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Countdown’ Resets Stakes Midseason as Streaming Position Slips

Showrunner Derek Haas confirms a ten-month case reset for the final four episodes.

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Jensen Ackles in Countdown Episode 9
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Overview

  • Only four episodes remain in Season 1 as Countdown drops out of the top three on Prime Video following the debut of War of the Worlds, which holds a 3% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Countdown holds a 38% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes contrasted with a 73% audience rating on Popcornmeter.
  • In Episode 10, showrunner Derek Haas closed the Volchek storyline and initiated a ten-month leap to launch a fresh case within the same season.
  • Haas confirmed that Jessica Camacho’s Detective Amber Oliveras will return and that viewers will see more scenes between her and Jensen Ackles’s Mark Meachum before the finale.
  • Collider’s exclusive preview images tease heightened action and underline the developing chemistry between Ackles and Camacho.