The Bondsman S01
Director: Multiple directors including Sanaa Hamri (eps 1–2), Thor Freudenthal (eps 3–4), Lauren Wolkstein (eps 5–6), and Catriona McKenzie (eps 7–8); created by Grainger David with showrunner Erik Oleson
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Nettles, Beth Grant, Damon Herriman, Maxwell Jenkins, Jolene Purdy
The Bondsman Season 1 is an eight‑episode supernatural horror‑comedy series created by Grainger David, with Erik Oleson as showrunner. The series stars Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran, a backwoods bounty hunter who is brutally murdered and then resurrected by the Devil to track down escaped demons that have fled from Hell. Released April 3, 2025, exclusively on Prime Video, the series delivers a tightly paced, darkly humorous ride through redemption, family, and damnation. Wikipediagadgets360.com
Hub returns with physical wounds that heal unnaturally, a mission mandated by Pot O’ Gold—Hell’s front company—and personal stakes: reconciling with his ex-wife Maryanne (Jennifer Nettles) and son Cade, while contending with Lucky Callahan (Damon Herriman), who is connected to Hub’s original murder. The ensemble also includes Beth Grant as Hub’s mother Kitty, and Jolene Purdy as Midge Kusatsu, Hub’s eerie but empathetic handler. blog.reelgood.com+3Wikipedia+3Decider+3
Directed by a rotating team including Sanaa Hamri, Thor Freudenthal, Lauren Wolkstein, and Catriona McKenzie, the show melds visceral horror, brooding supernatural lore, and campy outrage. Episodes typically run 25–34 minutes, lending a brisk momentum as Hub and his allies pursue a weekly demon case—Valacor, Marphos, Erdos, Pyralis—building toward larger ritual conspiracies connected to his own past. gadgets360.com+3Wikipedia+3blog.reelgood.com+3
Critics praised The Bondsman for its 83% Rotten Tomatoes rating, citing its confident tone and Bacon’s magnetic central performance, which balances deadpan humor with vulnerability. Though the show experienced a sharp viewership drop after debuting at No. 9 in Nielsen rankings, its singular season showcases strong world-building and tonal consistency. Decider+4AJC+4MovieWeb+4
Thematically, The Bondsman explores redemption, familial estrangement, and sin as both curse and narrative engine. Its heavy gore and demon-hunting spectacle are tempered by surprising emotional depths—particularly in Hub’s efforts to heal his broken relationships against his impossible fate. Bacon’s musical background even surfaces through character-driven songwriting, feeding into a Southern Gothic aesthetic. People.comVanity Fair
Ultimately, The Bondsman delivers an audacious, genre‑blending entry in horror television: short, sharp, and stylishly messy, anchored by Kevin Bacon’s devilish charm—even if the series ends after just one hellish season.
The Bondsman Season 1 is an eight‑episode supernatural horror‑comedy series created by Grainger David, with Erik Oleson as showrunner. The series stars Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran, a backwoods bounty hunter who is brutally murdered and then resurrected by the Devil to track down escaped demons that have fled from Hell. Released April 3, 2025, exclusively on Prime Video, the series delivers a tightly paced, darkly humorous ride through redemption, family, and damnation. Wikipediagadgets360.com
Hub returns with physical wounds that heal unnaturally, a mission mandated by Pot O’ Gold—Hell’s front company—and personal stakes: reconciling with his ex-wife Maryanne (Jennifer Nettles) and son Cade, while contending with Lucky Callahan (Damon Herriman), who is connected to Hub’s original murder. The ensemble also includes Beth Grant as Hub’s mother Kitty, and Jolene Purdy as Midge Kusatsu, Hub’s eerie but empathetic handler. blog.reelgood.com+3Wikipedia+3Decider+3
Directed by a rotating team including Sanaa Hamri, Thor Freudenthal, Lauren Wolkstein, and Catriona McKenzie, the show melds visceral horror, brooding supernatural lore, and campy outrage. Episodes typically run 25–34 minutes, lending a brisk momentum as Hub and his allies pursue a weekly demon case—Valacor, Marphos, Erdos, Pyralis—building toward larger ritual conspiracies connected to his own past. gadgets360.com+3Wikipedia+3blog.reelgood.com+3
Critics praised The Bondsman for its 83% Rotten Tomatoes rating, citing its confident tone and Bacon’s magnetic central performance, which balances deadpan humor with vulnerability. Though the show experienced a sharp viewership drop after debuting at No. 9 in Nielsen rankings, its singular season showcases strong world-building and tonal consistency. Decider+4AJC+4MovieWeb+4
Thematically, The Bondsman explores redemption, familial estrangement, and sin as both curse and narrative engine. Its heavy gore and demon-hunting spectacle are tempered by surprising emotional depths—particularly in Hub’s efforts to heal his broken relationships against his impossible fate. Bacon’s musical background even surfaces through character-driven songwriting, feeding into a Southern Gothic aesthetic. People.comVanity Fair
Ultimately, The Bondsman delivers an audacious, genre‑blending entry in horror television: short, sharp, and stylishly messy, anchored by Kevin Bacon’s devilish charm—even if the series ends after just one hellish season.