Countdown (2025)
Countdown is a 2025 crime series created by Derek Haas. It stars Jensen Ackles, Jessica Camacho and Eric Dane.
An LAPD detective named Mark Meachum gets pulled into a secret multi-agency task force after a Homeland Security officer is killed in public, in daylight, with no obvious motive. The investigation expands fast: what looks like a targeted killing turns into something with city-wide stakes and a ticking clock. Countdown plays its procedural cards straight, mixing the undercover thriller format with the classic race-against-time structure, set against Los Angeles as a city full of competing jurisdictions and buried loyalties.
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What is Countdown about?
An LAPD detective named Mark Meachum gets pulled into a secret multi-agency task force after a Homeland Security officer is killed in public, in daylight, with no obvious motive. The investigation expands fast: what looks like a targeted killing turns into something with city-wide stakes and a ticking clock. Countdown plays its procedural cards straight, mixing the undercover thriller format with the classic race-against-time structure, set against Los Angeles as a city full of competing jurisdictions and buried loyalties.
When was Countdown released?
Countdown was released on 25 June 2025.
How many episodes does Countdown have?
Countdown has 13 episodes across 1 seasons.
Who made Countdown?
Countdown was created by Derek Haas.
Where can I watch Countdown?
Countdown is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads.
Where to watch Countdown
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Official site
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Countdown/0IKHQE3AV00IFH2D1953U3MBEU
Cast
- Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum
- Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras
- Eric Dane as Nathan Blythe
- Violett Beane as Evan Shepherd
- Uli Latukefu as Lucas Finau
- Elliot Knight as Keyonte Bell
- Bogdan Yasinski as Borys Volchek
- Merrick McCartha as District Attorney Grayson Valwell
- Rachel Lee Armstrong as Heather
- Jonathan von Mering as Andrej
- Jonathan Togo as Damon Drew
- Pasha D. Lychnikoff as Iosif Astapov
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A few thoughts on Countdown
Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch novels, starting with The Black Echo (Harry Bosch), share the LAPD procedural territory and the same taste for cases that open simple and widen into conspiracy. The Burning Room covers similar ground: a detective working a cold case that connects to something current and dangerous.
LAPD procedural, city-wide scale
Stories set inside the Los Angeles law enforcement world, where a single case opens into something much larger.