List of Strike Back episodes

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Strike Back is a British action thriller 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 5 May 2022, 76 episodes have aired.

Series overview

More information Series, Banner title ...
SeriesBanner titleEpisodesOriginally releasedFirst airedLast aired
First releasedLast released
1Strike Back65 May 2010 (2010-05-05)19 May 2010 (2010-05-19)25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)
2Project Dawn1021 August 2011 (2011-08-21)23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)
3Vengeance102 September 2012 (2012-09-02)4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
4Shadow Warfare1028 October 2013 (2013-10-28)30 December 2013 (2013-12-30)9 August 2013 (2013-08-09)18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
5Legacy103 June 2015 (2015-06-03)29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
6Retribution1031 October 2017 (2017-10-31)28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
7Revolution1028 February 2019 (2019-02-28)2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
8Vendetta1025 February 2020 (2020-02-25)28 April 2020 (2020-04-28)14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)
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Episodes

Series 1: Strike Back (2010)

Main article: Chris Ryan's Strike Back
More information No., Title ...
No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [1]
1Episode 1Daniel PercivalJed Mercurio25 October 20130.259[2]5 May 2010 (2010-05-05)1.008
2Episode 2Daniel PercivalJed Mercurio1 November 20130.2185 May 2010 (2010-05-05)0.803
3Episode 3Daniel PercivalJed Mercurio & Alan Whiting8 November 20130.30112 May 2010 (2010-05-12)0.857
4Episode 4Daniel PercivalJed Mercurio & Alan Whiting15 November 20130.27512 May 2010 (2010-05-12)0.764
5Episode 5Edward HallRobert Murphy22 November 20130.27919 May 2010 (2010-05-19)0.890
6Episode 6Edward HallRobert Murphy29 November 2013N/A19 May 2010 (2010-05-19)0.872
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Series 2: Project Dawn (2011)

Main article: Strike Back: Project Dawn
More information No., Title ...
No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [3]
7Episode 1Daniel PercivalFrank Spotnitz12 August 2011 (2011-08-12)0.567[4]21 August 2011 (2011-08-21)1.137
8Episode 2Daniel PercivalFrank Spotnitz19 August 2011 (2011-08-19)0.169[5]28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)1.185
9Episode 3Bill EaglesFrank Spotnitz26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)0.255[6]4 September 2011 (2011-09-04)1.098
10Episode 4Bill EaglesFrank Spotnitz9 September 2011 (2011-09-09)0.212[7]11 September 2011 (2011-09-11)1.090
11Episode 5Alex HolmesRichard Zajdlic16 September 2011 (2011-09-16)0.302[8]18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)0.982
12Episode 6Alex HolmesRichard Zajdlic23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)0.33625 September 2011 (2011-09-25)1.022
13Episode 7Paul WilmshurstSimon Burke30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)0.270[9]2 October 2011 (2011-10-02)0.943
14Episode 8Paul WilmshurstSimon Burke7 October 2011 (2011-10-07)0.335[10]9 October 2011 (2011-10-09)1.104
15Episode 9Daniel PercivalTony Saint14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)0.244[11]16 October 2011 (2011-10-16)1.061
16Episode 10Daniel PercivalTony Saint21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)0.249[12]23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)1.126
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Series 3: Vengeance (2012)

Main article: Strike Back: Vengeance
More information No., Title ...
No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [13]
17Episode 1Bill EaglesTony Saint17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)0.390[14]2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)0.770
18Episode 2Bill EaglesTony Saint17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)0.390[14]9 September 2012 (2012-09-09)0.749
19Episode 3Paul WilmshurstJames Dormer24 August 2012 (2012-08-24)0.333[15]16 September 2012 (2012-09-16)0.725
20Episode 4Paul WilmshurstJames Dormer31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)0.266[16]23 September 2012 (2012-09-23)0.693
21Episode 5Julian HolmesRichard Zajdlic7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)0.325[17]30 September 2012 (2012-09-30)0.751
22Episode 6Julian HolmesRichard Zajdlic14 September 2012 (2012-09-14)0.263[18]7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)0.736
23Episode 7M. J. BassettJohn Simpson21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)0.358[19]14 October 2012 (2012-10-14)0.885
24Episode 8M. J. BassettJohn Simpson28 September 2012 (2012-09-28)0.310[20]21 October 2012 (2012-10-21)0.849
25Episode 9Bill EaglesTony Saint5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)0.235[21]28 October 2012 (2012-10-28)0.821
26Episode 10Bill EaglesTony Saint12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)0.249[22]4 November 2012 (2012-11-04)0.826
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Series 4: Shadow Warfare (2013)

