''Reacher'' is an American action crime television series developed by

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for

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. Based on the ''Jack Reacher'' book series by

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, it stars

Alan Ritchson Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series ''Smallville'' (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and 10th seas ...

as the title character, a self-proclaimed

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and former U.S. Army

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officer with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities. During his travels, Reacher crosses paths with dangerous criminals and battles them. The first season of ''Reacher'' was based on '' Killing Floor'', Child's 1997

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, and was released on February 4, 2022. The second season, based on ''

Bad Luck and Trouble ''Bad Luck and Trouble'' is the eleventh book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. It was published in 2007, and written in the third person. The title is derived from the song lyrics by singer Albert King "Born Under a Bad Sign". ...

'' (2007), began on December 15, 2023, and concluded on January 19, 2024. The third season, based on the 2003 novel ''

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'', premiered on February 20, 2025 and concluded on March 27, 2025. In October 2024, before the third season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season based on the novel ''

Gone Tomorrow ''Gone Tomorrow'' is the thirteenth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. It was published on 23 April 2009 in the United Kingdom and 19 May 2009 in the USA. It is written in the first person. The book will be adapted to screen ...

(2009).'' A spin-off series, '' Neagley'', is in production.

Premise

Jack Reacher is a former U.S. Army

major with extensive investigative and combat experience who prefers to live as a drifter, travelling from town to town across the United States. In the first season, Reacher visits the rural town of Margrave, Georgia, where he is arrested for the murder of a man who turns out to be his brother. After he is freed, he teams up with two honest police officers, Oscar Finlay and Roscoe Conklin, to investigate a local conspiracy involving corrupt lawmen, politicians, and a wealthy business tycoon and his son who are running a counterfeiting syndicate. In the second season, Reacher is contacted by Frances Neagley, a former member of his old army special-investigations unit. She tells him of the murder of another unit member, and they assemble the unit's remaining members to avenge his death. Their investigation leads them to a technology company with a corrupt security division conspiring with an arms dealer. In the third season, Reacher attempts to rescue a DEA informant and delves into the dark heart of a rug-importing business that is a

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for an

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enterprise led by Xavier Quinn, an enemy from his past.

Cast and characters

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as young Jack Reacher (season 1) *

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as Oscar Finlay (season 1; guest season 2), Margrave PD Police Captain and Chief Detective, and an ally of Reacher *

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as Roscoe Conklin (season 1), Margrave PD Sergeant and an ally of Reacher * Chris Webster as KJ Kliner (season 1), the entitled son of Kliner Sr. who is assisting his father's criminal operation *

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as Mayor Grover Teale (season 1), a crooked politician in league with the Kliner family *

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as Frances Neagley, a

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professional who served with Reacher in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit as a

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as Karla Dixon (season 2), a

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in corporate

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, who served with Reacher in the 110th Special Investigations Unit *

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as David O'Donnell (season 2), a lawyer with a family, who served with Reacher in the 110th Special Investigations Unit *

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as A.M. (season 2), a seasoned mercenary and terrorist arms dealer travelling under multiple assumed identities *

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as Shane Langston (season 2), a former

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detective and the corrupt head of security for New Age, a private defense contractor *

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as Susan Duffy (season 3), a

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agent who is leading an investigation into Zachary Beck *

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as Richard Beck (season 3), Zachary's son who lost his ear to terrorists * Roberto Montesinos as Guillermo Villanueva (season 3), a DEA agent and member of Susan Duffy's team * Olivier Richters as Paul "Paulie" van Hoven (season 3), Zachary Beck's hulking bodyguard and Quinn's henchman *

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as Francis Xavier Quinn / Julius McCabe (season 3), a corrupt former U.S.

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lieutenant colonel-turned-arms dealer and previous nemesis of Reacher *

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as Zachary Beck (season 3), the owner of an oriental rug importer, Bizarre Bazaar

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

Season 2 (2023–24)

Season 3 (2025)

Production

Development

On July 15, 2019, a TV series adaptation of

's ''

'' novels was announced by

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, who created ''

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'', was set to write, showrun, and produce the series through

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and

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. On January 14, 2020, the TV series was greenlit, with Don Granger, Scott Sullivan,

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, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, and

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as executive producers with Child. The first season was announced as an adaptation of Child's novel '' Killing Floor''. In July 2021, it was announced M. J. Bassett had joined the series as a director. On February 7, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season. To adapt the books to screen the writers decided they would need to make Reacher verbalize his thoughts more often, but that they would keep his dialogue short and direct and have him only speak longer to people he respects. They also decided to introduce Neagley to the series earlier than in the books. On December 2, 2023, ahead of the second-season premiere, it was revealed that filming of a third season had begun. On October 9, 2024, ahead of the third season premiere, Amazon renewed the series for a fourth season, adapting the 2009 novel ''

''.

