Jensen Ackles has been starring in Prime Video’s latest collection, Countdown, on the 2025 TV schedule, and the collection is conserving viewers on the sting of their seats. The crime drama from Chicago Hearth’s Derek Haas is simply six episodes in, however already, Countdown has proved its value. And it’s partly due to the insane motion sequences. Ackles beforehand received actual concerning the stunts carried out on the present, and now he’s opening up about his favourite motion scene that stands out greater than something on The Boys.
The Supernatural alum isn’t any stranger to doing stunts, having spent 15 years getting crushed up by and beating up demons and different supernatural creatures. Then there’s The Boys, which actually turns up the motion and stunts with superheroes and explosions, and now Countdown. The latest episodes have concerned his character, Detective Mark Meechum, going head-to-head with criminals and browsing on prime of a truck. When requested by TVLine which stunt he most popular, Ackles couldn’t assist however give like to each whereas additionally sharing simply how exhilarating one was:
Oh, man. I had lots of enjoyable with each. I might say in all probability the browsing on prime of the trailer was definitely extra exhilarating. I’ve performed hand-to-hand struggle scenes fairly a bit. These are lots of enjoyable, however they’re additionally tough, and also you gotta ensure you hit your mark and also you’re making the fitting strikes, you don’t overlook a transfer as a result of you may catch an elbow shortly. These are actually sweaty days ‘trigger you do three takes and you might be simply drenched.
The truth that Ackles really does the stunts and doesn’t have a stunt double, no less than on the subject of sure motion sequences, is fairly spectacular. The sort of work is definitely not straightforward. After all, he’s performed lots of insane stunts on The Boys that includes combating, superpowers, flying, and even briefly dying. However I don’t suppose something actually compares to browsing on a truck and making an attempt to not really fall off. Ackles recalled what it was like filming that sequence, and it actually makes me respect stunts and stunt performers an entire lot extra:
The one on prime of the trailer, I imply, that’s a completely completely different ballgame ‘trigger you bought wires, there’s every kind of issues happening. However all you gotta do is hold on. There was lots, like once we had been capturing that, like, I get knocked down and I’ve to throw my legs off the facet, and all of that was deliberate. I had a line, I used to be picked in type of the chest and they also dropped the anchor there within the heart of the trailer so it wouldn’t really let me fall off, however nonetheless. It’s like hanging over the facet of a cliff and having your buddy maintain on to you. It was somewhat nerve-wracking, nevertheless it was lots of enjoyable.
It needs to be identified that in all these loopy issues that Ackles’ character is having to cope with and the folks that he has to struggle and discover and take down, he’s additionally coping with migraines and is hiding a large mind tumor. Clearly, Ackles is totally wonderful, however figuring out that at any level Mark Meechum could possibly be getting severely damage to the purpose of no return makes the stunts all of the extra excruciating to look at, however in all probability exhilarating to carry out.
There are nonetheless a handful of episodes to look ahead to with Countdown, and there’s no telling what else will probably be in retailer because the Metropolis of Los Angeles continues to be at risk. Contemplating Ackles appears to take pleasure in these loopy stunts, he’s in all probability wanting ahead to doing extra when filming on The Boys prequel Vought Rising begins, even when it might’t examine to being on prime of a truck.
In the meantime, new episodes of Countdown drop on Wednesdays with an Amazon Prime subscription. Followers will be capable to see extra of Ackles within the upcoming fifth and remaining season of The Boys when he reprises his position as Soldier Boy.