Generation Kill diadaptasi langsung dari buku nonfiksi laris karya Evan Wright, seorang jurnalis dari majalah Rolling Stone . Wright ikut terjun langsung ( embedded reporter ) bersama Korps Marinir Amerika Serikat dari Batalyon Intelijen Pengintai ke-1 (1st Reconnaissance Battalion) selama fase awal invasi menuju Baghdad.
In 2008, HBO revolutionized the television landscape with the release of "Generation Kill," a war drama miniseries that chronicled the experiences of a group of United States Marine Corps infantrymen during the early stages of the Iraq War. Created by David Simon, the show was based on the book of the same name by Evan Wright, a Rolling Stone journalist who embedded with the 1st Recon Battalion during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Nonton Generation Kill
Serial ini tidak memanjakan penonton dengan ledakan terus-menerus. Fokusnya adalah pada percakapan tentara di dalam kendaraan selama berjam-jam. Generation Kill diadaptasi langsung dari buku nonfiksi laris