Strike Back: Origins

2013 • HBO
4.5
72 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Episode 01
10/25/13
Season-only
Series Premiere. Exiled from the British Special Forces, John Porter resurfaces years later in hopes of rescuing a kidnapped journalist.
2 Episode 02
11/1/13
Season-only
Porter allows himself to be captured by Al Nazeri as a way to rescue kidnapped journalist Katie Dartmouth.
3 Episode 03
11/8/13
Season-only
Porter infiltrates a high-security prison in Zimbabwe in order to liberate an ex-Special Forces assassin.
4 Episode 04
11/15/13
Season-only
Porter and Masuku evacuate a border orphanage and prepare for a last stand against Colonel Tshuma.
5 Episode 05
11/22/13
Season-only
Porter heads to Afghanistan to investigate an encryption breach that may have been orchestrated by an expatriate contractor.
6 Episode 06
11/29/13
Season-only
Season Finale. Porter heads for an explosive desert rendezvous as Thompson solves a seven-year mystery.
101 Strike Back Origins: Trailer
4/24/16
Season-only
A special sneak preview of the original British action series 'Strike Back: Origins' that inspired the hit Cinemax series.

About this show

A scapegoated British soldier is recruited to defuse an international terrorist crisis in this six-part series that inspired 'Strike Back.'

Ratings and reviews

4.5
72 reviews
Buffy Brinkley
August 8, 2019
Strike Back: Origins. These 6 episodes, which were originally a 3-part mini-series on Sky1 TV in the UK, are 6 of the best episodes ever made on television! John Porter, perfectly portrayed by the amazing Richard Armitage (The Hobbit Trilogy), is an SAS officer in the British military service, at once disgraced and then offered a second chance. Over the course of these episodes, Porter uses his strength and wits to maneuver across 3 missions. Action-packed with a central plot running through every episode, Strike Back: Origins is a must-see! Also starring the brilliant Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead). Everything I LOVED about these episodes was ultimately destroyed when Strike Back was acquired by Cinemax. Unfortunately, the Cinemax-driven series replaced awesome action with excessive vulgar language and a solid plot (all but gift-wrapped by the UK) with graphic sex scenes. If you've never seen how Strike Back began, you won't be disappointed! If you have, watch it again! It never gets old. :)
A Google user
February 5, 2019
ANDREW LINCOLN!!! I DEMAND YOU RETURN TO YOUR TRUE HOME!!! ALL OF US YOUR FANS AND LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THE WALKING DEAD ZOMBIES, WE ALL REALLY REALLY MISS YOU AND IN MY OPINION TWD JUST ISN'T EVEN REMOTELY AS GOOD WITHOUT IT'S LEADING MALE PROTAGONIST WHO WAS THERE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SERIES AND THAT BEING SAID, ANDREW.. BROBRO.. YOU WERE WHAT MADE THE WALKING DEAD WHAT IT WAS, AND NOW WITH YOU GONE FROM THE CAST, IDK IF I WILL CONTINUE TO EVEN WATCH IT, IT NEEDS IT'S OG b.a.m.f
Moon Man
June 8, 2016
Love the focus of the mini series, acting is great. Truly feel for the characters. To Google, the show is from Cinemax not HBO, says so in the beginning of each episode.
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