HBO confirms Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks to begin third WWII miniseries

Third WWII-theme miniseries coming from Hanks, Spielberg - you might remember Band of Brothers and T.

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Published Jan 19, 2013 11:40 PM CST
Updated Mar 10, 2021 1:19 PM CST

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There are leagues of fans of Band of Brothers and The Pacific, but now HBO have confirmed that producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are on-board for a third series set during WWII.

HBO confirms Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks to begin third WWII miniseries | TweakTown.com

The duo will reportedly tap Donald L. Miller's Masters of the Air as their source material, with the miniseries currently not titled. Miller's book is a narrative non-fiction work which tells the story of American bombers in their air campaign against Nazi Germany, focusing on the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force.

There's no ETA on the miniseries, but we should expect the production budget to be absolutely huge. Band of Brothers had a mammoth production budget of $125 and The Pacific blew its budget out to $200 million. So we should expect some big things from the third miniseries and I for one can't wait for it.

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