{"id":175798,"date":"2025-06-20T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/jensen-ackles-praises-eric-danes-leadership-on-countdown-series-amid-als-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:11:33","slug":"jensen-ackles-praises-eric-danes-leadership-on-countdown-series-amid-als-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/jensen-ackles-praises-eric-danes-leadership-on-countdown-series-amid-als-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Ackles praises Eric Dane\u2019s \u2018leadership\u2019 on Countdown series amid ALS battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/jensen-ackles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jensen Ackles<\/a> recently spilled the tea about collaborating with <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/tag\/eric-dane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Dane<\/a> on their upcoming show <em><strong>Countdown<\/strong><\/em>, and he was totally fanboying.<\/p>\n<p>During a chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jensen-ackles-raves-about-working-with-eric-dane-countdown-premiere-exclusive-11757954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>PEOPLE<\/em><\/a> that dropped on June 19, Ackles called Dane an absolute \u201ctotal stud\u201d and praised his commanding yet understated presence.<\/p>\n<p>Both Dane and Ackles attended the premiere\u2019s red carpet. This was Dane\u2019s first appearance on a red carpet since <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/eric-dane-reveals-als-diagnosis-one-week-before-returinng-to-work-on-euphoria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealing his ALS diagnosis in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1739\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04-1160x1739.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04-1160x1739.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04-800x1199.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04-860x1289.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jensen Ackles at the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u2018Countdown\u2019 at Harmony Gold on June 19, 2025. Photo Credit: Ryan Hartford\/INSTARimages.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Eric] has such a command of scenes and the set just in his stillness and how just his quiet leadership, and it\u2019s something that he brings from off set too,\u201d Ackles, 47, shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, he does that when the cameras aren\u2019t rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ackles couldn\u2019t stop gushing about how Dane\u2019s leadership style left a major impression. \u201cThere\u2019s just a quiet leadership to [Eric] that I truly learned from. So to get to mix it up with [him] on screen, I had to bring it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115973 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1160x1744.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1744\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1160x1744.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1160x1744.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-800x1203.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03-860x1293.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Dane at the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u2018Countdown\u2019 at Harmony Gold on June 19, 2025. Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner\/Future Image\/Cover Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Countdown<\/em>, a fresh Prime Video crime drama, hits screens Wednesday, June 25. The series follows Ackles as LAPD detective Mark Meachum joining forces with Special Agent Nathan Blythe, played by Dane, to head up a task force after a Homeland Security officer\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s mastermind, Derek Haas, was equally blown away by Dane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"771\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115975 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-1160x771.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-1160x771.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-860x572.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-1160x771.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-1160x771.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01-860x572.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jessica Camacho, Eric Dane, Jensen Ackles, Vernon Sanders, Violett Beane, Derek Haas, Elliot Knight, Uli Latukefu at the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u2018Countdown\u2019 at Harmony Gold on June 19, 2025. Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner\/Future Image\/Cover Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you spend five minutes with that guy, he is a leader. He\u2019s very intelligent,\u201d Haas told <em>PEOPLE<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe also, when he walks into a room, every head turns his way. And when he speaks, you close your mouth and you listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Haas explained how Dane\u2019s natural presence shaped the character.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1829\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115974 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-1160x1829.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-1160x1829.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-800x1261.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-860x1356.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1829\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-1160x1829.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video's 'Countdown'\" class=\"wp-image-115974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-1160x1829.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-800x1261.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-974x1536.jpg 974w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02-860x1356.jpg 860w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jensen-ackles-eric-dane-photos-06182025-02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jensen Ackles at the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Prime Video\u2019s \u2018Countdown\u2019 at Harmony Gold on June 19, 2025. Photo Credit: Ryan Hartford\/INSTARimages.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s really what I was going for with Nathan Blythe \u2026 when you do a television show, as opposed to a limited series or a movie, you really start to merge the actor and their own personality with the character that you wrote.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-hot-deals\"><strong>HOT DEALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-foxiz-elements-affiliate-product gb-wrap af-product yes-shadow yes-sale\" style=\"--rating-size:20px;--button-bg:#0693e3;--border-width:0 0 0 0;--desktop-padding:30px 30px 30px 30px;--tablet-padding:25px 25px 25px 25px;--mobile-padding:20px 20px 20px 20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sovrn.co\/br54owz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"af-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"af-image perfmatters-lazy\" height=\"2000\" width=\"2000\" alt=\"Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img26xl.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"af-image\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img26xl.jpg\" height=\"2000\" width=\"2000\" alt=\"Breville Smart Oven Pizzaiolo\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"af-content\">\n<h3 class=\"af-heading gb-heading none-toc\">Breville Smart Oven\u00ae Pizzaiolo Pizza Oven<\/h3>\n<p class=\"af-description gb-description\">Make pizza to wow the most discerning pie aficionados with this indoor pizzaiolo from Breville. 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Also, as Amazon Influencers, we earn from qualifying purchases.\u00a0Savings shown are those from the date and time of this article\u2019s publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/jensen-ackles-praises-eric-danes-leadership-on-countdown-series-amid-als-battle\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=jensen-ackles-praises-eric-danes-leadership-on-countdown-series-amid-als-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jensen Ackles recently spilled the tea about collaborating with Eric Dane on their upcoming show Countdown, and he was totally fanboying. During a chat with PEOPLE that dropped on June 19, Ackles called Dane an absolute \u201ctotal stud\u201d and praised his commanding yet understated presence. Both Dane and Ackles attended the premiere\u2019s red carpet. 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