
Brian Patrick Wade as Captain Craig "Encino Man" Schwetje, commanding officer of Bravo Company.Michael Kelly as Captain Bryan Patterson, commanding officer of Alpha Company.Benjamin Busch as Major Todd Eckloff, executive officer of the battalion.Chance Kelly as Lieutenant colonel Stephen "Godfather" Ferrando, commanding officer of the First Reconnaissance Battalion.Robert John Burke as Major general James "Chaos" Mattis, commanding officer of 1st Marine Division.Daniel Fox as Private First Class John Christeson.Rich McDonald as Corporal Anthony "Manimal" Jacks.Rey Valentin as Corporal Gabriel "Gabe" Garza.Wilson Bethel as Corporal Evan "Q-Tip" Stafford.Jonah Lotan as Hospital corpsman Second Class Robert Timothy "Doc" Bryan.Sergeant Rodolfo "Rudy" Reyes as himself.Josh Barrett as Sergeant Larry Shawn "Pappy" Patrick.Mike Figueroa as Sergeant Leandro "Shady B" Baptista.Jon Huertas as Sergeant Antonio "Poke" Espera.Marc Menchaca as Gunnery sergeant Mike "Gunny" Wynn.Stark Sands as First lieutenant Nathaniel Fick.Marines, Eric Kocher and Rudy Reyes, served as the production's military advisors as well as starred in the series. Andrea Calderwood was the producer Nina Noble served as co-executive producer author Evan Wright was credited as a consulting producer Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones directed the episodes and two former U.S. Crew ĭavid Simon and Ed Burns co-wrote and executive produced the miniseries alongside Company Pictures' George Faber and Charles Pattinson, and HBO's Anne Thomopoulos. The miniseries was produced on a budget of $56 million. The primary production value aspired to was authenticity. The miniseries was shot over a six-month shoot from mid-to-late 2007 in South Africa, Mozambique, and Namibia. The series is set during the invasion of Iraq, from late March to early April 2003. Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the Iraq War's first phase. 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 U.S. The ensemble cast includes Alexander Skarsgård as Sergeant Brad 'Iceman' Colbert, James Ransone as Corporal Josh Ray Person, and Lee Tergesen as Wright. The miniseries was directed by Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones and produced by Andrea Calderwood. It is based on Evan Wright's 2004 book Generation Kill, about his experience as an embedded reporter with the US Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and was adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Wright. Generation Kill is an American seven-part television miniseries produced for HBO that aired from July 13 to August 24, 2008. American TV series or program Generation Kill
