Jensen Ackles’ crime series is inching closer to its season finale by the day, but it just took a major step forward after passing what has been its biggest competitor on streaming charts. Ackles stars alongside Eric Dane (Euphoria) and Jessica Camacho (Bosch: Legacy) in Countdown, the Prime Video original series following an LAPD officer who joins a task force that uncovers a sinister plot to kill millions. Countdown has been clashing with Ballard, the 100% Rotten Tomatoes Bosch: Legacy spin-off, at the top of Prime Video streaming charts, but now Countdown has finally surpassed it to take the #2 spot. Countdown currently sits at a 38% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 72% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter. Both projects sit well behind the latest season of The Summer I Turned Pretty.
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Countdown is a product of Derek Haas, the legendary scribe who is also known for his work creating Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med, the trio of interweaving procedurals that have taken on the mantra of One Chicago. Haas also wrote the script for the second Fast & Furious movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, which was four years before he teamed up with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe for the gritty Western, 3:10 to Yuma. Countdown’s leading star, Jensen Ackles, is no stranger to working with Prime Video, either. Ackles previously starred as Soldier Boy in The Boys Season 3, and he’s even expected to reprise his role in Season 5 after departing the show for Season 4. Ackles will also lead a Boys prequel spin-off dubbed Vought Rising with fellow Boys star Aya Cash, who played Stormfront in Season 2.
Will There Be a ‘Countdown’ Season 2?
Prime Video has yet to announce if there will be another season of Countdown. The show scored over 400 million viewers during its second week of eligibility, according to a new report from Nielsen, which could help Amazon executives overlook the largely poor reception from critics thus far. However, after Prime Video canceled a beloved series like The Wheel of Time, fans have the right to be skeptical about the future of any shows on the streamer. An announcement regarding Countdown’s future will likely be made shortly after the conclusion of Season 1.
Countdown and Ballard continue to clash at the top of Prime Video streaming charts, but Countdown has the upper hand, for now. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Ackles’ future projects.