Main article: Strike Back: Shadow Warfare
More information No., Title ...
No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [23]
27Episode 1M. J. BassettSimon Burke & Tim Vaughan & M. J. Bassett9 August 2013 (2013-08-09)0.493[24]28 October 2013 (2013-10-28)0.796[nb 1]
28Episode 2M. J. BassettSimon Burke & Tim Vaughan & M. J. Bassett16 August 2013 (2013-08-16)0.364[25]4 November 2013 (2013-11-04)0.805[nb 2]
29Episode 3Julian HolmesJames Dormer23 August 2013 (2013-08-23)0.331[26]11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)0.781[nb 3]
30Episode 4Julian HolmesJames Dormer6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)0.506[27]18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)0.726[nb 4]
31Episode 5Paul WilmshurstJohn Simpson13 September 2013 (2013-09-13)0.417[28]25 November 2013 (2013-11-25)0.732[nb 5]
32Episode 6Paul WilmshurstJohn Simpson20 September 2013 (2013-09-20)0.447[29]2 December 2013 (2013-12-02)0.701[nb 6]
33Episode 7Stephen WoolfendenSimon Burke & Ben Newman27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)0.309[30]9 December 2013 (2013-12-09)0.820[nb 7]
34Episode 8Stephen WoolfendenM. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan4 October 2013 (2013-10-04)0.312[31]16 December 2013 (2013-12-16)0.832[nb 8]
35Episode 9M. J. BassettRichard Zajdlic11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)0.40023 December 2013 (2013-12-23)0.742[nb 9]
36Episode 10M. J. BassettRichard Zajdlic18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)0.43630 December 2013 (2013-12-30)0.709[nb 10]
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Series 5: Legacy (2015)

Main article: Strike Back: Legacy
More information No., Title ...
No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [32]
37Episode 1M. J. BassettM. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)0.237[33]3 June 2015 (2015-06-03)0.989[nb 11]
38Episode 2M. J. BassettM. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer7 August 2015 (2015-08-07)0.275[34]10 June 2015 (2015-06-10)0.718[nb 12]
39Episode 3Julian HolmesJames Dormer14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)0.221[35]17 June 2015 (2015-06-17)0.609[nb 13]
40Episode 4Julian HolmesJames Dormer21 August 2015 (2015-08-21)0.204[36]24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)0.611[nb 14]
41Episode 5Brendan MaherJack Lothian28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)0.251[37]1 July 2015 (2015-07-01)0.798[nb 15]
42Episode 6Brendan MaherJack Lothian11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)0.234[38]8 July 2015 (2015-07-08)0.626[nb 16]
43Episode 7M. J. BassettRichard Zajdlic & Ed Whitmore18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)0.166[39]15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)0.558[nb 17]
44Episode 8M. J. BassettEd Whitmore & Jack Lothian25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)0.280[40]22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)0.591[nb 18]
45Episode 9M. J. BassettJack Lothian2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)[41]0.196[42]29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)0.810[nb 19]
46Episode 10M. J. BassettJack Lothian9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)[41]0.286[43]29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)0.694[nb 20]
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Series 6: Retribution (2017–18)

Main article: Strike Back: Retribution
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No.TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [44]
47Episode 1M. J. BassettJack Lothian2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)0.135[45]31 October 2017 (2017-10-31)0.503
48Episode 2M. J. BassettJack Lothian9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)0.133[46]7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)0.822
49Episode 3Brendan MaherJack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)0.089[47]14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)0.754
50Episode 4Brendan MaherJack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)0.138[48]21 November 2017 (2017-11-21)0.555
51Episode 5M. J. BassettJack Lothian2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)0.112[49]28 November 2017 (2017-11-28)0.569
52Episode 6Debs PatersonJack Lothian9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)0.093[50]31 January 2018 (2018-01-31)0.602
53Episode 7Bill EaglesJack Lothian & Simon Allen16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)0.132[46]7 February 2018 (2018-02-07)0.660
54Episode 8Bill EaglesJack Lothian & Simon Allen23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)0.145[51]14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)0.562
55Episode 9M. J. BassettJack Lothian30 March 2018 (2018-03-30)0.130[52]21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)0.516
56Episode 10M. J. BassettJack Lothian6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)0.095[53]28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)0.527
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Series 7: Revolution (2019)

