2010 - 2010
An HBO World War II miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, following three U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theater. Based on memoirs by Eugene Sledge and Robert Leckie, the series chronicles their journeys from Guadalcanal through Iwo Jima and Okinawa to V-J Day. A companion to Band of Brothers, this $200 million production explores the brutal Pacific campaign through personal stories of courage, survival, and the psychological toll of war.