‘Countdown’ Canceled — What Would Have Happened in Season 2?
With Countdown, Prime Video has given us another team (task force) of law enforcement officials to watch track down bad guys. The series, created by Derek Haas and starring Jensen Ackles and Eric Dane, follows a task force made up of detectives and agents, brought together to investigate a major threat to Los Angeles. It clearly sounds like it could last for multiple seasons. However, sadly, that will not be the case.
Countdown has been canceled after one season, Deadline reports, citing total global viewership. That means the series ended on a major cliffhanger, with Oliveras (Jessica Camacho) having been kidnapped by the sniper the team was after. He then ordered her to run across a field while he aimed his gun.
Before, we take a look at everything we know about what Countdown Season 2 could have looked like.
Who’s in the Countdown cast?
The cast is led by Jensen Ackles (Meachum), Eric Dane (Blythe), and Jessica Camacho (Oliveras). The series also stars Violett Beane (Shepherd), Elliot Knight (Bell), and Uli Latukefu (Finau). It’s unknown if Camacho would have returned for a full second season; it would have depended on whether or not Oliveras survived.
Countdown is created by showrunner and executive producer Derek Haas and produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
What’s Countdown about?
In Season 1, 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.
What would Countdown Season 2 have been about?
First, it would have had to resolve that major cliffhanger and reveal if Oliveras lived or died.
“He’s going to shoot her. That’s the plan. Will he? We’re going to wait and see. If the dog was a test run and we, the audience, don’t know the end result to that, even though we talked about it, then this is not good for Oliveras’ future,” creator Derek Haas told TV Insider after the Season 1 finale.
Haas also shared that he wanted to, like in the first, have multiple cases in the second season — and more than two. “So, I don’t want to tell the audience when this would wrap up because I think that was a good shocker on [Episode] 10 and this one, I don’t think it’s easy from here,” he said.
As for whether Season 2 could have seen Meachum and Oliveras move past their slow burn and actually get together, “The discussions I’ve had are that, first, she’s got to survive this. After that, I don’t know, I think it could get super hot or it could not. Depends on what happens with [her boyfriend] Julio,” the creator teased.
Also looking ahead, Haas had planned to see more of Blythe’s family and bring in Meachum’s ex-fiancée Melinda Bates and possibly her sister as well.
Jensen Ackles expected to see “Meachum kind of just lose his s**t and go a bit ballistic, which I think will then possibly prove to not just Amber, but also to him, how he holds her,” after that cliffhanger. (Watch the full video interview with him about his hopes for Season 2 here.)
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Loved Countdown. How dare they leave us on a cliffhanger with no resolution?! We deserve a season 2!
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Tired of all the good shows getting cancelled. Absolutely loved this show!
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Even by UK standards ( normally much much higher than US tv) this was a brilliant show - not your usual" justice and law Alaska franchise season 18 " dross - different story lines, great production values - it will be missed
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Put it plain and simple. We need a season two season one awesome
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Just finished watching this show, and I really loved it. Wish they had finished with episode ten, which wrapped up first season , especially after it was cancelled. I am now lifted with a feeling of urgency and restlessness as to the resolution of the cliffhanger. Wished I had known to stop after episode ten because now I just feel let down.
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Another TV/streaming station, please pick this up. You can't leave me dangling with that cliffhanger!!! Step up Netflix, Hulu, anyone?
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I would love more seasons
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I am very pissed off. I love this show.
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I am so tired of Amazon and Netflix and other streaming services creating great shows and then leaving you hang. There is a huge cliff hanger. I am thinking for canceling all streaming services because of this... This is like the 4th show I really liked but they decided to cancel because global viewership was low.
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I really hate when a great show is cancelled especially leaving everyone in suspense. More seasons please
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I loved this show. So disappointed that you are not going to give it a 2nd season.
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Love this show....great cast and wonderful intriguing stories. Never should have been canceled...revive this show!!!!
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Love this show. Brought together different agencies to form a task force to solve iissues. This cast is diversified enough to create individual issues towards a goal. Jensen is terrific as a dark soul born to be the leader. BRING THIS SHOW BACK....
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Maybe Netflix will pick it up! It has a stellar cast and I would love to see it continue!
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We loved this show! And REALLY hoping it will be brought back for season 2!!
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Loved the show. I just watched it. Now you are saying that there want be a season 2. Makes no sense. When you have a good show go for it. Especially if the people are watching it. Ugh. !
