Get to know the actual people and events that inspired Steve McQueen's new film "Blitz," now streaming on Apple TV+.

As the citys children are sent to the countryside to be away from the bombings, Georges innocence blinds him to the gravity of the situation, and he embarks on a dangerous journey to return home.

Blitz,” loosely gripping, doesn’t tap into our collective idea of what a war film is so much as it does the youthful, perilous journeys through 19th century Britain of Charles Dickens.

I think we know more about the Tudors than we do about the Blitz era,” notes Steve McQueen in the latest episode of Esquire’s Freeze Frame series. It’s that collective historical shortcoming which makes the Oscar-winning director’s latest film – Blitz starring Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan as a mother and son – so moving and surprising.

It was during prep that I built a lot of the intricacies of the dynamic between mother and child from my own relationship with my mom. I was inspired by

Blitz’ director Steve McQueen and star Saoirse Ronan talk about creating esoteric authenticity for World War II London.

You can watch Blitz for free by taking advantage of an Apple TV+ seven-day free trial, which will give you access to the film and all other content on the platform. You can cancel anytime but if you wish to continue your subscription after the seven days, you'll pay the usual subscription price of £8.99 per month.

Director Steve McQueen’s war drama about a defiant boy’s journey home was released in theaters on Nov. 1. Now, you can watch “Blitz” from home for free with a trial on Apple TV.

If you want to watch a new, big-budget movie this weekend but don’t feel like going to the movie theaters for Wicked or Gladiator 2, then Apple TV+ has got you covered with the streaming release of Steve McQueen’s new WWII movie,