Whereas sitting down with TooFab for an unique interview forward of their new present with Amazon Prime, Countdown, Dane opened up about his relationships along with his co-stars. Forward of working with the fellow-TV icon, the Gray’s Anatomy alum shared that he arrange a gathering with somebody who had beforehand labored with Ackles to dig up any grime.

“I had completed my analysis and my due diligence on Jensen as a result of I knew I used to be going to be spending numerous time with this man,” Dane instructed TooFab.

“I arrange a lunch with any person that I knew had labored with him previously. I grilled him for about 45 minutes on this man and he got here up squeaky clear,” he stated, earlier than joking, “I wished one thing to be incorrect with him.”

The pair have clearly developed a robust friendship and dealing relationship since, as Ackles praised Dane’s character on and off set.

“I did the identical,” Ackles stated. “I did a little analysis into this man and it was the alternative. He got here up simply filthy as mud,” he joked, earlier than altering his tune.

“I do not know that there is any technology alive proper now that has escaped Gray’s Anatomy. Or what this man has completed and the way he has put his mark on not simply nationwide tv, however worldwide tv,” Ackled continued. “So I used to be actually excited to satisfy him and blend it up with him and get into scenes with him. And I’ll say this he completely didn’t disappoint. The person is a consummate skilled. He leads with only a stillness and a quietness and a silence that’s actually tough to do on this trade. And I am very grateful that I not solely know him, however that I get to work with him.”

“I like you, I swear to God” Dane stated, as he turned his head towards his co-star.

The candy second comes after Dane, 52, opened up about his combat towards ALS in a sitdown with ABC Information’ Diane Sawyer for Good Morning America, the place he revealed his first signs of the debilitating illness and the way he plans to sluggish the consequences.

Each Ackles and Dane have been leaders in tv for many years, with Dane starring as Dr. Mark Sloan — often known as “McSteamy” — on Gray’s Anatomy and Ackles spending 15 years as Dean Winchester on CW’s Supernatural. Whereas the 2 are grateful for his or her long-lasting careers on hit exhibits, Dane admitted there are “pitfalls” of probably being put in a field.

“No one elects to be in a field. You simply form of get put in a field. That is one of many pitfalls of being on such a long-running present as Gray’s or Supernatural,” he instructed TooFab. “, all people’s going to see him as Dean Winchester for the remainder of his profession as a result of he did it for 15 years.”

“I believe that should you get put right into a field on this trade, I believe from a working actor’s perspective, possibly that’s debilitating. I do not view it as that. I view it as the truth that we really made it right into a field,” Ackles added, sharing his barely totally different POV.

“There’s a playground through which we are able to play in and I am completely satisfied to play in that so long as this trade will let me. If it desires to see me someplace else and play in a special playground, I am completely satisfied to try this too,” he continued. “However once more, I stated it earlier than, I will say it once more, I haven’t got to do that, I get to do that. And so long as I get to maintain taking part in with superb folks like this and telling superb tales like Derek has created, put me in a field all day.”

Alongside along with his iconic McSteamy in Gray’s Anatomy, Dane has added one other notable character to his resume as Euphoria‘s Cal Jacobs. Dane is at present in manufacturing for the third season of the HBO sequence — and whereas he hasn’t seen a script simply but, he does have hopes for his character.

“I might need some second of redemption. I do not know,” he instructed TooFab.

Within the last episode of Season 2, viewers did see a turning level for his character, as his son Nate (Jacob Elordi) ended his poisonous relationship along with his father by turning him in to the police with incriminating proof, together with recorded sexual encounters. Whereas their characters clearly have numerous points with one another, the 2 actors have an amazing relationship on set.

“Jacob and I’ve a fairly profound quantity of respect for one another off set. He is a very nice particular person,” Dane shared. “And he is numerous enjoyable to work with. He is a really dedicated, simply tremendous dedicated actor, which permits us to kind of discuss craft right here and there, and we love doing that, and it is simply a good time working with him.”

Ackles additionally just lately went again to work with a few of his different costars — as there will probably be a Supernatural reunion taking place within the fifth and last season of The Boys. Ackles, who performs Soldier Boy, will probably be joined by each Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins, who starred Sam Winchester and Castiel, respectively, within the in style sequence.

“[It was] like we by no means left,” he instructed TooFab of working collectively once more. “Jared and Misha, they’re brothers to me. We have spent numerous hours collectively, not simply on set however off set. And so anytime we’re in a room collectively, it’s totally straightforward and really comfy, and it is like being house. And anytime I get to combine it up with these guys, it is at all times a thrill.”

Countdown premieres with three episodes on Wednesday, June 25, completely on Prime Video.

After an officer with the Division of Homeland Safety is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles) is recruited to a secret process pressure, alongside undercover brokers from all branches of legislation enforcement, to analyze.

However the hunt for the killer quickly uncovers a plot way more sinister than anybody might have imagined, kicking off a race towards time to save lots of a metropolis of tens of millions.

New episodes will comply with weekly, main as much as the season finale on Wednesday, September 3.