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[05/01/12 - 09:59 AM]
New Cinemax Action Series "Banshee," From a Team Including Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes, Starts Production
Scheduled for ten hour-long episodes, the show will debut on in 2013.

[01/13/12 - 09:01 AM]
HBO/Cinemax 2012 Programming Overview
A complete recap of all of the networks' programming highlights for the coming year.

[01/06/12 - 10:50 PM]
Development Update: Friday, January 6
Updates include: "Last Resort" officially a go at ABC; Marcia Gay Harden joins NBC's "Isabel"; and Rhona Mitra on track to join Cinemax's "Strike Back."

[11/10/11 - 07:48 AM]
Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester to Return to Cinemax Action Series "Strike Back" Next Season
Rhashan Stone and Michelle Lukes likewise are on board for the show's sophomore run, due in 2012.

[10/06/11 - 09:57 AM]
Hit Action Series "Strike Back" Returns to Cinemax for Season Two in 2012
10 new episodes will begin shooting in South Africa in early 2012 and air later in the year.

[09/22/11 - 10:35 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 22
Updates include: Michael Imperioli, Adrian Pasdar join HBO's "40"; Melissa George is Cinemax's "Nemesis"; and David Kohan and Max Mutchnick land two pilots.

[08/12/11 - 07:27 AM]
MAX GO(R) App Launched on Apple(R) iPad(R), iPhone(R) and iPod Touch(R), Coinciding With Premiere of Cinemax's First Original Primetime Series "Strike Back"
Along with the debut episode, users will have access to the second episode a week prior to its airing on the linear network.

[08/12/11 - 12:15 AM]
Interview: "Strike Back" Co-Executive Producer Frank Spotnitz
Cinemax's action series bows tonight at 10:00/9:00c on the pay channel.

[07/28/11 - 02:36 PM]
HBO/Cinemax 2011/2012 Programming Overview
A complete recap of all of the networks' programming highlights for the upcoming season.

[07/21/11 - 01:10 PM]
High-Octane Series Strike Back, Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Philip Winchester and Amanda Mealing, Debuts Aug. 12 on Cinemax
The pay channel details the premiere installments of the original series.

[06/27/11 - 01:33 PM]
Cinemax Series "Strike Back" Debuts Friday, August 12 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT)
Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester topline the new original series.

[02/10/11 - 09:02 AM]
Second Series For Sky1's "Strike Back"
The series will mark the first ever co-production between Sky and HBO/Cinemax, following on from the exclusive output deal between the two pay TV broadcasters.







STRIKE BACK (CINEMAX)
Returns in Summer 2012 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/12/11 - ???
STATUS:
returning this summer (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (10 episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2012-13 season (the show's second of 10 episodes) on 10/6/11
DESCRIPTION:
(from Cinemax's press release, January 2012) STRIKE BACK: This action series focuses on a charismatic former U.S. Special Forces operative who teams up with a stealth British military unit to stop international terrorists. Researched by the creators and aided by consultants, the series is rooted in the field of counter-terrorism, and set against the backdrop of timely global issues. Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester star. Andy Harries and Huw Kennair-Jones executive produce. The ten-episode second season launches in mid-2012.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Michelle Lukes as Julia Richmond
· Philip Winchester as Michael Stonebridge
· Rhashan Stone as Oliver Sinclair
· Sullivan Stapleton as Damien Scott
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Amanda Mealing as Eleanor Grant
· Eva Birthistle as Kate Marshall
· Jimi Mistry as Major Ashkani
· Richard Armitage as John Porter
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andy Harries as EP
· Dan Percival as CO-EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Elaine Pyke as EP
· Frank Spotnitz as CRTR/CO-EP
· Michael Casey as PROD
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· British Sky Broadcasting Group
· Left Bank Pictures