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- Related Stories Casting Stephen Graham Closes Deal To Return For 'Greyhound 2' At Apple As Production Begins On Tom Hanks WWII Pic; 'Robin Hood' Actor Jack Patten Among Those Rounding Out Cast Casting Teri Polo, James Udom, Davida Williams & Sa'Raya Paris Johnson To Star In Dramedy 'Caroline' From Morningstar Angeline Following its global premiere on Apple TV in July 2020, Greyhound set viewership records or the streamer and landed an Oscar nomination for Best Sound.
- Watch on Deadline The first film followed Hanks as a longtime Navy veteran who, as a first-time captain, is tasked with protecting a convoy of 37 ships carrying thousands of soldiers and much-needed supplies across the treacherous waters of the Atlantic during World War II.
- For five days with no air cover, the captain and his small force of three escort ships must make their way through an area of the ocean known as “the Black Pit,” battling Nazi U-boats while protecting their invaluable ships and soldiers.
- Greyhound is inspired by events during the Battle of the Atlantic, which took place in the earliest months of America’s alliance with Great Britain and the Allied Forces.
- Both films are written by Hanks, directed by Aaron Schneider and produced by Gary Goetzman.
