First Look: Explosive New Show, 'strike Back'

Crystal Bell, Huffington Post: Entertainment
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 12:25pm

When a resourceful international terrorist group plots an attack, a maverick former U.S. Special Forces operative ("Animal Kingdomâs" Sullivan Stapleton) joins forces with a stealth British military unit to stop them in the ten-episode action series "Strike Back," airing on Cinemax--a network more known for its adult programing than its original prime-time dramas. But it looks like Cinemax is ready to join the prime-time game with its new fast-paced action drama "Strike Back." Think of it as a British take on "24"--but with more sex and violence. The series follows Section 20, an elite military black ops unit within the British government that focuses on high-risk, top-priority targets--including terrorists.

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