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Yahoo
3 days ago
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‘Countdown' Release Schedule: Here's When Amazon Drops New Episodes
'Countdown' is primed and ready to be your next binge. The series follows an LAPD officer played by 'The Boys' and 'Supernatural' alum Jensen Ackles, who is recruited to join a new task force after a DHS agent is killed in broad daylight. Here's everything you need to know about where and when to tune in for the first season of Prime Video's 'Countdown.' 'Countdown' Season 1 premiered on Wednesday, June 25. 'Countdown' is available to stream on Prime Video beginning on Wednesday, June 25. New episodes drop weekly after an initial 3-episode drop. The season is 13 episodes long. Here's the full release rundown: Episode 1 – June 25 Episode 2 – June 25 Episode 3 – June 25 Episode 4 – July 2 Episode 5 – July 9 Episode 6 – July 16 Episode 7 – July 23 Episode 8 – July 30 Episode 9 – Aug. 6 Episode 10 – Aug. 13 Episode 11 – Aug. 20 Episode 12 – Aug. 27 Episode 13 – Sept. 3 'Countdown' is a new series from Prime Video that follows an LAPD officer who is tapped to join a secret task force to track down the murderer of a Department of Homeland Security officer. As he and his new team investigate, they uncover a much larger conspiracy. 'Countdown' stars Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum. He is joined by Jessica Camacho, Eric Dane, Bogdan Yasinski, Violett Beane, Elliot Knight, and Uli Latukefu. The post 'Countdown' Release Schedule: Here's When Amazon Drops New Episodes appeared first on TheWrap.
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Eric Dane's ‘Countdown' Co-Stars Say He's Handling ALS Diagnosis With ‘Grace and Dignity': ‘He Wants Other People to Know They're Not Alone'
Eric Dane is being praised by his 'Countdown' co-stars for how he's handling his ALS diagnosis and using his platform to help others. Dane went public with his illness in April. 'I'm proud as hell at how he's handling it with such grace [and] dignity,' Jensen Ackles told me at the Amazon MGM show's Los Angeles premiere. 'I had no doubt that he was going to handle it this way. I couldn't be more proud of him. He knows I love him and support him with anything he needs.' More from Variety Jensen Ackles and Eric Dane's Crime Thriller 'Countdown' Is Tedious and Repetitive: TV Review All-American Rejects Headlining Fandom Comic-Con Party (EXCLUSIVE) Former 20th Century Fox Creative Exec Mike Southerly Sets Directorial Debut With Indie Rom-Com 'Where We Meet' (EXCLUSIVE) The premiere marked Dane's first red carpet appearance since disclosing his diagnosis. 'I feel good,' Dane told me after posing for photos on the red carpet with his filmmaker girlfriend Janell Shirtcliff. 'It's nice to be here with everybody and see the hours and hours of work that we put into this come alive on screen.' Show creator and executive producer Derek Haas said, 'I wasn't surprised at how honest and open he is and how he puts others in front of himself, which is exactly the Eric that I know. He wants other people to know that they're not alone if they get this diagnosis.' 'Countdown' follows an LAPD detective (Ackles) who joins a secret government task force headed by Dane's character to try and stop a terrorist attack on Los Angeles. Jessica Camacho, who plays agent Amber Oliveras, said the cast and crew have become a 'family.' But she also admitted being 'terrified' when she first walked on set to work with Dane. 'He has this power about him,' Camacho said. 'He has this quiet confidence and it's beautiful on camera. I was properly petrified but then five minutes in, I saw his warmth, I saw his playfulness, his charisma and it just became so comfortable and so at ease and we're just such a work family.' Dane talked extensively about living with ALS with Diane Sawyer during a June 16 interview on 'Good Morning America.' 'My left side is functioning, my right side has completely stopped working,' the actor said, noting that his left arm has been getting weaker as well. 'I feel like maybe a couple more months and I won't have my left hand either. It's sobering.' The former 'Grey's Anatomy' star was in Washington on Monday at U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's news conference announcing that several health insurance companies are going to simplify and reduce prior authorizations over the next 18 months. 'When that diagnosis hits and you find out that you're sick, your life becomes filled with great uncertainty and that worst that we can do is add even more uncertainty for patients and their loved ones with unnecessary prior authorization,' Dane said. 'Anything we can do to give patients more certainty with fewer delays is a worthwhile endeavor.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: All 118 Categories Updated as Voting Opens With Tight Races and Major Shakeups 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
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3 days ago
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How to watch Eric Dane, Jensen Ackles in ‘Countdown' for free on Prime Video
