Apple TV thriller The Last Frontier debuts with two-episode premiere

The Last Frontier, a 10-episode thriller series starring Jason Clarke, Dominic Cooper and Haley Bennett, debuted with a two-episode premiere on Apple TV on Friday, Oct. 10. The show follows Clarke’s Frank Remnick, a lone U.S. marshal in remote Alaska, after a prison transport plane crashes in the wilderness and scatters dozens of violent inmates across his jurisdiction.

Created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D’Ovidio, the series opens with the crash that leaves the region scrambling for survivors and sparks an investigation that Remnick believes may not be accidental. Producers say the flight carried 52 federal inmates: 23 die in the crash, 11 are captured and 18 remain missing. Among the fugitives is a CIA-trained operative whose presence prompts federal agencies to send a high-level asset to Alaska, setting up a plotline that weaves local law enforcement, federal intrigue and a suspected conspiracy with national implications.

Apple TV released the first two episodes on Oct. 10, with new installments scheduled to arrive weekly on Fridays through the season finale on Dec. 5. The series also features Simone Kessell and Alfre Woodard in supporting roles. Filming took place on...