‘The Lost Bus’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Saves 22 Children From a California Inferno

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for its new disaster thriller “The Lost Bus,” starring Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.

The film, based on the book “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire” by Lizzie Johnson, follows “a wayward school bus driver (McConaughey) and a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno,” according to the official logline.

In the trailer, we see McConaughey’s character driving through California’s Butte County as he gets a call on his radio. “There is a situation developing at Ponderosa Elementary,” announces a voice on the radio. “There are 22 kids who are stranded…is there anybody who can pick these kids up?” McConaughey then picks up his mic to answer the call, but just before he does, the trailer cuts away to images of billowing smoke, air support battling towering infernos and the bus careering through a fiery landscape.

Other cast members include Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Danny McCarthy and Spencer Watson.

Director Paul Greengrass said of the film’s narrative, “’The Lost Bus’ is the story of quiet heroism — of people coming together in the face of the unthinkable. I’m honored to have been entrusted with this story.”

Greengrass serves as director as well as co-writer with Brad Inglesby. Producers include Inglesby, Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions and Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Pictures. Johnson serves as executive producer.

“The Last Bus” comes to Apple TV+ and select theaters in fall 2025. Check out the trailer below.