---
title: "Tom Hanks unleashes hell on Nazi submarines in ‘Greyhound,’ streaming on Apple TV this week"
date: "2020-07-06"
modified: "2020-07-06"
authors:
  - name: "James Clark"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/greyhound-apple-tv-stream/"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "Entertainment"
  - "Ships"
  - "Submarines"
  - "Tech & Tactics"
---

# Tom Hanks unleashes hell on Nazi submarines in ‘Greyhound,’ streaming on Apple TV this week

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/greyhound-3.jpg>)

Tom Hanks' highly anticipated World War II naval drama, *Greyhound* won't be getting a theatrical release, though on the upside, it'll be available for [streaming through Apple TV starting July 10.](<https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/greyhound/umc.cmc.o5z5ztufuu3uv8lx7m0jcega?at=1000lDR&itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttnagencyid=1625&mttncc=US&mttngadurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fus%2Fmovie%2Fgreyhound%2Fumc.cmc.o5z5ztufuu3uv8lx7m0jcega%3F&mttngmo=&mttnmyad=441025706073&mttnmysite=uqa99n2zg0&mttnpid=305109&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsub1=b&mttnsub2=c&mttnsub3=sWMTFgX04_441025706073_uqa99n2zg0_c&mttnsubad=OUS2019857-1&mttnsubadgpname=kwd-381528321330&mttnsubadgpref=102697385215&mttnsubadref=&mttnsubcmp=10273136850&mttnsubkw=%2Bgreyhound%20%2Bmovie&mttnsubpid=g&mttnsubplmnt=>)

Starring Hanks as Cmdr. Ernest Krause, *Greyhound* takes place during the beginning of the war, as the Navy destroyer, USS Kealing, sets sail across the Atlantic Ocean.

The mission: Escort a convoy of Allied supply ships across open waters, with limited support and absolutely no air cover.

As Task & Purpose [previously reported](<https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/greyhound-tom-hanks-trailer/>), the script, [which Hanks had a hand in writing](<https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tom-hanks-greyhound-trailer-nazi-submarine-1203525023/>), is based off *The Good Shepherd*, a novel by C.S. Forester. In the original source material, Krause is a career Navy officer, but the mission marks his first war-time post as a ship's captain — which draws some nervous glances from his crew [when he admits that in the trailer](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyzxu26-Wqk>).

And their concern is more than justified, as the convoy of ships is being hunted by marauding German U-Boats.

Given Hanks' work on numerous war films and series over the years — from *Saving Private Ryan,* to *Band of Brothers —* it's likely *Greyhound* will balance non-stop action with character development and dramatic storytelling.

So, if watching [America's dad](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcwFeyrH2ww>) sink a bunch of Nazi submarines sounds like a good way to spend an hour-and-a-half, it might be worth checking out *Greyhound* [when it hits Apple TV this week](<https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/greyhound/umc.cmc.o5z5ztufuu3uv8lx7m0jcega?at=1000lDR&itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttnagencyid=1625&mttncc=US&mttngadurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fus%2Fmovie%2Fgreyhound%2Fumc.cmc.o5z5ztufuu3uv8lx7m0jcega%3F&mttngmo=&mttnmyad=441025706073&mttnmysite=uqa99n2zg0&mttnpid=305109&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsub1=b&mttnsub2=c&mttnsub3=sWMTFgX04_441025706073_uqa99n2zg0_c&mttnsubad=OUS2019857-1&mttnsubadgpname=kwd-381528321330&mttnsubadgpref=102697385215&mttnsubadref=&mttnsubcmp=10273136850&mttnsubkw=%2Bgreyhound%20%2Bmovie&mttnsubpid=g&mttnsubplmnt=>).

## Author
James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.

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