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The mind behind NBC's 'One Chicago' universe is bringing a brand new crime thriller to Prime Video. You can stream the first three episodes of 'Countdown' on Prime Video, with more to come weekly through the rest of the summer. The new series follows an LAPD detective (Jensen Ackles) brought onto a secret task force with undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement to investigate the murder of a Homeland Security officer; their hunt for the killer soon uncovers a dangerous plot that leaves Det. Meachum in a race against time to save a city of millions. In addition to Ackles, who is best known for his 15-year run on 'Supernatural,' the cast of 'Countdown' includes Eric Dane, who opened up about his battle with ALS in the lead-up to the series premiere. 'Countdown' on Prime Video release date: If you're reading this, 'Countdown' has already started airing! The first three episodes of 'Countdown' dropped on Prime Video June 25. New episodes will continue airing every Wednesday through September 3. How to watch 'Countdown' for free: 'Countdown' is an Amazon Original streaming exclusively on Prime Video, so you'll have to be an Amazon Prime member to watch the new series. If you aren't a Prime Video subscriber yet, you can get started with a 30-day Amazon Prime free trial, including Prime perks like the Prime Video streaming service, free two-day shipping, exclusive deals, and more. After the free trial, Amazon Prime costs $14.99/month or $139/year. All 18- to 24-year-olds, regardless of student status, are eligible for a discounted Prime for Young Adults membership as well with age verification. After six months at $0, you'll pay 50% off the standard Prime monthly price of $14.99/month — just $7.49/month — for up to six years and get all the perks. 'Countdown' on Prime Video cast: Jensen Ackles as Mark Meachum Jessica Camacho as Amber Oliveras Eric Dane as Nathan Blythe Violett Beane as Evan Shepherd Uli Latukefu as Lucas Finau Elliot Knight as Keyonte Bell 'Countdown' release schedule and episode guide: There are 13 episodes in the Season 1 of 'Countdown.' Three are available to stream now, with the rest dropping once weekly through September 3. Below, check out the episode release dates for the rest of Season 1. Episode 1 – June 25 – June 25 Episode 2 – June 25 – June 25 Episode 3 – June 25 – June 25 Episode 4 – July 2 – July 2 Episode 5 – July 9 – July 9 Episode 6 – July 16 – July 16 Episode 7 – July 23 – July 23 Episode 8 – July 30 – July 30 Episode 9 – August 6 – August 6 Episode 10 – August 13 – August 13 Episode 11 – August 20 – August 20 Episode 12 – August 27 – August 27 Episode 13 – September 3 'Countdown' trailer: Why Trust Post Wanted by the New York Post This article was written by Angela Tricarico, Commerce Writer/Reporter for Post Wanted Shopping and New York Post's streaming property, Decider. Angela keeps readers up to date with cord-cutter-friendly deals, and information on how to watch your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and movies on every streaming service. Not only does Angela test and compare the streaming services she writes about to ensure readers are getting the best prices, but she's also a superfan specializing in the intersection of shopping, tech, sports, and pop culture. Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Eric Dane's girlfriend 'devastated' after he 'blindsided' her with love triangle amid ALS battle
Eric Dane 's girlfriend Priya Jain was not pleased about finding she was in a love triangle when the actor made his red carpet debut with a different woman amid his ALS battle. The 27-year-old actress is said to be 'devastated' after the 52-year-old Euphoria 'blindsided' her with the very public outing with new love-interest Janell Shirtcliff. A source told UsWeekly on Tuesday that Dane was 'still seeing' Jain and that she had spoken to the actor 'just days before' he was on the red carpet with 41-year-old Shirtcliff. has reached out to representatives for Dane, Jain, and Shirtcliff and has yet to hear back. The insider said 'Priya is devastated' and that she was 'blindsided' while insisting the alleged girlfriend is now 'totally done' with Dane but 'wishes him all the best.' The source explained: 'There's no chance of getting back together. Heartbreaks you move on from, but the public humiliation lingers on. 'She wants to move forward in her career and with her life in general. She just wants this all behind her.' The drama began last week when the actor made his carpet debut with a new romance in Los Angeles. Dane - who unveiled shock amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis in April - was seen attending the premiere of his new show Countdown on Wednesday, but was notably joined by filmmaker Shirtcliff. He flashed a cheerful smile as he posed for a brief photo session and cozied up with Janell at the event. However, Dane's alleged partner Priya Jain was left 'blindsided' - with a source telling Page Six on Thursday that, 'They never broke up.' Eric was first linked to the actress late last year in November, following his separation from estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart. The