If you're like me, an avid fan of Cinemax's Strike Back, you are excited at the news of a prequel that explains who came before Section 20's Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) and Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester), and addresses the role of John Porter (Richard Armitage, The Hobbit, Robin Hood), the U.K. Special Forces soldier who was kidnapped in the very first episode of Strike Back. The six-episode prequel, Strike Back: Origins, originally seen in the U.K. on Sky, premieres on Cinemax on Friday, October 25 at 10 pm ET/PT.