Reacher (TV series)
television series

Reacher is an American action crime television series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the Jack Reacher novel series by Lee Child, it stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a self-proclaimed drifter and former U.S. Army military police officer with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities. During his travels, Reacher crosses paths with dangerous criminals, and becomes involved in deep conundrums.
The first season, based on the first novel in the series, Killing Floor, was released on February 4, 2022. The second season, based on the eleventh novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, premiered on December 15, 2023, and concluded on January 19, 2024. The third season, based on the seventh novel, Persuader, premiered on February 20, 2025, and concluded on March 27, 2025. The fourth season, based on the thirteenth novel, Gone Tomorrow, premiered on August 12, 2026, and concluded on September 16, 2026. The series has been renewed for a fifth season, which will be based on the twentieth novel, Make Me.
A spin-off series, Neagley, premiered on September 16, 2026.
Premise
Jack Reacher is a former U.S. Army military police major with extensive investigative and combat experience who prefers to live as a drifter, travelling from town to town across the United States.
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