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Strike Back

TV·2010–2020·8 seasons, 76 episodes·Cinemax·Drama, Action, War·1h·8.3·Created by Jed Mercurio, Marigo Kehoe

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Strike Back is a British/American action and military television series, based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Defence Intelligence service (DI), who operate several high risk, priority missions throughout the globe.

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  1. 01Strike Back S03E06Vengeance: Episode 6S03E06 · 8.4Stonebridge seeks revenge on Craig Hanson after he turns up in Cape Town, South Africa. Meanwhile, Scott reconnects with a Mossad agent who's been following their case, but with a different set of orders; Knox hustles Evans to a secret installation and explains how he intends to turn his country into a world power.
  2. 02Strike Back S03E09Vengeance: Episode 9S03E09 · 8.4Knox plans on unloading nuclear bombs into politically unstable African nations, while Matlock reveals why he joined Knox.
  3. 03Strike Back S01E01Iraq: Part 1S01E01 · 8.3Still haunted by the memory of a disastrous Special Forces mission which he led in 2003, John Porter is given an opportunity to redeem himself by returning to Iraq to rescue a kidnapped TV reporter.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2010Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S01E01Strike Back S01E01Season's bestIraq: Part 1May 5, 2010 8.3Still haunted by the memory of a disastrous Special Forces mission which he led in 2003, John Porter is given an opportunity to redeem himse
  2. S01E02Strike Back S01E02Iraq: Part 2May 5, 2010 8.2After locating the terrorist safe house Katie is being held in, Porter is also taken prisoner, and Hugh Collinson and a team at Section 20 h
  3. S01E03Strike Back S01E03Zimbabwe: Part 1May 12, 2010 8.0Collinson sends Porter undercover to Zimbabwe on a mission to break a former British soldier who was involved in a political assassination o
  4. S01E04Strike Back S01E04Zimbabwe: Part 2May 12, 2010 8.0Porter and Masuku become the hunted as a bushman tracker leads the relentless Zimbabwean authorities after them, and Layla Thompson becomes
  5. S01E05Strike Back S01E05Afghanistan: Part 1May 19, 2010 7.9When a hacker interferes with air support causing a British missile to hit American forces, Porter is assigned the mission to find the man r
  6. S01E06Strike Back S01E06Afghanistan: Part 2May 19, 2010 8.0Porter's life is in danger when he finds himself trapped in a rebels' base in Pakistan. When he manages to escape, he learns that Hugh Colli

