The Bondsman is an American action horror television series created by Grainger David for Amazon Prime Video. The series premiered on April 3, 2025.
Premise
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
- 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
Episodes
Production
In June 2023, it was reported that Prime Video commissioned eight half-hour episodes of the horror drama, created by Grainger David with Erik Oleson as showrunner and executive producer via his CrimeThink production company for whom Paul Shapiro also is executive producer. Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold and Chris Dickie executive produce for Blumhouse Television, as will Kevin Bacon and Grainger David.
Filming took place in Grantville, Georgia in April 2024.
Casting
In June 2023, Kevin Bacon 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.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Bondsman has an approval rating of 83% based on 18 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
References
External links
- The Bondsman at IMDb
