Overview

• The survival drama arrives on Apple TV+ on Oct. 3 following a TIFF premiere and a select theatrical rollout.
• Matthew McConaughey stars as bus driver Kevin McKay opposite America Ferrera’s Mary Ludwig in a story about guiding schoolchildren through the 2018 Camp Fire.
• Director Paul Greengrass applies a tense, immersive approach that critics say delivers sustained, white-knuckle urgency.
• Some reviews fault heavy visual-effects spectacle and condensed, composite storytelling, with one critic recommending a theatrical viewing for full impact.
• Coverage notes the real fire’s toll of 85 deaths and roughly $16 billion in damage, with references to PG&E’s equipment failure as the initial spark.