Cinemax just made Strike Back fans extremely happy. The network confirmed the popular action series has been renewed for a sixth season. The announcement came a little over a week out from the season five finale set for April 6, 2018.
Season five is airing on Fridays at 10pm ET/PT. Cinemax hasn’t announced when fans can expect a sixth season to air.
“The rebirth of Strike Back has reestablished Cinemax as a destination for adrenalized, entertaining action series,” stated Kary Antholis, President of HBO Miniseries and Cinemax Programming. “We are delighted to offer Section 20 the opportunity to continue saving the world from mayhem and destruction.”
The cast of season five includes Warren Brown, Daniel MacPherson, Roxanne McKee, Alin Sumarwata, Nina Sosanya, Don Hany, Trevor Eve, and Katherine Kelly. Strike Back is produced by Bill Shepherd and Nuala O’Leary, with Andy Harries, Sharon Hughff, Jack Lothian and MJ Bassett executive producing.
The Season 5 Plot: 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 counterterrorism’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.
Season 5 Finale Details: With stakes at an all-time high, Section 20 heads to a remote island to retrieve a top-secret file coveted by both Ives (Trevor Eve) and the Russians. The episode was written by Jack Lothian and was directed by MJ Basse.
