Strike Back_
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Created By
Jed Mercurio, Marigo Kehoe
Network
Sky One
Episodes
76
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
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Overview
Strike Back has 8 seasons with 76 episodes spanning 2010-2020.
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Rating
Strike Back holds a 7.4/10 rating based on 387 votes.
Year context
Strike Back first aired 16 years ago in 2010.
CAST (5)
SEASONS (8 seasons, 76 episodes)
SEASON 1Chris Ryan's Strike Back
01
Episode 1
Still haunted by the memory of a disastrous Special Forces mission which he led in 2003, John Porter is given an opportunity to redeem himself…
02
Episode 2
After locating the terrorist safe house Katie is being held in, Porter is also taken prisoner, and Hugh Collinson and a team at Section 20…
03
Episode 3
Collinson sends Porter undercover to Zimbabwe on a mission to break a former British soldier who was involved in a political assassination out of a…
04
Episode 4
Porter and Masuku become the hunted as a bushman tracker leads the relentless Zimbabwean authorities after them, and Layla Thompson becomes increasingly aware of the…
05
Episode 5
When a hacker interferes with air support causing a British missile to hit American forces, Porter is assigned the mission to find the man responsible,…
06
Episode 6
Porter's life is in danger when he finds himself trapped in a rebels' base in Pakistan. When he manages to escape, he learns that Hugh…
SEASON 2Project Dawn
01
Episode 1
British sergeant Michael Stonebridge recruits help from Ex-Delta Force operative Damien Scott when an agent named John Porter is kidnapped by a Pakistani terrorist. The…
02
Episode 2
An Indian general decides to hold off on the assault on a New Delhi hotel that has been under siege when he learns that Scott…
03
Episode 3
Section 20 tracks Latif to South Africa, when a former IRA terrorist Daniel Connolly, targets a weapons-system designer. Scott switches places with a computer hacker…
04
Episode 4
Scott manages to pass Connolly's explosive test and works on bypassing a security code. Bratton contacts Marshall.
05
Episode 5
There is trouble looming for Claire. Scott and Stonebridge attempt to locate a global arms dealer.
06
Episode 6
Grant travels to Khartoum when Sinclair and Scott are arrested. Clare is offered a choice by Tahir of either death or starting a new life…
07
Episode 7
An MI6 agent called John Allen ends up takeing Stonebridge and Scott from Vienna on a dangerous mission to Kosovo.
08
Episode 8
In Kosovo, Stonebridge, Scott and four hostages find themselves in dire straits after being double-crossed by KFOR soldiers and the drug lord Hasani.
09
Episode 9
Scott and Stonebridge head to Chechnya to track down Latif and a stockpile of chemical weapons.
10
Episode 10
In the season finale, Stonebridge and Scott are in a race against time to find a pair of suicide bombers targeting Budapest.
SEASON 3Vengeance
01
Episode 1
Damian Scott is sent to Mogadishu, Somalia to rescue British diplomats after they are kidnapped by warlord Huseyin Waabri. Meanwhile Michael Stonebridge adapts to his…
02
Episode 2
Scott learns that one of the hostages is a high-ranking military intelligence operative and that Waabri is planning to sell nuclear devices in South Africa.
03
Episode 3
Scott and Stonebridge track down a radical Islamic cleric in order to recover the nuclear devices, but are sidetracked by a CIA air strike and…
04
Episode 4
Scott and Stonebridge prepare for an attack by Al Qaeda while holed up in an Algerian farmhouse with the nomad leader and the wounded courier.…
05
Episode 5
The trail of the missing nuclear triggers leads to Cape Town, South Africa, where kidnappers abduct the children of an expatriate munitions expert to force…
06
Episode 6
Stonebridge seeks revenge on Craig Hanson after he turns up in Cape Town, South Africa. Meanwhile, Scott reconnects with a Mossad agent who's been following…
07
Episode 7
Knox extricates a political leader from a Zimbabwe prison, and the unit tries to catch up with the escapee by tracking his activist daughter.
08
Episode 8
Unrest spreads after the assassination attempt on political leader Lutulu, while Stonebridge questions the shooter in an isolated police station and looks for a safe…
09
Episode 9
Knox plans on unloading nuclear bombs into politically unstable African nations, while Matlock reveals why he joined Knox.
