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Executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have reunited for a third historical mini-series, this time taking to the skies with Apple TV+’s “Masters of the Air.” The series follows the members of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 heavy bomber unit that operated in the Air Force during WWII. This isn’t Hanks and Spielberg’s first war-time series, however. They previously executive produced “The Pacific,” which charted the US Marine Corps’ actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Before that, they created “Band of Brothers,” which dramatized the story of the Easy Company of the US Army, who went on a mission in Europe during WWII.

“Masters of the Air” looks to be a major Emmys player this year, particularly as it stars popular actors Callum Turner, Austin Butler, and Barry Keoghan. However, before we look ahead at that series’ Emmy potential, lets look back at...

Talent is currently being sought for the film “New York State of Mind.” “New York State of Mind” is set in Queens, New York and is from Erik Bork, the writer-producer of HBO’s “Band of Brothers.” Over 30 roles are being cast in this production and submissions are being sought worldwide. For more details, check out the casting notice for “New York State of Mind” here, and be sure to check out the rest of our audition listings!

More details emerged Wednesday on the pilot scripts released by Fox and CW on Tuesday.

The list of about two dozen projects terminated by Fox is said to include a drama from writer Dan Connolly, 20th Century Fox TV and studio-based producers Marty Adelstein and Michael Thorn; a dramedy from British writer Anthony Horowitz, Sony Pictures TV and Darren Star Prods.; a drama from the writing duo of Stuart Zicherman and Raven Metzner and Warner Bros. TV; a drama from AnaLisa LaBianco and Fox TV Studios; as well as drama projects from writers Keith Eisner, Erik Bork, Jeff Eastin and the writer-director team of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Dinner.

On the half-hour side, Fox released the animated comedy Superzeroes, from Warner Bros. TV and Good Humor, and Gail Gilchriest's multicamera comedy Everyone's Got One, from WBTV and the Jinks/Cohen Co.

The CW's dozen terminated scripts are said to include Jared Stern's single-camera comedy Human Nature from WBTV and producer David Janollari as well as projects from writers Diane Ruggiero and Jacob Epstein.