Prime Video Users Are Obsessed With A Jensen Ackles Crime Thriller Series

It is a good time to be Jenson Ackles. Not solely has the web been thirsting over his character on “The Boys” for 3 years and counting, however he is now main one other hit present that is climbing the charts over at Amazon’s Prime Video. “Countdown” is against the law drama sequence wherein Ackles performs a reckless cowboy detective working to forestall a lethal terrorist assault. Solely a handful of episodes have been launched up to now, however the present presently ranks firmly amongst Prime Video’s prime 10 most watched reveals of the week throughout the globe (per FlixPatrol).

In fact, being a prime 10 present is not a assure that the sequence will probably be a long-term success. (Simply ask “Pulse,” which initially carried out nicely on Netflix however was canceled a number of months later anyway.) However one issue “Countdown” has in its favor is that it is being launched on a weekly schedule and never dropped unexpectedly, as Netflix likes to do. This mannequin offers it extra probabilities to realize recognition via sheer phrase of mouth, like what’s occurred to current hit weekly-released reveals like “The Pitt” or “The White Lotus.”

Admittedly, the evaluations for the sequence haven’t been pretty much as good because the viewership numbers. “Regardless of its massive forged and grandiose themes, ‘Countdown’ finally falters attributable to its monotonous nature,” as Aramide Tinubi wrote for Selection. Joel Keller wasn’t eager on it both, writing for Decider, “‘Countdown’ just about makes use of each motion procedural cliché to piece collectively a plot and forged of characters which are neither thrilling or attention-grabbing.” With its 36% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes up to now, many of the different evaluations echo these sentiments.

Whereas discussing the present’s premiere episode with The Hollywood Reporter, Ackles defined what drew him to the mission within the first place:

“It was the whole lot I grew up loving about leisure. There was motion and salty characters — there was the ‘will they or will not they,’ are they going to make it? Are they going to save lots of everybody and catch the dangerous guys? It was a little bit of a throwback, and I gravitated to it.”

For Ackles at the very least, it looks as if the procedural clichés the present makes use of will not be a bug however a characteristic. “Countdown” is not reinventing the wheel, nevertheless it’s a superb match for anybody who desires some gentle and breezy enjoyable. Ackles additionally appears to be blissful to return to a lead function once more; it is now been 5 years since his present “Supernatural” ended, with each COVID and the writers’ strike throwing a number of wrenches into his post-“Supernatural” profession plans. The street to creating “Countdown” was crammed with delays, certainly one of which was his shock return to the ultimate season of “The Boys.” As Ackles defined:

“I used to be speaking to my pricey buddy Eric Kripke [creator of ‘The Boys’]. He was like, ‘Hey, I perceive you simply took on a brand new present: Congratulations, that is superb! Nevertheless, we’re gonna want you for season 5 arising; what’s your schedule like?’ So, there was a little bit little bit of an overlap. We needed to make some magic work, schedule-wise, however we made it occur. I really wrapped up season 5 of ‘The Boys’ final week, and so all of it labored out. I am thrilled as a result of I like each reveals.”

“Countdown” is now streaming on Prime Video.