Scripted series · USA Network
Shooter
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ryan Phillippe
Bob Lee Swagger
31 eps
Shantel VanSanten
Julie Swagger
31 eps
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Nadine Memphis
31 eps
Omar Epps
Isaac Johnson
31 eps
Josh Stewart
Solotov
9 eps
Eddie McClintock
Jack Payne
11 eps
Jesse Bradford
Harris Downey
17 eps
Lexy Kolker
Mary Swagger
20 eps
Katie Johnson
Sarah Beckett
2 eps
Michelle Krusiec
Lin Johnson
4 eps
Desmond Harrington
Lon Scott
3 eps
Stefanie von Pfetten
Kasper
2 eps
Elizabeth Blackmore
Katherine Mansfield
2 eps
Sydney Wease
Suzy Poole
2 eps
Mallory Jansen
Margo
4 eps
Kristin Slaysman
Edie Poole
2 eps
Jaina Lee Ortiz
Angela Tio
4 eps
Tait Blum
Young Bob Lee
4 eps
Todd Lowe
Colin Dobbs
5 eps
Jason Gedrick
Officer Timmons
2 eps
Eddie George
Ron Perkins
2 eps
Brian Ibsen
Agent Bosack
2 eps
Rob Brown
Donny Fenn
5 eps
David Marciano
Howard Utey
8 eps
David Chisum
Jim Wallingford
3 eps
Delaina Mitchell
Anna Wallingford
12 eps
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Mrs. Fenn
2 eps
Tom Sizemore
Hugh Meachum
6 eps
Natalia Castellanos
TV News Personality
2 eps
David Goldman
TV News Personality
2 eps
Mustafa Haidari
Village Gunman
2 eps
David Andrews
Sam Vincent
8 eps
Ravil Isyanov
Alexander Rosovich
2 eps
Sean Cameron Michael
Grigory Krukov
4 eps
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Justin Singer
2 eps
José Zúñiga
Simon Porter
2 eps
Matt Shallenberger
John Wheeler
14 eps
Beverly D'Angelo
National Security Advisor Gregson
6 eps
Jerry Ferrara
Kirk Zehnder
4 eps
Patrick Sabongui
Yusuf Ali
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Shooter actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Shooter reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 31 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201610 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S01E09 Ballistic Advantage
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20178 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S02E06 Across the Rio Grande
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201813 episodes
7.1IMDbIn Season 3, mysterious details are revealed surrounding his father Earl's death, leading Bob Lee towards a startling conspiracy that hits close to home.
Best episode · S03E13 Red Light
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Ballistic Advantage
Bob Lee negotiates an exchange in order to save his family; Nadine juggles her allegiances to Bob Lee and the FBI; and Isaac strikes a deal for his freedom.
S01E10
Primer Contact
Bob Lee, Julie, Nadine and Isaac work together to breach the Russian embassy, save Mary, shut down the conspiracy and prove Bob Lee innocent.
S02E06
Across the Rio Grande
Bob Lee tracks Solotov's money, pitting himself against a Mexican cartel. Nadine helps a journalist investigate a cover-up involving Bob Lee's unit. Julie makes her frustration heard with a gun.
S01E07
Danger Close
Bob Lee travels across the country in order to find the shooter; Julie deals with a family betrayal; Nadine contacts a Ukrainian reporter who can explain the conspiracy; and Isaac questions his allegiance.
- Directed by Christoph Schrewe
- Written by Tim Talbott
S02E04
The Dark End of the Street
Bob Lee and Isaac learn the world's greatest assassin is in the U.S. Flashbacks to a mission in Afghanistan reveal his identity: Solotov. Nadine comes to Texas with suspicions of a conspiracy.
S02E07
Someplace Like Bolivia
Bob Lee and Isaac must team up to escape a Mexican prison before Solotov finds them. As Nadine digs deeper into Atlas, the cover-up points back to Bob Lee's unit. Julie has problems with the law.
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Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mark WahlbergExecutive Producer
- Stephen LevinsonExecutive Producer
- Lorenzo di BonaventuraExecutive Producer
- John HlavinExecutive Producer
- Antoine FuquaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tim TalbottWriter
- Will StaplesWriter
Direction
- Christoph SchreweDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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