Unfolding over the 72 hours before D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser) and Royal Air Force meteorologist James Stagg (Andrew Scott) must decide whether to launch a dangerous mission or risk losing the war altogether. With success of the mission hinging on an accurate meteorological forecast from Stagg, Pressure infuses a historical drama with science, bringing to screen a new dimension of the Battle of Normandy.