Overview

• The Lost Bus streams on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3 following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Directed by Paul Greengrass, the survival drama draws on the 2018 Camp Fire, with Matthew McConaughey as a school bus driver and America Ferrera as a teacher.
• Matthew McConaughey asked casting to remove Levi’s surname from his audition tape, and Greengrass selected him before learning their relationship.
• Levi, 17, acknowledges early nepotism pressure but says it is up to him to prove himself once opportunities open.
• Kay McConaughey, 93, returns to the screen in a small role as Matthew’s character’s mother, while Levi says he is leaning toward the college experience.