The Last Frontier (2025 TV series)

The Last Frontier is an American thriller drama television series created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D'Ovidio. It premiered on Apple TV on October 10, 2025. In December 2025, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

A U.S. Marshal in the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska must protect his town while he investigates the plane crash that set free multiple fugitives, now on the loose.

Cast and characters

Main

Jason Clarke as Frank Remnick, the Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of Alaska and former pilot based in Fairbanks
Dominic Cooper as Levi Taylor 'Havlock' Hartman, a CIA asset who escapes from custody
Haley Bennett as Sidney Scofield, a CIA agent tasked with locating Havlock
Simone Kessell as Sarah Remnick, a nurse and Frank's wife
Tait Blum as Luke Remnick, Sarah and Frank's teenage son
Dallas Goldtooth as Hutch, a Native American Deputy U.S. Marshal and FrankÃ¢ÂÂs second in command
Alfre Woodard as Jacqueline Bradford, a CIA Deputy Director and Scofield's superior

Recurring

Anthony Skordi as Vincent Thiago, a former CIA operative
John Slattery as a senior CIA official and Bradford's superior
Martin Roach as Steven Cole, a Deputy U.S. Marshal from the Seattle Fugitive Task Force
Rusty Schwimmer as Kitty Van Horn, an escaped prisoner
Clifton Collins Jr. as Isaac 'Ike' Romero, a criminally insane escaped prisoner from Virginia, previously incarcerated in Wallens Ridge State Prison for murdering six people
Johnny Knoxville as Spencer Todd 'S.T.' Covington, an escaped prisoner and white supremacist domestic terrorist from Clearmont, Wyoming, incarcerated for killing two U.S. Marshals during a standoff
Prince Amponsah as Henry Sickler, an escaped prisoner and former accountant for organised crime who was mutilated by his former clients and agreed to become an informant in exchange for witness protection
Marc-AndrÃÂ© Boulanger as Argento Volpe, an escaped prisoner and former mafia enforcer
Kya Rose as Kira Moore, Luke Remnick's girlfriend
Sarah Swire as Jenna Briggs, an Inspector with the CIA Office of the Inspector General
Gray Powell as Mark Griffin, a CIA Associate Deputy Director of Intelligence who reports to Bradford
Frank Fiola as Agent Loftquist
Gus Birney as Vivian Pike, a con artist and identity thief serving an 18-month sentence

Episodes

Production

It was announced in February 2023 that Apple TV+ had given a straight to series order for the project, with Jason Clarke set to star. In February 2024, Dominic Cooper, Haley Bennett, Simone Kessell, Tait Blum, Dallas Goldtooth and Alfre Woodard were added to the cast. The series is executive produced by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard DÃ¢ÂÂOvidio, alongside Clarke, Laura Benson, Glenn Kessler, Albert Kim and Sam Hargrave. Filming began on February 5, 2024 in Montreal, wrapping in October.

On December 19, 2025, Apple TV canceled the series after one season.

Release

The series made its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, October 10, 2025 followed by new episodes every Friday through December 5.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 46% based on 24 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Squandering a crackerjack premise, The Last Frontier stretches on for too long to sustain momentum while also leaving its potential largely unexplored." Metacritic gave a score of 53 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.