pair have since called off the divorce amid his ALS battle. The insider further stated that both Dane and Priya became 'exclusive' late last year and she was left 'devastated' following his health diagnosis - but still stayed by his side. According to the source, Eric and Jain have spent nights together at his home - where she also keeps some of her belongings. The pair had spent time together the previous weekend weekend - just days before he walked the red carpet with Shirtcliff. Priya was last publicly seen with the actor in late April as they stepped out in L.A. together. And on Tuesday of this week, the Grey's Anatomy alum was spotted on a date night with Janell at the iconic Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. He was then accompanied by Shirtcliff the following day at the premiere of his latest Amazon Prime Video crime drama series Countdown. The pair were seen gazing lovingly into one another's eyes as they posed together for the cameras, Eric in summery white and Janell in a sleek burgundy cocktail dress. 'The two have been in an on-and-off relationship for over three years and care deeply for each other,' a source recently told Entertainment Tonight. 'Eric asked Janell to be there for him during this time, and she wanted to show up for him,' the insider explained, adding that they are 'extremely close and mean a great deal to one another.' The insider further said that they enjoyed 'a beautiful day together full of laughs, lightness, and love' on the Tuesday previous. Priya was last publicly seen with the actor in late April as they stepped out in L.A. together (seen above) It is not the first time the actor has been caught up in a curious entanglement. Back in 2009, his infamous bathing video was leaked with his now-estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart and friend Kari Ann Peniche. The trio seemingly were in a druggy state - and Dane later broke his silence on the infamous clip five years later during an interview with People. 'It was a mistake. We've all made mistakes,' he informed the outlet at the time. 'My one regret is that I got the person I love most wrapped up in all that: Rebecca. But we worked through it and put it behind us. We have two beautiful kids and our marriage is stronger than ever.' While walking the red carpet for his new police procedural on Wednesday, Eric remarked: 'I feel good,' during an interview with Variety. 'It's nice to be here with everybody and see the hours and hours of work that we put into this come alive on screen,' added the Grey's Anatomy alum. His sighting comes after he responded to a query about whether he would continue his career amid his illness by bluntly replying: 'I'm going to ride this till the wheels fall off,' while speaking to E! News on Tuesday. 'It keeps me sharp. It keeps me moving forward, which is super important right now.' Eric insisted he feels 'great when I'm at work' despite losing the function of his dominant right arm in the year since he was diagnosed with ALS. 'Of course, there have been some sort of setbacks,' Dane admitted. 'But I feel pretty good. My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that's all that matters.' Back in April, the actor told People: 'I have been diagnosed with ALS. I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter.' He then gave a positive update and explained that he still had plans to continue work on set. The shocking news comes two months after Eric and his estranged wife Rebecca Gayheart - with whom he shares daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13 - called off their divorce. In March, Gayheart filed to dismiss the divorce after she had first filed documents to end their marriage back in 2018, per TMZ. The rare and incurable degenerative condition impairs the nervous system over time and causes the muscles to increasingly suffer from paralysis. About half of ALS patients have a life expectancy of three years after the initial onset of symptoms, though some can survive for decades. will fly to Germany and eat the head off a rattlesnake if [doctors] told me that that would help,' Eric told Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer. 'I'll assume the risk'; seen in 2022 in L.A. The Bad Boys: Ride or Die action star is currently taking medication to slow the symptoms and he's also participating in a research study. 'I will fly to Germany and eat the head off a rattlesnake if [doctors] told me that that would help,' Eric told Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer. 'I'll assume the risk.' Dane fears he will lose function of his left hand 'in a few more months' and he's also 'worried about my legs.' But he added, 'I'm very hopeful, yeah, I don't think this is the end of my story. I'm pretty resilient. I just don't feel, like in my heart, [that] this is the end of me.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Dax Shepard recalls the time he nearly beat up Eric Dane during an AA meeting
