Overview

• Prime Video opted not to renew the two freshman dramas as part of a post-launch review of six scripted series from the May–August slate, which also saw Ballard renewed and Motorheads canceled while We Were Liars and Overcompensating were picked up.
• Deadline reports Countdown’s cancellation was tied to total global viewership, even as both series appeared on Nielsen’s Top 10 list for streaming originals.
• Countdown concluded its first season in early September with an unresolved cliffhanger, leaving planned storylines unproduced.
• The calls were made under outgoing Amazon MGM Studios TV head Vernon Sanders, with final decisions completed after Peter Friedlander was announced as his successor.
• Key relationships continue at the studio, including Jensen Ackles’ Chaos Machine first‑look deal, while Butterfly originated from Daniel Dae Kim’s 3AD and filmed in South Korea.