# List of Strike Back episodes

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 05 May 2022, 76 episodes have aired.

## Series overview

| Series | Banner title | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | First aired | Last aired |
| Series | Banner title | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | Strike Back | 6 | 6 | 5 May 2010 (2010-05-05) | 19 May 2010 (2010-05-19) | 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25) | 29 November 2013 (2013-11-29) |
| 2 | Project Dawn | 10 | 10 | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) | 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) | 12 August 2011 (2011-08-12) | 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21) |
| 3 | Vengeance | 10 | 10 | 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) | 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) | 17 August 2012 (2012-08-17) | 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12) |
| 4 | Shadow Warfare | 10 | 10 | 28 October 2013 (2013-10-28) | 30 December 2013 (2013-12-30) | 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09) | 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) |
| 5 | Legacy | 10 | 10 | 3 June 2015 (2015-06-03) | 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) | 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) | 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09) |
| 6 | Retribution | 10 | 10 | 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) | 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) | 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) | 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) |
| 7 | Revolution | 10 | 10 | 28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) | 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) | 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) | 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) |
| 8 | Vendetta | 10 | 10 | 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) | 28 April 2020 (2020-04-28) | 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) | 17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) |

## Episodes
### Series 1: Strike Back (2010)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | Episode 1 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 25 October 2013 | 0.259 | 5 May 2010 (2010-05-05) | 1.008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio | 1 November 2013 | 0.218 | 5 May 2010 (2010-05-05) | 0.803 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 8 November 2013 | 0.301 | 12 May 2010 (2010-05-12) | 0.857 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Daniel Percival | Jed Mercurio & Alan Whiting | 15 November 2013 | 0.275 | 12 May 2010 (2010-05-12) | 0.764 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 22 November 2013 | 0.279 | 19 May 2010 (2010-05-19) | 0.890 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Edward Hall | Robert Murphy | 29 November 2013 | N/A | 19 May 2010 (2010-05-19) | 0.872 |

### Series 2: Project Dawn (2011)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 7 | Episode 1 | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 12 August 2011 (2011-08-12) | 0.567 | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) | 1.137 |
| 8 | Episode 2 | Daniel Percival | Frank Spotnitz | 19 August 2011 (2011-08-19) | 0.169 | 28 August 2011 (2011-08-28) | 1.185 |
| 9 | Episode 3 | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 26 August 2011 (2011-08-26) | 0.255 | 4 September 2011 (2011-09-04) | 1.098 |
| 10 | Episode 4 | Bill Eagles | Frank Spotnitz | 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) | 0.212 | 11 September 2011 (2011-09-11) | 1.090 |
| 11 | Episode 5 | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 16 September 2011 (2011-09-16) | 0.302 | 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18) | 0.982 |
| 12 | Episode 6 | Alex Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 23 September 2011 (2011-09-23) | 0.336 | 25 September 2011 (2011-09-25) | 1.022 |
| 13 | Episode 7 | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30) | 0.270 | 2 October 2011 (2011-10-02) | 0.943 |
| 14 | Episode 8 | Paul Wilmshurst | Simon Burke | 7 October 2011 (2011-10-07) | 0.335 | 9 October 2011 (2011-10-09) | 1.104 |
| 15 | Episode 9 | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) | 0.244 | 16 October 2011 (2011-10-16) | 1.061 |
| 16 | Episode 10 | Daniel Percival | Tony Saint | 21 October 2011 (2011-10-21) | 0.249 | 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) | 1.126 |

### Series 3: Vengeance (2012)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 17 | Episode 1 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 (2012-08-17) | 0.390 | 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) | 0.770 |
| 18 | Episode 2 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 17 August 2012 (2012-08-17) | 0.390 | 9 September 2012 (2012-09-09) | 0.749 |
| 19 | Episode 3 | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 24 August 2012 (2012-08-24) | 0.333 | 16 September 2012 (2012-09-16) | 0.725 |
| 20 | Episode 4 | Paul Wilmshurst | James Dormer | 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) | 0.266 | 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) | 0.693 |
| 21 | Episode 5 | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) | 0.325 | 30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) | 0.751 |
| 22 | Episode 6 | Julian Holmes | Richard Zajdlic | 14 September 2012 (2012-09-14) | 0.263 | 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) | 0.736 |
| 23 | Episode 7 | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 21 September 2012 (2012-09-21) | 0.358 | 14 October 2012 (2012-10-14) | 0.885 |
| 24 | Episode 8 | Michael J. Bassett | John Simpson | 28 September 2012 (2012-09-28) | 0.310 | 21 October 2012 (2012-10-21) | 0.849 |
| 25 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05) | 0.235 | 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) | 0.821 |
| 26 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Tony Saint | 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12) | 0.249 | 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) | 0.826 |

