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Generation Kill
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About seven-part miniseries on Iraq war
Genres miniseries, drama, war
Created by David Simon
Written by David Simon
Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Kellan Lutz, Michael Kelly, James Ransone, Owain Yeoman, Wilson Bethel, Lee Tergesen, Jon Huertas
Length 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network HBO
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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