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Is it too late for viewers aka Prime members to encourage Prime to renew Countdown for more seasons? I’m really disappointed Prime did this to the viewers. I guess they don’t care if we ditch them and move to Netflex!!
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I love this show. I can’t believe you are letting it end like this.
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Bad idea to end like it did. Season 2 would make it all good again. What made the powers in the towers think we didn’t really like this show. Make that LOVE this show. I feel jilted. Shame on the producers!
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I LOVE this show! I love the characters and think they are well developed. The team has great chemistry and I enjoy seeing how they draw their conclusions. The critics are absolutely wrong; this show deserves another season. BRING IT BACK! And I really don’t think Oliveras would run in a straight line - she’d head to the trees or something clever so she had a better chance of surviving.
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Finally, having watched S1, I am looking forward to S2...
After reading this post it looks like am going to be disappointed. I hope more people watch this show so that, possibly, maybe, they'll reconsider.
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I am so sad this great show got cancelled
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I think they should do a couple shows to wrap up the cliff hanger . Totally sucks that it ended as it did
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WTH!! why was it cancelled? watching tv is not as entertaining as it was. you hate to get into characters.
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In case you haven't noticed..Eric Dane is fighting for his life with ALS..
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I am just about done watching any new shows until they have filmed and aired a second season. And it sounds like now, for a show to get a second season, it has to do well internationally, not just in the United States. That is sure going to change the kinds of shows that get picked up. This is becoming ridiculous.
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I really hope they make a second season this a excellent show just love it. Need more shows like it.
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I get with Eric Danes passing that there would be a change of actor. But to cancel such a great show is so typical and short sighted. Such a good story line should be pulled from the garbage and resurrected.
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I just watched Countdown and I loved it. I'm so upset that they canceled it. I wish someone would pick it up. I'm invested and the plot and cast worked great together. RIP Eric Dane....he was amazing in this show.
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Absolutely loved this show and for it to just leave us hanging…..please do a season 2
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Great show it really sucks that it was canceled. Bring it back Please!!!!
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Such a good show , kept you on your toes..
Should give them a second season
A second chance..
To good to be tossed
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Make a second season! This show is addictive!!!
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I hope the show gets picked up by another network, that would be so great. Whose ever decision it was to cancel the show sux.
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What a disappointment they didn’t continue this series
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They need to continue with a season 2. 🤕
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RIP Eric Dane.
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With Eric Dane's unfortunate passing, it's highly unlikely the series will return. Hollywood never recasts anymore when an actor dies. Instead, they give us stupid story lines like "Black Panther 2"!!
T'Challa forever!!!!!
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I agre!
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I loved this show! What the heck for no season 2?? There are very few good shows like this on prime. Frankly until this show and 1 other I felt like Prime was a waste and only kept my membership for ordering.
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Prime blew it canceling this series. Best one out in a long time!
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https://www.change.org/SAVECOUNTDOWN
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Countdown Still Deserves Season 2 and more!!! Someone Please Pick Up The Show #SaveCountdown
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What a waste of time!! Why start a new story line if you risk it not ending?? Was good up until then but just feel cheated now
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I'm guessing he has very little say in it being renewed/ He's the show runner - not the producer - unless he wants to fund the production himself there will not be a season 2 if Amazon dont want to pay for it
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Frd up of amazon cancelling decent shows and keeping rubbish ones. Seriously considering cancelling membership.
Living in france our decent programmes are becoming less and less.
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We just discovered this show and LOVE it! Now knowing there will be no second season, we may have to stop watching it. One episode in and I’m already pretty attached to the characters. 😢
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Apparently I was not the only one that thought that Jensen Ackles character dying was a deal breaker. I am sorry for all who like the show. It’s sad when something you like gets canceled. I’ve had a few.
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Eric Dane is seriously ill will ALS
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I am so sick and tired of all of These really good shows only lasting one season. You get to the point where a new show comes out and you don't even want to get invested in it
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Prime Video is getting worse and worse. Cancelling shows without even giving people a little bit of time to watch things!!!
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Countdown is great! Hoping for season 2
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I think Meachum is way too good for her because she is mean, self centered and unappreciative.
He deserves someone much better. That loves him deeply and treats him better.
But that's just me.
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Looked forward to watching this every week until it ended - bring on season two please
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