Some of the streaming service's most popular series are science fiction, such as Stranger Things (2016–2025), Black Mirror (2011–), and 3 Body Problem (2024–). But another genre favorite has quietly been making waves, with a five-season sci-fi series sailing past an impressive 1.2 billion minutes viewed on Netflix, proving that the often overlooked series still has plenty of life left.
Shortly after setting sail, The Last Ship has quietly passed 1.2 billion minutes viewed on Netflix. Originally aired on TNT from 2014 to 2018, the series follows the crew of a U.S. naval destroyer who, after a pandemic wipes out most of the world's population, becomes humanity's last hope to develop a cure and preserve what remains of the human race.
Now, released on June 22, The Last Ship has surpassed 1.2 billion minutes viewed on Netflix, ranking No. 3 on Nielsen's Top 10 overall movies and TV shows for the week of June 22–28. It ranks below I Will Find You, Love Island USA, and above Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bluey, House of the Dragon, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, and Voicemails for Isabelle.
Created by Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane, loosely based on William Brinkley's 1988 novel of the same name, The Last Ship stars 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.
At the time of its release, 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 cinematic-scale action and an attractive ensemble cast, which results in an entertaining ride, even if its story follows a familiar formula. The series also has an average 68% audience score across all five seasons.
The Last Ship was popular on TNT, considering that it ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2018, and now, eight years later, the series is sailing to success on Netflix, quietly passing 1.2 billion minutes viewed in its first week.
With strong streaming numbers and renewed attention from audiences, The Last Ship is far from forgotten. If its momentum continues, it could remain one of Netflix's biggest surprise success stories this summer.
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
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Rhona Mitra
Dr. Rachel Scott
English (US) ·