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Countdown( 2025)

TV-MADramaCrimeMystery
72%
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Every second counts.

Overview

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.

  1. Derek Haas

    Creator

Series 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

Current Season

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Season 1

2025 | 13 Episodes

Season 1 of Countdown premiered on Jun 25 2025

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A review by MovieGuys

5
Written by MovieGuys on Fri Jun 27 2025
I like Jensen Ackles, he has a pleasantly jokery, laid back screen presence, that's genuinely endearing. Is 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,...

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Facts

Status

Returning Series

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • undercover agent
  • murder
  • los angeles, california
  • lapd
  • thriller