List of Strike Back episodes
Strike Back is a British–American action and 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 overview
Episodes
Series 1: Strike Back (2010)
Series 2: Project Dawn (2011)
Series 3: Vengeance (2012)
Series 4: Shadow Warfare (2013)
Series 5: Legacy (2015)
Series 6: Retribution (2017–18)
Series 7: Revolution (2019)
Series 8: The Final Season (2020)
Home video releases
Series
DVD release dates
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
1
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5 May 2011 (2011-05-05 ) [ 77]
5 May 2011 (2011-05-05 ) [ 78]
2
7 August 2012 (2012-08-07 ) [ 79]
14 November 2011 (2011-11-14 ) [ 80]
5 December 2012 (2012-12-05 ) [ 81]
3
6 August 2013 (2013-08-06 ) [ 82]
5 November 2012 (2012-11-05 ) [ 83]
24 December 2014 (2014-12-24 ) [ 84]
4
4 August 2015 (2015-08-04 ) [ 85]
6 January 2014 (2014-01-06 ) [ 86]
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5
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01 )
10 August 2015 (2015-08-10 ) [ 87]
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Notes
^ 728,000 on Sky 1, 68,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 725,000 on Sky 1, 80,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 716,000 on Sky 1, 65,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 635,000 on Sky 1, 91,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 599,000 on Sky 1, 133,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 569,000 on Sky 1, 132,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 689,000 on Sky 1, 131,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 717,000 on Sky 1, 115,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 622,000 on Sky 1, 120,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 622,000 on Sky 1, 87,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 902,000 on Sky 1, 87,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 628,000 on Sky 1, 90,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 549,000 on Sky 1, 60,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 539,000 on Sky 1, 72,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 680,000 on Sky 1, 118,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 545,000 on Sky 1, 81,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 496,000 on Sky 1, 62,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 513,000 on Sky 1, 78,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 699,000 on Sky 1, 111,000 on Sky 1+1
^ 601,000 on Sky 1, 93,000 on Sky 1+1
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