Overview

• The survival drama opens in select theaters on September 19 and begins streaming globally on Apple TV+ on October 3.
• Matthew McConaughey plays real-life bus driver Kevin McKay alongside America Ferrera as teacher Mary Ludwig, with Levi McConaughey and Kay McConaughey appearing in supporting roles.
• Directed and co-written by Paul Greengrass with Brad Ingelsby, the film adapts Lizzie Johnson’s Paradise and centers on the 2018 Camp Fire rescue of 22 children in Paradise, California.
• Following its Toronto premiere, early reviews were generally positive, with an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score reported and praise for tense set pieces and grounded performances.
• The new trailer emphasizes practical fire staging, documentary-style footage, and themes of worsening wildfires and accountability that critics note are woven through the story.