In the first trailer for the new film The Lost Bus, Matthew McConaughey plays a bus driver attempting to rescue a stranded teacher and her class of 23 students.

McConaughey answers a distress call for a classroom of kids trapped in Ponderosa Elementary School, led by a dedicated teacher played by America Ferrera. The 23 kids are at risk of being engulfed by the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Yul Vazquez and Ashlie Atkinson also star in the film.

Paul Greengrass directs the feature, which is adapted from Lizzie Johnson’s book based on the true story titled Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, a true story.

The Lost Bus arrives on Apple TV+ Oct. 3 after a limited theater run beginning Sept. 19; see the trailer – HERE.

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