Countdown
TV Series2025Returning Series

Countdown

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterydetectivethrillerunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Every second counts."

Boxlist takeSmart and heavy: an intimate crime series. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jensen AcklesJessica CamachoEric DaneViolett BeaneUli Latukefu

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2025
Runtime
48 min
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Amazon MGM Studios
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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