First Look: Reacher series 2

Jack Reacher is back for a second thrilling outing in Amazon Prime’s Reacher.

Titans and Smallville star Alan Ritchson returns as Jack Reacher for the second run of the show.

The 38-year-old is physically how many readers have imagined Lee Child’s no-nonsense, big 6’5″ hulk of a creation in their mind’s eye while reading any of the 26 Reacher novels. And not only is the North Dakota-born actor tall, he’s no stranger to a gym. The imposing Ritchson looks like he’s been chiselled out of marble.

As we’ve mentioned, this second run of the Reacher TV series is to be based on the eleventh Reacher book Lee Child wrote, Bad Luck and Trouble, so the basic plot is no secret at all.

When a member of his old Army unit finds a way to contact the untraceable Jack Reacher, he knows it must be serious. In the past, the elite team always watched each other’s backs – but now one of them has shown up dead in the California desert and six more are missing. Reacher’s old buddies are in big trouble, and he can’t let that go.

As of yet, there’s no trailer for Reacher: Bad Luck and Trouble – but if you missed the first season, you can watch the trailer below.

‘I can see why it’d be exciting as a film, but the slow burn is what I love so much about the books. The way that he goes down the checklist and picks apart these cases, you need time.’, Ritchson said, when asked if he thought the books lent themselves better to a television series rather than films. ‘It’s okay to enjoy that. I think spending a season on each book is gonna be really enjoyable for audiences.’

Showrunner Nick Santora – who has worked on shows like The Sopranos, Prison Break, FBI and Lie to Me – added: ‘Lee Child has created an incredible character and world. It will be the goal of every writer, producer, actor, executive and crew member to capture the essence of Mr Child’s books. Luckily Lee has been there, and will continue to be there, to help guide us along the way in this series. He is the pulse of Reacher.’

In a recent interview with Collider, Amazon Studios’ Head of Television Vernon Sanders teased that we can expect exciting things from Bad Luck and Trouble. ‘Season 2 is awesome’, he said. ‘And as great as season one was, I think season two delivers beyond that’. We can’t wait!

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I was so disappointed with the movie featuring T. Cruise. He just doesn’t bring anything to Reacher. Then the series came out and it was great! Cannot wait for the continued series. Read every book and love every one of them. You couldn’t have chosen a better Reacher. He fits. Thank you Mr. Child for wonderful reads.

When the movie with Tom Cruise came out I was so upset and disappointed. Cruise just didn’t do Reacher Justice. Then the series came out and I watch and rewatch all the time. Read every book and loved every one of them. Even got my son to read them. He also loves them. Thanks and can’t wait for Season 2.

I have read all of the books some good some great I agree the Tom cruise was the wrong choice but his acting was spot on the new reacher looks the part & the fights are great, but his acting should be a little less wooden keep up the good work

Wow. You all have said everything I felt about this series and the guy playing Reacher…so happy they found an actor who could literally embody Reacher and bring him to life. Thank you Lee Child, I have all the books and have been thru about a dozen, and waiting for on Prime. Wish you could do more than one book a season, but then they might b e gone too soon. Thanks to all above for your input, I really could not have said it better.

I thought my birthday had come early when I found out about the Amazon series. The actor is expertly cast as Reacher and so believable in the role. My wife and I binge watched it – excellent. Having read all the books over a 25 year period we can’t wait for the next Season.

Absolutely 100% perfect casting – this is my image of Reacher. Storyline characters all just great. my husband and I watched all episodes over a couple of days. can’t wait for the next series

I have read the books, and was thrilled when I found out there was a couple of movies out there as well. But they didn’t do it for me, Cruise didn’t fit as Reacher at all, as I had imagined him.
Now after watching through this series in 4 days I’m happy again.
This IS Reacher 👍
I can hardly wait for the next book , keep up the god work.

