Overview

• Jensen Ackles leads as Detective Mark Meachum, an LAPD cop who joins a secret multi-agency task force despite an inoperable brain tumor.
• Countdown dropped three episodes on June 25 and will release the remaining ten on Wednesdays through September 3.
• On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a 36% critics rating and a 63% audience score after its premiere.
• It shot to number two in Prime Video’s US top-10 streams, signaling strong viewer engagement despite critical ambivalence.
• Creator Derek Haas has begun outlining potential Season 2 storylines, though Prime Video has not yet confirmed a renewal.