MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD’s 'Mini Series of the Month' will be premiering Band of Brothers. The 10-episodic series is a real life story of war heroes, helmed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The show will premiere on 3 and 4 December 5 pm onwards.

Starring a cast comprising Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy, James McAvoy, David Schwimmer, Jimmy Fallon, Colin Hanks, Simon Pegg, Michael Cudlitz, Neal McDonough, Jamie Bamber, Stephen Graham, the show is tagged as one of the finest works ever produced for television and is adapted from the best-selling book of the same name by Stephen E. Ambrose.

The show is the story of the exceptional heroes belonging to Easy Company, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. It highlights their journey from training to airborne landings in Normandy, the Siege of Bastogne and finally all the way to Hitler’s mountain retreat.

The $125 million show has won 34 awards and 24 nominations at award ceremonies across the industry.