My husband and I watched the whole 8 episodes in one evening – we were gripped could not stop watching until the end even though I knew the ending having read all of Lee Childs books – so good to see an actor who actually matches the character in the book (Tom Cruise was not the person in any way shape or form) but love this guy – lets hope we get all the books in the order that they were written

Binged the series on Friday and Saturday. Aside from a few adaptations for the modern time, the series sticks very close to the raw feel the book, the no nonsense plot, and the grandeur portrait of Reacher’s character. CAN’T WAIT FOR THE NEXT SEASON.

Best actor and cast ever since Bosch series. Completely believable with the character, best actor EVER. Will watch anything he’s been in. Tommy boy looked just like a boy, not Reacher. How that ever happened, I have no idea. Very surprised Child would allow him to destroy the legacy, watched it non stop till the end. Delicious. My hero 😍

No surprise that Tom Cruise, fine actor though he is, is no Jack Reacher. Wife and I binge watched the whole series in 2 nights and are eagerly anticipating book 2. Hurry up, we’re waiting.

Positively thrilled to see a true-to-life image of Jack Reacher walking the highways and byways of America. Much as he wants to be Reacher, Tom Cruise cannot fill these size 13 shoes, or even begin to fill out the armholes and chest expanse of Alan Ritchson. Ritchson even better resembles the Reacher I’ve had in my head all these years of reading Lee Child’s series. I hope Amazon keeps the series long enough to hit every book!

Love Jack Reacher and so pleased to find it on Prime. At last a Reacher who looks plausible with the description in the books. Hoping you make lots of episodes cos there are so many good books.

This is excellent! Been waiting for the “next chapter” in the Reacher saga. Now that there is a more accurate figure as Reacher, I think fans of the books will be excited to see what Amazon does with the stories to come. I was in the U.S. Air Force Security Police and have been to several of the Military Base’s detailed in several of the books, always pictured Reacher owning the place anywhere he went. Thanks to Amazon for both Bosh (great series) and for starting this Reacher series!

I read the first book. The new actor is tall but comes over as a dumb air head. Everyone excited cos he looks the part but that’s it. He is a second rater. Bosch is great because Titus Welliver is a genuine actor with charisma. Alan Ritchson is a charisma vacuum. But hey ho. He’s big and looks the part. Jack Reacher he ain’t.

Lee Child himself said that he’d based Reacher on someone like Lawrence Dallalgio.. 6’4 and 18 stone, so hopefully this new version is more believable than the 4’9 and 8 stone Tom Cruise , great actor though he is. ( Loved him in ‘ A Few Good Men’)

Tom Hardy (younger Reacher series) or Michael Shannon (older Reacher series) would have been dynamite for any movie run, but the new TV series is off to a good start on the casting front. As long as Lee Child’s is assistin the director to help with how they weight Reachers character it’ll be worth the wait.

The first film, watched as a film without knowing who Reacher was, was fine. The second film was a cutting-room disaster. It was all over the place.

Looking forward to the shows release.

The Cruise movies were what got me into Jack Reacher, so I’ll always have a soft spot for them (and honestly, I think the first one is a pretty solid adaptation) but I’m so so excited for this show and a more accurate Reacher. If they do a new season a year and let Ritchson age with the role like the books, this could go for a while and be very exciting.

Love Jack Reacher. Love Alan Richter even more!!!!! Can’t wait

Read every book more than twice. Cant wait for the series to come! The new Reacher is definitely close to how I pictured him from the book descriptions.

I’m a great fan of Lee Childs character Jack Reacher, having read numerous books, I made a mistake of watching a film featuring Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, it has taken me quite a while to get his image out of my head because Jack Reacher he ain’t. I now have an image of someone like Tom Hardy my head, which makes what he does more real, so next film have a different actor I’m sure Jack would approve!!
Still love your books keep them coming.

Reacher said nothing.

My wife and I are big fans of Jack Reacher. When first announced that Tom Cruise was going to play him, it really put us off. Waited until it came out on cable to watch. We are looking forward to watching the new series.

Good news: A Jack Reacher series.
Great news: No Tom Cruise.
Those of us who ask these burning question when faced with a crisis: “What would Jack Reacher do?” We look forward to a detailed, true depiction of “Reacher-isms”. With luck, Lee Child will have input as he did in the first movie. I will be glued to the TV for this series.

