Strike Back is a famous British American television series based on Adventure, action, and spy drama. It is based on the novel written by the renowned novelist Chris Ryan, Strike Back itself. The series consists of the actions of section 20, where a branch of The secret intelligence agency of Britain has to develop a mission to operate several highways around the world. The first ever season of the series was successfully broadcasted on the 5 of May 2010, and the latest episode of the series was shown on the 17 of April 2020. The series consists of 8 seasons in total, with 76 episodes.
Plot and Major Storyline of the Strike Back series
The Strike Back series has kept the major storyline and the plot of the series very successful in every season. The major storyline is based on the British intelligence agency, which will be discussed in the entire series. The Strike Back series consists of the direct actions of section 20, a unit of secret agencies of the British military agency who are special intelligent officers working under the British government. This entire team has to perform certain jobs and extraordinary works across the world by conducting high-risk activities and going directly against the villains of the series, making the life of these officers very risky and challenging.
Cast and Characters available in the Strike Back series
The cast and characters of the series have been very exceptional since the first season, and delete characters of the series are kept similar to all of the Seasons of the series. The character of the first protagonist of the series which is Sergeant John Porter, is played by Richard Armitage in the first season and was replaced by Sullivan Stapleton in the next season. The character of Sergeant Michael Stonebridge was represented by Philip Winchester till the fifth season of the series. Andrew Lincoln was part of the first edition of the series playing the character Hugh Collinson. In the sixth edition of the series, the nature of Sergeant Samuel Wyatt was represented by Daniel MacPherson.
Development and Overview of Production Details of the Strike Back series
As mentioned earlier, the series is based on a novel with a similar name written by Chris Rya, a former Soldier. The production and development of the series started after the novel became famous among the audience, and the writer of the novel also became involved with the making of the series because he wanted to portray the story to the audience very successfully. The first edition of the series was released on the 5 of May 2010, and it marked a very successful rating for the producers. After the first edition’s release, the producers knew that the series would be very successful and the development would be done very well. The shooting occurred in South Africa, Thailand, Hungary, and Malaysia.
Seasons and Episodes of the Strike Back series in detail
The Strike Back Siri has been made for a total of 8 Seasons with 76 episodes, and each has been very successful in its release and reviews. The first edition of the series consisted of 6 episodes, while the remaining seven editions of the series consisted of a total of 10 episodes. According to the producer’s review and the audience, the most successful season of the series was the seven-season that was named revolution and was released on the 28 of February 2019 and continues till the 2 of May 2019. The latest season, released on the 25 of February 2020, was the 8 season of the series that continued till the 28 of April 2020.
Reviews and Critics of Strike Back series and where to watch it
After Season 8, the producers of the series have not renewed this series for the 9th season, and there are fewer chances that they will continue with the series as the storyline has been concluded what was seen in the novel. The series has been very successful in its reviews and has received very positive reviews from critics and audiences. It has 8.1 out of 10 reviews on IMDB, which is very exclusive and an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The series is available to watch on the purchasing platform of Amazon networks, and Amazon Prime has successfully taken the broadcasting rights of the series.
