Limited series · Apple TV
The Last Frontier
600,000 square miles. Nowhere to hide.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jason Clarke
Frank Remnick
10 eps
Haley Bennett
Sidney Scofield
10 eps
Dominic Cooper
Havlock
10 eps
Simone Kessell
Sarah Remnick
10 eps
Dallas Goldtooth
Hutch
10 eps
Tait Blum
Luke Remnick
10 eps
Alfre Woodard
Jacqueline Bradford
10 eps
Clifton Collins Jr.
Isaac Romero
5 eps
Johnny Knoxville
Covington
3 eps
Gus Birney
Vivian Pike
2 eps
Rusty Schwimmer
Katherine Van Horn
2 eps
Prince Amponsah
Henry Dale Sickler
2 eps
Josh Cruddas
Trooper Marks
9 eps
Sam Hargrave
Prisoner
1 eps
Theresa Cutknife
Jane
9 eps
Paulino Nunes
Agent Shaw
7 eps
Gray Powell
Mark Griffin
7 eps
Kya Rose
Kira Moore
7 eps
Willow Astbury
Nora
2 eps
Abdul Ayoola
CIA Suit
1 eps
Marc-André Boulanger
Argento Volpe
3 eps
Robert D'Entremont
USM Keifer
1 eps
Jon De Leon
Timothy O'Bannon
3 eps
John Fray
Sam
3 eps
Sheena Gaze-Deslandes
Trooper Rivera
2 eps
Suresh John
Edward Porter
3 eps
Sam Malkin
Zeb Webber
1 eps
Francis Martins
Trooper King
3 eps
Rachel McDermott
Deranged Convict
1 eps
James McDougall
Donnie
1 eps
Marisa McIntyre
Annie
3 eps
Lindsay Merrithew
USM Riggs
1 eps
Julie Santini
Nurse
1 eps
Peter Seaborne
Agent Bolton
1 eps
Mariette Sutherland
Principal Kenagy
1 eps
Luca Thunberg
Caleb
3 eps
Victor Jordan
Zoe
1 eps
Kreg Weiss
JPATS Co-Pilot
2 eps
Lara Zaluski
Molly
2 eps
John Slattery
CIA Senior Officer
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Last Frontier actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Last Frontier reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When a prison transport plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness—freeing dozens of violent inmates—the region's lone marshal must protect the town he's vowed to keep safe.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Wind of Change
Luke tries to get back home as the manhunt for Havlock intensifies. Frank weighs whether he should give in to a set of demands.
- Directed by John Curran
- Written by Melissa Glenn
S01E08
L'air Perdu
Sidney learns about her father's past, the Atwater Protocol, and the classified intel in Archive 6.
- Directed by John Curran
- Written by Ryan Cruise
S01E01
Blue Skies
An unprecedented emergency sends Fairbanks into lockdown. Frank gathers every resource available to mount a full-scale response.
- Directed by Sam Hargrave
- Written by Jon Bokenkamp, Richard D'Ovidio
S01E03
Country as F**k
Sarah's disappearance adds urgency to Frank's search. Havlock's master plan takes an unexpected turn, increasing the number of hostages.
- Directed by Sam Hargrave
- Written by Akela Cooper
S01E06
The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie
Fairbanks is hit with a mass power outage. Sarah spots someone suspicious in the ER. Sidney tries to get control of a key piece of evidence.
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Melissa Glenn
S01E07
Change of Time
A mysterious new suspect is interrogated. Frank's secret comes to light. Havlock works on retrieving the contents of his hard drive.
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Albert Kim
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
Everything Trying
- Directed by Dennie Gordon
- Written by Jon Bokenkamp, Richard D'Ovidio
S01E06
The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie
- Directed by Jessica Lowrey
- Written by Melissa Glenn
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jon Bokenkamp
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Richard D'Ovidio
Creator
- Photo unavailable
Laura Benson
Executive producer
Jason Clarke
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Albert Kim
Executive producer
Sam Hargrave
Executive producer
Glenn Kessler
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ryan Cruise
Writer
Akela Cooper
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kelli Johnson
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Melissa Glenn
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Laura BensonExecutive Producer
- Melissa OwenProducer
- Jon BokenkampExecutive Producer
- Jason ClarkeExecutive Producer
- Richard D'OvidioExecutive Producer
- Shelby MaloneProducer
Writing
- Ryan CruiseWriter
- Jon BokenkampWriter
- Akela CooperWriter
- Richard D'OvidioWriter
- Albert KimWriter
- Glenn KesslerWriter
Direction
- Dennie GordonDirector
- John CurranDirector
- Sam HargraveDirector
- Jessica LowreyDirector
Cinematography
- Giorgio ScaliDirector of Photography
- Patrick MurguiaDirector of Photography
- Michael CaraccioloDirector of Photography
- Bernard CoutureDirector of Photography
Music
- Ariel MarxOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
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