Such good news. Am a big Jack Reacher fan. Tom Cruise just wasn’t him.

Very excited!! Love Jack Reacher!! X

Great! Mr Ritchson looks like I imagine Jack Reacher, hunky and rugged (a bit like Mr Child). Can’t wait for the series to start and keep writing please Mr Child as your fans love Jack.

Michael Connelly and Lee Child are the only men I want to be in bed with–their books I mean. I’ve had years of enjoyment reading the exploits these two geniuses have created. Bosch now Reacher–a dream come true!

It’s about time…someone who actually looks the part…can’t wait.

Have all Jack Reacher books. Look forward to seeing the series.

Have all Jack Reacher books. Look forward to seeing the series

Can’t wait, big reacher fan.

Three words. It’s about time.

Read the books multiple times, watched the movies twice, third trip through the audio books. Waiting for the tv series is difficult , put mildly! Each season is going to be great binge watching material!

Can’t wait for the Reacher books to be serialised on Amazon, got all his books, most of them signed by Lee, he is a lovely man, after a terrible 2020 something good to look forward to x

Details are important – when Reacher (Cruise) let the diner in the move he went RIGHT. I enjoyed the movie but the initial detail lapse was a disappointment. I’m looking forward to this series and the next book do out soon.

Lenora Boardman, I agree. Bosch is one of the best series i have ever watched in any genre and has really captured the tone of the books and of the man. If Killing Floor gets close to that i will be very happy.

I am so glad Amazon is doing this series and hope to see as good a job as was done on the “Harry Bosch” series. Both Lee Child and Michael Connelly are great story tellers.

Would love to see my fave Reacher brought to life ,unfortunately i dont have Amazon or Netflix ,just ordinary Freeview ..

Read all of them and loved everyone. I’m so happy they found a Reacher who fits the description of what I think he should look like. Can hardly wait for the series to begin

Looking forward to the new Jack Reacher series. Reacher always works out in his mind how things are going to pan out especially in fights. I hope they show this like in Denzel Washington’s version of the Equalizer.

Can’t wait for this series. Huge fan. Going through the books a second time.
Was hard for me to get into the Tom Cruise Reacher movies knowing that Cruise just didn’t measure up 🙂 to the part.

The first film was good. Cruise did his usual good job, but Mr Child is of course right, that Tom just wasn’t right for the part. I think Ritchson is a good choice. Fits the picture I have. And I think TV is a better than film, as long as there is cinematic quality, and production value, combined with a longer timeline to tell the story and develop characters. One thing that wasn’t good about the films, was that some of the detail of the character, was left out, like Jack’s playlist in his head and his love of the blues, which is important to Killing Floor. It’s the title of a Howling Wolf song after all, and the reason Jack ends up in Margrave is that he’s interested in Blind Blake. I’m sure Mr. Child could help them with the soundtrack and avoid that commercial cliche sound of a lot of films and tv action series. Apart from being true to the novel, the kind of music Jack likes will create the right atmosphere. Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal did a soundtrack for a film called The Hot Spot years ago, that would be a good starting point.

I’m a bit concerned that they haven’t cast the part of FBI agent Picard, who in the book, is a significant character. Removing him, implies major changes to the plot, not least to the finale. I can’t see why they would try to simplify the plot when they have a television series timescale to tell the story. I really hope their standard and inspiration and look and feel is something like True Detective or Bosch or Justified, rather than a standard TV action series series. Don’t get me wrong, I like things like Prison Break or Breakout Kings, but they don’t have the production values and quality of a series like True Detective. There needs to be cinematic quality. The novels deserve it.

Really looking forward to this and it’s good to know Reacher will be played by an actor similar in build to Lee Child’s creation – Tom Cruise may be a fine actor, but Jack Reacher he ain’t.
Can’t wait for you to let us know when it’s due on TV.

