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Apple TV+ Debuts The Last Frontier, A Stunt-Driven Alaska Manhunt Thriller

Critics highlight muscular action alongside concerns about heavy exposition.

Overview

  • The series launches with two episodes on Oct. 10 on Apple TV+, kicking off a 10-episode season.
  • Jason Clarke leads as U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick, joined by Haley Bennett’s CIA liaison Sidney Scofield and Dominic Cooper’s enigmatic Havlock.
  • The inciting event is a prisoner transport crash in remote Alaska that releases violent inmates and suggests a broader conspiracy.
  • Extraction filmmaker Sam Hargrave directs the premiere and episode three, with reviewers noting standout set pieces including a helicopter sequence.
  • Early coverage praises the scale and performances while pointing to uneven plotting, exposition dumps, and some questionable character choices.