The Last Ship is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series based on a novel of the same name by William Brinkley. In May 2013, cable network TNT placed a ten-episode order.[1] It premiered on June 22, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. EDT[2][3] and ran 56 episodes over 5 seasons, until the prime time of November 11, 2018.