This is the perfect time to be Jenson Ackles. Not only was the Internet Thirst for his character on “The Boys” for three years and countBut he now runs another successful program that climbs the charts to the main video of Amazon. “Countdown” is a criminal dramatic series in which Ackles plays a reckless cowboy detective working to prevent a fatal terrorist attack. Only a handful of episodes have been published so far, but the program is currently being ranked firmly among the 10 best watched programs of the week around the world (per Flixpatrol).

Of course, being a Top 10 program is not a guarantee that the series will be a long -term success. (Just ask “Pulse”, which initially performed well on Netflix but was canceled a few months later Anyway.) But a “Countdown” factor has in his favor is that he is published on a weekly schedule and has not been abandoned at the same time, as Netflix likes to do it. This model gives it more chance of gaining popularity through pure word of mouth, like what happened to recent shows on weekly hitters like “The Pitt” or “The White Lotus”.

Admittedly, criticisms of the series were not as good as the audience numbers. “Despite its major themes of distribution and grandiose, the” countdown “waves in the end because of its monotonous nature”, as Aramid Tinubi wrote for Variety. Joel Keller did not hold it either, writing for Decision maker“‘Countdown’ uses just about all procedural action clichés to reconstruct an intrigue and a distribution of characters that are neither exciting nor interesting.” With its 36% note on Rotten tomatoes So far, most other criticisms echo these feelings.

While discussing the episode of the first show with The Hollywood ReporterAckles explained what attracted him to the project in the first place:

“It was all I grew up by loving entertainment. There were action and salty characters-there were” go or won’t they do it “

For Ackles at least, it seems that the procedural shots used by the show are not a bug but a functionality. “Countdown” does not reinvent the wheel, but it is a good adjustment for anyone who wants a light and windy pleasure. Ackles also seems to be happy to return to a main role; it’s been five years now Since his end of his show “Supernatural”With both Covid and the writers’ strike throwing a few keys into his “supernatural” career plans. The road to the “countdown” was filled with delays, including his surprise return to The last season of “The Boys”. As Ackles explained:

“I was talking to my dear friend Eric Kripke [creator of ‘The Boys’]. He was like: ‘Hey, I understand that you just made a new show: Congratulations, it’s incredible! However, we will need you for season 5 to come; What does your schedule look like? So there was a little overlap. We had to do magical work, in terms of calendar, but we did it. I actually finished season 5 of ‘Boys Last week, and therefore everything worked. I am delighted because I like the two shows. “”

“Countdown” is now in trouble on Prime Video.