STRIKE BACK: THE FINAL MISSION Launches A Last Assault In The Latest Trailer In Featurette

Cinemax series, Strike Back, has been one of the most interesting and thrilling shows I've seen. The network really had something going for itself following its premiere in 2011 and now it's coming to a close, and although there will be more shows to come on the network, I can't ignore just how awesome this program is.

Actors Philip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton have done a fantastic job as odd couple brothers-at-arms for covert ops unit Section 20, dodging all sorts of dangers and close calls that have consistently put them in death's reach, and there are other characters that have come and gone who've really added poignance to the show's growth. It's also good timing as the two leads are now branching out with their careers with upcoming TV shows on NBC - Winchester's The Player and Stapleton's Blindspot, so with the fourth and final run in Cinemax's Strike Back: The Final Mission, brings an otherwise suitable title for one of the best shows in television history.

This month, Cinemax rung in the Summer with a new trailer and featurette that highlights what's in store for the final season which premieres July 31 at 10:00pm EST. Hong Kong action legend Michelle Yeoh joins the cast along with returning actresses Michelle Luke and Miluana Jackson and many more.

Phillip Winchester Plays The Hand He's Dealt In The New Trailer For NBC's THE PLAYER

Far from taking a break from action genre following the fourth and final season of the Cinemax series, Strike Back, actor Phillip Winchester makes his foray into NBC dealing in an inner-circle of intrigue, betrayal, vengeance. Such is the case for the upcoming Fall premiere of the new series, The Player, with Damon Gupta, Charity Wakefield, and action star, actor Wesley Snipes rounding out the main cast.

From the executive producers of "The Blacklist" and starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester ("Strike Back," "Fringe") comes an action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his wife, or is it true what they say: the House always wins.

NBC has since granted the show a serial greenlight following its pilot order, making this to be one of commercial television's biggest shows to come between now and the remainder of 2015. Expect to be entertained as the trailer below presents a great case for what will come.

STRIKE BACK Stars Head To NBC With Two Seperate Pilots, BLINDSPOT And ENDGAME

Sullivan Stapleton (L) and Phillip Winchester (R) in STRIKE BACK

Careers remain ever-growing for actors Phillip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton following their finished run in Cinemax's five-season action series, Strike Back. The two are now venturing into other territories in the world of television as both will have their own respective shows on NBC's growing roster of pilots and potential series ventures.

Thursday's report from Deadline has brought word that Winchester will star in the forthcoming pilot for high-octane thriller, Endgame. Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show centers on Winchester who will play Alex, a former intelligence swept into a conspiracy that will force him to take on a series of obstacles in order to save innocent lives. Simultaneously, Stapleton will take on the role of an elite FBI unit leader whose name is mysteriously tattooed on the back of a beautiful amnesiac who awakens in Times Square, as described in the new series pilot, Blindspot. Mark Pellington is directing with Thor and Thor: The Dark World co-star, actress Jaimie Alexander leading.

Stapleton himself has already gained a stellar following on the big and small screen. His follow-up to last year's 300: Rise Of An Empire has now arrived in the form of Yahoo's new red-band trailer for the upcoming dark assassin comedy, Kill Me Three Times starring Simon Pegg. The film releases on-demand on March 27 prior to a limited theatrical release on April 10, courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

Stay tuned for more information on Endgame and Blindspot, and tune in this summer on Cinemax for the fifth and final season of Strike Back!

H/T: Keith Hayward