STRIKE BACK TO RETURN TO CINEMAX FOR SEASON FOUR IN 2014
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2013 – The hit action series STRIKE BACK will return to CINEMAX in 2014 for a fourth and final season of ten new episodes, which will shoot in Asia and Europe, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming. CINEMAX/HBO will again produce the series with partners Left Bank and Sky, which will air the series in the U.K. Returning for season four will be Left Bank’s Andy Harries as executive producer, series producer Michael Casey and head of production Marigo Kehoe. Sky’s Cameron Roach will executive produce. Also returning are Michael J. Bassett as co-executive producer, writer and director and James Dormer as co-executive producer and writer.
Returning cast and additional crew will be announced at later date.
STRIKE BACK wrapped its third season on Oct. 18, and the entire season is now available on MaxGo and Max On Demand. New York’s Daily News said that season three returned “with a bigger bang than ever” and redeyechicago.com noted, “Every season ‘Strike Back’ raises the stakes,” while HitFix.com remarked that “the action scenes remain brutal and thrilling.” TV Guide said the series “blazed a new trail in hardcore pulp fiction,” the Huffington Post called it “well made and damn fun,” and craveonline.com said it is “still the gold standard for TV action.”
Debuting in 2011, STRIKE BACK was the first collaboration between CINEMAX/HBO and Sky. The first season introduced an unlikely pair of operatives in the stealth counterterrorism unit Section 20: Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester), an exceptional British Special Forces (SBS) soldier, and the less-conventional Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton), a former U.S. Delta Force member. In the third season, the team tracked terrorist Al-Zuhari and his conspirators from the jungles of Colombia to Beirut to Russia to Eastern Europe in order to stop a major attack on Western-allied targets.
In addition to Philip Winchester (“Crusoe,” “Camelot” and “Undrafted”) and Sullivan Stapleton (“Animal Kingdom,” “Gangster Squad,” the upcoming “300: The Rise of an Empire”), season three stars of STRIKE BACK included Rhona Mitra (“Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”), Robson Green (“Wire in the Blood”), Michelle Lukes (“Alexander”) and Milauna Jackson (“Blood Done Sign My Name”). Season three guest stars included Dougray Scott (“Desperate Housewives”) and Zubin Varla (“Little Dorrit”).
For more on the series, visit facebook.com/cinemax, twitter.com @Cinemax #StrikeBack and youtube.com/Cinemax.
STRIKE BACK is a CINEMAX Presentation in association with British Sky Broadcasting Limited; a Left Bank Pictures Production; executive producers, Andy Harries for Left Bank and Cameron Roach for Sky; series producer, Michael Casey; co-executive producer, Michael J. Bassett.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2013 – The hit action series STRIKE BACK will return to CINEMAX in 2014 for a fourth and final season of ten new episodes, which will shoot in Asia and Europe, it was announced today by Kary Antholis, president, HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming. CINEMAX/HBO will again produce the series with partners Left Bank and Sky, which will air the series in the U.K. Returning for season four will be Left Bank’s Andy Harries as executive producer, series producer Michael Casey and head of production Marigo Kehoe. Sky’s Cameron Roach will executive produce. Also returning are Michael J. Bassett as co-executive producer, writer and director and James Dormer as co-executive producer and writer.
Returning cast and additional crew will be announced at later date.
STRIKE BACK wrapped its third season on Oct. 18, and the entire season is now available on MaxGo and Max On Demand. New York’s Daily News said that season three returned “with a bigger bang than ever” and redeyechicago.com noted, “Every season ‘Strike Back’ raises the stakes,” while HitFix.com remarked that “the action scenes remain brutal and thrilling.” TV Guide said the series “blazed a new trail in hardcore pulp fiction,” the Huffington Post called it “well made and damn fun,” and craveonline.com said it is “still the gold standard for TV action.”
Debuting in 2011, STRIKE BACK was the first collaboration between CINEMAX/HBO and Sky. The first season introduced an unlikely pair of operatives in the stealth counterterrorism unit Section 20: Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester), an exceptional British Special Forces (SBS) soldier, and the less-conventional Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton), a former U.S. Delta Force member. In the third season, the team tracked terrorist Al-Zuhari and his conspirators from the jungles of Colombia to Beirut to Russia to Eastern Europe in order to stop a major attack on Western-allied targets.
In addition to Philip Winchester (“Crusoe,” “Camelot” and “Undrafted”) and Sullivan Stapleton (“Animal Kingdom,” “Gangster Squad,” the upcoming “300: The Rise of an Empire”), season three stars of STRIKE BACK included Rhona Mitra (“Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”), Robson Green (“Wire in the Blood”), Michelle Lukes (“Alexander”) and Milauna Jackson (“Blood Done Sign My Name”). Season three guest stars included Dougray Scott (“Desperate Housewives”) and Zubin Varla (“Little Dorrit”).
For more on the series, visit facebook.com/cinemax, twitter.com @Cinemax #StrikeBack and youtube.com/Cinemax.
STRIKE BACK is a CINEMAX Presentation in association with British Sky Broadcasting Limited; a Left Bank Pictures Production; executive producers, Andy Harries for Left Bank and Cameron Roach for Sky; series producer, Michael Casey; co-executive producer, Michael J. Bassett.
Fifth season!
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy now. Best action tv show ever. Still sad that it will end next year. But thanks Cinemax for such awesome news!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that is was renewed but I'm sad it is gonna end next year. One of my fav shows
ReplyDeleteGreat news.
ReplyDeleteI find Strike Back to be one of the best action series on TV, but it has gotten a bit repetitive and I think one more season is perfect. More would have just drawn it out like 24 which was a sad shadow of itself by the time it ended.
Fourth. The first one was a miniseries.
ReplyDeleteI found it`s the best action series on tv right now. I don't consider Sons of Anarchy, Justified or Breaking Bad as action series. The Walking Dead is more of action series then them, but i love the three shows more.
ReplyDeletegood news and wise decision. Like DM said, it's getting repetitive.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone has any updates on Cinemax' Hunted series, I really liked it and it was supposed to get a 2nd series reboot (without bbc).
Last I read it will be a 4 episode spin-off series called Sam Hunter concentrating on Sam on the run from her former employer,
ReplyDeleteShe will be a freelance spy trying to uncover who wants her dead and why, while protecting her daughter and still trying to connect the dots to her mother's murder.
2014 was the only target date I read.
Glad it's renewed and hope it goes out with a bang.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for something more recent (saw the wiki as well when looking for info), but I guess the series hasn't been cancelled or anything since we would have heard about that.
ReplyDeleteYES!!! But why a final season?!?
ReplyDeleteah you are right, dragging out would not do credit to the seires. I think it is not only one of the best action series. For me it is also one of the best written ones, ok if they would continue this would probably lose quality....
ReplyDeletei am sad that its ending but then again for some shows, sometimes its better to end early instead of pushing it. like dexter did....
ReplyDeleteanyway this is one of my favorite shows! i will miss it when its gone :/
To be quite honest, the only thing repetitive about the show would be damien scott banging all of these women. Other than that, I LOVE the action in the series and the dynamics between the characters. Hell, I just love chris ryan's work haha
ReplyDeletewatching clips about the show is almost as much fun as the show itself.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQsuNgOghyQ
Hi guys sorry for posting the link, I only realized after posting this might not fit to terms and conditions. I tried to take it down but now it apears as guest post....
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