Strike Back Season 4

Strike Back Season 4 has built a real following on and among viewers who want their action grounded in something real. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. No filler scenes, no spinning wheels between the action. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Strike Back Season 4 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The choreography in Strike Back Season 4 serves the story instead of interrupting it. Scott and Stonebridge are recalled from holiday in California to capture Leo Kamali, a high ranking member of a terrorist cell led by al-Zuhari, an elusive terrorist. After capturing him in Colombia it is revealed that Kamali is working deep cover with the CIA to stop al-Zuhari. As Kamali is pressured to work with Section 20, Dalton is suspended by Colonel Philip Locke, who takes charge. Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2013. Strike Back Season 4 earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want their entertainment to move fast and not waste a scene, Strike Back Season 4 respects your time. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Sullivan Stapleton's performance is the throughline that holds the bigger action elements together. Give it twenty minutes and decide — most viewers do not stop there.