Jensen Ackles shares his reaction to the news that Countdown was not renewed at Amazon’s Prime Video for a second season.
The crime thriller began its first season in June before wrapping up its 13 episodes in early September after a weekly rollout. The series follows LAPD officer Mark Meachum (played by Ackles), who joins a secret task force to investigate a suspicious murder, but uncovers a sinister plot that forces the team to band together and save millions of people in the city.
On Friday, Prime Video announced that it would not renew Countdownalthough it spent little time in the top 10 of Nielsen’s US streaming charts over the summer.
Ackles shared his thoughts on his Instagram, saying: “As some of you may have already seen, Countdown was not picked up for another season. Amazon is going to drop it, and it’s disappointing because I had a wonderful time making this series. We had a really good time with the cast and crew.
THE Supernatural The alumnus went on to express his appreciation to creator Derek Haas and the show’s writers, as well as Amazon “for giving us the opportunity” to make the series.
“Sometimes you can do your best and check all these boxes, and ultimately it’s out of your control. That’s the way it goes in this industry,” Ackles added before concluding, “This is the end for Mark Meachum. … But I’m grateful for this experience. We’ll see you later on something else, I guess.”
Countdown also starred Jessica Camacho, Eric Dane, Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, Uli Latukefu, Rachel Armstrong and Bogdan Yasinski.
