Generation Kill (miniseries)

Generation Kill
Genre	War 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 Jonah Lotan Wilson Bethel Pawel Szajda Marc Menchaca Rey Valentin Kellan Lutz Mike Figueroa Josh Barrett Rudy Reyes Rich McDonald Eric Ladin Chance Kelly Eric Nenninger Brian Patrick Wade Neal Jones Michael Kelly David Barrera Benjamin Busch Owain Yeoman J. Salome Martinez Nabil Elouahabi Robert John Burke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Andrea Calderwood
Production locations	Mozambique Namibia Upington, South Africa Kragbron, South Africa
Cinematography	Ivan Strasburg
Editors	Jason Krasucki Oral Norrie Ottey
Running time	63–69 minutes
Production companies	Company Pictures Blown Deadline Productions
Budget	$56 million[1]
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 13 (2008-07-13) – August 24, 2008 (2008-08-24)
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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 Evan Wright's 2004 book Generation Kill, about his experience as an embedded reporter with the US Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and was adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Wright.^[2] 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, Jon Huertas as Sergeant Tony "Poke" Espera, James Ransone as Corporal Josh Ray Person, and Lee Tergesen as Wright.