Michelle Yeoh, Dustin Clare join ‘Strike Back’ cast (original) (raw)

“Strike Back” cast members are getting some all-star support for the upcoming fourth season.

Michelle Yeoh, Dustin Clare, Will Yun Lee, James Wilby, Adrian Paul, Joseph Gatt and Christian Antidormi will star in the new season, Cinemax announced Monday, joining returning cast members Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Robson Green, Michelle Lukes and Chicago native Milauna Jackson.

With a cast like this, you’d think Cinemax was signaling that this fourth season won’t be the last for “Strike Back.” Sadly, Cinemax says it’s also the final season. (But hey, a fan can hope for a change of minds. C-mon, Cinemax!)

Other new cast members include Michael McElhatton, Max Beesley, Tim McInnerny, Leo Gregory, Mark Griffin, Wolf Kahler, Andrew Pleavin, Eliza Hope Bennett, Masa Yamaguchi and British mixed martial arts champion and UFC fighter Michael Bisping, the network announced.

Michael J. Bassett returns as co-executive producer, director and writer, along with directors Julian Holmes and Brendan Maher and writers Jack Lothian, James Dormer, Richard Zajdlic, Ed Whitmore and Tim Vaughan.

The new season, which recently resumed filming in Europe before heading to Thailand later in the year, follows the members of counterterrorism unit Section 20 as they battle new foes in Asia and across Europe. Operatives Scott (Stapleton) and Stonebridge (Winchester) are sure to get into more scrapes while trying to save the world.

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It’s the first time the production has filmed in Asia, a goal set by co-executive producer, Bassett has said.

“We want to change the pallet and go to the East, go at a new enemy,” Bassett told me during San Diego Comic-Con 2013.

The 10-episode season will debut sometime in 2015 after filming was delayed several months when Stapleton was injured off-set.

Cinemax didn’t give details about what characters the new cast members will play, but will release more details later this year. And in case you don’t recognize the names, here’s a rundown of these actors’ past work:

Michelle Yeoh—”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II”
Dustin Clare—the “Spartacus” series
Will Yun Lee—”The Wolverine,” “True Blood”
James Wilby—”Gosford Park”
Adrian Paul—the “Highlander” series
Joseph Gatt— “Game of Thrones,” “Teen Wolf,” “Banshee”
Christian Antidormi—”Spartacus: War of the Damned”
Michael McElhatton—”Game of Thrones”
Max Beesley—”Suits”
Tim McInnerny—”Notting Hill”
Leo Gregory—”Tristan and Isolde”
Mark Griffin—”Doctor Who”
Wolf Kahler—”Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
Andrew Pleavin—”300: Rise of an Empire”
Eliza Hope Bennett—”Nanny McPhee”
Masa Yamaguchi—”The Wolverine”

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Originally Published: September 22, 2014 at 6:50 PM CDT