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Last Resort

★ 7.3 23K votes 2012–2013 1 season · 13 episodes Canceled ABC
War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 9/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Andre BraugherScott SpeedmanDaisy BettsCamille De PazzisDichen LachmanDaniel Lissing
Written by
Karl GajdusekShawn Ryan
Starring
Andre BraugherScott SpeedmanDaisy BettsCamille De PazzisDichen LachmanDaniel Lissing
Written by
Karl GajdusekShawn Ryan
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
02505007501k

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About

"A gripping premise cut off before its prime"

When a nuclear submarine crew refuses a dubious order to fire on Pakistan, they're branded traitors and forced to seize a small island to survive. What follows is a tense mix of military drama, political conspiracy, and survival story, as the crew navigates uneasy alliances with locals while Washington closes in. The pace is brisk and plot-driven, anchored by a commanding lead performance, though the show never gets to fully pay off its bigger mysteries before being cut short.

Watch it for

the commanding lead performance anchoring a tense, high-stakes military conspiracy.

Maybe skip if

you hate getting invested in a show that ends on unresolved cliffhangers.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12012
7.76K139h 23m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Captain8.2
94845 min
▶2Blue on Blue7.6
58442 min
▶3Eight Bells7.0
49143 min
▶4Voluntold7.4
45443 min
▶5Skeleton Crew8.1
47143 min
▶6Another Fine Navy Day7.5
41842 min
▶7Nuke It Out7.4
38543 min
▶8Big Chicken Dinner7.2
35043 min
▶9Cinderella Liberty8.0
36943 min
▶10Blue Water7.4
36644 min
▶11Damn the Torpedoes7.4
33744 min
▶12The Pointy End of the Spear7.5
31844 min
▶13Controlled Flight Into Terrain8.0
40244 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Andre Braugher Captain Marcus Chaplin
Scott Speedman XO Sam Kendal
Daisy Betts Lieutenant Grace Shepard
Camille De Pazzis Sophie Girard
Dichen Lachman Tani Tumrenjack
Daniel Lissing James King
Sahr Ngaujah Julian Serrat
Autumn Reeser Kylie Sinclair
Jessy Schram Christine Kendal
Robert Patrick Master Chief Joseph Prosser

Crew

Karl Gajdusek
Shawn Ryan

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