Strike Force (1981): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1981, Strike Force is a drama series.

What it’s about. Strike Force is an American action-adventure/police procedural television series that aired on ABC during the 1981–1982 television season, and was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions. The program stars Robert Stack as Capt. Frank Murphy, the leader of a special unit of specialized detectives and police officers whose job is to stop violent criminals at any cost. Mixing elements of Stack's classic TV series The Untouchables from 20 years earlier with doses of Mission: Impossible and Dirty Harry, the series immediately provoked controversy over its violence – at one point the series was labeled the most violent in American TV history – though the series attempted to interject liberal amounts of humor into its regular characters and balanced the violence by focusing on the detectives' personal lives.

Who’s in it. Strike Force stars Dorian Harewood as Sergeant Paul Strobber, Robert Stack as Captain Frank Murphy, Herb Edelman as Commissioner Herb Klein and Trisha Noble as Sergeant Rosie Johnson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, Strike Force has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Strike Force page.

If you liked it. Fans of Strike Force tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.