Generation Kill (TV series)

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Generation Kill is a television miniseries based on Evan Wright's book of the same name. The series will air on HBO on July 13, 2008 and span seven hours. It is produced by David Simon, Ed Burns, Nina K. Noble, Andrea Calderwood, George Faber, and Charles Pattinson.

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[edit] Production

The cable channel HBO has greenlighted a seven-hour miniseries, based on Evan Wright's book about his experiences as an embedded reporter with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the Iraq war's first phase in 2003.

[edit] Crew

David Simon and Ed Burns (The Wire) have come aboard to co-write and executive produce the project alongside Company Pictures' George Faber and Charles Pattinson (Elizabeth I). The pair will take over for Adi Hasak, who was originally attached to pen the project. The miniseries will reportedly be shot as seven one-hour installments with production on the six-month shoot set to begin in Summer 2007 in Namibia, Mozambique, and South Africa. Andrea Calderwood (The Last King of Scotland) is producing; Nina Noble (The Wire) will serve as a co-executive producer.

Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones will direct episodes of the series.[1]

[edit] Cast

The starring cast will include Alexander Skarsgard, Olivier "Frenchy" Laporte, James Ransone, Stark Sands, Jon Huertas, Lee Tergesen, Daniel Fox and Rudy Reyes.[1]

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  1. ^ a b HBO drafts cast for 'Kill' mini. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 06/01/2007.