Last Resort Heads to AXN

Last Resort, a new military drama for ABC, is slated to launch on AXN in Asia in October, debuting the same week as its U.S. premiere.

Last Resort stars Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Scott Speedman (Felicity), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown) and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day). The show follows an American ballistic missile submarine crew who are declared enemies of the U.S. after they refuse to follow a suspicious order to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan.

Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Last Resortis executive produced by Shawn Ryan and Karl Gajdusek.

"We're not a political thriller," said Gajdusek of the show. "We are an epic story."