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The Pacific

The Pacific
★ 7.8/10•2010•TV-MA•Drama•Action & Adventure•War & Politics
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Hell was an ocean away.

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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 14, 2010

Episodes

Episode 1 - Guadalcanal/LeckieE152m

Guadalcanal/Leckie

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 journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Eugene Sledge, unable to enlist because of a heart murmur, says farewell to his best friend, Sidney Phillips, who is about to leave for boot camp. Exactly eight months after Pearl Harbor, the 1st Marine Division, including Leckie and Phillips, lands on Guadalcanal in order to secure its strategically vital airfield and prepare for the inevitable counterattack.

Mar 14, 2010

Episode 2 - BasiloneE250m

Basilone

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.

Mar 21, 2010

Episode 3 - MelbourneE356m

Melbourne

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 adoring crowds and viewed as the saviors of Australia. While his buddies carouse, Leckie becomes deeply attached to an Australian woman and her first-generation Greek family. Meanwhile, Basilone is awarded the Medal of Honor and is asked to return home to help sell U.S. war bonds.

Mar 28, 2010

Episode 4 - Gloucester/Pavuvu/BanikaE451m

Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika

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 the other Marines battle the Japanese, they quickly realize that the more ominous enemy is the smothering jungle itself. Having survived Gloucester and stationed on the godforsaken island of Pavuvu, Leckie begins displaying the physical and mental effects of combat and is sent to a naval hospital on nearby Banika for psychiatric observation.

Apr 4, 2010

Episode 5 - Peleliu LandingE549m

Peleliu Landing

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 Phillips and Leckie rejoins his company. Sledge then gets his first taste of combat as he, Leckie, and the rest of the 1st Marine Division meet fierce Japanese resistance while landing on the intricately and heavily defended coral island of Peleliu.

Apr 11, 2010

Episode 6 - Peleliu AirfieldE650m

Peleliu Airfield

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 Peleliu airfield. After seeing his comrades badly injured, Leckie himself is wounded and evacuated from the island. Sledge witnesses the shocking truth about what is sometimes required to survive and fight another day.

Apr 18, 2010

Episode 7 - Peleliu HillsE751m

Peleliu Hills

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 leader, and witnessing unimaginable barbarity on both sides, Sledge veers to the very edge of moral collapse. Their objective finally secured, the Marines return to Pavuvu fundamentally changed by their experience on Peleliu.

Apr 25, 2010

Episode 8 - Iwo JimaE856m

Iwo Jima

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 enjoys a whirlwind romance with an initially reluctant female Marine, Lena Riggi. But the couple know they are living on borrowed time, as Basilone is soon to take part in the Marine landing on Iwo Jima.

May 2, 2010

Episode 9 - OkinawaE958m

Okinawa

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 against the most strongly defended Japanese position on the island. The primordial conditions and the moral dilemma posed by the presence of civilians put tremendous strain on the physical and psychological endurance of Sledge and the other Marines.

May 9, 2010

Episode 10 - HomeE1061m

Home

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 Phillips. Lena visits Basilone’s home and has an emotional meeting with his family. Leckie adjusts to post-war life by resuming his old job and starting a new relationship, but for Sledge, unsure why he survived the war seemingly unscathed, adjustment will require more time.

May 16, 2010

Actors

James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale

Robert Leckie

Jon Seda

Jon Seda

John Basilone

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello

Eugene Sledge

Ashton Holmes

Ashton Holmes

PFC Sidney Phillips

Jacob Pitts

Jacob Pitts

PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith

Rami Malek

Rami Malek

PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

William Sadler

William Sadler

Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

Matt Craven

Matt Craven

Dr. Grant

Noel Fisher

Noel Fisher

Pvt. Hamm

Caroline Dhavernas

Caroline Dhavernas

Vera Keller

Brendan Fletcher

Brendan Fletcher

Bill Leyden

Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas

Gwen

Annie Parisse

Annie Parisse

Lena Mae Riggi-Basilone

Claire van der Boom

Claire van der Boom

Stella

Keith Nobbs

Keith Nobbs

PFC Wilbur 'Runner' Conley

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