Countdown

7.4
2025

When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum 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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 2025

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1. Teeth in the Bone

6.3

Meachum and Oliveras butt heads as the hunt for a DHS officer's killer leads Blythe's newly assembled task force all over LA… and ends with a startling revelation.

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2. Dead Lots of Times

6.2

Blythe's team heads to Mexico to pull off a daring mission for a deadly cartel in exchange for information on the shipment at the port.

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3. Happy Birthday Final

7.0

The team stages a high stakes prison break in an attempt to gain knowledge on the identity and whereabouts of the mysterious Volchek.

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4. Bite 'Em Down

7.4

Still reeling from their loss, the team tracks down Timur Novikov's uncle, Mikhail… and hatches a plan to lure Volchek out into the open.

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5. Blurred Edges

7.7

The team pays a visit to the Belarusian consulate in search of files that could finally reveal who Volchek is… and how far he's willing to go.

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6. A Needle or a Bullet

7.4

The team follows a new lead out to the California desert, where their suspect isn't going down without a fight. Meanwhile, Volchek initiates the next phase of his plan.

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7. Nothing Else Helps

7.8

While the team splits up to pursue a trio of new leads, consul general Astapov's security detail attempts to persuade Volchek to abandon his plans... by force.

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8. The Nail in the Chair

7.4

The team races to try and catch Volchek as he begins to deploy his weapons of mass destruction around Los Angeles.

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9. 10-33

8.1

With their leader fighting for his life and Meachum's medical condition worsening by the minute, the team finally comes face to face with the true nature of their enemy's plans as time is running out to stop him.

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10. The Muzzle Pile

7.6

The task force violently confronts Volchek to save a city of millions. As the smoke clears and Meachum works to resolve his medical issues, a new threat emerges from Secret Service agent Ryan Fitzgerald.

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11. Run

7.6

Shepherd works to decipher the manifesto recovered at Cabin 6 while the rest of the team pursues a suspect on the run.

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12. This Is His Signature

8.0

As another death ratchets up the pressure, the team makes a startling new discovery about their suspect.

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13. Your People Are in Danger

7.4

The team zeroes in on a suspect and moves for a take-down... but soon find one of their own in grave danger.

Cast

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Jensen Ackles

Mark Meachum

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Jessica Camacho

Amber Oliveras

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Eric Dane

Nathan Blythe

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Violett Beane

Evan Shepherd

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Uli Latukefu

Lucas Finau

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Elliot Knight

Keyonte Bell

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Reviews

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5/10

I like Jensen Ackles, he has a pleasantly jokery, laid back screen presence, that's genuinely endearing. Its a shame therefore, to see him in a series as beige and boring, as "Countdown".

This is your typical cliched and cringey crime thriller fare, that paints the US and its legal organisations, as "the good guys". Its cardboard cut out, black and white stuff, that's wholly unsophisticated and shallow.

Perhaps US audiences of a certain demographic, might enjoy this? I certainly doubt its appeal will reach beyond the borders of the US but then maybe its wasn't supposed to?

In summary, decent actors in yet another cookie cutter US crime thriller that's probably made for the US domestic market. A bland, unconvincing watch, at best.

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