The Last Ship (TV series)

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The Last Ship
Genre
Created by
Based onThe Last Ship
by William Brinkley
Starring
Theme music composerSteve Jablonsky
ComposerNathan Whitehead
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes56 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
CinematographyLukas Ettlin
EditorKen Blackwell
Running time45 minutes
Production companies
  • Channel Road Productions
  • Platinum Dunes
  • TNT Original Productions (seasons 1–3)
  • Studio T (from season 4)
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJune 22, 2014 (2014-06-22) –
November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)

The Last Ship is an American

action-drama television series, loosely based on the 1988 novel of the same name by William Brinkley. The series premiered on TNT
on June 22, 2014, and concluded after five seasons on November 11, 2018.

Premise

After a global viral

guided missile destroyer, the fictional USS Nathan James (DDG-151), must try to find a cure and save humanity.[1]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110June 22, 2014 (2014-06-22)August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
213June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
313May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)September 11, 2016 (2016-09-11)
410August 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)
510September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)

Cast

Series' cast and crew, Season 3 (2016)

Development and production

In July 2012,

Steven Kane wrote the pilot script, and Jonathan Mostow directed the pilot.[10][11]

The show was filmed at a number of locations across

Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Steinberg, and Kane.[15]
All seasons of the show were shot at the Culver Studios, in Culver City.

The former Atlantic liner RMS Queen Mary, now berthed at Long Beach, was also used extensively.[16][17][18][19]

In May 2013, TNT placed a 10-episode order for the series.

Orlando nightclub shooting because the episode also included a mass shooting in a nightclub.[25] On July 31, 2016, The Last Ship was renewed for a 10-episode fourth season, which premiered on August 20, 2017.[26][27] On September 8, 2016, TNT renewed the series for a 10-episode fifth and final season, which was filmed immediately after season four and premiered on September 9, 2018.[28][29][30]
The final episode aired on November 11, 2018.

Reception

On Metacritic, the first season has an average score of 60 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[31] Rotten Tomatoes gives the show 83% over the five seasons. The website consensus states: "Movie-sized action sequences and a pretty cast provide smooth sailing for The Last Ship, though it's not anything that hasn't been seen before."[32]

In July 2015, Entertainment Weekly's Ray Rahman said of the second season, "The story is getting more interesting as we get an on-the-ground sense of how the pandemic-ravaged US has fared."[33]

References

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  11. ^ Webb, Justin L. (November 9, 2012). "Naval Base San Diego; USS Halsey featured in "The Last Ship"". United States Navy. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2013. Production crews completed nearly two weeks of filming for the pilot episode of "The Last Ship", executive produced by Michael Bay, onboard Naval Base San Diego (NBSD) and the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) Nov. 2.
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  33. ^ "The Last Ship". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

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