Shooter is an American television drama series based on the 2007 film of the same name and the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.^[1] The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger, an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.^[2] USA Network picked up the pilot in August 2015^[3] and ordered the pilot to series in February 2016.^[4]

The series was originally set to premiere on July 19, 2016, but was postponed a week to July 26, due to the July 7 Dallas shootings.^[5] Following the Baton Rouge police officer shootings on July 17, the series was pulled from USA’s summer schedule entirely.^[6] On October 3, 2016, USA announced a new premiere date for Shooter, which premiered on November 15, 2016.^[7] On December 19, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season which is set to premiere on July 18, 2017.^[8]