strike project dawn strike project dawn known united_kingdom british american action television serial second series strike cast member return series episode main cast series includes series follows actions section secret branch particularly officers winchester operative section leads worldwide find capture pakistani terrorist plotting operation known project dawn sky announced strike returning series aired entered production deal american premium cable network wanted introduce new original drama series network order prepare roles main cast members spent month training officers filming began february took place south_africa hungary series began broadcasting united_states august premiere seen nearly million viewers highest ratings achieved network later began broadcasting united_kingdom august higher ratings series critical reaction series generally favourable united_states british reviewers mixed reviewers comparisons television dramas including unit released dvd blu ray disc region november october announced renewed strike series titled strike vengeance episodes table number column refers episode number entire series viewers millions refers americans watched episode viewers millions refers watched episode series plays episodes cast characters plays book commando assigned section partnered scott help track kidnapped porter works section charge team ground character married wife affair colleague played winchester describes dedicated disciplined plays rules saves day directs energy trying protecting story audience knight shining armour plays united_states operator familiar antagonists second series acquaintance recruited section help find rescue kidnapped porter describes scott rebellious arrogant good somebody like section usually goes takes bullets arrives minute saves day actor opined scott chosen dangerous role daring immediate family members rely scott working relationship said professional respect start actor read script saw role scott australian actor speak american accent series wary right barely worked americans believed okay hbo network operated satisfied signed strike series commissioned plays colonel smart tough military leader skilled gun diplomacy knows break rule new head section replacing series described grant hard nails contained direct driven grant distant team commands pal time guys like family spend time moving place place kind way check need firm hand actress called role best role adding action scenes like flying helicopters hardest thing face want scream joy researched role taking advice female officer similar high ranking position grant piece advice officer gave try boys lose respect got charge plays captain crack commando oversees section military personnel affair actress taken script cast role action past acting career felt fun experience play character went military training goal everybody pass throw cry stone plays major grant right hand man helps gather intelligence called working relationship strong section second command plays newer recruits section describes character exceptionally bright technically brilliant ability speak seven languages plays antagonist terrorist returns protagonist original strike series episode originally role series clarified production announced january reported dropped series playing films later reported return second series secondary primary role production development strike began series based book soldier turned novelist transmitted episodes weekly episodes audience share timeslot past months august controller commissioned second series consist longer run episodes continued role production company february announced sky entered production deal american television network network wanted introduce new drama series strike television projects produced british american networks miracle day produced bbc frank_spotnitz contracted series writers serve series directors executive producers working addition series producers serving producer wrote episodes approached write series producers needed somebody committed new_zealand introducing new leads described process great format great world strike imagine new characters going drive second year project dawn announced crew scouting locations south_africa series shot investigating parts world including united_states south_america europe training filming began main cast members sent boot camp south_africa went intensive rigorous military training soldiers winchester training wanted sure believable soldier actors trained aspects including running weapons training actors spend training commander military adviser winchester recalled meet morning run chosen location way street names directions trainers car passed licence plate number trainers guys study detail example learnt step step enter room time constantly aware weapon trained physical trainers ensure actors look like soldiers filming remain way shoot addition winchester lose gain weight respectively winchester diet day included taking protein meals actor described diet having found exhausting eating food total training took approximately month filming filming began february concluded late summer perspective filming largely took place south_africa particularly cape_town outside south_africa series filmed hungary separate locations series takes place hotel episodes shot cape_town suburbs doubled shoot actors allowed perform majority stunts military advisors hand teach actors perform certain stunts tell wrong series includes number sex scenes performed interview british newspaper metro actor stated fair share nude scenes past adding got bit nervous running people clothes sex scenes usually actress met like going sullivan nude nerve fun release broadcast ratings began broadcasting august united_states telecast seen viewers midnight doubled viewership adding giving total nearly million viewers available million homes time broadcast best ratings performance network broadcast film par pilot series blood sand aired timeslot united_kingdom series began broadcast august episode airing seen total viewers audience share cent far overnight ratings concerned performed better episode previous series seen cent audience share home video release released dvd blu ray disc published united_kingdom november released certificate indicating unsuitable viewers age years special features include secrets making strike project dawn scene broadcast titles united_states series released dvd blu ray august inclusion audio commentaries critical reactions united_states american review site metacritic rated series indicating generally favorable reviews critics new_york_daily_news rated stars stating little way action movies characters action strike differs sharply significantly villains aren random abstract films like throwback nazis jamaican drug lords adding villains series added level intensity sense potential consequences new_york_post rated stars series good action good characters history term fucking code mean got love slant_magazine rated stars stated strike isn brilliant television plenty entertaining fitting action unit nudity fills caliber hole american television added series time given buddy cop relationship main characters scott bit time spent villains hank washington_post called surprisingly stylish addictive adding fans year ask fill void want intelligence agency unbelievable somewhat real strike didn good answer lauded scott portrayal stating real find thoroughly loser saves sense duty adding created laboratory experiment personality smile body adequate results ign rated seven noting american viewers series caught added british fans lament absence ass kicking hero original series new_york_times described series variation offers reasonably competent action scenes casual depictions torture death comic book conspiracy story line efficient nudity delivery system rated series calling decent action slick production values critical series concerned nudity episode includes lifetime worth breasts butt creating story substance character emotional weight critical series stating strike like series order minutes nickname graphic sex scene multiple word owen summed strike shows high production values intense fast paced story reminiscent occasionally ridiculous bad graphic nature especially putting series united_kingdom series premiered united_kingdom british critics mixed reviews guardian gave series positive review stating awesome capable exploding explodes decent military action naked rated stars called body little brains adding series silly immature shocking undoubtedly entertaining certainly boring patrick samuel static mass rated project dawn stars stating main story intriguing implications conspiracy deep critical series focused scott main characters movement storyline scott pair lead missions blow cover occasions samuel praised series action sequences saying faded glamour believed strike remains pretty good providing sky viewers weekly die hard fix adding series won win new converts looks like continue serve action predecessor rated felt death porter episode striking main reason watching reviewer believed series offered keen mix blended action emotional complexity intrigue second series feels inferior virtue fact brains appear lie pants blown porter head metro stated merely nonsense
Strike Back: Project Dawn