irish actor. He began his acting career on London stage and rose to prominence for originating the role of Scorpius Malfoy in the West End and Broadway productions of the British play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Since then, Boyle has appeared on television and in movies, including the film Tolkien and the miniseries The Plot Against America. He portrays Major Harry Crosby in Masters of the Air.
FEATURED GUESTS: ANNA BODEN AND RYAN FLECK
Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck met while in film school in New York. They broke out with their Sundance premiere of Half Nelson in 2006. The duo has gone on to write and direct other titles, such as It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Mississippi Grind, and Captain Marvel. Most recently, their feature Freaky Tales was selected as part of the Sundance Film Festival 2024 Premieres lineup. Boden and Fleck directed Episodes 5 and 6 of Masters of the Air.
CO-HOST: DONALD MILLER, PhD
Best-selling author and historian Donald Miller, PhD, is well known to friends and members of The National WWII Museum for his works such as Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany; D-Days in the Pacific; and The Story of World War II.
CO-HOST: KIRK SADUSKI
Playtone executive and producer Kirk Saduski was the executive-in-charge for HBO’s Band of Brothers, co-producer of HBO’s The Pacific, and co-producer of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air.
About Making Masters of the Air
From the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific comes Masters of the Air, a new series from Apple TV+ following the airmen of the 100th Bombardment Group during World War II. Join The National WWII Museum each week for the Making Masters of the Air podcast to dive deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explore the history behind the series. Hear from special guests from the series as you get to know the American bomber crews who risked it all fighting the air war over Europe and forged a brotherhood through courage, loss, and triumph. The Making Masters of the Air podcast by The National WWII Museum is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.
The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast is presented by Boeing.