Strike Back is a British action thriller military television series, broadcasting on Sky One in the United Kingdom, and Cinemax in the United States. It is based on a novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service (SAS) soldier Chris Ryan. Strike Back follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), who operate several high risk, priority missions throughout the globe.
The series began broadcasting on Sky One on 5 May 2010, showing the first six-part series. After a second series was commissioned, it was announced that Cinemax would co-produce the franchise. The ten-part second series, undergoing the banner title Project Dawn in the United Kingdom, first aired on Cinemax on 12 August 2011. A ten-part third series, under the banner title Strike Back: Vengeance , has aired in the United Kingdom and United States. The fourth series, Strike Back: Shadow Warfare , has aired both in the United Kingdom, and the United States. The fifth series, Strike Back: Legacy , aired from 3 June to 29 July 2015. A sixth series, Strike Back: Retribution , began airing in the UK on 31 October 2017. A seventh series, Strike Back: Revolution , began airing in the US on 25 January 2019.
As of 05 May 2022, 76 episodes have aired.
Series | Banner title | Episodes | Originally released | First aired | Last aired | ||
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First released | Last released | ||||||
1 | Strike Back | 6 | 5 May 2010 | 19 May 2010 | 25 October 2013 | 29 November 2013 | |
2 | Project Dawn | 10 | 21 August 2011 | 23 October 2011 | 12 August 2011 | 21 October 2011 | |
3 | Vengeance | 10 | 2 September 2012 | 4 November 2012 | 17 August 2012 | 12 October 2012 | |
4 | Shadow Warfare | 10 | 28 October 2013 | 30 December 2013 | 9 August 2013 | 18 October 2013 | |
5 | Legacy | 10 | 3 June 2015 | 29 July 2015 | 31 July 2015 | 9 October 2015 | |
6 | Retribution | 10 | 31 October 2017 | 28 February 2018 | 2 February 2018 | 6 April 2018 | |
7 | Revolution | 10 | 28 February 2019 | 2 May 2019 | 25 January 2019 | 29 March 2019 | |
8 | Vendetta | 10 | 25 February 2020 | 28 April 2020 | 14 February 2020 | 17 April 2020 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [1] |
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1 | Episode 1 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 25 October 2013 | 0.259 [2] | 5 May 2010 | 1.008 |
2 | Episode 2 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 1 November 2013 | 0.218 | 5 May 2010 | 0.803 |
3 | Episode 3 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 8 November 2013 | 0.301 | 12 May 2010 | 0.857 |
4 | Episode 4 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 15 November 2013 | 0.275 | 12 May 2010 | 0.764 |
5 | Episode 5 | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 22 November 2013 | 0.279 | 19 May 2010 | 0.890 |
6 | Episode 6 | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 29 November 2013 | N/A | 19 May 2010 | 0.872 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [3] |
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7 | Episode 1 | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 12 August 2011 | 0.567 [4] | 21 August 2011 | 1.137 |
8 | Episode 2 | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 19 August 2011 | 0.169 [5] | 28 August 2011 | 1.185 |
9 | Episode 3 | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 26 August 2011 | 0.255 [6] | 4 September 2011 | 1.098 |
10 | Episode 4 | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 9 September 2011 | 0.212 [7] | 11 September 2011 | 1.090 |
11 | Episode 5 | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 16 September 2011 | 0.302 [8] | 18 September 2011 | 0.982 |
12 | Episode 6 | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 23 September 2011 | 0.336 | 25 September 2011 | 1.022 |
13 | Episode 7 | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 30 September 2011 | 0.270 [9] | 2 October 2011 | 0.943 |
14 | Episode 8 | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 7 October 2011 | 0.335 [10] | 9 October 2011 | 1.104 |
15 | Episode 9 | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 14 October 2011 | 0.244 [11] | 16 October 2011 | 1.061 |
16 | Episode 10 | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 21 October 2011 | 0.249 [12] | 23 October 2011 | 1.126 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [13] |
