Name: Top Guns: The Next Generation
Released: 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Reality · Documentary

Following a class of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps student pilots through the final, intense phase of their elite strike fighter training.

2025 · 45m

Director Chris Parkin

EPISODE 1

Strike

One student’s dreams of becoming a fighter pilot are put in jeopardy as the class starts advanced phase training with a set of breathtaking bombing tests. Diving at speeds they’ve never faced before, students struggle with the dynamic moves and start to make high-risk mistakes. Instructors deliver tough assessments in the debriefs to keep the students safe.

43m
EPISODE 2

Catching the Wire

Aircraft carrier landing is a technical test for the students.

43m
EPISODE 3

Attack Attack!

As the students reach the midpoint of their training, they start the iconic dogfighting phase. Against them are seasoned instructors with hundreds of hours of real-world experience. To pass, they must outmaneuver the opponent and take a “kill shot.” One student has the added pressure of flying with his Top Gun-trained commodore, while another struggles to control his aggressive instincts.

43m
EPISODE 4

Fight's On!

As they enter the second and most challenging phase of dogfighting, everything is on the line for our students. Defensive dogfighting involves dynamic maneuvers to evade being shot down by battle-hardened instructors. The physical strain proves too much for one student, while another has a crisis of confidence when past failures come back to haunt him.

43m
EPISODE 5

Head-to-Head!

The students face their final test in an iconic head-to-head dogfight against their instructors. To pass, they must bring all the skills they have learned during their advanced phase training. With graduation just days away, students start to worry about their final grades and whether they will get the posting they—and in many cases, their families—want.

43m
EPISODE 6

Last Chance

It’s graduation week. For the remaining students, it means they have one last chance to prove they deserve their prestigious fighter pilot wings. Standing in their way is a tense head-to-head dogfight against an instructor. Past failures come back to haunt one student, and another’s whole fighter pilot future comes down to a single flight with their commanding officer.

43m

Chris Parkin

Director
Simon Raikes

Producer
Tanya Shaw

Producer

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Studio: NATGEF

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Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Czech (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Hungarian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (Always On), Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Italian , Norwegian , Polish (Always On), Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) (Always On), Swedish

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