The Pacific

“Hell was an ocean away.”

7.8

2010

1 Season • 10 Episodes

DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics

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.

Trailer

The Pacific | Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment Official

Cast

Robert Leckie

James Badge Dale

Robert Leckie

John Basilone

Jon Seda

John Basilone

Eugene Sledge

Joseph Mazzello

Eugene Sledge

PFC Sidney Phillips

Ashton Holmes

PFC Sidney Phillips

PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith

Jacob Pitts

PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith

PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

Rami Malek

PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

William Sadler

Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

Jon Bernthal

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

Dr. Grant

Matt Craven

Dr. Grant

Pvt. Hamm

Noel Fisher

Pvt. Hamm

Vera Keller

Caroline Dhavernas

Vera Keller

Bill Leyden

Brendan Fletcher

Bill Leyden

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

Well, it is no where as good as Band of Brothers, but the focus is too different. It doesn't stay on a single company and because of that, you kind of don't get what you expected... ...and what you expected is Band of Brothers in the Pacific theater and, well, without the same company to follow through the war, it doesn't give you that feel of brotherhood that made Band of Brothers so loved. However, you do get a sense of how brutal it was, much more so than the European theater. And that is another source of complaints. People thought it was carnage candy when, the Pacific was actually just carnage. So, really, its a misunderstood cousin.

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