Netflix will add The Last Ship to its service on June 22, 2026, making all five seasons and 56 episodes of the post‑apocalyptic drama available on the streamer for the first time. The move reunites viewers with the series led by Eric Dane as Commander Tom Chandler.
The series, which first debuted on TNT in 2014 and concluded in 2018, follows the survivors aboard the USS Nathan James after a global pandemic kills off over 80% of the planet's population. All five seasons will appear on Netflix on the announced date, giving subscribers access to the complete run produced under Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes banner.
The numbers underline why the addition matters: five seasons, 56 total episodes, and a first appearance on Netflix. The Last Ship had never been available on Netflix before this release, and the June 22, 2026 window is the first time the full series will stream there. Michael Bay served as an executive producer, and the show was created by Steven Kane and Hank Steinberg, drawing its premise from William Brinkley's 1988 novel of the same name.
Hank Steinberg, who co-created the series, described the show's character-driven approach. "As the series develops, you always want to explore deeper and deeper with the characters," he said. "We put them in different situations to show who these people really are, to show their different sides." He added: "It is interesting to watch how these people deal with impossible circumstances and find the strength and courage within themselves."
The cast that Netflix will now host is broad: alongside Dane, the ensemble includes Rhona Mitra as Dr. Rachel Scott and performances from Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, John Pyper-Ferguson, Jocko Sims, Fay Masterson, Hiroyuki Sanada, LaMonica Garrett and Jodie Turner-Smith. The central conceit—the crew of a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke‑class guided missile destroyer among the planet's survivors—remains the show's throughline.
Context matters: The Last Ship is a Michael Bay‑produced, post‑apocalyptic sci‑fi drama inspired by a 1988 novel and built around pandemic stakes and naval operations. After wrapping its television run in 2018, the series had a quiet presence off the main streaming map until Netflix announced the June 22 placement. For viewers who missed the TNT run or who want to rewatch the arc from Chandler's leadership crisis to the final season, the Netflix date is the first convenient opportunity to stream every episode in one place.
The timing creates a clear tension. The show concluded eight years before this Netflix debut, and it has not previously been part of the platform's catalog. That gap raises the question of how a 2014–2018 drama built around a fictional pandemic will land with audiences in 2026; the fact that Netflix is placing every season suggests the streamer expects revived interest in a complete serialized narrative rather than a curated highlights package.
What happens next is simple and final: starting June 22, 2026, viewers on Netflix will be able to watch Eric Dane's Commander Tom Chandler across all five seasons and 56 episodes. For the actor and the ensemble he led, the move delivers a new, global audience and a full run of the series in one streaming home—exactly the outcome the Netflix release promises.
