Gritty, intimate stories of three Marines unfold across the vast, bleak Pacific theater of World War II.
Epic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on true events.
Streaming on Max.
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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