‘The Lost Bus’ trailer sees Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera caught in California’s deadliest wildfire

Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera lead The Lost Bus, a disaster film that delves into real events among the terror of the 2018 Camp Fire, California’s deadliest wildfire.

Directed by Paul Greengrass (the Bourne series, Captain Phillips, United 93), the Apple TV+ film follows the true story of school bus driver Kevin McKay (McConaughey), teacher Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), and a class of 22 children, caught amid the deadly flames. Ashlie Atkinson, Yul Vazquez, and Spencer Watson also star.

As Mashable entertainment editor Kristy Puchko writes in her review, “What might have been a spectacle, channeling real-world heroism into the dynamic derring-do of an American action hero, instead becomes a rocky ride, taking turns into the maudlin one moment and the theatrically threatening the next. The result is a movie that is gripping, but only in gasps.”

The Lost Bus will hit select cinemas on Sept. 19, before streaming on Apple TV+ Oct. 3.