7.661 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestAfter the Japanese surrender, Leckie, healed from his wounds, leaves the hospital and returns home, while Sledge heads back to Alabama to be reunited with his family and Sid Phillips. Lena visits Basilone’s home and has an emotional meeting with his family. Leckie adjusts to post-war life by resuming his old job and starting a new relationship, but for Sledge, unsure why he survived the war seemingly unscathed, adjustment will require more time.
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.
Acting
Rami Malek's Snafu — unhinged, unforgettable, career-making.
Cinematography
Jungle combat shot like humid, claustrophobic horror.
Production
$200M budget — every frame reeks of historical obsession.
Creator
Bruce C. McKenna
James Badge Dale
Robert Leckie
Jon Seda
John Basilone
Joseph Mazzello
Eugene Sledge
Ashton Holmes
PFC Sidney Phillips
Jacob Pitts
PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith
Rami Malek
PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
William Sadler
Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Jon Bernthal
Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
Matt Craven
Dr. Grant
Noel Fisher
Pvt. Hamm
Caroline Dhavernas
Vera Keller
Brendan Fletcher
Bill Leyden
Isabel Lucas
Gwen
Annie Parisse
Lena Mae Riggi-Basilone
Claire van der Boom
Stella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sledge's memoir 'With the Old Breed' was so visceral that veterans initially thought he exaggerated — until they confirmed the Pacific's unique brutality.
The series deliberately avoided Band of Brothers' warmth; creators wanted the Pacific's alien, unforgiving landscape to feel like a separate war entirely.
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