Counterstrike
Overview
Counterstrike blends crime-fighting and espionage in a thrilling Canadian/French series. Premiering in Canada on November 2, 1991, via CTV and later in France on TF1, the show initially launched on the USA Network in the U.S. on July 1, 1990. Over its three-season run, it captivated audiences with 66 hour-long episodes filled with suspense and intrigue. Following its original broadcast, Counterstrike found a second life in reruns on Canadian networks such as Showcase and TVtropolis, continuing to engage fans with its gripping narratives.
Episodes
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1
Dealbreaker
Title: Dealbreaker Plot: In the inaugural episode, billionaire tycoon Alexander Addington receives alarming news from a contact at the UN: Annie Morl...
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2
Dead in the Air
Just hours before the announcement of a special prosecutor, Alexander receives a tip from an Addington contact at the US Justice Department. It reveal...
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3
Now and at the Hour of Our Death
As the military regime in San Pedro gears up for its first democratic elections in many years, an aide to the President warns Father Vera, a Catholic ...
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4
Art for Art's Sake
Title: Art for Art's Sake Plot: As Lord Charles Sutcliffe of the Sutcliffe Museum prepares to return a valuable artifact to Prime Minister Milos Janz...
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5
Power Play
Following a gathering with several bankers, President Pauai of Mahal retreats to his hotel suite with his top advisors to deliberate on the draft agre...
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6
A Little Purity
Earth Now, an environmental organization, stages a protest outside Grafton Chemicals, a factory notorious for its pollution, where a terrorist bomb ha...
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7
Son with a Gun
Title: Son with a Gun Plot: Following a heated argument, Enrico storms out of the family home after clashing with his father, Count Biondino. Shortly...
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8
The Lady of the Rhine
Title: The Lady of the Rhine Plot: A driven young journalist specializing in horticulture misses the deadline for his piece on the tulips along the R...
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9
Knights of Aram
News outlets report that Count Antonio Debroca, a close friend of Alexander and the current leader of the knighthood, has taken his own life just hour...
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10
Extreme Measures
Title: Extreme Measures Plot: During a trip to his friend Jean-Paul Grenier's vineyard, Peter Sinclair is startled by gunfire coming from the cellar....
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11
Thanos
During a failed escape attempt in Paris, Nikki’s friend tries to leave her arms dealer husband, but the plan goes awry when their daughters are take...
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12
Siege
Title: Siege Plot: As Alexander engaged in playful conversation with Prime Minister Haddad, chaos erupted when a terrorist faction known as October J...
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13
Escape Route
To distract the police from an imminent prison escape, the leader of a defunct terrorist organization, who happens to be the brother of the inmate, re...
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14
The Beginning
A terrorist faction ambushes Addington's vehicle on the way to a party, abducting Chantel Addington. In response, the Toronto police quickly establish...
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15
Cry of the Children
Title: Cry of the Children Plot: In Paris, Luke’s former girlfriend, Zoe, becomes entangled with a child trafficking operation. She arrives with a ...
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16
Masks
Amanda, a former ally of Alexander, devises a plan to sabotage a crucial conference aimed at banning the production of chemicals that could be used fo...
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17
Mindbender
A stern Russian Army officer carefully examines the backgrounds of various ex-servicemen and chooses Luke Brenner for a covert mission. Unbeknownst to...
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18
Regal Connection
After resolving a computer issue at the Addington townhouse in New York, a group of Africans abducts Professor Robert Williams right outside his resid...
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19
Cinema Verité
Marlowe, a mystery novelist and an Olympic-level backstroke swimmer, is reported to have drowned accidentally while fly-fishing in the frigid waters o...
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20
Verathion
In a state of panic, Suzanne contacts her father from Union Station in Toronto after her date for the Toronto Film Festival Award Ceremony, Tommy, une...
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21
The Millerton Papers
After completing a mission for Alexander, Jason Denver, an old friend of Nikki’s, unexpectedly appears in her hotel suite bathroom with the stolen g...
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22
The Dilemma
Title: The Dilemma Plot: Initially tasked with aiding German officials in tackling a series of bank heists carried out by Western criminals in post-r...
