Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg did a hell of a job looking at the European theater of WWII with their epic HBO “Band of Brothers” series, and now they’re heading to the water for “The Pacific”.
While we obviously won’t be seeing the 101st Airborne this time, the upcoming 10-part miniseries (described as a “spiritual sequel”) follows a group of Marines during America’s battle with the Japanese. Expect a lot of action involving planes, ships, islands, flamethrowers and swords, from directors like David Nutter (“The X-Files”) and Tim Van Patten (“The Sopranos”). All under the watchful eye of Capt. Dale Dye, of course.