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Subject: Re: [NEWS] 'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season
Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 22:19:34 -0400
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On 5/16/2025 10:13 PM, Your Name wrote:
> 
> 
>     'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon
>     --------------------------------------------------
>     "The Bondsman" has been canceled at Amazon after just one season,
>     Variety has learned.
> 
>     The action horror series originally debuted its entire
>     eight-episode first season on Prime Video on April 3. Amazon has
>     not released any viewership information for the show, but it did
>     make one appearance on the Nielsen streaming charts the week it
>     debuted.
> 
>     For the week of March 31-Apr. 6, "The Bondsman" made it to the
>     number nine spot on the Nielsen streaming originals top 10 with
>     563 million minutes viewed, equivalent to approximately
>     9.38 million hours.
> 
>     Kevin Bacon starred as the titular bondsman, with Jennifer
>     Nettles, Damon Herriman, Beth Grant, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene
>     Purdy also starring. The official description of the series
>     states:
> 
>     "Murdered bounty hunter Hub Halloran (Bacon) is resurrected by
>     the Devil to trap and send back demons that have escaped from
>     the prison of Hell. By chasing down those demons with the help
>     and hinderance of his estranged family, Hub learns how his own
>     sins got his soul condemned - which pushes him to seek a second
>     chance at life, love, and country music."
> 
>     Grainger David created "The Bondsman" and executive produced.
>     Erik Oleson was the executive producer and showrunner via his
>     company Crimethink. Bacon executive produced in addition to
>     starring. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold and Chris
>     Dickie executive produce for Blumhouse Television. Paul Shapiro
>     of CrimeThink also executive produces.
> 
>     The show received mostly good reviews from critics upon its
>     release, but Variety's Alison Herman wrote, "[With] just eight
>     half-hour episodes in its first season, 'The Bondsman' has to
>     move from setup to payoff before it can comfortably settle into
>     a prolonged middle stretch."
> 
> 
>     <https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-bondsman-canceled- 
> amazon-1236400954/>

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