• [NEWS] 'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 14:13:24 2025
    'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon
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    "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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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sat May 17 02:26:38 2025
    On May 16, 2025 at 7:19:34 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    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."

    Half-hours are for comedies and eccentric vignettes, not fantasy.

    Yeah, I like the show but the episodes are jarringly short.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Your Name on Fri May 16 22:19:34 2025
    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/>

    Half-hours are for comedies and eccentric vignettes, not fantasy.

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  • From shawn@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 16 22:26:52 2025
    On Sat, 17 May 2025 14:13:24 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:



    'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon
    --------------------------------------------------
    "The Bondsman" has been canceled at Amazon after just one season,
    Variety has learned.

    Sorry to hear that as I really liked the show.

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  • From Arthur Lipscomb@21:1/5 to shawn on Fri May 16 20:53:16 2025
    On 5/16/2025 7:26 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Sat, 17 May 2025 14:13:24 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:



    'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon
    --------------------------------------------------
    "The Bondsman" has been canceled at Amazon after just one season,
    Variety has learned.

    Sorry to hear that as I really liked the show.


    I haven't even gotten around to watching it yet. :-/

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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to Arthur Lipscomb on Fri May 16 21:31:12 2025
    On 5/16/25 8:53 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:

    On 5/16/2025 7:26 PM, shawn wrote:
    On Sat, 17 May 2025 14:13:24 +1200, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
    wrote:



        'The Bondsman' Canceled After One Season at Amazon
        --------------------------------------------------
        "The Bondsman" has been canceled at Amazon after just one season, >>>     Variety has learned.

    Sorry to hear that as I really liked the show.


    I haven't even gotten around to watching it yet.  :-/

    I can assure that I never will. And this isn't snark. I just literally
    will never have the time to fit something like this in.

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