10
Episode 10
In order to stop Knox, Scott comes to Bryant for assistance. Meanwhile Stonebridge has trouble focusing on the mission as he is bent on revenge.…
SEASON 4Shadow Warfare
01
Episode 1
Enjoying a long-deserved vacation, Scott and Stonebridge are recalled after a fellow Section 20 member dies while pursuing the elusive terrorist al-Zuhari in Beirut. A…
02
Episode 2
Out of options and hunted by the resourceful cartel, Section 20 goes for a longshot and attempts an assault in downtown Bogota, hoping to obtain…
03
Episode 3
Although they are uncertain of others’ loyalties, the team must work with an asset in Beirut to get a lead on James Leatherby, a dangerous…
04
Episode 4
Section 20 attempts a risky rescue for a potential new ally. Now veering close to the edge, but determined to find the truth, Dalton goes…
05
Episode 5
While recovering from a shocking turn of events, Section 20 faces a different threat: a new enemy joining forces with an old one. Locke draws…
06
Episode 6
Section 20 is torn between devoting their resources to the mission or saving one of their own. Stonebridge's health continues to affect him in the…
07
Episode 7
The team tracks stolen property to Russia, where Scott and Stonebridge continue their side careers as "outlaws." As Stonebridge's health continues to deteriorate, they discover…
08
Episode 8
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…
09
Episode 9
Scott and Stonebridge try to keep their promise to protect Ester; Richmond and Martinez follow an Al-Zuhari associate; the team sets out to stop an…
10
Episode 10
Scott and Stonebridge face a new pivotal player in Al-Zuhari's plan, and with an imminent attack looming, the team resorts to questionable measures, sparking conflict…
SEASON 5Legacy
01
Episode 1
The daughter of Thailand's British ambassador is kidnapped, so Stonebridge, Scott and the rest of the team sign up for another do-or-die trying adventure.
02
Episode 2
Section 20 try to track down the real culprits behind the embassy attack, starting with getting information from gangster Ray McQueen.
03
Episode 3
Locke works out that his long-time friend is working with the dangerous Yakuza and Office 39. Scott needs protect his son after they find themselves…
04
Episode 4
Scott has a serious talk with his son whilst the rest of Section 20 form an uneasy alliance with a couple of CIA mercenaries as…
05
Episode 5
Scott and Stonebridge make a major mistake and fall into the clutches of North Korean agent Li-Na, leaving Locke having to defy orders to get…
06
Episode 6
Scott and Stonebridge make a major mistake and fall into the clutches of North Korean agent Li-Na, leaving Locke having to defy orders to get…
07
Episode 7
The battle with Li-Na is now in Europe, as Section 20 look for a way to get back on her trail. Locke ends up getting…
08
Episode 8
The team find out that Li-Na is planning to mount a nuclear attack in Europe. Locke puts himself in the firing line after he neglects…
09
Episode 9
Locke takes Section 20 off the radar, as they defy Whitehall to travel to Geneva where he is convinced that Li-Na and Kwon are preparing…
10
Episode 10
Scott and Stonebridge are stranded in the Alps with the mercenaries in pursuit. Scott knows that the CIA hide weapons caches across Europe, so they…
SEASON 6Retribution
01
Episode 1
A dangerous terrorist is on the loose and it's up to Section 20 to find him.
02
Episode 2
Section 20 start to close in on terrorist Omair Idrisi and his wife Jane Lowry, but the team is forced to extract devious arms dealer…
03
Episode 3
As Jane Lowry surfaces in Budapest, Mac and Wyatt are forced to go undercover to infiltrate a dangerous group of white supremacists that has something…
04
Episode 4
Things aren't looking good for Mac. He's blown his cover and is now facing certain death. Donovan digs into Zarin's past... and she doesn't like…
05
Episode 5
Section 20 must stop Lowry and Dr Markov from making and unleashing a deadly chemical weapon. In desperate need of intel, Novin infiltrates a drug…
06
Episode 6
Locked, loaded and set to resume their high-stakes mission, Section 20 are back. And they've got a big problem on their hands.
