“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.”