Kevin Bacon took to social media to precise his shock that his latest horror comedy collection, The Bondsman, was cancelled regardless of its glorious reception. The Amazon unique starred Bacon as Hub Hollaran, a bounty hunter resurrected by the Satan to spherical up demons who escaped from Hell. The Bondsman season 1 hit Prime Video solely a month in the past on April 2, 2025, however Amazon has already determined to not transfer ahead with a second season. Exactly why is unclear, and plainly even Bacon is baffled by the choice.

The Actor Was Hoping For A Renewal

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From the surface trying in, The Bondsman season 1 was a good success. It holds an 83% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an viewers rating at a still-positive 77%. The collection additionally managed to briefly climb to the #1 spot on Prime Video’s High 10 TV Exhibits record following its premiere, and it sits at #5 at this time. It is baffling that, so quickly after The Bondsman’s premiere, Prime Video would already resolve to drag the plug. The truth that Bacon was unable to offer any clarification on the topic signifies that even he is not aware of the small print.

Had The Bondsman been a flop, Bacon would have been knowledgeable, and the cancellation would not have been a shock. Nevertheless, the actor’s social media response signifies that this was simply as a lot a stunning disappointment to him because it was to everybody else. Bacon would doubtless have inquired with Amazon about The Bondsman’s shocking destiny earlier than taking to his socials, nevertheless it seems this did not flip up many shareable solutions. In all, the truth that the Prime Video collection star so overtly admitted that he does not know what occurred with The Bondsman makes the scenario all of the extra baffling.

The Bondsman Season 2 Was Seemingly An Costly Gamble

We will definitely conclude that The Bondsman wasn’t cancelled attributable to poor scores or the star’s unwillingness to return. The general viewership additionally does not appear to be the problem since The Bondsman stays certainly one of Prime Video’s prime collection. Nonetheless, within the grand scheme of price and efficiency, Bacon’s The Bondsman might have simply been too dangerous to resume.

Like Bacon, we are able to solely sit with our disappointment.

Amazon’s information doubtless displays that viewers gave up on the horror comedy collection partway by way of. Whereas The Bondsman did nicely in comparison with different Prime Video originals, it does not rank within the bigger image of streaming hits. Given the form of excessive finances that The Bondsman’s supernatural FVX would require, waning curiosity might make The Bondsman season 2 an excessive amount of of a bet. After all, with Prime Video so reluctant to share extra, this collection’ untimely finish might at all times stay a thriller. Like Bacon, we are able to solely sit with our disappointment.

The Bondsman

7/10

Launch Date

2025 – 2025-00-00

Community

Prime Video