This **-part HBO television miniseries focuses on Easy Company, a
group of American soldiers in World War II, tracking their
experiences from the beginning of boot camp to the end of the war.
Anchored by actors Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston, the series
gives detailed attention to their experiences as a group, as well
as the way that each of them develops individually. Based on
historian Stephen E. Ambrose's book of real-life accounts, BAND OF
BROTHERS was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks,
who worked together on SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Hanks also directed one
episode, featuring his son, Colin Hanks.
