Band Of Brothers’ UK Controversy Explained (& Why It Was Ridiculous)

Despite being hailed as an overall phenomenal wartime miniseries upon its release in 2001, Band of Brothers faced some controversy in the UK. Inspired by the book written by Stephen Ambrose and produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks hot on the heels of Saving Private Ryan, it starred Damian Lewis, Michael Fassbender, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, and more as members of Easy Company, the U.S. Army’s 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. The 10-part miniseries transported fans back to Europe in the mid-1940s and was hailed for its sense of realism.