The Bondsman star and executive producer Kevin Bacon has weighed in on Prime Video’s decision to cancel the supernatural action drama after one season.
“Really bummed out that The Bondsman is not coming back for a second season,” he said in a video to fans posted on Instagram. “I really loved walking in Hub Halloran’s shoes, making that show with so many great, talented people, making that music. And I wish I had an explanation for you, but i honestly don’t.”
As Deadline reported on Friday, The Bondsman, whose eight half-hour episodes dropped April 3, made the Nielsen Top 10 streaming rankings in its premiere week, coming in at #9 on the Originals chart with 563 million minutes of viewing.
By its second week, The Bondsman had dropped off the Nielsen ranks. But it has remained on Prime Video’s platform Top 10 list ever since, holding the #1 spot earlier in its run. The series also has scored high with critics and viewers, averaging 83% on Rotten Tomatoes but has failed to generate buzz on social media.
However, it has built a loyal fan base whom Bacon addressed in his video.
“But for those of you who checked it out and who wrote so many sweet comments — and there were a lot of you — I just want to say thanks, means a lot to me,” he said. “Because that’s the way it goes.”
In The Bondsman, 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.
The series is from Blumhouse Television, Marker 96 and CrimeThink Production Company. Executive producers included Erik Oleson, who also served as showrunner, Jason Blum, Jeremy Gold, Chris Dickie and Chris McCumber for Blumhouse Television, Bacon, Paul E. Shapiro as well as Grainger David, who created the series. Erik Holmberg served as co-executive producer.
