Jason Clarke anchors Apple TV+’s The Last Frontier as Frank Remnick, the town’s U.S. Marshal who must navigate a sudden crash that dumps dangerous inmates into his community. The setup thrusts him into a leadership position within a sprawling crisis that tests his ethics as much as his resolve.
Clarke has built a career around figures who enforce order in high-pressure moments — cops, soldiers, and other stoic professionals. In a recent interview, he explains that his prep for this role draws on the carryover from past performances, including tense interrogation beats from Oppenheimer and the procedural urgency of Zero Dark Thirty. All of these threads, he suggests, help craft a more intricate portrait this time around.
That preparation pays off as the story widens beyond a single crisis. In The Last Frontier, the ripple effect from the plane crash pulls in a larger web of power and danger, setting the stage for Clarke to evolve Remnick’s command under extreme stress.
From Alaska to a broader battlefield
The momentum from The Last Frontier also informs Clarke’s next project, A House of Dynamite, where he again steps into an Admiral’s shoes under the direction of Kathryn Bigelow. The overlap of military discipline and political pressure becomes a throughline in his work, something he notes has proven useful when approaching such roles.
For audiences, Clarke’s latest work promises another testimony to his knack for portraying authority with nuance. Viewers can expect new installments of The Last Frontier every Friday on Apple TV+ as the saga unfolds.
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