Countdown is, indisputably, probably the greatest new motion reveals of the summer time. I don’t care that there has solely been three episodes launched, simply belief me once 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 realizing whether or not or not they might work collectively. What he does find out about them is that they’re the perfect of their departments. Nathan, with the assistance of his second answerable for this process drive, 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 crew: Particular Agent Amber Oliveras works for the DEA and largely 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 expertise are fitted to cyber investigation, web fraud and laptop intrusion (which is a flowery 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 definitely not least, Mark Meachum, who can also be LAPD, is a detective within the Theft and Murder Division.
The rationale they’re all there’s due to the loss of life of Homeland Safety Officer Robert Darden. It’s believed that he would possibly’ve been soiled when $200K was deposited into his account. This residue induced Darden to be crimson flagged. His job was monitoring border exercise of Los Reyes Nuevos (new cartel Kings in Tijuana) and Port exercise in Lengthy Seashore. The crew is tasked with discovering the person who shot Darden and to get data as to why Darden was killed and the way a lot involvement he had in no matter was happening.
“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 crew, properly extra like Keyonte, broke into the telephone, they came upon what the plan was and Spellman’s involvement in your entire factor. He ordered all Customs and Border Patrol away from a selected pier to be able to enable Los Reyes entry to herald fissile materials. I urge your pardon? I see why Spellman was making an attempt to make a run for it.
The episode ends with this data– and man am I now HOOKED! It wasn’t solely that although; there’s nonetheless the small bits we obtained concerning the process crew members that’s making me crave extra. To this point we solely find out about what Amber and Mark had happening 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 be taught 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 delivered to Blythe’s consideration that whereas undercover, it was disclosed that Amber would possibly’ve developed a drug habit. I didn’t imagine it till we obtained to the second episode.
“Useless A number of Time” – COUNTDOWN, Pictured: Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras. Picture: Elizabeth Morris/Prime © 2025 Amazon Content material Providers LLC. All Rights Reserved.
In “Useless A number of Time” the crew needed to discover a option to get in with Los Reyes to be able 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 crew manages to make this occur. It isn’t till they cross the border again to LA that they be taught what was inside – cocaine. They’re given an order to comply with via 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 take a look at Amber sideways – she says that she doesn’t like the thought of the medication hitting the streets of LA however taking one brick and placing it in her automobile 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 stated the underside of the river, or flushed, however she’d handle it.
The mission carried on and Mark let it go in the meanwhile. Issues go left when the automobile 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 happening with Amber and what she was about to do with the medication. Like I stated, I didn’t need to imagine the rumors, however watching her wrestle with the brick of cocaine being in her possession, I’m beginning to query what she’s happening. Mark continues to be getting complications and so they 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 severely.
“Useless A number of 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 be taught 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 seems to be just like the op goes sideways, Amber brings her considerations to Blythe. It’s a superb factor she did, Mark was about to be unalived. Backup reveals 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 seems to be like he was shot within the coronary heart and my coronary heart sank – it’s too early to lose crew members). The episode ends on that word and all of the sudden I’m upset this wasn’t a full season drop as a result of what do you imply I want to attend every week to seek out out what occurs?
To this point, I’m loving what I am seeing and I am unable to wait to see the place this sequence goes. What’d you consider Countdown? Share your ideas under or join with me on X/Twitter @chenfordhugs.
New episodes of Countdown airs each Wednesday on Prime Video.