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The Pacific

“Hell was an ocean away.”

2010Drama · Action & Adventure · War & Politics

First aired

March 14, 2010

7.8

TMDB Score

78% match · 2,611 votes

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S01 · E02

Basilone

Miniseries · Mar 21, 2010 · 50m

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E01▶

Guadalcanal/Leckie

Mar 14, 2010 · 52m

E02Playing

Basilone

Mar 21, 2010 · 50m

E03▶

Melbourne

Mar 28, 2010 · 56m

E04▶

Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika

Apr 4, 2010 · 51m

E05▶

Peleliu Landing

Apr 11, 2010 · 49m

E06▶

Peleliu Airfield

Apr 18, 2010 · 50m

E07▶

Peleliu Hills

Apr 25, 2010 · 51m

E08▶

Iwo Jima

May 2, 2010 · 56m

E09▶

Okinawa

May 9, 2010 · 58m

E10▶

Home

May 16, 2010 · 1h 1m

Basilone and the 7th Marines arrive on Guadalcanal to reinforce Leckie and the rest of the 1st Marine Division as they continue to defend the crucial airstrip. Basilone plays a key role in repelling a nighttime Japanese attack, but suffers a frightful personal loss. After four months of continuous action, the exhausted and disease-ridden members of the 1st Marine Division are evacuated off the island.

About the Series

DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics

Synopsis

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.

CreatorBruce C. McKenna