Jensen Ackles’ Action Drama ‘Countdown’ Sets Prime Video Premiere Date; First-Look Photos

Denise Petski

Tue, April 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM UTC

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Prime Video's new action series "Countdown," starring Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane, and Jessica Camacho, will premiere with three episodes on Wednesday, June 25, exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Created by Derek Haas, the series follows LAPD detective Mark Meachum, played by Ackles, who is recruited to a secret task force to investigate the murder of a Department of Homeland Security officer, uncovering a sinister plot that leads to a race against time to save a city of millions.
In addition to the main cast, "Countdown" also stars Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu, and is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

Prime Video has set an early summer premiere date for Countdown , its new action series from Derek Haas, starring Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane and Jessica Camacho. The streamer also released some of the first episodic photos from the series, which you can see above and below.

The series will premiere with three episodes on Wednesday, June 25, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. New episodes will follow weekly, leading up to the season finale on Wednesday, September 3.

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Created by Haas (EP of One Chicago and FBI franchises) in Countdown, when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum, portrayed by Ackles, is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. 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.

In addition to Ackles, Dane and Camacho, the series also stars Violett Beane, Elliot Knight and Uli Latukefu.

Countdown is created by showrunner and executive producer Haas and produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

Mark Meachum (Jensen Ackles) and Nathan Blythe (Eric Dane) in COUNTDOWN

Mark Meachum (Jensen Ackles) and Amber Oliveras (Jessica Camacho) in COUNTDOWN

Luke Finau (Uli Latukefu), Mark Meachum (Jensen Ackles), Keyonte Bell (Elliot Knight), and Amber Oliveras (Jessica Camacho) in COUNTDOWN

Amber Oliveras (Jessica Camacho), Luke Finau (Uli Latukefu), Evan Shepherd (Violett Beane), Nathan Blythe (Eric Dane), Keyonte Bell (Elliot Knight), Damon Drew (Jonathan Togo), and Mark Meachum (Jensen Ackles) in COUNTDOWN

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