Miniseries · HBO
Band of Brothers
There was a time when the world asked ordinary men to do extraordinary things.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Cudlitz
Denver (Bull) Randleman
10 eps
Rick Gomez
George Luz
10 eps
Scott Grimes
Donald G. Malarkey
10 eps
Damian Lewis
Richard D. Winters
10 eps
Ron Livingston
Lewis Nixon
10 eps
James Madio
Frank J. Perconte
10 eps
Neal McDonough
Lynn D. (Buck) Compton
10 eps
Donnie Wahlberg
C. Carwood Lipton
10 eps
David Schwimmer
Herbert M. Sobel
3 eps
Kirk Acevedo
Sgt. Toye
16 eps
Marc Warren
Albert Blithe
3 eps
Jason O'Mara
Lt. Thomas Meehan
2 eps
Adam James
Cleveland O. Petty
4 eps
Stephen Graham
Myron Mike Ranney
2 eps
Iain Robertson
George Smith
2 eps
Robin Laing
Edward J. (Babe) Heffron
8 eps
Ben Caplan
Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon, Jr.
5 eps
Philip Barantini
Wayne A. (Skinny) Sisk
9 eps
George Calil
James H. (Mo) Alley, Jr.
8 eps
Doug Allen
Alton M. More
8 eps
Ezra Godden
Robert van Klinken
4 eps
Simon Pegg
William S. Evans
2 eps
Tom Hardy
John A. Janovec
2 eps
Peter O'Meara
Norman S. Dike, Jr.
3 eps
Craig Heaney
Roy W. Cobb
6 eps
Peter McCabe
Donald B. Hoobler
6 eps
Dale Dye
Colonel Robert F. Sink
7 eps
Douglas Spain
Antonio C. Garcia
7 eps
Eion Bailey
David Kenyon Webster
6 eps
Matthew Settle
Ronald C. Speirs
6 eps
Frank John Hughes
William J. Guarnere
7 eps
Nolan Hemmings
Charles E. (Chuck) Grant
8 eps
Michael Fassbender
Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
7 eps
Richard Speight Jr.
Warren H. (Skip) Muck
7 eps
Rick Warden
Harry F. Welsh
8 eps
Marcos D'Cruze
Joseph P. Domingus
2 eps
Laird Macintosh
Jeep Driver
2 eps
Mark Lawrence
William H. Dukeman, Jr.
4 eps
Tim Matthews
Alex M. Penkala, Jr.
7 eps
Phil McKee
Major Robert L. Strayer
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Band of Brothers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Band of Brothers reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Why We Fight
As the Allies move into Germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for Easy Company--until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the German military.
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by John Orloff
S01E07
The Breaking Point
Easy Company battles near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous men. In the episode, the actions of 1st Lt. Norman Dike, the Company's commander, are examined and questioned. Serving as narrator is 1st Sgt. Carwood Lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as they endure their trials in the forest near Foy.
- Directed by David Frankel
- Written by Graham Yost
S01E10
Points
As the Germans surrender, it appears that that the hard days for Easy Company are over as they are stationed in Austria. But they soon learn that those solders without enough service points will be sent to fight in Japan.
- Directed by Mikael Salomon
- Written by Erik Bork, Erik Jendresen
S01E06
Bastogne
Easy Company experiences the Battle of the Bulge and have to hold ground near Bastogne while running low on ammunition and other supplies. The episode focuses on medic Eugene "Doc" Roe as he helps out his fellow soldiers where he can, while also scrounging for medical supplies, of which the Company is dangerously low.
- Directed by David Leland
- Written by Bruce C. McKenna
S01E03
Carentan
Easy Company are sent to liberate the French village of Carentan, where they lose several men in heavy fighting. The episode focuses on Private Albert Blithe, who struggles with crippling anxiety following the battle.
- Directed by Mikael Salomon
- Written by E. Max Frye
S01E04
Replacements
With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.
- Directed by David Nutter
- Written by Graham Yost, Bruce C. McKenna
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E06
He Has Seen War
S00E05
Ron Livingston's Video Diaries
S00E04
We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company
S01E10
Points
- Directed by Mikael Salomon
- Written by Erik Bork, Erik Jendresen
S01E08
The Last Patrol
- Directed by Tony To
- Written by Erik Bork, Bruce C. McKenna
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Tom HanksExecutive Producer
- Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
- Mary RichardsProducer
Writing
- Erik BorkWriter
- John OrloffWriter
- Erik JendresenWriter
- Graham YostWriter
- E. Max FryeWriter
- Bruce C. McKennaWriter
Direction
- Tom HanksDirector
- David LelandDirector
- Mikael SalomonDirector
- Phil Alden RobinsonDirector
- David NutterDirector
- Tony ToDirector
Cinematography
- Remi AdefarasinDirector of Photography
- Joel RansomDirector of Photography
Music
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Golden Globes
1 win · latest 2002
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film2002
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Where to watch
Streaming
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