As of July 2026, China Beach Season 3 aired in 1989 with 22 episodes — streaming now on The Roku Channel. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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China Beach Season 3

1989 22 Episodes Drama · War & Politics ⭐ 8/10

If you want action that respects the story underneath it, China Beach Season 3 is available on right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Dana Delany's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, China Beach Season 3 is worth clearing space for. China Beach Season 3 moves fast and earns its action sequences rather than just delivering them. Season 3 of China Beach includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1989 to April 1990. This season stars Dana Delany, Marg Helgenberger and Michael Boatman. Dana Delany and Marg Helgenberger lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1989. What separates China Beach Season 3 from disposable action entertainment is character work that survives the explosions. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, China Beach Season 3 respects your time. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Dana Delany brings a physicality to the role that elevates every set piece. Action that earns its sequences rather than just delivering them.

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🎬 China Beach Season 3 — Episode Guide

E1
The Unquiet Earth
1989-09-20
McMurphy and K.C. are kidnapped by the Viet Cong and taken underground into a warren of tunnels, where their captors expect McMurphy to operate on their wounded leader.
E2
Skin Deep
1989-09-27
McMurphy uses a little guilt and a little blackmail to get a reluctant K.C. to visit a wounded soldier whose face has been badly disfigured. Holly, the new doughnut dolly, challenges the nurses on behalf of the Red Cross Volunteers to compete in a Miss China Beach beauty pageant. Frankie is assigned...
E3
Dear China Beach
1989-10-04
Dodger is left with an Amerasian baby that is supposedly his son; McMurphy makes a poor patient when she comes down with dysentery; and Holly badgers everyone into answering the letters sent by seventh-graders from Colorado.
E4
Who's Happy Now?
1989-10-11
Dr. Richard worries over a craniotomy that has permanently altered a patient's mental capacity; Lila faces an inspection that will determine if she gets a key promotion; Sarge Pepper asks for some advice about courting Lila and K.C. finds herself in a very awkward position when a senior officer goes...
E5
Independence Day
1989-10-25
China Beach celebrates a soggy Independence Day with Boonie and Holly trying to keep everyone's spirits up, McMurphy dealing with a love struck private as she tries to sort out her feelings for Dr. Bernard, Lila and the Sarge discussing the future and Beckett and K.C. quarreling over registering the...
E6
Ghosts
1989-11-08
K.C. avoids dealing with unpleasant memories of her father stirred up by a trunk of his belongings; Dr. Richard faces his ex-wife's remarriage with a ""black wedding""; Beckett ends his relationship with Mai; and McMurphy learns more about Dr. Bernard's life.
E7
With a Little Help From My Friends
1989-11-15
Holly is shaken when it appears that Hang is connected to the VC and has been using their friendship to gain information; Frankie is seriously injured by a booby trap; and McMurphy aids Dr. Bernard at a civilian clinic.
E8
China Men
1989-11-22
Dodger and Hyers square off after a battlefield incident; McMurphy spends an uncomfortable evening with Dr. Bernard's sophisticated civilian friends; and Boonie gets a surprise from the sexy Asian singer all the men in camp are longing for.
E9
How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (1)
1989-11-29
Beckett and a civilian photographer temporarily join Dodger's patrol; McMurphy gets to know a wounded POW.
E10
How to Stay Alive in Vietnam (2)
1989-12-06
The wounded Cambodian POW befriended by McMurphy is taken away by the South Vietnamese for interrogation as the photographer Cat pursues the story of his defection and a new commander arrives to take over the base, leaving Lila and K.C. unsure of their positions.
E11
Magic
1990-01-03
McMurphy finds herself caught up in a triangle affair with Dr. Bernard and Vinnie; Holly tells Boonie how she feels about him; and Lila copes with the disappointment of losing command of China Beach to Otis.
E12
Nightfall
1990-01-10
K.C. feels responsible for the death of a Vietnamese prostitute she sent out and takes things into her own hands when Otis refuses to investigate the matter.
E13
Souvenirs
1990-01-17
Dodger reaches the limit of his endurance and decides to leave Vietnam and faces a mountain of paperwork as he tries to get permission to take his Amerasian son home with him.
E14
Holly's Choice
1990-01-30
Holly has had an abortion and as her friends at China Beach try to deal with it, the circumstances that led up to it are gradually revealed.
E15
The Rumor of Peace
1990-02-07
China Beach reacts to the rumors of peace floated by Beckett and Frankie during their pirate radio broadcast.
E16
Warriors
1990-02-14
McMurphy is in an emotional and ethical turmoil when she delivers Vinnie's buddy from death but he falls into a terminal coma; and Frankie finds herself in charge of a squad of grizzled grunts.
E17
The Thanks of a Grateful Nation
1990-02-28
Dodger tries to reintegrate his life as a civilian but finds himself drifting as he tries to make sense of his experiences in Vietnam.
E18
Skylark
1990-03-14
A pair of ballroom dancers bring a note of grace and harmony to the uneasy relationship between McMurphy and Dr. Richard while completing a mysterious mission of their own.
E19
Phoenix
1990-03-21
K.C. finds herself in the middle of a C.I.A. assassination plot, and dependent on McMurphy to vouch for her innocence.
E20
F.N.G.
1990-04-16
In November 1966, fairly new guys Colleen McMurphy and Dr. Richard find themselves learning the ropes when they arrive at China Beach.

🎭 Cast of China Beach Season 3

Dana Delany
Dana Delany
Colleen McMurphy
Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger
KC Koloski
Michael Boatman
Michael Boatman
Samuel Beckett
Troy Evans
Troy Evans
Bob Pepper
Nancy Giles
Nancy Giles
Frankie Bunsen
Jeff Kober
Jeff Kober
Dodger Winslow
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo
Dick Richard
Concetta Tomei
Concetta Tomei
Lila Garreau
Ned Vaughn
Ned Vaughn
Jeff Hyers
Brian Wimmer
Brian Wimmer
Boonie Lanier

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