Generation Kill follows the highly trained Marines of First Recon Battalion through the first 40 days of the Iraq war. The seven-part miniseries portrays the true story of the young Marines' experience at the tip of the spear of the American invasion, as they contend with equipment shortages, incompetent commanding officers, ever-evolving Rules of Engagement and an unclear strategy.
Generation Kill is based on the award-winning book by Evan Wright, who was embedded with First Recon and originally reported the story in a series of articles for Rolling Stone. The series also benefited greatly from from the presence of two of the real-life Marines it depicts - Sgt. Eric Kocher and Cpl. Jeffrey Carisalez - who served as consultants. A third First Recon Marine, Sgt. Rudy Reyes, appears in the miniseries, portraying himself.
Following the airing of the 7th and final installment this past Sunday about a reporter's experiences with the Marines during the 2003 assault on Baghdad, HBO Video is preparing a DVD release of their mini-series
Generation Kill. The 3-disc set will be available on
December 16th, and will run 420 minutes. No further details are available just yet, but we'll update you as soon as the official studio announcement comes through. In the meantime, we have package art for you below! Our thanks to reader Liam Kornegay for the heads-up about this info.
