Currently in its third season, The Last Ship is reaching an average of 7. The action-packed series airs Sundays at 9 p. The entire third season is also available through TNT's digital, mobile and VOD platforms. In July at the Television Critics Association's Summer Press Tour, TNT and TBS President Kevin Reilly announced The Last Ship had been picked up for a fourth season. Today's announcement expands that renewal to a fourth and fifth season, each with 10 episodes. Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, the series chronicles the aftermath of a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. Now, CNO Captain Tom Chandler Dane and his crew must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors. The third season of The Last Ship also stars Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Christina Elmore, Jocko Sims, Bren Foster and Kevin Michael Martin. The series is produced by Turner's Studio T in association with Platinum Dunes, whose partners blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form serve as executive producers. Co-creators Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane also serve as executive producers, along with director Paul Holahan. Kane will serve as showrunner, having previously served alongside Steinberg for the first three seasons. The Last Ship renewed for season 4 by TNT 2016-08-28 thepoperope TNT's The Last Ship Gets S4 Renewal TNT has ordered 13 episodes for a fourth season of The Last Ship to air next summer. Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin and Bridget Regan star in the series' third season, along with Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Marissa Neitling, Christina Elmore, Jocko Sims, Bren Foster and Kevin Michael Martin. Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now, CO Captain Tom Chandler Dane and his crew must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors. In its third season, The Last Ship is reaching an average of 7. New episodes premiere Sundays at 9 p. Fans can catch up on episodes from the first half of season three through TNT On Demand and the TNT website and mobile app. Past seasons are currently available on Blu-Ray and DVD, as well as on Hulu. The third season of The Last Ship is a production of Turner's Studio T in association with Platinum Dunes, whose partners blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form serve as executive producers. Co-creators and showrunners Hank Steinberg and Steven Kane also serve as executive producers, along with directors Paul Holahan and Michael Katleman. The network also gave a second-season order to freshman hit The Last Ship. And also a fourth-season pickup for Major Crimes. Falling Skies' final run will be for 10 episodes. TNT has ordered 13 episodes of Last Ship, an increase over its first-season order of 10 episodes. The network is also ordering 15 episodes of Major Crimes. S01E07 2014-08-03 SOS S01E06 2014-07-27 Lockdown S01E05 2014-07-20 El Toro S01E04 2014-07-13 We'll Get There S01E03 2014-07-06 Dead Reckoning S01E02 2014-06-29 Welcome to Gitmo S01E01 2014-06-22 Phase Six Returndates.