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2011Aired 8.1Season avg
  1. S02E01Strike Back S02E01Season's bestProject Dawn: Episode 1August 12, 2011 8.3British sergeant Michael Stonebridge recruits help from Ex-Delta Force operative Damien Scott when Section 20 agent John Porter is kidnapped
  2. S02E02Strike Back S02E02Project Dawn: Episode 2August 19, 2011 8.1Scott and Stonebridge discover that the terrorists in the hotel are searching for Mahmood. Grant learns that Latif's real goal is to capture
  3. S02E03Strike Back S02E03Project Dawn: Episode 3August 26, 2011 8.3Stonebridge, Scott, and Marshall stake out a trio of suspects in South Africa who might have some information about Latif. Ex-IRA leader, Da
  4. S02E04Strike Back S02E04Project Dawn: Episode 4September 9, 2011 8.1At a remote facility outside Cape Town, Connolly closes in on his WMD prize, while Stonebridge and Scott are faced with dilemmas that could
  5. S02E05Strike Back S02E05Project Dawn: Episode 5September 16, 2011 7.9Stonebridge and Scott pose as aides for arms dealer Gerald Crawford to negotiate the release of hostage, Dr. Clare Somersby.
  6. S02E06Strike Back S02E06Project Dawn: Episode 6September 23, 2011 8.1The first attempt to rescue Clare ends with Scott in the hospital and Stonebridge in pursuit with Crawford and Jacoub. Tahir takes Clare to
  7. S02E07Strike Back S02E07Project Dawn: Episode 7September 30, 2011 8.1Stonebridge and Scott go to Kosovo to exchange a prisoner for kidnapped European Union officials.
  8. S02E08Strike Back S02E08Project Dawn: Episode 8October 7, 2011 8.2Scott and Stonebridge are held captive with the four EU hostages in the wilderness of Kosovo. Hasani plans to sell Dana as a sex slave, and
  9. S02E09Strike Back S02E09Project Dawn: Episode 9October 14, 2011 8.1The boys are called away after MI5 team traced Latif to Chechen rebels country hideout, which turns out to be an abandoned vast Soviet area
  10. S02E10Strike Back S02E10Project Dawn: Episode 10October 21, 2011 7.9Latif is finally in Section 20's clutches. The team frantically tries to discover the bombers' target and for that they need Latif to talk.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2012Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S03E01Strike Back S03E01Vengeance: Episode 1August 17, 2012 8.3Damian Scott is sent to Mogadishu, Somalia to rescue British diplomats after they are kidnapped by warlord Huseyin Waabri. Meanwhile Michael
  2. S03E02Strike Back S03E02Vengeance: Episode 2August 17, 2012 8.0Scott learns that one of the hostages is a high-ranking military intelligence operative and that Waabri is planning to sell nuclear devices
  3. S03E03Strike Back S03E03Vengeance: Episode 3August 24, 2012 8.2Scott and Stonebridge track down a radical Islamic cleric in order to recover the nuclear devices, but are sidetracked by a CIA air strike a
  4. S03E04Strike Back S03E04Vengeance: Episode 4August 31, 2012 8.3Scott and Stonebridge prepare for an attack by Al Qaeda while holed up in an Algerian farmhouse with the nomad leader and the wounded courie
  5. S03E05Strike Back S03E05Vengeance: Episode 5September 7, 2012 8.1The trail of the missing nuclear triggers leads to Cape Town, South Africa, where kidnappers abduct the children of an expatriate munitions
  6. S03E06Strike Back S03E06Season's bestVengeance: Episode 6September 14, 2012 8.4Stonebridge seeks revenge on Craig Hanson after he turns up in Cape Town, South Africa. Meanwhile, Scott reconnects with a Mossad agent who'
  7. S03E07Strike Back S03E07Vengeance: Episode 7September 21, 2012 8.3Knox extricates a political leader from a Zimbabwe prison, and the unit tries to catch up with the escapee by tracking his activist daughter
  8. S03E08Strike Back S03E08Vengeance: Episode 8September 28, 2012 8.3Community unrest plagues South Africa and Zimbabwe following Lutulu's shooting. Stonebridge questions the shooter, while Scott, Lilian and L
  9. S03E09Strike Back S03E09Vengeance: Episode 9October 5, 2012 8.4Knox plans on unloading nuclear bombs into politically unstable African nations, while Matlock reveals why he joined Knox.
  10. S03E10Strike Back S03E10Vengeance: Episode 10October 12, 2012 8.0In order to stop Knox, Scott comes to Bryant for assistance. Meanwhile Stonebridge has trouble focusing on the mission as he is bent on reve

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2013Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S04E01Strike Back S04E01Shadow Warfare: Episode 1August 9, 2013 7.7Enjoying a long-deserved vacation, Scott and Stonebridge are recalled after a fellow Section 20 member dies while pursuing the elusive terro
  2. S04E02Strike Back S04E02Shadow Warfare: Episode 2August 16, 2013 7.8Out of options and hunted by the resourceful cartel, Section 20 goes for a longshot and attempts an assault in downtown Bogota, hoping to ob
  3. S04E03Strike Back S04E03Shadow Warfare: Episode 3August 23, 2013 7.8Although they are uncertain of others' loyalties, the team must work with an asset in Beirut to get a lead on James Leatherby, a dangerous a
  4. S04E04Strike Back S04E04Shadow Warfare: Episode 4September 6, 2013 7.7Section 20 attempts a risky rescue for a potential new ally. Now veering close to the edge, but determined to find the truth, Dalton goes AW
  5. S04E05Strike Back S04E05Shadow Warfare: Episode 5September 13, 2013 7.8While recovering from a shocking turn of events, Section 20 faces a different threat: a new enemy joining forces with an old one. Locke draw
  6. S04E06Strike Back S04E06Shadow Warfare: Episode 6September 20, 2013 7.8Section 20 is torn between devoting their resources to the mission or saving one of their own. Stonebridge's health continues to affect him
  7. S04E07Strike Back S04E07Season's bestShadow Warfare: Episode 7September 27, 2013 8.0The team tracks stolen property to Russia, where Scott and Stonebridge continue their side careers as "outlaws." As Stonebridge's health con
  8. S04E08Strike Back S04E08Shadow Warfare: Episode 8October 4, 2013 7.8Scott looks for an escape from Black Bear Prison, while Locke becomes suspicious of Kamali. The team races to locate Stonebridge, whose cond
  9. S04E09Strike Back S04E09Shadow Warfare: Episode 9October 11, 2013 7.7Scott and Stonebridge try to keep their promise to protect Ester; Richmond and Martinez follow an Al-Zuhari associate; the team sets out to
  10. S04E10Strike Back S04E10Shadow Warfare: Episode 10October 18, 2013 7.7Scott and Stonebridge face a new pivotal player in Al-Zuhari's plan, and with an imminent attack looming, the team resorts to questionable m

