Miniseries the long road home

The long road home 2017 national geographic miniseries subscribe. Though narrow in scope, the long road home is a sobering and respectfully told tribute to soldiers and their families. The long road home tv miniseries 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The series, the long road home was created by showrunner, mikko alanne the 33, 5 days of war and is one of national geographics riveting scripted programs. Army unit trapped in during the first day of the siege of sadr city in 2004. The long road home follows a similar narrative structure to raddatzs book laying out events, one after the other, with viewers left to draw their own conclusions about how it all adds up, and.

Based on correspondent martha raddatzs new york times bestselling book, the long road home, the series of the same name is an emotional ride. This article is within the scope of wikiproject television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve wikipedia articles about television programs. The long road home tv miniseries 2017 the long road. Over eight episodes, this scripted miniseries cuts between the action on the ground in iraq and the homefront back in texas, where families await news, expecting the worst. Some typical hollywood stuff like sights if an acog while a soldier is. One quick note the long road home shows graphic scenes of injury, carnage, and violence. Continuing to ramp up their scripted programming, national geographic channel is developing a miniseries, based on martha raddatzs bestselling novel the long road home, the ca. A story of war and family, written by martha raddatz. New miniseries focuses on soldiers experiences in iraq by sean kimmons, army news service while on the set of an upcoming tv show revolving around a deadly ambush that he and other 1st cavalry division soldiers endured in iraq, eric bourquin managed to get the emotional healing he had sought for years. A small platoon of soldiers with the 1st cavalry division out of fort hood, texas, was ambushed in the baghdad suburb. A 760foot long roadway represents route delta in sadr city, iraq. The series stars michael kelly,jason ritter,kate bosworth,sarah wayne callies, jeremy sisto and patrick schwarzenegger. Casting speaking roles for the national geographic channel television miniseries the long road home, based on the book by martha raddatz.

Kate bosworth is the latest big name to join the cast of the long road home. Long road home miniseries i havent seen anyone mention the national geographic miniseries the long road home. New miniseries focuses on soldiers experiences in iraq. Now the story of that day will be told through a television miniseries called the long road home, which debuts at 8 p. The miniseries premiered on november 7, 2017,on national.

The production is an upcoming national geographic miniseries that. The long road home miniseries michael kelly as lieutenant colonel gary volesky. Martha raddatz on nat geo miniseries the long road home. Yet for those who can handle the authentic war scenes, this miniseries can be an education not only in the realities of war, but in the realities of life. National geographic channel has greenlit the long road home scripted miniseries, based on martha raddatzs new york times bestseller. Kansas city soldier tomas youngs war continues in the. The series is based on the acclaimed new york times bestselling book, the long road home.

The long road home is a miniseries on the national geographic channel that airs on tuesday nights at 10 est9 cst. The long road home is a dramatic tv miniseries from the national geographic channel premiering november 7th, 2017 that follows american forces in sadr, iraq in 2004 who are ambushed by islamic militants and face extreme odds to survive. Long road home miniseries tells the human story of. The iraq war miniseries the long road home contains some sequences that are powerfully affecting. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. The long road home is a miniseries based on the bestseller by abc news chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. Its different than anything ive ever done abc news martha raddatz reflects. The first episode of the long road home airs tuesday on the national geographic channel. Watch natgeos iraq war miniseries the long road home. By sean kimmons, army news service november 7, 2017. Now, this deadly day is being turned into an eightpart miniseries, the long road home, premiering on national geographic channel, tuesday, nov. Martha raddatz reflects on her upcoming miniseries about black sunday. A story of war and family by martha raddatz, which tells the story of a u. Black sunday the long road home new miniseries focuses.

If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join the discussion. Kenosha couples son at the center of the long road home. The long road home miniseries and the real battle behind. The long road home tells the story of the eighthour battle in sadr city on april 4, 2004, that followed the ambush of a newlyarrived american platoon. The long road home the miniseries takes viewers inside a battle on april 4, 2004, in the streets of sadr city, iraq a shia neighborhood in baghdad. Based on the new york times bestselling book by internationally acclaimed journalist martha raddatz, the long road home tells the story of black sunday, when a small platoon of.

Theres often an arresting clarity to the way it depicts the taking or the saving of a. Kate bosworth cast in iraq miniseries the long road home. Based on martha raddatzs new york times bestseller of the same name, the series relives a heroic fight for survival during the iraq war, when the 1st cavalry division from fort hood was. American forces occupying iraq are ambushed in a baghdad neighborhood. Martha raddatz reflects on her upcoming miniseries about. Young, who was raised in kansas city, was among the more than 60. Bonilla, jon beavers, joey luthman, darius homayoun. Although fourth of july had far better acting and direction. The fight to rescue the platoon from 25 cav is dramatized in national geographic channels miniseries the long road home, which begins nov. The long road home is an american drama miniseries created by mikko alanne. Over eight episodes, this scripted miniseries cuts between the action on the ground in iraq and the homefront back in.

In the long road home, these are characters who blame america, turn on america and join the resistance to oppose the soldiers they previously fought. Each episode of the eightpart miniseries is an hour long to match the length of the eighthour battle. Stars of long road home on their new miniseries video. The long road home, a natgeo miniseries about the iraq war, revisits black sunday through the eyes of various veterans. Michael kelly, kate bosworth star in first trailer for nat geo miniseries this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Told in real time through the eyes of untested soldiers in combat for the first time, their families anxiously awaiting news on the home front, and ordinary iraqis trapped in the chaos. The series stars michael kelly, jason ritter, kate bosworth, sarah wayne callies, jeremy sisto, noel fisher, jon. The long road home trailer 2017 national geographic mini. The long road home casting call third coast extras. It would not be appropriate for children under, and even for older teens sensitive to violence. The set was constructed at a fort hood training range and serves as a key location for the filming of the long road home, an eightpart miniseries that tells the story of a 1st cav. The movie id most closely compare this long road home series to is oliver stones born on the fourth of july starring tom cruise.