It later began broadcasting on Sky1 in the United Kingdom on 21 August with higher ratings than that of the first series. The series began broadcasting on Cinemax in the United States on 12 August 2011, with the premiere being seen by nearly 1.1 million viewers, the highest ratings achieved by the network since 2005. Filming began in February 2011 and took place across South Africa and Hungary. In order to prepare for their roles several main cast members spent a month training with former officers of the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service. They entered a co-production deal with the American premium cable network Cinemax, who wanted to introduce new original drama series to the network. Sky announced Strike Back would be returning for a third series after the first aired.
Section 20 leads a worldwide manhunt to find and capture Pakistani terrorist Latif, who is plotting an operation of his known as "Project Dawn". The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secret branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), particularly two of its officers, Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) and former American Delta Force operative Damian Scott (Stapleton). The main cast for the series includes Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Amanda Mealing, Eva Birthistle, Michelle Lukes and Rhashan Stone. However, the only cast member to return from the first series was Richard Armitage in the first episode.
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Strike Back: Project Dawn, as it is known in the United Kingdom is a ten-part British-American action television serial and is the second series of Strike Back.
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