The high-intensity CINEMAX series STRIKE BACK returns with a new cast for its ten-episode fifth season, same day as the U.S. on Saturday, February 3 at 11am with a same day encore at 10pm, exclusively on CINEMAX. New episodes debut every Saturday at the same time. The series will be streaming on HBO GO. Warren Brown (“Luther,” “The Dark Knight Rises”), Daniel MacPherson (“Infini”), Roxanne McKee (“Crossfire,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones”) and Alin Sumarwata (“Burning Man”) star.
When fanatical terrorist Omair Idrisi escapes from Syrian authorities with plans to launch an unprecedented attack that could change the face of modern warfare, the ensuing manhunt can only be entrusted to counter terrorism’s best and brightest. Enter Section 20 — the elite, multinational, covert special ops team tasked with tracking down Idrisi and his British co-conspirator wife, Jane Lowry.
Their action-packed manhunt will take the unit across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe, from glitterati soirees to underworld cage fights, as they uncover and attempt to dismantle a vast global web of interconnected criminal and terrorist activity.
Lance Corporal Gracie Novin (Alin Sumarwata) is a crack shot and ready-for-anything gearhead who is looking to make the step up. Genuine and honest to the point of bluntness, she’s the heart and soul of the team.
Sergeant Samuel Wyatt (Daniel MacPherson) is a barroom philosopher who works best alone. Having been burned in the past, Wyatt has no intention of being dragged into a team situation. But what he wants and what he gets are rarely the same thing.
Captain Natalie Reynolds (Roxanne McKee) comes from a military family, and excels at psychological profiling and identifying weaknesses in others, although she may be blind to her own faults.
Sergeant Thomas “Mac” McAllister (Warren Brown) is a man of his word, physically capable and driven by a desire to avenge the team he’s lost. He’s easygoing, affable and utterly deadly.
The series will be streaming on HBO GO.
STRIKE BACK’s real-life confidential consultants, who work in the field of counterterrorism, return for the new season, which was shot on location in Jordan, Croatia and Hungary. Their expertise is a resource for story, terminology, procedure, accuracy and regional issues, providing insight into the highly secretive world of “black ops.” They also train the cast, who do many of their own stunts, in battle tactics, weaponry and combat.
Season five episodes are directed by MJ Bassett (episodes 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10), Brendan Maher (episodes 3 and 4), Debs Paterson (episode 6) and Bill Eagles (episodes 7 and 8). Andy Harries, Sharon Hughff, Jack Lothian and MJ Bassett are executive producers. Bill Shepherd is series producer and Nuala O’Leary is producer.