Generation Kill (2008 - 2008)

Generation Kill

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Generation Kill is a seven-part miniseries that follows the struggles of Marines fighting in the Iraq War. An elite unit of highly trained Marines are comrades of the First Recon Battalion. The show captures their journey through the first 40 days of the war. The story is depicted from the view of a journalist named Evan 'Scribe' Wright, who joins them as they crossed the border from Kuwait.

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Critics Consensus: Generation Kill plunges the viewer into war with a visceral force that's still somehow reined in by masterful storytelling and a strong command of period details.

2008, HBO, 7 episodes

Cast

James Ransone
as Cpl. Ray Person
Lee Tergesen
as Evan "Scribe" Wright
Billy Lush
as Lance Cpl. Trombley
Rey Valentin
as Cpl. Gabriel Garza
Jon Huertas
as Sgt. Antonio Espera
Kellan Lutz
as Cpl. Jason Lilly
Pawel Szajda
as Cpl. Walt Hasser
Rudy Reyes
as Sgt. Rudy "Fruity Rudy" Reyes
Stark Sands
as Lt. Nathaniel Fick
Marc Mechaca
as Sgt. "Gunny" Wynn
Wilson Bethel
as Cpl. "Q-Tip" Stafford
Rich McDonald
as Cpl. Anthony "Manimal" Jacks
Daniel Fox
as PFC John Christeson
Eric Ladin
as Cpl. James Chaffin
Justin Shaw
as Sgt. Michael Brunmeier
Langley Kirkwood
as Sgt. Steven Lovell
Marc Menchaca
as Gunner Sgt. Mike "Gunny" Wynn
Mike Figueroa
as Sgt. "Shady B" Baptista
Bjorn Steinbach
as Cpl. Michael Stinetorf
Jonah Lotan
as Doc Bryan
Sydney Hall
as Cpl. T. Holsey
Josh Barrett
as Sgt. "Pappy" Patrick
Alexander Skarsgård
as Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert
Chance Kelly
as Lt. Col. Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando
Neal Jones
as Sgt. Maj. John Sixta
Brian Patrick Wade
as Capt. Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje
Eric Nenninger
as Capt. Dave "Captain America" McGraw
Michael Kelly
as Capt. Bryan Patterson
Benjamin Busch
as Maj. Todd Eckloff
David Barrera
as Gunnery Sgt. Ray "Casey Kasem" Griego
Owain Yeoman
as Sgt. Eric Kocher
J. Salome Martinez
as Cpl. Jeffrey "Dirty Earl" Carisalez
Nabil Elouahabi
as Meesh
Robert John Burke
as Maj. Gen. James "Chaos" Mattis
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Series Details

TV Network: HBO
Premiere Date: Jul 13, 2008
Genre: Drama
Executive Producers: Edward Burns, David Simon, George Faber, Ed Burns, Charlie Pattinson, Anne Thomopoulos, Charles Pattinson
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