“Strike Back”: Video for this week’s episode

Philip Winchester stars as Sgt. Michael Stonebridge in "Strike Back" - Cinemax Photo

Sullivan Stapleton and Stephanie Vogt in a scene from Episode 17 of "Strike Back" - Cinemax Photo

The Cinemax action drama “Strike Back” airs at 9 p.m. Fridays, and the synopsis for this week’s (Sept. 21)  episode, provided by the network, is as follows:

Now working covertly without South African government permission and with limited resources, the team looks for a reason Knox would break opposition political leader Walter Lutulu (Eamonn Walker) out of a Zimbabwe prison. They try to track him through his respected activist daughter, Lilian (Tracy Ifeachor), as authorities from the current political regime also look for her.  A familiar face offers his unique skills to Knox, who uses his government influence to apply pressure to Section 20.

Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Rhona Mitra, Rhashan Stone and Michelle Lukes star in “Strike Back.”

Episode 17 directed by Michael Bassett; written by John Simpson.