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Watch new movie The Lost Bus starring Matthew McConaughey, streaming today
The Lost Bus depicts Kevin McKay saving 22 children from California's deadliest wildfire, with 85% approval on Rotten Tomatoes for its intense fire visuals and McConaughey's role.
- Streaming today on Apple TV+, The Lost Bus began streaming free on Friday, Oct. 3, starring Matthew McConaughey as bus driver Kevin McKay.
- Set during the 2018 Camp Fire, Kevin McKay evacuated 22 children from Ponderosa Elementary over five hours, driving nearly 30 miles through smoke to safety, as she told NPR.
- Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film includes America Ferrera as Mary Ludwig and features McConaughey's mother Kay and son Levi for authenticity.
- Holding an 85% score, The Lost Bus earned praise for fire visual effects and intense escape scenes, and observers say it could be an Oscars 2026 contender.
- Cal Fire found neglected Pacific Gas and Electric Company maintenance sparked the Camp Fire, causing 85 fatalities, displacing more than 50,000, and destroying more than 18,000 structures.
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'The Lost Bus' brings you on board for a terrifying wildfire evacuation
Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in the true story of a bus driver and a schoolteacher who bring a bus full of children to safety during California's devastating 2018 Camp Fire.
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Read Full ArticleWhere Is The Lost Bus' Kevin McKay Now?
Photo Credit: Olivia Wong/Getty Images After watching The Lost Bus, many are wondering where the film’s lead character, Kevin McKay, is now. Apple TV+’s latest biography features Matthew McConaughey as the real-life hero Kevin McKay, who saved the lives of several children during the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California. What happened to Matthew McConaughey’s Kevin McKay from The Lost Bus? The Lost Bus centers on Kevin McKay, a real-life bus …
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