Generation Kill (TV series)
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| Genre |
War miniseries Drama |
| Based on |
Generation Kill by Evan Wright |
| Written by |
David Simon Ed Burns Evan Wright |
| Directed by |
Susanna White Simon Cellan Jones |
| Starring |
Alexander Skarsgård James Ransone Lee Tergesen Jon Huertas Stark Sands Billy Lush and others |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Andrea Calderwood |
| Location(s) |
Mozambique Namibia Upington Kragbron |
| Cinematography | Ivan Strasburg |
| Editor(s) | Jason Krasucki Oral Norrie Ottey |
| Running time | 470 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Company Pictures Blown Deadline Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | July 13 – August 24, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Generation Kill is an American seven-part television miniseries produced for HBO that aired from July 13 to August 24, 2008. It is based on the 2004 book of the same name by Evan Wright about his experience as an embedded reporter with the United States Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns and Evan Wright. The miniseries was directed by Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones, and produced by Andrea Calderwood. The ensemble cast includes Alexander Skarsgård as Sergeant Brad 'Iceman' Colbert, James Ransone as Corporal Josh Ray Person, and Lee Tergesen as reporter Evan Wright.
The cable channel HBO gave the go-ahead to a seven-part miniseries, based on Evan Wright's book about his experiences as an embedded reporter with the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the Iraq War's first phase. The series is set during the invasion of Iraq, from late March to early April 2003. The mini-series was shot over a six-month shoot from mid-to-late 2007 in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. The primary production value aspired to was authenticity.
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