07
Episode 7
It's Section 20 vs Jane Lowry in a race to get to Omair Idrisi. It's a mission that hurls comms officer Jensen into extreme danger.…
08
Episode 8
Watch out for a massive twist as Jensen digs into Project Tenebrae. Things don't go to plan for Mac and Wyatt as they storm a…
09
Episode 9
The team run into trouble as they race to get Idrisi back across Europe. The surprises keep coming as they learn the truth about Jensen…
10
Episode 10
Section 20 are desperate to clear their names. And to do so, they hatch a big and wreckless plan.
SEASON 7Revolution
01
Episode 1
Reuniting for what they think is a routine "cleanup" exercise in Malaysia, Gracie Novin, Samuel Wyatt and Thomas "Mac" McAllister learn that a British operative…
02
Episode 2
Section 20 forges an uneasy alliance with Zarkova in hopes of tracking down a stolen nuclear warhead in Kuala Lumpur; the group grows frustrated when…
03
Episode 3
Section 20's search for the missing nuclear warhead leads them to India, where three scientists have been kidnapped by a militant; the team gains valuable…
04
Episode 4
As Wyatt is tortured by Vartak's henchmen, Mac presses her corrupt lawyer to hand over an encrypted hard drive that might hold clues to the…
05
Episode 5
Following a high-speed jungle ambush in Myanmar, the suitcase nukes end up in the hands of a brutal Rwandan drug lord with a jealous streak;…
06
Episode 6
Novin and Zarkova find themselves at the mercy of corrupt police, while Mac and Wyatt take temporary refuge in a local village; Coltrane finally learns…
07
Episode 7
As Wyatt convalesces, Coltrane, Mac and Novin embark on a covert, 24-hour mission inside Russia to extract an FSB analyst with potentially vital information. Katrina…
08
Revolution: Episode 8
Coltrane defends his decision to go rogue with S20. After tailing Hassan and the nuclear suitcase to a deserted shopping mall in Jakarta, Wyatt and…
09
Episode 9
In pursuit of Pavel, Section 20 clashes with two other Russian renegades, Natasha Petrenko and Artem Orlov, as they attempt to purchase sophisticated software designed…
10
Revolution: Episode 10
Section 20 faces an ultimate dilemma as it battles Pavel and his team of Russian turncoats for keys to Soviet-era missiles thought to have been…
SEASON 8Vendetta
01
Episode 1
Section 20 are thrown back into combat when a rescue mission unleashes a conspiracy. Series eight of the action-chocked Sky original.
02
Episode 2
A double cross turns an already dangerous mission deadly as Section 20 board an enemy-packed train to stop the bioweapon's sale.
03
Episode 3
The team run into an old ally as they're thrown headlong into a dangerous race to stop the cyberweapon falling into Jihadist hands.
04
Episode 4
Novin is in danger, but saving their soldier isn't Section 20's only mission. The enemy is closing in on the cyberweapon. Fast.
05
Episode 5
The team race to stop Zayef from terrorist attack that could kill thousands. For Mac, the mission has never been more personal.
06
Episode 6
Mac's life outside of the army might seem happy, but the emotional strain of what happened in Munich starts to take a heavy toll.
07
Episode 7
Section 20 are sent on a military mission to Bosnia to grab a jihadi financier who could lead them to Zayef Hajdari.
08
Episode 8
Section 20 successfully destroys the Albanian Mafia's weapons stash, but can they get the truth out of Zayef before it's too late?
09
Episode 9
CIA agent Carolyn Fortier convinces Section 20 to bring in their soldier alive, but the mission goes wrong when Russian forces arrive.
10
Episode 10
It's never been more personal. Section 20 embark on their final-ever mission as they fight to stop Arianna Demachi's plans in Europe.
SERIES INFO
8
Seasons
76
Episodes
45 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Jed Mercurio
Creator
Marigo Kehoe
NETWORKS (2)
Sky One
Cinemax
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Strike Back about?
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Where can I watch Strike Back?
Strike Back is available on Crave, Stan. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Strike Back have?
Strike Back has 8 seasons with 76 episodes total.
Who created Strike Back?
Strike Back was created by Jed Mercurio and Marigo Kehoe.
Who stars in Strike Back?
The cast of Strike Back includes Warren Brown, Daniel MacPherson, Alin Sumarwata, Jamie Bamber, Thulasizwe Kubheka.
What is the rating of Strike Back?
Strike Back has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 based on 387 votes on TMDB.
Is Strike Back still running?
Strike Back has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (2)
Drama
Action & Adventure