### Series 4: Shadow Warfare (2013)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 27 | Episode 1 | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09) | 0.493 | 28 October 2013 (2013-10-28) | 0.796 |
| 28 | Episode 2 | Michael J. Bassett | Simon Burke & Tim Vaughan & Michael J. Bassett | 16 August 2013 (2013-08-16) | 0.364 | 4 November 2013 (2013-11-04) | 0.805 |
| 29 | Episode 3 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 23 August 2013 (2013-08-23) | 0.331 | 11 November 2013 (2013-11-11) | 0.781 |
| 30 | Episode 4 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) | 0.506 | 18 November 2013 (2013-11-18) | 0.726 |
| 31 | Episode 5 | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 13 September 2013 (2013-09-13) | 0.417 | 25 November 2013 (2013-11-25) | 0.732 |
| 32 | Episode 6 | Paul Wilmshurst | John Simpson | 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20) | 0.447 | 2 December 2013 (2013-12-02) | 0.701 |
| 33 | Episode 7 | Stephen Woolfenden | Simon Burke & Ben Newman | 27 September 2013 (2013-09-27) | 0.309 | 9 December 2013 (2013-12-09) | 0.820 |
| 34 | Episode 8 | Stephen Woolfenden | Michael J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan | 4 October 2013 (2013-10-04) | 0.312 | 16 December 2013 (2013-12-16) | 0.832 |
| 35 | Episode 9 | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 11 October 2013 (2013-10-11) | 0.400 | 23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) | 0.742 |
| 36 | Episode 10 | Michael J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic | 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) | 0.436 | 30 December 2013 (2013-12-30) | 0.709 |

### Series 5: Legacy (2015)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 37 | Episode 1 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) | 0.237 | 3 June 2015 (2015-06-03) | 0.989 |
| 38 | Episode 2 | M. J. Bassett | M. J. Bassett & Tim Vaughan & James Dormer | 7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) | 0.275 | 10 June 2015 (2015-06-10) | 0.718 |
| 39 | Episode 3 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14) | 0.221 | 17 June 2015 (2015-06-17) | 0.609 |
| 40 | Episode 4 | Julian Holmes | James Dormer | 21 August 2015 (2015-08-21) | 0.204 | 24 June 2015 (2015-06-24) | 0.611 |
| 41 | Episode 5 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian | 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) | 0.251 | 1 July 2015 (2015-07-01) | 0.798 |
| 42 | Episode 6 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian | 11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) | 0.234 | 8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) | 0.626 |
| 43 | Episode 7 | M. J. Bassett | Richard Zajdlic & Ed Whitmore | 18 September 2015 (2015-09-18) | 0.166 | 15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) | 0.558 |
| 44 | Episode 8 | M. J. Bassett | Ed Whitmore & Jack Lothian | 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) | 0.280 | 22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) | 0.591 |
| 45 | Episode 9 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) | 0.196 | 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) | 0.810 |
| 46 | Episode 10 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09) | 0.286 | 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) | 0.694 |

### Series 6: Retribution (2017–18)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 47 | Episode 1 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 February 2018 (2018-02-02) | 0.135 | 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) | 0.503 |
| 48 | Episode 2 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 9 February 2018 (2018-02-09) | 0.133 | 7 November 2017 (2017-11-07) | 0.822 |
| 49 | Episode 3 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie | 16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) | 0.089 | 14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) | 0.754 |
| 50 | Episode 4 | Brendan Maher | Jack Lothian & James Payne & Steve Bailie | 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) | 0.138 | 21 November 2017 (2017-11-21) | 0.555 |
| 51 | Episode 5 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) | 0.112 | 28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) | 0.569 |
| 52 | Episode 6 | Debs Paterson | Jack Lothian | 9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) | 0.093 | 31 January 2018 (2018-01-31) | 0.602 |
| 53 | Episode 7 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian & Simon Allen | 16 March 2018 (2018-03-16) | 0.132 | 7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) | 0.660 |
| 54 | Episode 8 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian & Simon Allen | 23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) | 0.145 | 14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) | 0.562 |
| 55 | Episode 9 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 30 March 2018 (2018-03-30) | 0.130 | 21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) | 0.516 |
| 56 | Episode 10 | M. J. Bassett | Jack Lothian | 6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) | 0.095 | 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) | 0.527 |

