The sky cracks open above Alaska as a plane carrying federal prisoners plummets into the vast white wilderness, releasing dangerous criminals into one of the most inhospitable regions on Earth. No — this isn’t a reimagined Con Air set in the Arctic. It’s Apple TV+’s new series, The Last Frontier.

The crash is only the beginning of the nightmare. At the center of the story is U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick, played by Jason Clarke, a man hardened by solitude and the brutal rhythm of a land where the law is as cold as the wind cutting across his face. Isolated, with few resources and a territory too vast to control, Remnick must move fast to protect his small community, hunt down armed fugitives, and, above all, uncover what really happened — because it soon becomes clear that nothing about this disaster was accidental.

Created by Jon Bokenkamp (The Blacklist) and Richard D’Ovidio, The Last Frontier delivers a tense, fast-paced thriller shot with the energy of a procedural and the soul of a survival drama. Each episode introduces a new fugitive, a new threat, and new clues to a larger conspiracy involving the CIA, military secrets, and political interests buried beneath the ice. Frank Remnick is a reluctant hero — a man at war with both his environment and himself, fighting to maintain control while everything around him crumbles, literally and morally.

The choice of Alaska as a setting is far from decorative; it defines the show’s mood. The extreme isolation, the vastness that paradoxically feels claustrophobic, the silence, and the sense that no one is coming to help — all of it builds a suffocating atmosphere. In The Last Frontier, the landscape becomes a character in itself. The endless whiteness both imprisons and liberates, and every decision is made under the weight of nature, which watches human drama unfold with indifferent detachment. The cold is more than a visual element — it’s a constant, threatening presence shaping behavior and destiny alike.

Though set in Alaska, the series was filmed mostly in Quebec, Canada, where the crew recreated the region’s extreme conditions. Months of shooting in freezing temperatures meant artificial snow, long nights, and storm simulations so convincing they became part of the show’s identity. Jason Clarke admitted that the challenge was twofold: surviving the cold and sustaining the emotional depth of a man on the edge. The creators, who had originally envisioned an urban story, completely restructured the project once they moved it to the frozen north — a decision that added new layers to the narrative and demanded complex technical solutions.

Apple TV+ ordered The Last Frontier straight to series, betting on the strength of its scripts and Clarke’s presence. The first season will feature ten episodes, beginning with the crash that puts Fairbanks on high alert and leading directly into the manhunt for one of the most dangerous fugitives.

Behind the scenes, there are already stories making headlines: the opening episode features a six-minute continuous action sequence — a “oner” choreographed by Sam Hargrave (Extraction 2) — designed to be one of the year’s most intense television moments. The production also consulted real U.S. Marshals to ensure accuracy in the operational and procedural details of each capture scene.

With a cast that includes Haley Bennett, Dominic Cooper, Simone Kessell, and Alfre Woodard, The Last Frontier promises to merge the edge of a conspiracy thriller with the emotional brutality of isolation dramas. The series stems from an old yet timeless question: how far will a man go to uphold order when his world is collapsing around him?

And that may be its greatest strength — showing that the true terror of being in a remote place doesn’t come from the cold, the snow, or the enemies closing in, but from the absolute silence that echoes back your own choices.