Countdown is, indisputably, top-of-the-line new motion exhibits of the summer time. I don’t care that there has solely been three episodes launched, simply belief me after I say this.
I’ll admit, the beginning of the pilot episode titled “Enamel within the Bone” lagged a bit for me. I didn’t see the imaginative and prescient that Nathan Blythe had for this group. It’s like he introduced this group of misfits from their respective departments to come back collectively, not even figuring out whether or not or not they might work collectively. What he does learn about them is that they’re the perfect of their departments. Nathan, with the assistance of his second accountable for this job pressure, Damon Drew, Workplace of Intelligence and Evaluation, Division of Homeland Safety.
“Enamel within the Bone”- COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras, Uli Latukefu as Luke Finau, Violett Beane as Evan Shepherd, Eric Dane as Nathan Blythe, Elliot Knight as Keyonte Bell, Jonathan Togo as Damon Drew, and Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Now, let’s meet the group: Particular Agent Amber Oliveras works for the DEA and principally does undercover work. Particular Agent Keyonte Bell works for the FBI and is properly versed in terrorist threats. Particular Agent Evan Shepherd additionally works for the FBI, however her abilities are fitted to cyber investigation, web fraud and laptop intrusion (which is a elaborate means of claiming hacker, however don’t name her that). Luke Finau is a Detective with the LAPD whose focus is within the Gang and Narcotics Division. Final, however actually not least, Mark Meachum, who can also be LAPD, is a detective within the Theft and Murder Division.
The rationale they’re all there may be due to the dying of Homeland Safety Officer Robert Darden. It’s believed that he would possibly’ve been soiled when $200K was deposited into his account. This sediment brought on Darden to be pink flagged. His job was monitoring border exercise of Los Reyes Nuevos (new cartel Kings in Tijuana) and Port exercise in Lengthy Seashore. The group is tasked with discovering the person who shot Darden and to get info as to why Darden was killed and the way a lot involvement he had in no matter was occurring.
“Enamel within the Bone” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Milo Ventimiglia as Robert Darden. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
It seems, Darden wasn’t the one which was soiled, but it surely was somebody he labored with who had him arrange. When Darden was getting too near what his colleague was doing, Spellman let Los Reyes deal with it, however he claims he didn’t know they have been going to kill him. Sir? Let’s not play these video games – nobody is shopping for that. Spellman had two telephones on him when he was detained and when the group, properly extra like Keyonte, broke into the telephone, they discovered what the plan was and Spellman’s involvement in all the factor. He ordered all Customs and Border Patrol away from a selected pier as a way to permit Los Reyes entry to herald fissile materials. I encourage your pardon? I see why Spellman was attempting to make a run for it.
The episode ends with this info– and man am I now HOOKED! It wasn’t solely that although; there’s nonetheless the small bits we obtained in regards to the job group members that’s making me crave extra. Up to now we solely learn about what Amber and Mark had occurring of their lives. Mark is so cussed and that is sensible as a result of he’s a person, however all through the episode he’s been having complications, after which we study he has a mind tumor. He doesn’t take the physician’s recommendation to decelerate and as an alternative merely takes a prescription for ache meds. How will this play out given the kind of job he does? And Amber– it was dropped at Blythe’s consideration that whereas undercover, it was disclosed that Amber would possibly’ve developed a drug habit. I didn’t consider it till we obtained to the second episode.
“Lifeless Numerous Time” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
In “Lifeless Numerous Time” the group needed to discover a option to get in with Los Reyes as a way to get the title of whoever ordered the fissile materials. Whereas undercover, Amber and Mark figured how’d they get that in: by getting a truck with contraband again to LA. It will get somewhat dicey, however the group manages to make this occur. It isn’t till they cross the border again to LA that they study what was inside – cocaine. They’re given an order to observe by with the supply and Amber seemingly has reservations about this. Mark makes the supply along with her and says no matter she needs to do, even when it means not making the supply, he has her again. Now that is the place I began to have a look at Amber sideways – she says that she doesn’t like the thought of the medicine hitting the streets of LA however taking one brick and placing it in her automotive makes her really feel higher as a result of “one brick that’s not going to finish up in some child’s arm”. When Mark requested her the place it will find yourself, she mentioned the underside of the river, or flushed, however she’d deal with it.
The mission carried on and Mark let it go in the meanwhile. Issues go left when the automotive Javi, Amber’s contact, was about to get into explodes – they nonetheless handle to get a reputation, Volchek.
I’m so grateful this was a 3 episode premiere as a result of I wanted to know what was occurring with Amber and what she was about to do with the medicine. Like I mentioned, I didn’t wish to consider the rumors, however watching her battle with the brick of cocaine being in her possession, I’m beginning to query what she’s occurring. Mark continues to be getting complications they usually appear to be getting worse but off to work he goes. I want him to recollect he shoots a gun at his place of employment, he must take his well being somewhat extra significantly.
“Lifeless Numerous Time” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
I can’t wait to study extra about these characters – I’m too invested. Mark has gone undercover to get some intel from an inmate he was shut with whereas undercover for one more op named Timur. When it appears to be like just like the op goes sideways, Amber brings her issues to Blythe. It’s a great factor she did, Mark was about to be unalived. Backup exhibits as much as tackle Timur’s uncle and properly now Timur. A shootout erupts and Timur is unalived. Within the chaos of all of it, Drew is hit (it appears to be like like he was shot within the coronary heart and my coronary heart sank – it’s too early to lose group members). The episode ends on that be aware and immediately I’m upset this wasn’t a full season drop as a result of what do you imply I want to attend per week to search out out what occurs?
Up to now, I’m loving what I am seeing and I can not wait to see the place this sequence goes. What’d you consider Countdown? Share your ideas beneath or join with me on X/Twitter @chenfordhugs.
New episodes of Countdown airs each Wednesday on Prime Video.