Series Description

The Pacific was a 540 minute wartime miniseries on HBO about U.S. Marines and their struggle to defeat the Imperial Japanese forces in the Pacific theater during World War II. The best known and bloodiest battles were highlighted including those at Guadalcanal and Okinawa.

The Pacific Miniseries Cast

Tom Hanks .... Narrator
Jon Seda .... Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone
Ashton Holmes .... Private First Class Sid Phillips
James Badge Dale .... Private First Class Robert Leckie
Joseph Mazzello .... Corporal Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge
William Sadler .... Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller
Jon Bernthal .... Sergeant Manuel "Manny" Rodriguez
Josh Helman .... Corporal Lou "Chuckler" Juergens
Jacob Pitts .... Corporal Bill "Hoosier" Smith
Keith Nobbs .... Private First Class Bud "Runner" Conley
Henry Nixon .... Lieutenant Hugh "Ivy League" Corrigan
Matthew Dale .... Sergeant John Marmet
Nathan Corddry .... Private First Class Loudmouth
Rami Malek .... Corporal Merriell "Snafu" Shelton
Brendan Fletcher .... Private First Class Bill Leyden
Gary Sweet .... Gunnery Sergeant Elmo "Gunny" Haney
Scott Gibson .... Captain Andrew A. "Ack Ack" Haldane
Dwight Braswell .... Private First Class Clifford "Steve" Evanson
Dylan Young .... Private First Class Jay De L'Eau
Martin McCann .... Sergeant R.V Burgin
Nikolai Nikolaeff .... Rear Echelon Man
Ben Esler .... Private First Class Charles "Chuck" Tatum
Joshua Close .... Major Edward Sledge
Leon Ford .... Lieutenant Edward "Hillbilly" Jones
Freddie Joe Farnsworth .... Lieutenant "Stumpy" Stanley
Tom Budge .... Ronnie Gibson
Joshua Biton .... Sergeant J. P. Morgan
Karl Cottee .... Corporal Pegg
Braydn Michael .... Robert Marshall
David Ludlow .... Private Lil'One
Frank Lee .... Private Chuck "Cho" Yang
Anna Torv .... Virginia Grey
Claire van der Boom .... Stella
Ashley Zukerman .... Lieutenant Mac
Caroline Dhavernas .... Vera Keller
Annie Parisse .... Lena Mae Riggi Basilone
Catherine McClements .... Catherine Leckie
Grant Cartwright .... Captain Midnight
Alejandro Rubilar .... Cook No. 1
Simon Bossell .... Doc Stern
Brandon Keener .... Charles Dunworthy
Cariba Heine .... Phyllis
Matt Craven .... Dr. Grant
Damon Herriman .... Merrin
Isabel Lucas .... Gwen
Penny McNamee .... Hope
Mark Trezise .... Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) Driver
Mauricio Merino Jr .... Handyboy

The Pacific Miniseries Trivia

There was originally a proposed budget of $100 million to produce the miniseries but as with many projects of this magnitude it grew to $150 million. It is likely the most expensive production ever made in Australia.

The Pacific miniseries was mostly based on four memoirs by three authors who were Marines who took part in the action in the Pacific. The memoirs are titled, "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" and "China Marine" by Eugene Sledge, "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie, and "Red Blood, Black Sand" by Chuck Tatum.

The Pacific was nominated for 24 Emmy Awards in 2010 and won 9 of them including "Best Miniseries or TV Movie"! It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for "Best Miniseries or TV Movie" but lost that one to "Carlos", a miniseries about a raid on the 1975 OPEC meeting that was orchestrated by Venezuelan revolutionary leader Ilich Ramirez Sanchez who became the leader of a worldwide terrorist organization.

Critics overwhelmingly loved the Pacific for its stark realism, terrific acting and amazing special effects. Man World War II veterans swore that it was so realistic that they felt like they were back in the battle while watching.

It's not hard to believe that the series was so realistic once you realize that there were approximately 60 staff members who worked on special effects alone and the story was based on memoirs of soldiers who had actually fought in the battles.

Of course, it also didn't hurt that there were a whopping 19 producers ensuring that the project was done correctly including executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg! Add to that the assets of three production companies: HBO films, Playtone, and Dreamworks and it's hard to imagine how the project could have turned out to be anything less than amazing!

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

1. Part 1 (3/14/2010)
2. Part 2 (3/21/2010)
3. Part 3 (3/28/2010)
4. Part 4 (4/4/2010)
5. Part 5 (4/11/2010)
6. Part 6 (4/18/2010)
7. Part 7 (4/25/2010)
8. Part 8 (5/2/2010)
9. Part 9 (5/9/2010)
10. Part 10 (5/16/2010)