The Bondsman is an American action horror television series created by Grainger David for Amazon Prime Video. The series premiered on April 3, 2025. In May 2025, the series was canceled after one season.
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Premise
Hub is a backwoods bounty hunter who comes back from the dead with an unexpected second chance at life, love, and a nearly forgotten musical career — only to find that his old job now has a demonic new twist.
Cast and characters
Main
Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran
Jennifer Nettles as Maryanne Dice
Beth Grant as Kitty Halloran
Damon Herriman as Lucky Callahan
Maxwell Jenkins as Cade Halloran
Jolene Purdy as Midge Kusatsu
Supporting
Mike Kaye as Tommy "Tater" Dean
Kathrine Barnes as Cheryl Dawson
Denitra Isler as Sheriff Ruby
Alea Hansinger as Deirdre Donovan
Jay Ali as Ali "Cosmo" Khan
Production
In June 2023, it was reported that Prime Video commissioned eight half-hour episodes, created by Grainger David. Erik Oleson serves as the showrunner and executive produces alongside Paul Shapiro for the CrimeThink production company. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold, and Chris Dickie executive produce for Blumhouse Television, along with Kevin Bacon and Grainger David.
Filming took place in Grantville, Georgia in April 2024.
On May 16, 2025, the series was canceled after one season.
Casting
In June 2023, Kevin Bacon was cast in the lead role as an undead bounty hunter. In January 2024, Jennifer Nettles was cast alongside Bacon. In March 2024, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins, Jolene Purdy joined the show in series regular roles. In April 2025, Variety reported that Kathrine Barnes, Mike Kaye, and Jay Ali had joined the cast.
Release=
The series premiered on April 3, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Bondsman has an approval rating of 83% based on 29 critics' reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Gruesome enough to induce giggles and riding on Kevin Bacon's devilish charm, The Bondsman tracks down the horror comedy goods in scruffy style." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.