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This series, originally broadcast on HBO, tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Based on interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, this 10-part series chronicles the experiences of these young men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. Based on the book written by Stephen Ambrose.

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Band of Brothers offers a visceral, intense look at the horrors of war -- and the sacrifices of the millions of ordinary people who served.

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Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Andrew Ryan Globe and Mail The battle scenes are spectacular, although wincingly graphic at times. Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Gary Kamiya Salon.com It wants to occupy a kind of middle ground, somewhere between the sobriety of documentary and the daring of great feature-filmmaking. Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger The brilliance of Lewis in this is that he finds a way to make the ordinary aspects of Dick Winters seem extraordinary, rather than trying to play him as an overtly extraordinary man. Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Jana Monji Age of the Geek This series is both sensitive and simplistic and its variations on Whiteness while okay in 2001, in 2024 reminds one of all the stories of minorities that were left out of the narrative of World War II. Rated: 2/5 Jun 21, 2024 Full Review Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand It won six Emmy Awards (out of nineteen nominations) and is, simply put, one of the most powerful and captivating portraits of men in war ever put on screen. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Band of Brothers: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jared Canfield Screen Rant Band of Brothers is HBO at its very best. Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ryan B If you like everything about Saving Private Ryan, you’ll love this! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Emil I A series that really gives a true sense of those historic events and hardships in the lives of those heroes. It really gives a feeling and understanding of those events that not many historical films or series succeed in giving. A must watch for both history geeks or people that enjoy watching series. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review C.S.R R Greatest miniseries of all time nothing even comes close. It's an epic masterpiece that will stand the test of time. You can't over hype it enough! 10/10 👍👍 A+ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Mike G amazing.. great series A++++ Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Michael J The best show ever made - visuals, emotions, music - all fascinating. Makes viewers realize how terrifying war is and how much our veterans sacrificed. Incredible. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Kuba N This is a masterpiece! I believe this is one of if not the best show eve produced Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Damian Lewis Richard D. Winters Ron Livingston Lewis Nixon Donnie Wahlberg Carwood Lipton Scott Grimes Donald G. Malarkey Doug Allen Alton M. More Peter Youngblood Hills Darrell "Shifty" Powers
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 9, 2001 Currahee A rivalry blazes between Lt. Sobel and a junior officer who has earned the respect of the men in Easy Company. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 9, 2001 Day of Days Thousands of paratroopers cross the English Channel to France on D-Day; Lt. Winters leads an attack on a fortified German artillery position. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 16, 2001 Carentan Easy Company sustains casualties while waging battle in Normandy; Pvt. Blithe has trouble adjusting to combat; the company returns to England. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 23, 2001 Replacements A fresh group of paratroopers joins Easy Company shortly before it parachutes into German-occupied Holland; the company has to retreat when it meets a superior force. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 30, 2001 Crossroads Winters leads a dangerous mission on a Dutch dike; although ill-equipped, Easy Company races to help hold the Allied line in the Ardennes Forest. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 7, 2001 Bastogne Easy Company spends Christmas in the trenches while trying to hold the line in the forest outside Bastogne, Belgium. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 14, 2001 The Breaking Point After taking Bastogne, Belgium, the company moves on to the town of Foy, where many lives are lost as a result of Lt. Dike's incompetence. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 21, 2001 The Last Patrol Lt. Jones leads a patrol across a river to take enemy prisoners, but the loss of a paratrooper leads Winters to refuse to send another patrol the next night. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 28, 2001 Why We Fight Easy Company enters Germany and discovers an abandoned Nazi concentration camp occupied by emaciated prisoners, just as the local citizens learn that Hitler is dead. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 4, 2001 Points After capturing Eagle's Nest, Hitler's mountaintop fortress, the men of Easy Company face deployment to the Pacific. Details

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Director
Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Frankel, Tom Hanks, David Leland, David Nutter, Tony To

Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks

Screenwriter
Erik Jendresen, Erik Bork, Graham Yost, E. Max Frye, Bruce C. McKenna, John Orloff, Tom Hanks, Phil Alden Robinson

Network
HBO

Rating
TV-MA

Genre
History, Drama, Action, Adventure, War

Original Language
English

Release Date
Sep 9, 2001
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