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17 | Episode 1 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 | 0.390 [14] | 2 September 2012 | 0.770 |
18 | Episode 2 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 | 0.390 [14] | 9 September 2012 | 0.749 |
19 | Episode 3 | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 24 August 2012 | 0.333 [15] | 16 September 2012 | 0.725 |
20 | Episode 4 | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 31 August 2012 | 0.266 [16] | 23 September 2012 | 0.693 |
21 | Episode 5 | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 7 September 2012 | 0.325 [17] | 30 September 2012 | 0.751 |
22 | Episode 6 | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 14 September 2012 | 0.263 [18] | 7 October 2012 | 0.736 |
23 | Episode 7 | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 21 September 2012 | 0.358 [19] | 14 October 2012 | 0.885 |
24 | Episode 8 | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 28 September 2012 | 0.310 [20] | 21 October 2012 | 0.849 |
25 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 5 October 2012 | 0.235 [21] | 28 October 2012 | 0.821 |
26 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 12 October 2012 | 0.249 [22] | 4 November 2012 | 0.826 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [23] |
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27 | Episode 1 | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 9 August 2013 | 0.493 [24] | 28 October 2013 | 0.796 [nb 1] |
28 | Episode 2 | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 16 August 2013 | 0.364 [25] | 4 November 2013 | 0.805 [nb 2] |
29 | Episode 3 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 23 August 2013 | 0.331 [26] | 11 November 2013 | 0.781 [nb 3] |
30 | Episode 4 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 6 September 2013 | 0.506 [27] | 18 November 2013 | 0.726 [nb 4] |
31 | Episode 5 | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 13 September 2013 | 0.417 [28] | 25 November 2013 | 0.732 [nb 5] |
32 | Episode 6 | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 20 September 2013 | 0.447 [29] | 2 December 2013 | 0.701 [nb 6] |
33 | Episode 7 | Stephen Woolfenden | Simon Burke & Ben Newman | 27 September 2013 | 0.309 [30] | 9 December 2013 | 0.820 [nb 7] |
34 | Episode 8 | Stephen Woolfenden | Michael J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan | 4 October 2013 | 0.312 [31] | 16 December 2013 | 0.832 [nb 8] |
35 | Episode 9 | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 11 October 2013 | 0.400 | 23 December 2013 | 0.742 [nb 9] |
36 | Episode 10 | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 18 October 2013 | 0.436 | 30 December 2013 | 0.709 [nb 10] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [32] |
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37 | Episode 1 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 31 July 2015 | 0.237 [33] | 3 June 2015 | 0.989 [nb 11] |
38 | Episode 2 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 7 August 2015 | 0.275 [34] | 10 June 2015 | 0.718 [nb 12] |
39 | Episode 3 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 14 August 2015 | 0.221 [35] | 17 June 2015 | 0.609 [nb 13] |
40 | Episode 4 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 21 August 2015 | 0.204 [36] | 24 June 2015 | 0.611 [nb 14] |
41 | Episode 5 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian | 28 August 2015 | 0.251 [37] | 1 July 2015 | 0.798 [nb 15] |
42 | Episode 6 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian | 11 September 2015 | 0.234 [38] | 8 July 2015 | 0.626 [nb 16] |
43 | Episode 7 | M. J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic & Ed Whitmore | 18 September 2015 | 0.166 [39] | 15 July 2015 | 0.558 [nb 17] |
44 | Episode 8 | M. J. Bassett | Ed Whitmore & Jack Lothian | 25 September 2015 | 0.280 [40] | 22 July 2015 | 0.591 [nb 18] |
45 | Episode 9 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 October 2015 [41] | 0.196 [42] | 29 July 2015 | 0.810 [nb 19] |
46 | Episode 10 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 9 October 2015 [41] | 0.286 [43] | 29 July 2015 | 0.694 [nb 20] |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [44] |
