Strike Back

2011

4.6

1.39K reviews

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Season 1-4 episodes (40)

1 Season 1, Episode 1

8/11/11

Season-only

(Series Premiere) Ex-Delta Force operative Damien Scott partners with British Section 20 agent Michael Stonebridge to track down a deadly terrorist in New Delhi.

2 Season 1, Episode 2

8/11/11

Season-only

Terrified hostages continue to huddle in the booby-trapped lobby while Scott and Stonebridge play cat-and-mouse with the terrorists, trying to keep a coveted guest, Iman Zubedah, from falling into the hands of Latif.

3 Season 1, Episode 3

8/26/11

Season-only

Section 20's search for Latif takes the team to South Africa, where Stonebridge, Scott and Marshall stake out three suspects. The job leads them to a ruthless ex-IRA leader-turned-mercenary named Daniel Connolly.

4 Season 1, Episode 4

9/9/11

Season-only

Scott continues to play the role of renegade computer hacker. Meanwhile, Section 20's plan to bring in a penitent Bratton is undermined by an unlikely player. Connolly closes in on his WMD prize, while Stonebridge and Scott face major dilemmas.

5 Season 1, Episode 5

9/16/11

Season-only

In Darfur, the kidnapping of an English doctor forces Stonebridge and Scott into an alliance with a global-arms dealer with ties to Latif.

6 Season 1, Episode 6

9/23/11

Season-only

Stonebridge and Crawford track down Clare, but continue to be hunted by the Janjaweed; Scott learns that hospitals can be hazardous.

7 Season 1, Episode 7

9/30/11

Season-only

The kidnapping of four hostages forces Section 20 to divert Stonebridge and Scott from the streets of Vienna to the forests of Kosovo.

8 Season 1, Episode 8

10/7/11

Season-only

Burned by the duplicity of Major Donoghue, Scott and Stonebridge find themselves held captive with the four EU hostages in the wilderness of Kosovo. As Grant works to locate the group, the local drug overlord Hasani sets a devious plan in motion.

9 Season 1, Episode 9

10/14/11

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge head to Chechnya in search of Latif and a lethal stash of chemical weapons.

10 Season 1, Episode 10

10/21/11

Season-only

In the Season One Finale, Scott & Stonebridge track two suicide bombers who could bring Budapest and the World Security Summit to its knees.

11 Season 2, Episode 1

8/17/12

Season-only

Season Two Premiere. Scott ends up in the midst of a kidnapping plot that takes him and three hostages to war-ravaged Mogadishu--and into the clutches of a brutal local warlord. Meanwhile, Stonebridge doubts his decision to stay home.

12 Season 2, Episode 2

8/17/12

Season-only

Scott, Stonebridge and Richmond face a hostile onslaught in Mogadishu by Waabri and his sexy associate Asmara, who are hoping to start a new life by selling four nuclear triggers to a mysterious buyer in South Africa. Section 20 gets a new leader.

13 Season 2, Episode 3

8/24/12

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A shaken Stonebridge joins Scott in Niger to track down Axmali, a radical Muslim cleric now in possession of the triggers, but they are hindered by a suspicious CIA air strike and local hostility.

14 Season 2, Episode 4

8/24/12

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Holed up with Markunda and a wounded Othmani in a remote Algerian farmhouse, Scott and Stonebridge prepare for an inevitable assault by the forces of El Soldat, who seeks to take possession of the triggers and his half brother.

15 Season 2, Episode 5

9/7/12

Season-only

Section 20 heads to Cape Town after Knox devises a plan to force a nuclear expert to assemble his WMDs; Scott attempts to turn a Knox insider; a stadium set-up morphs into a mad chase through Cape Town--with Stonebridge detoured by a familiar face.

16 Season 2, Episode 6

9/14/12

Season-only

Stonebridge connects with Knox's daughter; Scott tries to reform an assassin; Hanson gets a new job. After Scott, Richmond and Baxter foil a weapons diversion scheme, police respond by trying to shut down Section 20.

