Amazon Just Canceled The No. 2 Show In Its Top 10 List

Forbes

18-05-2025

The Bondsman
Amazon
This article was published on 5/17 and republished on 5/18.
If you are occasionally baffled about why streaming services cancel seemingly successful shows, here's another example for you.
Amazon Prime Video has just cancelled The Bondsman, the Kevin Bacon supernatural comedy that has him playing an undead bounty hunter. The twist here is that The Bondsman is a former #1 show on its Top 10 list, and as we sit here, it is the #2 original series on the service after a month and a half, as it was released on April 2. It's behind only Amazon ultra-megahit Reacher and still labeled a 'new series."
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The show was not meant to be a miniseries, and the way it ended suggested it would be back for more. The cast also shared hopes for a season 2 online. Here's the full synopsis of the series if you haven't watched yourself:
Why did this happen? Amazon isn't giving any clues and those behind the scenes aren't either, but we know why this sort of thing can happen. In this case.
It's tough for the cast and with this Top 10 placement it still seems very weird and like viewership would not actually be a problem. But we have no idea what happens behind the scenes with this sort of thing and we probably never will.
Update (5/18): No change on the list here as the cancellation has not discouraged people from watch the show, so it remains at #2. I'm sure plenty of people will be sad when they get to the end and wish there was more, but this is the streaming era that we live in.
If you want more Kevin Bacon in your life post-cancellation, you can look for him starring in The Best You Can alongside his wife, Kyra Sedgwick. That must be fun! Here's the synopsis for that film:
'Stan Olszewski, a security guard foils a home robbery attempt at Cynthia Rand's residence. A charged friendship develops starting with late-night humorous texts. Their deepening bond shakes up both their lives.'
He will also star in the upcoming miniseries Sirens, which features The White Lotus' Meghann Fahy and future Supergirl and past Targaryen, Milly Alcock. Seems like that's going to be one not to miss. That one has a simpler synopsis:
'Devon is concerned about her sister's unhealthy relationship with her new boss.'
That will be out in just a few days on May 22, so we'll see how it's received then.
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