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47 | Episode 1 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 February 2018 | 0.135 [45] | 31 October 2017 | 0.503 |
48 | Episode 2 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 9 February 2018 | 0.133 [46] | 7 November 2017 | 0.822 |
49 | Episode 3 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie | 16 February 2018 | 0.089 [47] | 14 November 2017 | 0.754 |
50 | Episode 4 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie | 23 February 2018 | 0.138 [48] | 21 November 2017 | 0.555 |
51 | Episode 5 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 March 2018 | 0.112 [49] | 28 November 2017 | 0.569 |
52 | Episode 6 | Debs Paterson | Jack Lothian | 9 March 2018 | 0.093 [50] | 31 January 2018 | 0.602 |
53 | Episode 7 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian & Simon Allen | 16 March 2018 | 0.132 [46] | 7 February 2018 | 0.660 |
54 | Episode 8 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian & Simon Allen | 23 March 2018 | 0.145 [51] | 14 February 2018 | 0.562 |
55 | Episode 9 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 30 March 2018 | 0.130 [52] | 21 February 2018 | 0.516 |
56 | Episode 10 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 6 April 2018 | 0.095 [53] | 28 February 2018 | 0.527 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date [54] | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [55] |
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57 | 1 | Episode 1 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 25 January 2019 | 0.116 [56] | 28 February 2019 | 0.447 |
58 | 2 | Episode 2 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 1 February 2019 | 0.113 [57] | 7 March 2019 | 0.616 |
59 | 3 | Episode 3 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 8 February 2019 | 0.060 [58] | 14 March 2019 | 0.631 |
60 | 4 | Episode 4 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 15 February 2019 | 0.114 [59] | 21 March 2019 | 0.59 |
61 | 5 | Episode 5 | Steve Shill | Jack Lothian | 22 February 2019 | 0.090 [60] | 28 March 2019 | 0.656 |
62 | 6 | Episode 6 | Steve Shill | Jack Lothian | 1 March 2019 | 0.096 [61] | 4 April 2019 | 0.564 |
63 | 7 | Episode 7 | Mark Everest | Jack Lothian & Chris Cornwell | 8 March 2019 | 0.121 [62] | 11 April 2019 | 0.608 |
64 | 8 | Episode 8 | Mark Everest | Jack Lothian | 15 March 2019 | 0.127 [63] | 18 April 2019 | 0.559 |
65 | 9 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 22 March 2019 | 0.100 [64] | 25 April 2019 | 0.515 |
66 | 10 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 29 March 2019 | 0.133 [65] | 2 May 2019 | 0.504 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date [54] | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [66] |
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67 | 1 | Episode 1 | Paul Wilmshurst & Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 14 February 2020 | 0.077 [67] | 25 February 2020 | 0.441 |
68 | 2 | Episode 2 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 21 February 2020 | 0.059 [68] | 3 March 2020 | 0.808 |
69 | 3 | Episode 3 | Bill Eagles | James Dormer & Jack Lothian | 28 February 2020 | 0.063 [69] | 10 March 2020 | 0.69 |
70 | 4 | Episode 4 | Bill Eagles | James Dormer & Jack Lothian | 6 March 2020 | 0.034 [70] | 17 March 2020 | 0.553 |
71 | 5 | Episode 5 | Jon Jones | Jack Lothian | 13 March 2020 | 0.093 [71] | 24 March 2020 | 0.244 |
72 | 6 | Episode 6 | Jon Jones | Jack Lothian | 20 March 2020 | 0.059 [72] | 31 March 2020 | 0.61 |
73 | 7 | Episode 7 | John Strickland | Jack Lothian | 27 March 2020 | 0.100 [73] | 7 April 2020 | 0.664 |
74 | 8 | Episode 8 | John Strickland | Jack Lothian | 3 April 2020 | 0.089 [74] | 14 April 2020 | 0.647 |
75 | 9 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 10 April 2020 | 0.044 [75] | 21 April 2020 | 0.643 |
76 | 10 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 17 April 2020 | 0.133 [76] | 28 April 2020 | 0.744 |
Series | DVD release dates | ||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
1 | — | 5 May 2011 [77] | 5 May 2011 [78] |
2 | 7 August 2012 [79] | 14 November 2011 [80] | 5 December 2012 [81] |
3 | 6 August 2013 [82] | 5 November 2012 [83] | 24 December 2014 [84] |
4 | 4 August 2015 [85] | 6 January 2014 [86] | — |
5 | 1 March 2016 | 10 August 2015 [87] | — |
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