Dax Shepard told a funny story about Eric Dane while interviewing his fellow Alcoholics Anonymous buddy Brad Pitt on his seven-year-old Wondery podcast, Armchair Expert, on Monday. ' Eric Dane, who I now f***ing love, I have such a sweetness for him now,' the 50-year-old Idiocracy alum - who got sober again in 2020 - recalled. 'But when we first were around each other, it was not good.' It all went down between the pair during an AA meeting at a 'very nice house' owned by a man called 'Tom' in Bel-Air back in 2014 when the 52-year-old Grey's Anatomy alum suddenly 'threatened a dude' who was keeping time for the speakers. 'In the middle of the meeting, he goes, "If you hit that timer again, I'm gonna f***ing throw you in that candle,"' Dax stated. 'And I go, "That's it, motherf***er, let's go. Stand up, let's go outside." He stands up to go outside, and I'm gonna beat the f*** out of him in Tom's driveway at an AA meeting where we're coming for healing and understanding.' One year earlier, Eric relayed his version of the heated confrontation while appearing on Shepard's podcast, admitting he 'probably shouldn't have' brought the friend who would 'not stop droning on' during his share at that infamous meeting. 'Dax's friend, his sponsee actually who I didn't know, kept resetting this timer to like 15 seconds every time the guy would go over. The timer went off, like, seven times,' Dane recalled. 'I was not in the best space. Let's just say that. I may not even have been sober at the time. And this poor kid buzzes the buzzer one more time and I said, "If you buzz that buzzer one more time dude, I'm going to stick it up your a**."' At that, the Hello Bello co-founder corrected Eric that he actually threatened to throw the guy into a 'very expensive multi-wick candle burning in the middle' of the room. 'So we're outside and Dax is like, "What the f*** was that about man?!" And just as I'm about to open my mouth, our sponsor comes out and gets in between the middle of us,' Dane said. 'And I got to be honest with you, Dax probably would have [kicked my butt]. I mean, I can fight but Dax is a unit. This guy looks for fights!' The former rivals - who previously argued over a Ducati delivery - returned to the same meeting the next week with no issue, and the SAG Award winner started enjoying Dax's shares and came to really 'love' him. 'I've had some of my kind of favorite moments in sobriety calling you and then going over to your house and shooting the s*** and that's the crazy gift,' Shepard responded. 'Caring about someone and wanting someone to do well is a foreign feeling for me and I went from somehow seeing that you were an adversary that was going to attack me that I needed to fight to someone I deeply rooted for and wanted to win me too.' One year earlier, Eric (M) relayed his version of the heated confrontation while appearing on the Hello Bello co-founder's podcast, admitting he 'probably shouldn't have' brought the friend who would 'not stop droning on' during his share at that infamous meeting Last week, Eric revealed he's lost the function of his dominant right arm in the year since he was diagnosed with the incurable degenerative neurological disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). '[My left arm] is going. I feel like maybe a couple, a few more months and I won't have my left hand either. Sobering. I'm worried about my legs,' Dane told Good Morning America 's Diane Sawyer. 'I'm very hopeful, yeah, I don't think this is the end of my story. I'm pretty resilient. I just don't feel, like in my heart, [that] this is the end of me.' The San Francisco-born silver fox is currently taking medication to slow the symptoms and he's also participating in a research study. 'I will fly to Germany and eat the head off a rattlesnake if [doctors] told me that that would help,' Eric vowed. 'I'll assume the risk.' On average, ALS patients live two to five years following their first symptoms, but FDA-approved medications and physical/speech therapies might slow down the progression of the disorder. Audiences can next catch Dane as Special Agent Nathan Blythe in Derek Haas' new 13-episode crime drama Countdown, which premieres June 25 on Amazon Prime Video. The Bad Boys: Ride or Die action star recently reprised his role as the closeted real estate agent Cal Jacobs in the third season of HBO hit show Euphoria, which is produced by and starring Zendaya as Ruby 'Rue' Bennett. Sam Levinson's drug-fueled drama will welcome newcomers Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, and Kadeem Hardison in season three. On the personal front, Eric has two daughters - Billie, 15; and Georgia, 13 - from his marriage to wife Rebecca Gayheart, who dismissed her divorce petition in March following seven years of estrangement. Meanwhile, the Carvana paid partner hasn't had an acting gig since voicing Chad in three episodes of animated series Stoner Cats in 2022, and he hasn't acted onscreen since portraying Mike in ABC's Nebraska farm-set sitcom Bless This Mess in 2020. Dax's wife of 11 years, Kristen Bell, will next produce and reprise her role as agnostic podcaster Joanne in the second season of Erin Foster's critically-acclaimed rabbi rom-com, which premieres October 23 on Netflix. The Michigan-born couple - who began their romance in 2007 - are proud parents of 12-year-old daughter Lincoln and 10-year-old daughter Delta.
