Jensen Ackles is sharing his thoughts after Amazon’s Prime Video canceled his series Countdown after one season.
The Supernatural alum shared a video on social media to express his gratitude for the opportunity to be part of the show.
“As some of you may have seen already, Countdown did not get picked up for another season,” Ackles said in an Instagram video. “Amazon’s gonna let it go, and it’s a bummer because I had such an amazing time making that show. Had an absolute blast with the cast and the crew.”
Ackles thanked Amazon “for giving us the opportunity ” and gave a shoutout to the executives, writers and creators of the series.
“Sometimes you can set out to do your best and check all those boxes, and ultimately it’s out of your hands,” he continued. “That’s the way it goes in this industry.”
Ackles noted that he was “thankful for the experience,” adding, “We’ll see you down the road on something else, I guess.”
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His longtime Supernatural co-star, Jared Padalecki, replied to the post, writing: “Their loss brother. You were amazing in it. Which is no surprise to ANYBODY. I’ll still be re-watching. And I can’t wait to see what you do next.”
Earlier today, Deadline exclusively reported Prime Video was not moving forward with Countdown and Butterfly after one season for each series. The cancellations were not a foregone conclusion, especially for Countdown, which, more than a month after its Season 1 finale, continues to linger on Prime Video’s U.S. Top 10, currently at No. 10.