Generation Kill

Generation Kill is a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on the book of the same name by Evan Wright about his experience as an embedded reporter with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion of the United States Marine Corps during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns and Wright. The series premiered on July 13, 2008 and spanned seven episodes. It is produced by Simon, Burns, Nina K. Noble, Andrea Calderwood, George Faber and Charles Pattinson. The cable channel HBO gave the go-ahead to a seven-part miniseries, based on Evan Wright's book about his... experiences as an embedded reporter with the United States Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the Iraq War's first phase in 2003. The miniseries was shot over a six-month shoot in 2007 in South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia. The primary production value aspired to was authenticity. David Simon and Ed Burns co-wrote and executive produced the project alongside Company Pictures' George Faber and Charles Pattinson and HBO's Anne Thomopoulos .
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