Can’t wsit for this to start! I am a big fan of this series, and although Tom Cruise is no Jack Reacher, he is a good actor. Just physically does not do justice to the part.

I am a huge Jack Reacher fan and have read all the books to date.
I am thrilled and excited about the new series and feel that who ever plays Jack Reacher should fit the bill….big and tall. Sadly, Tom Cruise was not the right fit.

I’ve read them all multiple times and am so very excited for the series. Hopefully it runs for a very long time.

I’ve read all the Reacher series of books and twice many of them which has spoiled me for other authors as they don’t equal Lee Child. The new series is going to be excellent and now can’t wait for its commencement!

Looks like you had a winner. I have read all the books & all the books Diane Capri (Hunt for Jack Reacher series) has written. Love how Reacher picks apart every situation & gets ti the core of it.Can’t wait for the series to start.

I am so excited to hear that the series is actually going to happen. I have read every book and anxiously waiting fir the next one. Love. Love. Love Jack (NMN) Reacher

Cant wait to experience the series. The films were okay, at least in following the books, and as good as Cruise is, he is not Reacher. Would of been good to do them chronologically, but really cant wait.

I read all 26 books and am very excited. I’m happy that they found someone a little closer looking to Reacher. Although Tom cruise did a very good job playing Reacher it would be nice to have someone a little closer to the look.

I am a 90 year old great gramma and have read all the Reacher books. Can’t wait and at my age hurry up!

Big Jack Reacher fan here! Had subscribed to Amazon Prime months ago just for this and was surprised Prime has more quality movies and series than Netfilx. Can’t wait…

Great!

Waiting for air date is worse than the 364 day wait for the next book.

Ritchson is a great pick as Reacher, and I’d hope they get 5-6 seasons out of it. A lot of the books are mediocre, so at least they can select the excellent books that would work best as a TV show.

Looking forward to this.

Apart from Jack Reacher, there are very few recurring characters in the books. So it will be an almost completely new cast for each series.

Excellent news? Can’t wait!!

Looking forward to this happening. I hope they learn from their mistakes on Jack Ryan. I am sorely frustrated that we still do not have the promised season 3 Jack Ryan on Prime yet. What the heck!! So the Jack Reacher fans will storm the bastille if they try that with “Reacher”. Smarter to do as one suggested and cover two books a year and keep em coming!!!

I am very excited at seeing a real Jack Reacher and I hope they do make all the books. But with 27 books I have to hope they do more than one season a year as I am 80 and would need to live too long to see them all.

Read al the books and know this actor will do them justice.
Can’t wait 🙂

Fantastic news. Loved Killing Floor when I first read it and was hooked on the rest of the books.
Cannot wait

Am a Jack Reacher fan.I hope it comes to Netflix soon.

A gripping read, really looking forward to the series, I’ve been a Reacher fan since I read killing floor, really can’t wait

Really looking forward to this read all the books wasn’t impressed with the films Tom cruise was as far removed from how I pictured Jack reacher as he could be

Absolutely great news and an actor that fits the bill ,I’ve read them all and can’t wait to see it on TV .please tell them to hurry up. Yours anxiously waiting Pete Bailey .

I have read all 25 novels and what drue me to do this was the first jackreacher/Tom cruise movie which I enjoyed at the time But after reading the first couple of novels I realiased the movie suffered some issues including a vertical challenge to be polite. Any way the new actor looks the part and hope they don’t have a too slow burn as Jack doesn’t hang along in any place and soon gets back on the road.

I have sees a lot of good books turn into really cheesy films or tv series so I hope the producers stick to the story line. Ham actors don’t help either, so please make sure the guys you choose are the right ones. Like so many Jack Reacher fans I love the idea of a tv series so I welcome this project all I ask is you do the books justice

I love all Jack reacher books but was so disappointed when Tom Cruise got the part of Jack, I like Tom Cruise but no way does he resemble Jack. So looking forward to seeing the new series.

Really can’t wait to watch these amazing books unfold as a series.. I’ve been hooked ever since I started with the Killing Floor.. So excited.

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