The Bondsman follows Hub Halloran (played by Kevin Bacon), a down-on-his-luck bail bondsman who gets a second chance at life after a brutal attack. The only problem is that to stay alive on Earth, he has to hunt down demons who escaped hell. His boss? The devil.
I think any normal person would probably be a bit freaked out by this predicament. Still, for Halloran, it’s just one more inconvenience he has to add to his list of daily responsibilities. I spoke with Bacon over Zoom about the role, and he acknowledged that personality trait as the hook that sold him on the character.
“He’s a problem solver,” he said. “He’s going to figure out a way to get out of this; find some demons to kill, and figure out a way to kill them so he can keep one foot in front of the other. When I first read the pilot, that just gave me a hook into how to play the character and an idea about where the humor in this show could lie.”
Hub may be tasked with dispatching escapees from hell, but his dysfunctional family life is the story component that gets to the heart of who Halloran is. Beth Grant plays Kitty, Hub’s mother, who runs the family bounty hunting business, Jennifer Nettles is Hub’s ex-wife Maryanne, and Maxwell Jenkins plays their son Cade. Damon Herriman plays Lucky Callahan, a shady businessman and Maryanne’s new beau.
Music plays a big part in the series, as well. Bacon and Grammy Award-winning Nettles worked well together on the musical front, the actor revealed to me. The two created original material to perform in the series.
“Jen got cast, who was the best person to play the part,” he added. “She’s an incredible singer and songwriter. We got together and wrote a couple songs right away. I wrote one with my brother and wrote one by myself. She wrote one by herself, and three of them ended up in the show. And when we finished, she said, ‘Let’s get together and cut these tunes.’ So we did, and we’re putting music out right after the show.”
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When to watch The Bondsman on Prime Video
All eight episodes of The Bondsman will drop on Thursday, April 3, at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET.
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