Cinemax Sets "Strike Back's" Final Season Launch for July 31st

[JamesG]

"Strike Back" Renewed for Fourth and Final Season
Oct 28, 2013
by Liz Raftery


Cinemax has renewed "Strike Back" for a fourth and final season. The final 10 episodes will be shot in Asia and Europe and will air in 2014, Cinemax announced Monday.

The action series stars Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton as operatives in the counterterrorism unit Section 20. Casting for the fourth season has not been announced.

"Strike Back's" third season concluded on Oct. 18.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Strike-B...n-1072612.aspx

[HarryWild]

Unbelievable well scripted action, spy, pursue drama! It goes back to the action type combat action drama shows such as "Combat"!

[JamesG]

Cinemax Sets "Strike Back's" Delayed Final Run for 2015
by Matt Webb Mitovich
July 10, 2014


Cinemax is officially slotting "Strike Back‘s" delayed fourth and final season for sometime in 2015, the cabler disclosed on Thursday at the Television Critics Assoc. summer press tour.

Typically the high-octane action-drama fires off its new episodes in August, but production on Season 4 was paused for six months when series star Sullivan Stapleton, who plays Sgt. Damien Scott, sustained a serious, injury off-set in February.

Stapleton needed the time to recuperate and return to the peak physical condition needed for the action- and stunt-heavy drama.

http://tvline.com/2014/07/10/strike-...-2015-cinemax/

[HarryWild]

Thanks for the update! I planning on getting the complete series on DVD when they box it in 2 years or so!

[JamesG]

New Cast Members Join Cinemax’s "Strike Back" for Fourth & Final Season
by Jen Yamato
September 22, 2014


Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon‘s Michelle Yeoh is heading to Cinemax’s action series "Strike Back" along with Will Yun Lee and other new cast members, the network just announced.





The final season will feature:

Dustin Clare (Spartacus)
James Wilby (Gosford Park)
Adrian Paul (Highlander)
Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones)
Christian Antidormi (Spartacus: War of the Damned)
UK MMA Fighter Michael Bisping
Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones)
Max Beesley (Suits)
Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill)
Leo Gregory (Tristan and Isolde)
Mark Griffin (Doctor Who)
Wolf Kahler (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows)
Andrew Pleavin (300: Rise of an Empire)
Eliza Hope Bennett (Nanny McPhee)
Masa Yamaguchi (The Wolverine)



Returning Stars Include:

Sullivan Stapleton
Philip Winchester
Robson Green
Michelle Lukes
Milauna Jackson





No details were revealed on whom the new cast members would be playing, however it is known that Will Yun Lee (True Blood, The Wolverine) will have a villainous role as a member of the North Korean State Security Department.

The drama recently resumed production in Europe and will also shoot in Thailand after taking a six-month hiatus after star Sullivan Stapleton suffered an off-set injury.

"Strike Back" is set to return on Cinemax and Sky 1 in the UK in 2015.

http://deadline.com/2014/09/strike-b...4-cast-838807/

[HarryWild]

Was not happy when they got rid of Major Rachel Dalton! 3rd Season! Big lost for the show!

[JamesG]

Cinemax Slots "Strike Back" for Summer, Reveals Details on Final Season
by Matt Webb Mitovich
January 8, 2015


Holding court at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday, Cinemax threw "Strike Back" fans a bone by narrowing the premiere date for the delayed fourth and final season down to “summer 2015.”

The high-octane action-drama typically fires off its new episodes in the summer, but production on Season 4 was paused for six months when series star Sullivan Stapleton, who plays Sgt. Damien Scott, sustained a serious, injury off-set in February 2014.





The pay cabler also released the logline for the final season, including casting details:

"Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) and Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester), along with the rest of Section 20, are enlisted to crack a missing-persons case in Bangkok.

This elite undercover unit of British intelligence quickly realizes that what seems on the surface to be a simple kidnapping is actually the first step in a massive terrorist plot with global implications.

Scott, Stonebridge and the team crisscross Asia and Europe, battling Japanese Yakuza, Russian Mafia, cyberterrorists, elite mercenaries and other deadly forces.



Series regulars Robson Green, Michelle Lukes and Milauna Jackson also return for the season; new cast members include Michelle Yeoh, Will Yun Lee, Dustin Clare, Max Beesley and Michael McElhatton."

http://tvline.com/2015/01/08/strike-...n-summer-2015/

[HarryWild]

Thanks James G!

Looks like the producers are going all out on the final season. I like the worldwide travel and the "strikes backs team" battling Japanese Yakuza, Russian Mafia, cyber terrorists, elite mercenaries and other deadly forces.

I am hoping for another season so that will get syndication. Either case; I will be purchase the entire series eventually on DVD!

Love the action and the weapons on Strike Back!

[JamesG]

I need more of my "Strike Back" fix! I just finished Season 2 on DVD and it was great. I also recently ordered Chris Ryan's book that the show is based on.

I saw that Season 3 is due for home release in June and the final season is set for the summer (no official date as of yet).

[JamesG]

"Strike Back" Premiere Date
by Rebecca Iannucci
April 27, 2015


Cinemax’s military drama "Strike Back" will launch its fourth and final season on Friday, July 31, at 10/9c, the network announced Monday.

Although Season 4 initially was slated to air last summer, production was delayed after star Sullivan Stapleton sustained a serious injury off set.

As previously reported, the show’s final run will follow Sgt. Damien Scott (Stapleton) and Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) as they try to crack a missing-persons case in Bangkok, unveiling a massive terrorist plot in the process.

http://tvline.com/2015/04/27/strike-...-date-cinemax/

[HarryWild]

Hopefully, Cinemax is coming to Sling TV or Apple TV! Otherwise I will wait for the complete box set to be offer! Love Strike Back series but not going pay for cable anymore!

[JamesG]

Just wanted to post a heads-up on the "Strike Back" guys' upcoming new series...







Sullivan Stapleton's "Blindspot" premieres September 21 on NBC.







Philip Winchester's "The Player" premieres September 24 on NBC.