Strike Back: Cinemax Season Four

The final season of Cinemax's first original drama—a British co-production with an international scope centered on a covert military anti-terrorism group called Section 20—finds the team up against a North Korean plot masterminded by an icy, cunning agent (played by martial arts star Michelle Yeoh) and her son (Will Yun Lee). The story begins in Thailand, crosses borders into North Korea, and then chases the terrorists all over Europe to stop them from detonating a nuclear device, along the way serving up hard-edged, violent action and drama built on the partnership of the group's most badass members: British military veteran Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) and American Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton), a former Delta Force commando. This season adds a complication when the two men go rogue to rescue Scott's son from the terrorists. In a way, Strike Back can be seen as a buddy movie bromance for the Soldier of Fortune set, focusing on a friendship forged under fire. But this final season is also the best, thanks to an engaging storyline filled with twists. British TV veteran Robson Green returns as the tough and loyal commander of the team, which also features Michelle Lukes and Milauna Jackson. Presenting all 10 episodes from the 2015 fourth and last season, extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes. Recommended. (S. Axmaker)