Hit 5-Part Post-Apocalyptic Thriller With Titus Welliver Officially Becomes Global Netflix Streaming Sensation

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A hit post-apocalyptic thriller with Titus Welliver has sailed onto Netflix and become a global streaming sensation.

From playing the mysterious Man in Black in Lost to the unforgettable Silas Adams in Deadwood, Jimmy O'Phelan in Sons of Anarchy, and leading Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, and Ballard, Titus Welliver has built an impressive television legacy. He has also popped up in fan-favorite shows like The Good Wife, Suits, NCIS, The X-Files, Law & Order, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller that he guest-starred on has officially become a global streaming sensation on Netflix.

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Titus Welliver has become a TV crime specialist over the past 3 decades, with his best roles ranging from romantic heroes to outright villains.

Shortly after sailing onto Netflix, The Last Ship has become a global streaming sensation. The TNT series aired for five seasons from 2014 to 2018, following the crew of a U.S. missile destroyer after a global pandemic wipes out most of humanity. Titus Welliver guest-starred as Andrew Thorwald, an underground resistance leader and local warlord fighting to protect survivors in Baltimore.

Now, after releasing on June 22, The Last Ship season 1 is No. 10 on Netflix's Global Top 10 shows with 1.9 million views and 13.1 million hours viewed for the week of June 22–28. It ranks below I Will Find You in first, Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2, and Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1.

Rounding out the rest of the Top 10 are Raw: 2026 (June 22), America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 3, Salish & Jordan Matter season 1, Sweet Magnolias season 5, Salish & Jordan Matter season 2, and The Amazing Digital Circus season 1.

The Last Ship season 1 is on Netflix's Top 10 shows in only 1 country this week – the United States.

The cast also includes Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Christina Elmore, John Pyper-Ferguson, Jocko Sims, Kevin Michael Martin, Bren Foster, Bridget Regan, LaMonica Garrett, Fay Masterson, Emerson Brooks, and Jodie Turner-Smith. The show was created by Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane, loosely based on William Brinkley's 1988 novel of the same name.

The Last Ship received mostly positive reviews, resulting in 65% and 86% Rotten Tomatoes scores for the first and second seasons, respectively, with critics praising its blockbuster-scale action and charismatic cast, which deliver an entertaining ride, even if its familiar formula doesn't chart much new territory. The show also has an average 68% audience score across all five seasons.

So if you missed The Last Ship the first time around, now looks like the perfect time to get on board.

Release Date 2014 - 2018-00-00

Network TNT

Directors Paul Holahan, Jack Bender, Peter Weller, Michael Katleman, Bill Roe, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Bobby Roth, Brad Turner, Greg Beeman, Jann Turner, Jonathan Mostow, Kenneth Fink, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Nankin, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Tim Matheson, Nelson McCormick, Reza Tabrizi, Anton Cropper, Mairzee Almas

Writers Onalee Hunter, Jill Blankenship, Mark Malone, Hiram Martinez, Nic Van Zeebroeck, Katie Swain, Ira Parker, Cameron Welsh, Josh Schaer, Jessica Butler, Jorge Zamacona, Michael Sussman, Quinton Peeples, Anne Cofell Saunders