TV SERIES · 2022–present · USA
Reacher
- Created by
- Nick Santora
- Network
- Prime Video
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 32
- Studio
- Amazon Studios, Skydance Television, Paramount Television Studios
38 archived facts 5 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
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All facts (38)
- #001
Amazon announced a television adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels on July 15, 2019.
- #002
The series is adapted from Lee Child's Jack Reacher novel series and was developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video.
- #003
The lead character, Jack Reacher, is a former US Army military police officer who declares himself a drifter; during his travels he encounters dangerous criminals.
- #004
The series was greenlit on January 14, 2020, with Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, and Christopher McQuarrie serving as executive producers alongside Lee Child.
- #005
The first season is based on Killing Floor, the series' first novel from 1997, and was released on 4 February 2022.
- #006
The first season was announced as an adaptation of Lee Child's novel Killing Floor, and in July 2021 M. J. Bassett joined as a director; Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season on February 7, 2022.
- #007
The second season is adapted from Bad Luck and Trouble, the eleventh novel in the series; it began on 15 December 2023 and ended on 19 January 2024.
- #008
For the screen adaptation of the books, the writers of Reacher chose to have the title character express his thoughts more frequently, while keeping his lines brief and direct and reserving longer speeches for people he respects.
- #009
The third season is adapted from Persuader, the seventh novel in the series; lead actor Alan Ritchson announced that filming had begun in early December 2023, and the season premiered on 20 February 2025.
- #010
The writers of Reacher decided to bring Neagley into the series sooner than she appears in the books.
- #011
Before the third season's premiere, the series was renewed in October 2024 for a fourth season based on the novel Gone Tomorrow.
- #012
Filming on the third season of Reacher had started by December 2, 2023, before the second season premiered.
- #013
Maria Sten plays Frances Neagley, who served with Reacher in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit.
- #014
Amazon renewed Reacher for a fourth season on October 9, 2024, ahead of the third season premiere, with the season adapting the 2009 novel Gone Tomorrow; the series was later renewed for a fifth season in May 2026, adapting the 2015 novel Make Me.
- #015
The second season's cast includes Robert Patrick as Shane Langston, the corrupt security chief of the private defense contractor New Age.
- #016
According to Child, some Reacher books will likely never be adapted for reasons including their setting, tone or story, with 61 Hours among the most requested by fans.
- #017
Companies including Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios worked on the production.
- #018
Alan Ritchson was cast in the title role of Reacher on September 4, 2020.
- #019
Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, and Hugh Thompson joined the main cast of Reacher on May 19, 2021.
- #020
On June 11, 2021, Kristin Kreuk, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter, Currie Graham, Harvey Guillén, and Maxwell Jenkins were announced as Reacher cast members in undisclosed capacities.
- #021
Shaun Sipos joined the cast of Reacher as a series regular for its second season on September 14, 2022.
- #022
Malcolm Goodwin, Serinda Swan and Domenick Lombardozzi had previously appeared together in Nick Santora's 2011 series Breakout Kings before working on Reacher.
- #023
Robert Patrick was cast in Reacher on May 5, 2023, replacing Rory Cochrane, who exited the second season because of a scheduling conflict.
- #024
Anthony Michael Hall and Sonya Cassidy joined Reacher as series regulars for the third season on February 8, 2024.
- #025
Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold and Roberto Montesinos were cast as regulars of Reacher's third season on March 6, 2024, with Daniel David Stewart taking a recurring role.
- #026
In May 2024, bodybuilder Olivier Richters, known as "the Dutch Giant", was cast in Reacher as Paulie, the secondary antagonist of Persuader.
- #027
Kevin Weisman, Marc Blucas and Kathleen Robertson joined Reacher for its fourth season in recurring roles, as announced in June 2025.
- #028
Jay Baruchel left Reacher's fourth season over a personal matter and was replaced by Christopher Marquette in June 2025.
- #029
Baruchel rejoined the cast of Reacher as a series regular, having previously been set to appear in the fourth season.
- #030
A temporary townscape was constructed in North Pickering, Ontario to support filming of the first season of Reacher. The fictional city of Margrave was built entirely from the ground up in a leased farm field in Ontario.
- #031
Reacher's first season was also filmed in Toronto, Port Perry and Pickering. Principal photography for the season ran from April 15 to July 30, 2021, in Toronto.
- #032
Filming for the second season of Reacher took place between September 2022 and March 2023.
- #033
The second season of Reacher was filmed in several Ontario, Canada locations, among them Toronto, Brampton and Hamilton.
- #034
Filming for the third season of Reacher took place between July and November 2023.
- #035
Several parts of Canada were used as backdrops for Reacher's third season, among them Millbrook, Brantford and Downtown St. John's.
- #036
Principal photography on the fourth season of Reacher started on June 16, 2025.
- #037
While Reacher was filming its fourth season, former US President Joe Biden and his son visited the set at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.
- #038
Filming on the fourth season of Reacher concluded by November 18, 2025.
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