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The Last Ship
A tense, grim survival ride aboard a warship, mixing military action with a race to save a dying world.
About American post-apocalyptic drama television series
Genres action, drama, post-apocalyptic
Created by Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane
Written by Hank Steinberg, Cameron Welsh, Steven Kane, Quinton Peeples
Starring Eric Dane, Alfre Woodard, Adam Baldwin, Rhona Mitra, Titus Welliver, Maximiliano Hernández, Jade Pettyjohn, Travis Van Winkle
Music Steve Jablonsky, James Dooley
Length 5 seasons, 46 episodes, 45 min each
Network TNT
Country United States
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