Introduction

Strike Back: Vendetta (sometimes referred to as Strike Back: The Final Season) is a ten-part British-American action television series, and serves as the eighth and final series of Strike Back.

The series features returning cast members Daniel MacPherson, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, Jamie Bamber and Varada Sethu.

Outline

Military scientist Lev Kogan steals a classified project named Imperiya from a facility in Tambov and escapes.

In Tel Aviv, Section 20 believe Kogan to be the seller Zayef is meeting with and prepare to capture him, but he escapes in a taxi driven by Nadav Topal, after also being pursued by Captain Katrina Zarkova. Zarkova reveals that Imperiya is a devastating cryptoviral Trojan horse developed by the Russian Combined Armed Centre for Electronic Warfare, and agrees to work with the team to capture Kogan.

Tracking him to an apartment building, they engage in a firefight with drug dealer Danny Dohan, a friend of Topal’s who helps him steal the device after discovering it is value. Zarkova kills Kogan, only to be betrayed by her handler after obtaining intel from Section 20. She kills him and returns to Section 20. Befriending Israel Police constable Yoni Speigel from the shootout, Mac discovers the Hirajis are entering the country via bus from Jordan.

However when he and Wyatt attempt to intercept them, Spiegel arrives with backup who are gunned down by Hiraji’s men. Topal gives Imperiya to Yada Haim, a crime boss and property developer hoping he can secure a buyer and receive a cut. Coltrane, Chetri and Novin infiltrate a party hosted by Haim to obtain Imperiya, and succeed with help from Zarkova.

However, the venue is besieged by gangsters led by Danny, who comes to Topal’s rescue after he is betrayed by Haim.

Strike Back Series

You can find a full index of Strike Back: Vendetta here.

You can find a full index of the Strike Back series here.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Bill Eagles.
• Writer(s): James Dormer and Jack Lothian.
• Release Date: 28 February 2020.
• Running Time: 42-48 minutes.
• Country: UK and US.
• Language: English.