17 Season 2, Episode 7

9/21/12

Season-only

After a Zimbabwe opposition leader is liberated, Scott and Stonebridge track his activist daughter in an attempt to get closer to Knox. Instead, the Section 20 crib is raided by Dreyer, with deadly consequences. Meanwhile, Lutulu's allegiance wavers.

18 Season 2, Episode 8

9/28/12

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge close in on Knox as Lilian Lutulu takes up her father's mantle.

19 Season 2, Episode 9

10/5/12

Season-only

Now a wanted man, Knox (Charles Dance) hatches a plan for the nuclear bombs that involves several African nations plagued by political unrest and unstable militia factions.

20 Season 2, Episode 10

10/12/12

Season-only

Season Two Finale. Scott questions Bryant about her role in Knox's plan and appeals to her for help, but Scott's dark past may dictate his course of action. Stonebridge attempts to focus on the mission, but is consumed by thoughts of revenge.

21 Season 3, Episode 1

8/9/13

Season-only

(Season Three Premiere) A shocking death in Beirut cuts short Scott and Stonebridge's vacation, and they head to Colombia in search of Leo Kamali, the apparent financier behind a Mideast terrorist group run by the elusive al-Zuhari.

22 Season 3, Episode 2

8/16/13

Season-only

Scott, Stonebridge and the rest of the team survive a relentless assault from Miguel Gomez, but at a price--Kamali has escaped to Bogata. To find out where he's hiding, S-20 orchestrates a brazen heist after kidnapping Miguel's brother Raoul.

23 Season 3, Episode 3

8/23/13

Season-only

In Beirut, Kamali wins Scott and Stonebridge's trust by leading them to James Leatherby, an ex-SAS mercenary who's planning to smuggle al-Zuhari into the city.

24 Season 3, Episode 4

9/6/13

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge stage a daring rescue; Dalton's obsession takes a dangerous turn.

25 Season 3, Episode 5

9/13/13

Season-only

Section 20 sets up shop in Budapest, where the apprehension of an ex-IRA gunrunner leads to a shocking discovery: a planned al-Zuhari attack on an upcoming holy day.

26 Season 3, Episode 6

9/20/13

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Captured by his worst enemies, Locke considers whether to exchange information for the name of the terrorist who killed his son years ago. Meanwhile, Scott and Stonebridge follow their last lead in an attempt to track down MacKenna and the weapons.

27 Season 3, Episode 7

9/27/13

Season-only

Posing as drug runners, Scott and Stonebridge imbed themselves in a Russian prison in order to prevent an expert computer hacker facing extradition to the U.S., from breaching the firewalls to the NATO hard drive seized by MacKenna.

28 Season 3, Episode 8

10/4/13

Season-only

Scott looks for an escape from Black Bear Prison, while Locke becomes suspicious of Kamali. The team races to locate Stonebridge, whose condition grows more dire when he encounters Al-Zuhari's plan firsthand. Ulyanov closes in on Scott & Stonebridge.

29 Season 3, Episode 9

10/11/13

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge aim to keep their promise to protect Ester. Richmond and Martinez follow an Al-Zuhari associate, gaining key intel. Believing an attack is imminent, the team sets out to stop an infiltrator before he reaches a populated area.

30 Season 3, Episode 10

10/18/13

Season-only

Season Three Finale. Scott and Stonebridge come face-to-face with a new key player in Al-Zuhari's plan. As the timetable for the attack accelerates, the team resorts to questionable measures, sparking conflict within the unit.

31 Season 4, Episode 1

7/31/15

Season-only

Season Four Premiere. Stonebridge, Scott and the S20 team get more than they bargained for when the daughter of the British Ambassador to Thailand is kidnapped.

32 Season 4, Episode 2

8/7/15

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge are tasked to track down a gangster in Bangkok with intel on a global terrorist plot.

33 Season 4, Episode 3

8/14/15

Season-only

Framed in the death of a crime-syndicate boss, Section 20 hunts for a second North Korean spy in Bangkok and beyond.

34 Season 4, Episode 4

8/21/15

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With Scott rushing frantically to the scene, Section 20 close in on Shiro and Mei in Southern Thailand.

35 Season 4, Episode 5

8/28/15

Season-only

Scott and Stonebridge cross the North Korean border in hopes of spoiling a nuclear-weapons celebration.

