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★ 7.8Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
- Aired
- 2010–2010
- Seasons
- 1 · 10 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Bruce C. McKenna
- Network
- HBO
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
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Key facts
- Genre
- War drama
- Created by
- Bruce McKenna
- Based on
- With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa , by Eugene Sledge , Helmet for My Pillow , by Robert Leckie
- Written by
- Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan , Graham Yost , George Pelecanos , Laurence Andries, Michelle Ashford
- Directed by
- Tim Van Patten , David Nutter , Jeremy Podeswa , Graham Yost , Carl Franklin , Tony To
- Starring
- James Badge Dale , Joseph Mazzello , Jon Seda
- Composers
- Hans Zimmer , Geoff Zanelli , Blake Neely
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Executive producers
- Steven Spielberg , Tom Hanks , Gary Goetzman
- Producers
- Cherylanne Martin, Todd London , Steven Shareshian
- Running time
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The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010. The Pacific is the second of three companion piece miniseries developed by Playtone and DreamWorks, following Band of Brothers (2001) and preceding Masters of the Air (2024).
The series focuses on the United States Marine Corps's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War. Whereas Band of Brothers followed the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment through the European Theater, The Pacific centers on the experiences of Marines Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), and John Basilone (Jon Seda), who were in different regiments (1st, 5th, and 7th, respectively) of the 1st Marine Division. The Pacific miniseries features the 1st Marine Division's battles in the Pacific from their interconnected perspectives, namely Guadalcanal (Leckie and Basilone), Cape Gloucester (Leckie), Peleliu (Leckie and Sledge), Iwo Jima (Basilone), and Okinawa (Sledge).
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