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actor Eric Dane says the show is beginning filming in September. -
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stars Jensen Ackles as an LAPD officer who has to investigate a suspicious murder. - Dane praises the
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cast as “really good actors” and “good people”, making filming a positive experience.
The upcoming Prime Video series Countdown has been given a major production update. Countdown is an upcoming drama thriller series about an LAPD officer who needs to join a special and top secret task force in order to investigate a suspicious murder. Along the way, he discovers an evil plot that forces him and his team to work together to save their city. Countdown was created by Derek Haas and is set to feature Jensen Ackles in the lead role alongside Eric Dane, Jessica Camacho, Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu.
Speaking with Interview Magazine, series actor Dane provides an update as to the status of Countdown. According to Dane, he is starting filming on Countdown in September. Dane also praised the show’s cast, saying that the Countdown team has gotten “really good actors” who are also “good people.” The actor is grateful for this fact, saying that he has “worked with some scoundrels, and it’s not fun.” Check out the full quote from Dane below:
Yeah, I’m starting a show in September called Countdown for Amazon. It’s a very cool concept. The cast that’s been established so far has been like, “I get where their heads are at.” They’re getting really good actors. And from what I understand, good people. You spend 15 hours on a set with somebody, let’s make sure they’re up to snuff. Because I’ve worked with some scoundrels and it’s not fun, dude. I’m sure you’ve had those experiences, too.
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Dane’s recent quote is promising for the Prime Video series, as it indicates that progress is moving along fairly swiftly for Countdown. Countdown was just announced at the beginning of June of this year, revealing Ackles’ starring status as well as the basic plot information. Since then, other casting information has been unveiled, including the casting of Dane, and Camacho as the female lead. With filming beginning in September, Countdown seems to have made quick progress so far, indicating that the show could be arriving in the first half of 2025.
Countdown‘s swift progress is also great news for Ackles. Though he has been in the industry since he was a teenager, the actor is best known for playing Dean Winchester on the hit CW series Supernatural, which ran from 2005 to 2020. The ending of Supernatural marked a huge change in Ackles’ career, but it has luckily not amounted to him slowing down. Since the ending of Supernatural, Ackles’ TV appearances include roles in Big Sky, Tracker, and the Supernatural spinoff series The Winchesters.
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Another key role for Ackles is playing Soldier Boy in The Boys season 3, a role which he is set to reprise in season 5 after the season 4 ending indicated his upcoming return. Like The Boys, Countdown is also a Prime Video show, a fact that will allow Ackles to continue developing his relationship with the major streamer. Whether Ackles continues on to more Prime Video shows or not, Countdown will hopefully help to re-cement Ackles as a major TV talent.
Source: Interview Magazine