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2015Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S05E01Strike Back S05E01Legacy: Episode 1June 3, 2015 7.6The daughter of Thailand's British ambassador is kidnapped, so Stonebridge, Scott and the rest of the team sign up for another do-or-die try
  2. S05E02Strike Back S05E02Legacy: Episode 2June 10, 2015 7.4Section 20 try to track down the real culprits behind the embassy attack, starting with getting information from gangster Ray McQueen.
  3. S05E03Strike Back S05E03Legacy: Episode 3June 17, 2015 7.3Locke works out that his long-time friend is working with the dangerous Yakuza and Office 39. Scott needs to protect his son after they find
  4. S05E04Strike Back S05E04Legacy: Episode 4June 24, 2015 7.4Scott has a serious talk with his son whilst the rest of Section 20 form an uneasy alliance with a couple of CIA mercenaries as they go afte
  5. S05E05Strike Back S05E05Legacy: Episode 5July 1, 2015 7.6The action comes thick and fast as Section 20 super soldiers Scott and Stonebridge risk war (and family) to destroy the stolen Vanadium.
  6. S05E06Strike Back S05E06Legacy: Episode 6July 8, 2015 7.2Scott and Stonebridge make a major mistake and fall into the clutches of North Korean agent Li-Na, leaving Locke having to defy orders to ge
  7. S05E07Strike Back S05E07Legacy: Episode 7July 15, 2015 7.4The battle with Li-Na moves to Europe as Section 20 try to get back on her trail. Locke gets a chance to confront his nemesis.
  8. S05E08Strike Back S05E08Legacy: Episode 8July 22, 2015 7.5When Section 20 discovers that Li-Na is mounting a nuclear attack, Locke neglects the mission in order to avenge the murder of his son.
  9. S05E09Strike Back S05E09Season's bestLegacy: Episode 9July 29, 2015 7.9It's all-out action as Locke defies Whitehall to take super soldiers Scott and Stonebridge on mission to stop Li-Na attacking the UN HQ in G
  10. S05E10Strike Back S05E10Legacy: Episode 10July 29, 2015 7.8The high-octane drama concludes in spectacular style.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2017–18Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S06E01Strike Back S06E01Season's bestRetribution: Episode 1October 31, 2017 7.5The hit action drama storms back with a new team, a new enemy and new rules. A dangerous terrorist is on the loose and it's up to Section 20
  2. S06E02Strike Back S06E02Retribution: Episode 2November 7, 2017 7.4Just as Mac's revenge looks in reach, the team are sent on a life or death mission to extract a devious arms dealer (Trevor Eve) from war-to
  3. S06E03Strike Back S06E03Retribution: Episode 3November 14, 2017 7.1As Jane Lowry surfaces in Budapest, Mac and Wyatt are forced to go undercover to infiltrate a dangerous group of white supremacists that has
  4. S06E04Strike Back S06E04Retribution: Episode 4November 21, 2017 7.0Things aren't looking good for Mac. He's blown his cover and is now facing certain death. Donovan digs into Zarin's past... and she doesn't
  5. S06E05Strike Back S06E05Retribution: Episode 5November 28, 2017 6.9Section 20 must stop Lowry and Dr Markov from making and unleashing a deadly chemical weapon. In desperate need of intel, Novin infiltrates
  6. S06E06Strike Back S06E06Retribution: Episode 6January 31, 2018 7.0Locked, loaded and set to resume their high-stakes mission, Section 20 are back. And they've got a big problem on their hands.
  7. S06E07Strike Back S06E07Retribution: Episode 7February 7, 2018 6.8It's Section 20 v Jane Lowry in a race to get to Omair Idrisi. It's a mission that hurls comms officer Jensen into extreme danger.
  8. S06E08Strike Back S06E08Retribution: Episode 8February 14, 2018 6.7Jensen starts to delve into Project Tenebrae, while Mac and Wyatt head to the black site where Idrisi is imprisoned to break him out before
  9. S06E09Strike Back S06E09Retribution: Episode 9February 21, 2018 6.9The team run into trouble as they race to get Idrisi back across Europe. The surprises keep coming as they learn the truth about Jensen and
  10. S06E10Strike Back S06E10Retribution: Episode 10February 28, 2018 6.7Section 20 are desperate to clear their names. And to do so, they hatch a big and wreckless plan.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season07Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2019Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S07E01Strike Back S07E01Silent War: Episode 1January 25, 2019 7.4Six months after their last mission, three members of the British special-ops team Section 20 - Gracie Novin, Samuel Wyatt and Thomas "Mac"
  2. S07E02Strike Back S07E02Silent War: Episode 2February 1, 2019 7.2Section 20 forges an uneasy alliance with Zarkova in hopes of tracking down a stolen nuclear warhead in Kuala Lumpur. The group is frustrate
  3. S07E03Strike Back S07E03Silent War: Episode 3February 8, 2019 7.4Section 20's search for the missing nuclear warhead leads them to Goa, India, where three scientists have been kidnapped by Gopan, a militan
  4. S07E04Strike Back S07E04Silent War: Episode 4February 15, 2019 7.5As Wyatt is tortured by Vartak's henchmen, Mac presses her corrupt lawyer to hand over an encrypted hard drive that might hold clues to the
  5. S07E05Strike Back S07E05Silent War: Episode 5February 22, 2019 7.4Following a high-speed jungle ambush in Myanmar, the suitcase nukes end up in the hands of Jean-Baptiste Zaza, a brutal Rwandan drug lord wi
  6. S07E06Strike Back S07E06Silent War: Episode 6March 1, 2019 7.5After ditching the seaplane they hijacked, Novin and Zarkova find themselves at the mercy of corrupt police, while Mac and Wyatt take tempor
  7. S07E07Strike Back S07E07Silent War: Episode 7March 8, 2019 7.5As Wyatt convalesces, Coltrane, Mac and Novin embark on a covert, 24-hour mission inside Russia to extract an FSB analyst with potentially v
  8. S07E08Strike Back S07E08Season's bestSilent War: Episode 8March 15, 2019 7.6Coltrane defends his decision to go rogue with S20. After tailing Hassan and the nuclear suitcase to a deserted shopping mall in Jakarta, Wy
  9. S07E09Strike Back S07E09Silent War: Episode 9March 22, 2019 7.6In pursuit of Pavel, Section 20 clashes with two other Russian renegades, Natasha Petrenko and Artem Orlov, as they attempt to purchase soph
  10. S07E10Strike Back S07E10Silent War: Episode 10March 29, 2019 7.6Section 20 faces an ultimate dilemma as it battles Pavel and his team of Russian turncoats for keys to Soviet-era missiles thought to have b

