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The Pacific

The Pacific

Hell was an ocean away.

20107.81 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Track 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.

Created by Chuck Tatum
Written by Chuck Tatum, Eugene Sledge, Robert Leckie
Produced by Graham Yost, Robert Schenkkan, Gary Goetzman
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale

Robert Leckie

Jon Seda

Jon Seda

John Basilone

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello

Eugene Sledge

Ashton Holmes

Ashton Holmes

PFC Sidney Phillips

Jacob Pitts

Jacob Pitts

PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith

Rami Malek

Rami Malek

PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

William Sadler

William Sadler

Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Dr. Grant

Noel Fisher

Noel Fisher

Pvt. Hamm

Themes & Keywords

world war iimarine corpsokinawapacific warminiserieshistoricalmilitary lifeguadalcanaliwo jimapacific theatermilitaryjapanese soldierhistorical dramaparatrooper1940swarmodern warfaremodern historymilitary dramaviolence

About The Pacific

The Pacific is a drama, action & adventure, war & politics series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of world war ii, marine corps, okinawa, pacific war, miniseries, historical. Created by Chuck Tatum, it stars James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, Joseph Mazzello. Track 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.

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