Countdown

About Countdown

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.

Prime Video's Countdown is a crime and mystery series. Its one season of 13 episodes was broadcast from June 2025 to September 2025.

Jensen Ackles leads the cast as Mark Meachum, Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras, Eric Dane as Nathan Blythe, and Violett Beane as Evan Shepherd. It was produced by Jax Media.

Shelv files it under LAPD, undercover agent, murder, and thriller. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Police Woman, Fastlane, and Lucifer make useful companions to Countdown. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 152 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.