Jensen Ackles' Countdown Action Drama Sets Amazon Release Date — View First Photos
One countdown is over — we finally have a premiere date! — but another one has begun, ticking the days and hours until the Countdown action drama headlined by Supernatural vet Jensen Ackles hits Prime Video this summer.
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TVLine has learned that Countdown will premiere Wednesday, June 25, with its first three episodes, followed by weekly drops through Sept. 3.
Created by Derek Haas (executive producer of #OneChicago and FBI franchises), Countdown boasts a cast that also includes Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy, Euphoria), Jessica Camacho (The Flash, All Rise), Violett Beane (The Flash), Elliot Knight (The Boys) and Uli Latukefu (Young Rock).
'When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (played by Ackles) is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate,' the official synopsis tells us. 'But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions.'
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