36 Season 4, Episode 6

9/11/15

Season-only

In North Korea, Mei--now embracing her real name, Li-Na--is tasked by her mentor, Moon Young-Su, to pry a confession out of Scott and Stonebridge, using Finn as leverage. Meanwhile, Locke and Martinez recruit a familiar face in Russia.

37 Season 4, Episode 7

9/18/15

Season-only

In Vienna, Scott and Stonebridge tangle with North Korean renegades, the Russian mafia, and the world's most dangerous bomb maker.

38 Season 4, Episode 8

9/25/15

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With an assist from Nina, Scott and Stonebridge track down Matthias, an eccentric young encryption analyst hired by Kwon and Li-Na to access vital nuclear-material codes. Later, Locke comes face-to-face with his nemesis.

39 Season 4, Episode 9

10/2/15

Season-only

On the trail of Li-Na and Kwan, Locke, Stonebridge and Scott play a hunch and head to Geneva, where a nuclear disarmament conference is taking place. A faceoff between Section 20 and the North Korean renegades ends in a flurry of gunfire--and betrayal.

40 Season 4, Episode 10

10/9/15

Season-only

Series Finale. Gone to ground after a daring escape, Scott and Stonebridge try to elude a team of mercenaries in the Swiss Alps in order to bring a traitor to justice. With their ammunition nearly spent, the boys get help from an unexpected source.

About this show

An unlikely alliance between two crack special agents fuels the breakneck action and heart-pounding suspense of this Cinemax series. As members of a top-secret anti-terrorist organization known as Section 20, British sergeant Michael Stonebridge and disgraced Delta Forces operative Damien Scott criss-cross the globe on the trail of an international terrorist.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

1.39K reviews

Alex Rudolph

December 24, 2013

This show is actually in season 4 already. Season 1 (Chris Ryan's Strike Back) takes place before the season 1 listed on Google Play. The season 1 on Google play picks up the series at the actual season 2 (Project Dawn). Season 3 (Vengeance) probably matches up with season 2 on Google play and the newest season (Shadow Warfare) is not on Google Play. Season five is coming soon: "On Monday, October 28th 2013, Cinemax and Sky commissioned a fifth and final series, to be broadcast sometime in Summer 2014. It will feature 10 episodes, with filming expected to take place in Europe and Asia."

19 people found this review helpful

Rex Blanchard

November 3, 2015

They know and act out real special ops tactics. I was amazed in one of the seasons when they pulled off a great withdrawal under fire, a disengagement of a small unit from a hostile larger force. We do the same with the firepower of supporting units, extractions of operators under fire is done by using suppressing fire from small boats or helicopters with high rates of fire so as to pin the enemy down in one spot while we egress to our transport. I was impressed by the realistic dialogue between the two "reloading"; "coming to you" "grenade" etc. letting each know their location to prevent the other from accidently firing at them because of unannounced periphery motion since they are in danger of being flanked, and surrounded and split second decisions at that point is too slow and I believe you operate on training and reflex, muscle memory.

46 people found this review helpful

Peter Worcester

August 3, 2015

Are you telling me that the best Google can do is to get a season that is 3 years old. This is the final season of one of the most underrated TV series I've ever seen. This show is the epitome of Action /Adventure. It's too bad that a larger demographic network doesn't pick this up. I don't care what anyone says this is a GREAT series., I for one, will be extremely upset to see this go off the air. The dynamic between the two co-stars is pure magic. Great cinematography , excellent chemistry and great realistic action. It's going to be a sad day for me, and I suspect many others , when this show leaves TV. Very special show, in my opinion , whoever is marketing this must have their heads so far up their backsides that they can only see out of their belly button with one eye. No wonder Cinemax is one of those obscure "What station" is this. This shows deserves a station that reaches more than 15 to 20 people and I'd bet a paycheck that this would be a hit on a real network. Cinemax is headed for the toilet, oh wait, sorry they're already in the toilet, Now it's just a matter of who is going to flush it I(the station), or can they not figure that out either. BOOOOO!!!

57 people found this review helpful