Strike Back Season 1

Right now you can watch Strike Back Season 1 on and — and it moves faster than most of the genre's competition. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 400 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Richard Armitage is the obvious draw, but the supporting cast gives the action its context. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Strike Back Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The choreography in Strike Back Season 1 serves the story instead of interrupting it. John Porter resigns from the SAS following the aftermath of a rescue mission in Iraq on the eve of the American led invasion in 2003, where two fellow soldiers were killed, apparently by a thirteen-year boy Porter had failed to kill, leaving him responsible. Seven years later, Porter is "reactivated" following the kidnap of journalist Katie Dartmouth by the same terrorists he fought seven years ago, including the same boy: As'ad. Richard Armitage and Andrew Lincoln lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2010. The action sequences are expensive-looking without drawing attention to their own budget — they serve the story rather than interrupting it. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Strike Back Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on to unwind and find yourself sitting forward twenty minutes in. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Richard Armitage anchors the chaos with real screen presence. Every set piece here is doing more than one job at once.