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Two freshman series will not be returning for a second season. Prime Video has announced cancellations for both Countdown and Butterfly, which aired on the streaming service over the summer.
Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane, Jessica Camacho, Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu starred in Countdown, which followed the investigation of a high-profile murder.
As for Butterfly, the series based on the 2015 graphic novel, starred Daniel Dae Kim, Reina Hardesty, Piper Perabo, and Louis Landau.
Deadline shared the following about the cancellations:
“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 #10. Both Countdown and Butterfly broke into Nielsen Top 10 for Streaming Originals: Countdown, which had a weekly release, reaching #8, Butterfly, which did a binge drop, #6. For Countdown, the stronger overall performer of the two, the decision came down to total global viewership, I hear.”
What do you think? Did you enjoy these two shows? Did you want to see more of Countdown and Butterfly on Prime Video?
My question is, I didn’t watch them but wanted to. So, if I watch them, will I get a complete story, or will it be left on a cliffhanger that will never get resolved? I don’t want to waste my time watching a show that doesn’t wrap up.
Butterfly – big cliffhanger but without last few minutes you can say show sort of ends but stays open
Countdown – after I think 7 episodes story ends end then another stars. Last episode ends with big cliffhanger.
Countdown was sort of weird how they did it, because the first storyline wraps up, and then they start a new one with the last 3 or 4 episodes.
I liked the show, and the first storyline was entertaining to me.
Never watched Butterfly.
STOP already! Once again, cancelling 2 interesting series a LOT of people truly seem to enjoy. Truly disappointing!!!
Hoping we can keep another season of The Terminal list-Black Wolf and also Reacher…
It’s getting to the point where I’m not gonna start watching stuff until it’s had a good run of seasons. Seems pointless to invest your time if they’re gonna cancel it after the 1st season and leave it unfinished.
It’s really disheartening to have 2 great new series (Countdown & Butterfly) to watch that have good/great storylines, and hope there will be a second (or more) season only to find out that for whatever reason, they have been cancelled. So tired of these streaming and network services keeping the stupid shows that try and portray some sort of “agenda” and the ones that are just good entertainment and storylines get cancelled without even trying another season!!
disappointment 🙁
you start watching something and they cancel it after 1 season
I think it sucke when they give us a fantastic series then cancel it even when it did really well, tired of these networks ******** up good programs
We canceled Hulu Disney plus ESPN, HBO Max and now will cancel Prime. A great show their canceling. Yet Prime as not brought anything new but chit from overseas that is dubbed. Now knew LGBTIA+ series or movies. Thus we’ll go back to Netflix after canceling in 2021.
They have great movies, shows, and do not cancel what people want to watch.
Two great shows Countdown & Butterfly and are being cancelled. Why? Most TV shows suck but these didn’t, real human drama versus silly shows that are out there!
They stuck cancelling countdown