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

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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