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★ 6.8 18K votes 2025–2025 1 season · 13 episodes Canceled Prime Video
Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jensen AcklesJessica CamachoViolett BeaneElliot KnightUli LatukefuEric Dane
Written by
Derek Haas
Starring
Jensen AcklesJessica CamachoViolett BeaneElliot KnightUli LatukefuEric Dane
Written by
Derek Haas
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A slick, ticking-clock cop thriller"

After a Homeland Security officer is murdered, a scarred LAPD detective is pulled into a multi-agency task force racing to stop whatever comes next. What starts as one killing spirals into a wider conspiracy with a literal ticking clock hanging over the investigation. The show moves fast, leaning on shootouts, interrogations, and procedural momentum rather than deep characterization. It's glossy, plot-forward network-style crime television, carried by a charismatic lead and brisk episode turnover rather than originality or subtlety. Expect binge-friendly pacing over prestige-drama ambition.

Watch it for

the brisk, cliffhanger-driven pacing that makes episodes easy to binge in one sitting.

Maybe skip if

you want deep character work instead of fast, plot-driven procedural thrills.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12025
7.516K1310h 15m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Teeth in the Bone7.3
2K53 min
▶2Dead Lots of Times7.5
2K50 min
▶3Happy Birthday Final7.7
2K45 min
▶4Bite 'Em Down7.3
1K45 min
▶5Blurred Edges7.6
1K54 min
▶6A Needle or a Bullet7.6
1K45 min
▶7Nothing Else Helps7.6
1K45 min
▶8The Nail in the Chair7.8
1K45 min
▶910-338.0
1K45 min
▶10The Muzzle Pile7.7
1K49 min
▶11Run7.2
99847 min
▶12This Is His Signature7.5
96047 min
▶13Your People Are in Danger7.3
98445 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jensen Ackles Mark Meachum
Jessica Camacho Amber Oliveras
Violett Beane Evan Shepherd
Elliot Knight Keyonte Bell
Uli Latukefu Luke Finau
Eric Dane Nathan Blythe
Rachel Armstrong Heather
Bogdan Yasinski Borys Volchek
Merrick McCartha DA Grayson Valwell
Michelle DeShon Molly Shepherd

Crew

Derek Haas

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