Casting

On September 4, 2020,

was cast in the title role. On March 22, 2021,

, and Chris Webster were cast as series regulars. On May 19, 2021,

, and Hugh Thompson joined the main cast. On June 11, 2021,

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, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter,

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, and

were announced to have joined the cast in undisclosed capacities. On September 14, 2022,

joined as a series regular for the second season. On September 21, 2022,

, and

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joined the main cast while

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, Dean McKenzie, Edsson Morales, Andres Collantes,

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, Josh Blacker, and

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were cast in guest roles for the second season. Goodwin, Swan and Lombardozzi already starred in Santora's ''

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'' in 2011. On May 5, 2023,

was cast to replace Cochrane who left due to a scheduling conflict with the second season. On February 8, 2024,

and

were cast as series regulars for the third season. On March 6, 2024,

and Roberto Montesinos were cast as regulars of the third season, while Daniel David Stewart was cast in a recurring role. In May 2024, bodybuilder Olivier Richters, also known as "the Dutch Giant", was cast as ''Persuaders secondary antagonist Paulie. On June 13, 2025,

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, and

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were cast as series regulars for the fourth season while

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, and

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were cast in recurring roles.

Filming

A temporary townscape was built in North Pickering, Ontario to support filming of the first season. The entire fictional city of Margrave was built from the ground up in a leased farm field in Ontario. Other areas of filming include Toronto, Port Perry and Pickering.

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of the first season took place between April 15 and July 30, 2021, in Toronto. During filming, Ritchson broke a bone in his shoulder, which required surgery. He also tore an

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during a fight scene. Filming for the second season took place between September 2022 and March 2023. The season was filmed in various locations in Ontario, Canada, including

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and

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. Filming for the third season took place in between July and November 2023. Different parts of Canada served as backdrops, including Millbrook,

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and Downtown St. John's. Filming for the fourth season was confirmed to start shooting in summer 2025. Principal photography is revealed to have begun as of June 16, 2025, as former U.S president

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and his son walked through Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, unaware that there was being filmed a police chase for the fourth season of Alan Ritchson's show. Ritchson would later post in his Instagram how good it was to meet the Biden family.

Release

The first season's episodes were released on February 4, 2022. For the second season, the first three episodes were released on December 15, 2023, with an additional episode released each week through January 19, 2024. For the third season, the first three episodes were released on February 20, 2025, with an additional episode released each week through March 27, 2025.

Reception

Audience

''Reacher'' was the most streamed television series for the week of February 7–13, 2022, according to the Nielsen streaming rankings, the first Amazon production to achieve the feat.

Critical response

For the first season, the

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website

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reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 75 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Reacher'' captures the trademark bulk of its titular hero while trading away some of his definition, but fans of the novels will find plenty to love about this faithful adaptation."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Lucy Mangan of ''

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'' said, "This rollicking adaptation of Lee Child's man-mountain ex-military sleuth is hugely fun, packed with punchups and far better than Cruise's movie efforts." Michael Hogan of ''

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'' wrote, "Reacher is huge, pulpy fun and far classier than you might expect." Joshua Alston of ''

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'' praised the casting of Ritchson but said the character was unsuitable to carry this kind of show: "the longer it runs, the more obvious its protagonist-shaped void becomes". Dan Fienberg of ''

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'' called it "frustratingly over-faithful to the source material", saying, "I wouldn't mind another season, but I'd probably still rather read another book." The second season has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Brawny as Alan Ritchson's biceps, ''Reacher'' swaggers confidently into its sophomore season as rock 'em sock 'em pulp with a sly wink."

, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Conversely, ''

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'' panned the second season as "one of the worst shows on TV", adding that "there's just not enough going on to make him (Reacher) a particularly compelling protagonist". The third season has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 42 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Jack Reacher finally picks a fight with someone his own size in this crunchy third season, reliably doling out justice to foes and satisfaction to viewers."

, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The latest season was complimented by ''

'' for having improved after certain disappointments from the previous season.

Spin-off

On September 4, 2024, it was announced that a spin-off series focusing on the ''Reacher'' series regular Frances Neagley was in development at

with

set to reprise her role. On October 1, 2024, it was announced that Prime Video had greenlit the series with Santora and

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serving as showrunners for the series. Filming on '' Neagley'' commenced in Toronto in February 2025.

References

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