Strike Back Season 3

If you want action that respects the story underneath it, Strike Back Season 3 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 400 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Sullivan Stapleton's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Strike Back Season 3 is worth clearing space for. Strike Back Season 3 moves fast and earns its action sequences rather than just delivering them. Former military intelligence operative, Major Rachel Dalton takes charge of Section 20. They work throughout Africa to gain their hands on four nuclear triggers which are in the wrong hands after a mission in Somalia. The triggers have originally been sold to Conrad Knox, an English billionaire and philanthropist based in South Africa, who runs the Knox Foundation, charged with disarming unstable regions. Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. Strike Back Season 3 earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, Strike Back Season 3 respects your time. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Sullivan Stapleton is the obvious draw, but the supporting cast gives the action the context it needs to land. The action holds up because the character work underneath it never lets up.