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The Pacific

“Hell was an ocean away.”

7.8 / 10

2010

1 season

10 episodes

DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics

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.

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Cast

Noel Fisher

Leon Ford

James Badge Dale

Jon Seda

Joseph Mazzello

Ashton Holmes

Jacob Pitts

Rami Malek

William Sadler

Jon Bernthal

Matt Craven

Caroline Dhavernas

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Seasons

1.Guadalcanal/Leckie
7.4
14-03-201052m
In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, while budding jou...
2.Basilone
7.5
21-03-201050m
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 ke...
3.Melbourne
6.5
28-03-201056m
Physically and mentally debilitated after the four-month ordeal on Guadalcanal, Leckie, Basilone and thousands of their comrades land in Melbourne, where they are greeted by adorin...
4.Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika
6.8
04-04-201051m
Finally enlisted as a Marine, Sledge trains for combat at Camp Elliott. The 1st Marine Division lands at Cape Gloucester on the Japanese-held island of New Britain. As Leckie and t...
5.Peleliu Landing
7.4
11-04-201049m
Basilone’s celebrity grows as he travels across the country on the war bonds tour. On Pavuvu, Sledge, assigned to the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is briefly reunited with Phi...
6.Peleliu Airfield
8.1
18-04-201050m
Despite the suffocating 115-degree heat and a lack of clean drinking water, Sledge, Leckie and the other Marines confront the highly-fortified enemy as they attempt to capture the...
7.Peleliu Hills
7.8
25-04-201051m
The Marines, including the newly christened “Sledgehammer,” continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Devastated by the loss of a revered...
8.Iwo Jima
7.3
02-05-201056m
Increasingly frustrated by his role campaigning for war bonds, Basilone convinces the Marines to allow him to train troops headed for combat. Transferred to Camp Pendleton, he enjo...
9.Okinawa
7.7
09-05-201058m
After battling across the island of Okinawa for more than a month, Sledge and the rest of the 1st Marine Division are ordered to relieve an Army division that has been in combat ag...
10.Home
7.6
16-05-201061m
After the Japanese surrender, Leckie, healed from his wounds, leaves the hospital and returns home, while Sledge heads back to Alabama to be reunited with his family and Sid Philli...