Overview

• Following a TIFF premiere and a limited theatrical run, the film begins streaming Oct. 3 exclusively on Apple TV+.
• Matthew McConaughey stars as bus driver Kevin McKay with America Ferrera as teacher Mary Ludwig, directed by Paul Greengrass.
• Adapted from Lizzie Johnson’s Paradise, the drama revisits the 2018 Camp Fire, with context that PG&E later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and paid billions in damages.
• Critics praise the harrowing fire effects and tense, immersive staging, while flagging clichéd scripting and momentum breaks in scenes away from the bus.
• Coverage notes composites and altered details, including merging Abbie Gerspacher-Davis into Ferrera’s character and changes to family circumstances McKay described in interviews.