Generation Kill 

A Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.

Stars:

Alexander Skarsgård, James Ransone, Lee Tergesen

Top Rated TV #137 | Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Sgt. Brad 'Iceman' Colbert 7 episodes, 2008
James Ransone	...	Cpl. Josh Ray Person 7 episodes, 2008
Lee Tergesen	...	Evan 'Scribe' Wright 7 episodes, 2008
Jon Huertas	...	Sgt. Antonio Espera 7 episodes, 2008
Stark Sands	...	Lt. Nathaniel Fick 7 episodes, 2008
Billy Lush	...	Lance Cpl. Harold James Trombley 7 episodes, 2008
Jonah Lotan	...	Navy Hm2 Robert Timothy 'Doc' Bryan 7 episodes, 2008
Wilson Bethel	...	Cpl. Evan 'Q-Tip' Stafford 7 episodes, 2008
Pawel Szajda	...	Cpl. Walt Hasser 7 episodes, 2008
Marc Menchaca	...	Gunnery Sgt. Mike 'Gunny' Wynn 7 episodes, 2008
Rey Valentin	...	Cpl. Gabe Garza 7 episodes, 2008
Kellan Lutz	...	Cpl. Jason Lilley 7 episodes, 2008
Mike Figueroa	...	Sgt. Leandro 'Shady B' Baptista 7 episodes, 2008
Rudy Reyes	...	Sgt. Rodolfo 'Rudy' Reyes 7 episodes, 2008
Rich McDonald	...	Cpl. Anthony 'Manimal' Jacks 7 episodes, 2008
Eric Ladin	...	Cpl. James Chaffin 7 episodes, 2008
Chance Kelly	...	Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando 7 episodes, 2008
Eric Nenninger	...	Cpt. Dave 'Captain America' McGraw 7 episodes, 2008
Brian Patrick Wade	...	Cpt. Craig 'Encino Man' Schwetje 7 episodes, 2008
Neal Jones	...	Sgt. Maj. John Sixta 7 episodes, 2008
Michael Kelly	...	Cpt. Bryan Patterson 7 episodes, 2008
David Barrera	...	Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego 7 episodes, 2008
Benjamin Busch	...	Maj. Todd Eckloff 7 episodes, 2008
Owain Yeoman	...	Sgt. Eric Kocher 7 episodes, 2008
J. Salome Martinez	...	Cpl. Jeffrey 'Dirty Earl' Carisalez 7 episodes, 2008
Nabil Elouahabi	...	Meesh 7 episodes, 2008
Langley Kirkwood	...	Sgt. Steven Lovell 7 episodes, 2008
Stefan Otto	...	Cpl. Nathan Christopher 7 episodes, 2008
Sal Alvarez	...	Cpl. Hector Leon 7 episodes, 2008
Daniel Fox	...	Pfc. John Christeson 7 episodes, 2008
Bjorn Steinbach	...	Cpl. Michael Stinetorf 7 episodes, 2008
Sydney Hall	...	Cpl. Teren 'T' Holsey 7 episodes, 2008
Justin Shaw	...	Sgt. Michael 'Budweiser' Brunmeier 7 episodes, 2008
Sean Brosnan	...	Cpl. Daniel Redman 7 episodes, 2008
Theo Landey	...	Sgt. Damon Fawcett 7 episodes, 2008
Kyle Siebert	...	Cpl. John Burris 7 episodes, 2008
Jeffrey John Carisalez	...	Cpl. Smith 7 episodes, 2008
Darron Meyer	...	Cpl. Cody Scott 7 episodes, 2008
Eric Kocher	...	Gunnery Sgt. Rich Barrett 7 episodes, 2008
Denton Douglas	...	Cpl. Trevor Darnold 6 episodes, 2008
Josh Barrett	...	Sgt. Larry Shawn 'Pappy' Patrick 5 episodes, 2008
Robert John Burke	...	Maj. Gen. James 'Chaos' Mattis 3 episodes, 2008

Storyline

Following multiple recon marines during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a group of mixed personalities, you see the dysfunctionality of the military, and on other times, how formalized and heroic it can be. A Rolling Stones reporter joins reconnaissance marines invading Iraq and recounts the mix of horrors and hilarity he encounters during his time there.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | 21th century | 2000s | year 2003 | military | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Generation Kill

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boom, Blown Deadline Productions, Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors Eric Laden ("Cpl. James Chaffin"), Chance Kelly ("Lt. Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando"), and Owain Yeoman ("Sgt. Eric Kocher") would once again portray U.S. service members in the Iraq War six years later in the biographical war drama film American Sniper (2014).

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Quotes

Cpt. Bryan Patterson: [chukles] Interrogative. Did you find any non-specific destroyed Iraqi armor?

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Connections

Referenced in Medal of Honor (2010)

User Reviews

As Real as it can get, Entertaining & Educational.

Honest look at what went on in America's war for "Iraqi Freedom". The series is from the point of view of First Recon Marines. It gives us a realistic look of modern warfare, the combat is the most authentic i have come across, it doesn't hype the action for cinematic values. Be warned you won't get to see much of action but when it happens it's tense.

As in real life so in series the Marines are made up of unique characters, there are capable as well as dumb officers. The soldiers come from different background and races, there are Mexicans, South Americans, Blacks, Rednecks, some are educated, some joined out of patriotism, some were given choice between jail term or marine school. Everyone's brain tuned in differently, the only thing common between them are the unity of brotherhood and them being highly trained killers.For me the best part and the highlight of the series are the humors and sarcastic banter among the soldiers.

After watching the series I did some research and found out most of the names and designation are from real people and actual facts.In fact two of guys played themselves.

The series is pretty much controversy free which is surprising considering it shows some stuff which the Government would have liked kept out of limelight.

Do watch it, it's fun as well as education.