Main article: Strike Back: Revolution
More information No. overall, No. in season ...
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air date [54]U.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [55]
571Episode 1Bill EaglesJack Lothian25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)0.116[56]28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)0.447
582Episode 2Bill EaglesJack Lothian1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)0.113[57]7 March 2019 (2019-03-07)0.616
593Episode 3Paul WilmshurstJack Lothian8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)0.060[58]14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)0.631
604Episode 4Paul WilmshurstJack Lothian15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)0.114[59]21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)0.59
615Episode 5Steve ShillJack Lothian22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)0.090[60]28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)0.656
626Episode 6Steve ShillJack Lothian1 March 2019 (2019-03-01)0.096[61]4 April 2019 (2019-04-04)0.564
637Episode 7Mark EverestJack Lothian & Chris Cornwell8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)0.121[62]11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)0.608
648Episode 8Mark EverestJack Lothian15 March 2019 (2019-03-15)0.127[63]18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)0.559
659Episode 9Bill EaglesJack Lothian22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)0.100[64]25 April 2019 (2019-04-25)0.515
6610Episode 10Bill EaglesJack Lothian29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)0.133[65]2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)0.504
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Series 8: The Final Season (2020)

Main article: Strike Back: The Final Season
More information No. overall, No. in season ...
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byU.S. air date [54]U.S. viewers
(millions)		U.K. air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [66]
671Episode 1Paul Wilmshurst & Bill EaglesJack Lothian14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)0.077[67]25 February 2020 (2020-02-25)0.441
682Episode 2Paul WilmshurstJack Lothian21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)0.059[68]3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)0.808
693Episode 3Bill EaglesJames Dormer & Jack Lothian28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)0.063[69]10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)0.69
704Episode 4Bill EaglesJames Dormer & Jack Lothian6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)0.034[70]17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)0.553
715Episode 5Jon JonesJack Lothian13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)0.093[71]24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)0.244
726Episode 6Jon JonesJack Lothian20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)0.059[72]31 March 2020 (2020-03-31)0.61
737Episode 7John StricklandJack Lothian27 March 2020 (2020-03-27)0.100[73]7 April 2020 (2020-04-07)0.664
748Episode 8John StricklandJack Lothian3 April 2020 (2020-04-03)0.089[74]14 April 2020 (2020-04-14)0.647
759Episode 9Bill EaglesJack Lothian10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)0.044[75]21 April 2020 (2020-04-21)0.643
7610Episode 10Bill EaglesJack Lothian17 April 2020 (2020-04-17)0.133[76]28 April 2020 (2020-04-28)0.744
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Home video releases

More information Series, DVD release dates ...
Series DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 N/a 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] N/a
5 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 10 August 2015 (2015-08-10)[87] N/a
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Notes

  1. [1]
    728,000 on Sky 1, 68,000 on Sky 1+1
  2. [2]
    725,000 on Sky 1, 80,000 on Sky 1+1
  3. [3]
    716,000 on Sky 1, 65,000 on Sky 1+1
  4. [4]
    635,000 on Sky 1, 91,000 on Sky 1+1
  5. [5]
    599,000 on Sky 1, 133,000 on Sky 1+1
  6. [6]
    569,000 on Sky 1, 132,000 on Sky 1+1
  7. [7]
    689,000 on Sky 1, 131,000 on Sky 1+1
  8. [8]
    717,000 on Sky 1, 115,000 on Sky 1+1
  9. [9]
    622,000 on Sky 1, 120,000 on Sky 1+1
  10. [10]
    622,000 on Sky 1, 87,000 on Sky 1+1
  11. [11]
    902,000 on Sky 1, 87,000 on Sky 1+1
  12. [12]
    628,000 on Sky 1, 90,000 on Sky 1+1
  13. [13]
    549,000 on Sky 1, 60,000 on Sky 1+1
  14. [14]
    539,000 on Sky 1, 72,000 on Sky 1+1
  15. [15]
    680,000 on Sky 1, 118,000 on Sky 1+1
  16. [16]
    545,000 on Sky 1, 81,000 on Sky 1+1
  17. [17]
    496,000 on Sky 1, 62,000 on Sky 1+1
  18. [18]
    513,000 on Sky 1, 78,000 on Sky 1+1
  19. [19]
    699,000 on Sky 1, 111,000 on Sky 1+1
  20. [20]
    601,000 on Sky 1, 93,000 on Sky 1+1

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