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2020Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S08E01Strike Back S08E01Vendetta: Episode 1February 14, 2020 8.0The members of covert antiterrorism unit Section 20 - Novin, Wyatt , Mac  and Chetri  - are reunited by commanding officer Coltrane under th
  2. S08E02Strike Back S08E02Vendetta: Episode 2February 21, 2020 7.9After catching wind of a feud brewing between Edon and his son Loric, S20 launches a raid on their family business in hopes of extracting th
  3. S08E03Strike Back S08E03Vendetta: Episode 3February 28, 2020 7.9Section 20 finds itself in Tel Aviv, where Kogan - the former security chief of a secure Russian research facility - has escaped with a dead
  4. S08E04Strike Back S08E04Vendetta: Episode 4March 6, 2020 8.2Novin is forced to cooperate with Topal and Danny, as Spencer gives the squad an ultimatum. After an explosive stand-off with Zayef and Mahi
  5. S08E05Strike Back S08E05Vendetta: Episode 5March 13, 2020 7.9When the location of Zayef's hideout is compromised, S20 raids the premises, leading to a confrontation that finds Mac defying orders to kee
  6. S08E06Strike Back S08E06Vendetta: Episode 6March 20, 2020 7.8Long after the incident in Munich, Wyatt and Novin reunite with Mac, who has since left the military. But while he lives out a seemingly idy
  7. S08E07Strike Back S08E07Vendetta: Episode 7March 27, 2020 7.8Spencer joins S20 to take down Zayef for good. But when intel leads them back to the Demachi's, S20 finds itself embroiled in a feud that ma
  8. S08E08Strike Back S08E08Vendetta: Episode 8April 3, 2020 8.0S20 plans to storm a freighter carrying weapons, but when Spencer administers a kill order, Coltrane grows suspicious. As members of S20 con
  9. S08E09Strike Back S08E09Season's bestVendetta: Episode 9April 10, 2020 8.3With Chetri in the wind and Carolyn on their tail, Novin, Wyatt and Coltrane are forced to weigh loyalty against duty and self-preservation;
  10. S08E10Strike Back S08E10Vendetta: Episode 10April 17, 2020 8.0After receiving shocking intel from an unlikely Russian informant, S20 decides to reunite for one final mission to track down Arianna and av

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

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