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Masters of the Air: from Austin Butler to Barry Keoghan, here's who’s playing who

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The upcoming World War 2 series Masters of the Air has it all: dollops of heroism, action scenes galore, and a production team that includes the same people behind wartime sagas Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

The show is a historical drama that follows the fortunes of the real-life 100th Bomb Group of the US Air Force: a squad that was nicknamed the “Bloody Hundredth” due to the devastating losses they suffered in the line of duty.

It also has an unbelievably glamorous cast. With , and all due to make appearances, the show is shaping up to be one of 2024's big titles – and though the cast list numbers almost a hundred people, we’ve whittled it down to the must-know actors. Here’s what you need to know about the key castings, and

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