### Series 7: Revolution (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 57 | 1 | Episode 1 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) | 0.116 | 28 February 2019 (2019-02-28) | 0.447 |
| 58 | 2 | Episode 2 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 1 February 2019 (2019-02-01) | 0.113 | 7 March 2019 (2019-03-07) | 0.616 |
| 59 | 3 | Episode 3 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) | 0.060 | 14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) | 0.631 |
| 60 | 4 | Episode 4 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15) | 0.114 | 21 March 2019 (2019-03-21) | 0.59 |
| 61 | 5 | Episode 5 | Steve Shill | Jack Lothian | 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) | 0.090 | 28 March 2019 (2019-03-28) | 0.656 |
| 62 | 6 | Episode 6 | Steve Shill | Jack Lothian | 1 March 2019 (2019-03-01) | 0.096 | 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) | 0.564 |
| 63 | 7 | Episode 7 | Mark Everest | Jack Lothian & Chris Cornwell | 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) | 0.121 | 11 April 2019 (2019-04-11) | 0.608 |
| 64 | 8 | Episode 8 | Mark Everest | Jack Lothian | 15 March 2019 (2019-03-15) | 0.127 | 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18) | 0.559 |
| 65 | 9 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) | 0.100 | 25 April 2019 (2019-04-25) | 0.515 |
| 66 | 10 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) | 0.133 | 2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) | 0.504 |

### Series 8: The Final Season (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | U.K. air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
| 67 | 1 | Episode 1 | Paul Wilmshurst & Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) | 0.077 | 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) | 0.441 |
| 68 | 2 | Episode 2 | Paul Wilmshurst | Jack Lothian | 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) | 0.059 | 3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) | 0.808 |
| 69 | 3 | Episode 3 | Bill Eagles | James Dormer & Jack Lothian | 28 February 2020 (2020-02-28) | 0.063 | 10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) | 0.69 |
| 70 | 4 | Episode 4 | Bill Eagles | James Dormer & Jack Lothian | 6 March 2020 (2020-03-06) | 0.034 | 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) | 0.553 |
| 71 | 5 | Episode 5 | Jon Jones | Jack Lothian | 13 March 2020 (2020-03-13) | 0.093 | 24 March 2020 (2020-03-24) | 0.244 |
| 72 | 6 | Episode 6 | Jon Jones | Jack Lothian | 20 March 2020 (2020-03-20) | 0.059 | 31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) | 0.61 |
| 73 | 7 | Episode 7 | John Strickland | Jack Lothian | 27 March 2020 (2020-03-27) | 0.100 | 7 April 2020 (2020-04-07) | 0.664 |
| 74 | 8 | Episode 8 | John Strickland | Jack Lothian | 3 April 2020 (2020-04-03) | 0.089 | 14 April 2020 (2020-04-14) | 0.647 |
| 75 | 9 | Episode 9 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) | 0.044 | 21 April 2020 (2020-04-21) | 0.643 |
| 76 | 10 | Episode 10 | Bill Eagles | Jack Lothian | 17 April 2020 (2020-04-17) | 0.133 | 28 April 2020 (2020-04-28) | 0.744 |

## Home video releases

| Series | DVD release dates | DVD release dates | DVD release dates |
| Series | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
| 1 | — | 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) | 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05) |
| 2 | 7 August 2012 (2012-08-07) | 14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) | 5 December 2012 (2012-12-05) |
| 3 | 6 August 2013 (2013-08-06) | 5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) | 24 December 2014 (2014-12-24) |
| 4 | 4 August 2015 (2015-08-04) | 6 January 2014 (2014-01-06) | — |
| 5 | 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) | 10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) | — |