US Edition'Countdown,' 'Butterfly' Both Canceled at Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video canceled both Countdown and Butterfly after one season due to insufficient total global viewership despite strong U.S. streaming rankings.
- On Friday, Amazon Prime Video announced it would not renew the freshman series Countdown and Butterfly after their first seasons, Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
- Executives cited total global viewership when explaining Amazon MGM Studios canceled Countdown and Butterfly, both freshman dramas that aired earlier this year.
- Nielsen data shows Countdown amassed 409 million minutes across its first four episodes but holds a 35% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics largely unimpressed.
- The season ended on a cliffhanger, revealing Countdown’s villain was an FBI agent in Episode 13, while Jensen Ackles remains tied to Amazon through Chaos Machine and Vought Rising.
- Industry observers say the cancellations reflect streaming’s competitiveness, with Prime Video recently ending Motorheads and finalizing choices under Vernon Sanders and Peter Friedlander.
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'Countdown' And 'Butterfly' Both Canceled At Prime Vide After One Season
Prime Video has canceled two of its freshman action series, Countdown and Butterfly . According to Deadline , the cancellations were not initially expected. Countdown , in particular, has continued to be in the Prime Video U.S. Top 10. And, as Deadline continues, both series have been in the Nielsen Top 10 for Streaming Originals. However, according to the article, Prime Video gave the two series the chop because the series didn’t do well oversea
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