24 Years Later, the Greatest WWII Show of All Time Surges on Streaming

24 Years Later, the Greatest WWII Show of All Time Surges on Streaming Donnie Wahlberg as a soldier, shouting in Band of Brothers.Image via HBO By  Rahul Malhotra Published 34 minutes ago Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once.

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It's rare to find that something inspired by a great piece of filmmaking turns out to be equally influential, but that's exactly what happened when director Steven Spielberg and star Tom Hanks collaborated on the HBO limited series Band of Brothers, after working together on the film Saving Private Ryan. The movie emerged as an instant classic, grossing nearly $500 million worldwide and instantly being recognized as one of the greatest war films ever made. It was only a few years later that Spielberg and Hanks co-produced the show Band of Brothers, which also happened to be set during World War 2. The series is often ranked among the greatest ever produced, and remains a perennial favorite on home video. It recently witnessed a spike in viewership on Apple TV, along with several other HBO titles.

According to FlixPatrol, Band of Brothers was among the most-watched shows on the domestic Apple TV charts this week, along with fellow HBO titles such as Chernobyl and Generation Kill. Originally released in 2001, the show featured a sprawling ensemble cast that included Damian Lewis, Neal McDonough, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, and more. Band of Brothers was critically acclaimed, and is now sitting at a "certified fresh" 94% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the audience score is perched at a near-perfect 97%. The site's consensus reads, "Band of Brothers offers a visceral, intense look at the horrors of war — and the sacrifices of the millions of ordinary people who served."

Tom Hanks Is a Famous WW2 Aficionado

Hanks and Spielberg partnered up on a couple of spiritual sequels to the 10-episode show. In 2010, they released The Pacific, set in a different arena during WW2. And just last year, they released Masters of the Air, which earned excellent reviews and debuted on Apple TV. The Pacific holds an 89% score on RT, while Masters of the Air is currently sitting at an 85% score. Hanks headlined the blockbuster streaming movie Greyhound, which also debuted on Apple TV. He's set to star in a sequel to the film, which depicted naval warfare during WW2 and earned positive reviews for its gripping action sequences.

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Band of Brothers

Like Follow Followed TV-MA Drama War & Politics Action War Release Date 2001 - 2001 Network HBO Showrunner Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks Directors David Frankel, David Nutter, Mikael Salomon, Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Tom Hanks Writers Bruce C. McKenna, Graham Yost, John Orloff

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• Damian Lewis Richard D. Winters
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The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.

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