The Pacific aired in 2010 and was nominated for 24 Primetime Emmy Awards and winning eight including Outstanding Miniseries.
The series, penned by Brothers vet John Orloff, was originally ordered by HBO in 2013 following the critical acclaim the two previous series attained.
Hanks and Spielberg will executive produce the series alongside Gary Goetzman for Hanks and Goetzman’s Playtone and Spielberg’s Amblin Television.
Also attached to the project are Orloff, who will co-executive produce with Justified‘s Graham Yost, Amblin TV’s Daryl Frank and Justin Falvey and Playtone’s Steven Shareshian.