Amazon Prime Video confirms Reacher season 2 in less than a week

Alan Ritchson (as Jack Reacher), Martin Roach (as Picard) in a diner in an episode of Prime Video's Reacher

(Prototype credit: Courtesy of Prime Video)

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Prime number Video's Reacher is our first huge renewed TV show of 2022, and we're not just maxim "huge" considering it stars an accented unit of measurement of a man in Alan Ritchson. Yep, while the Tom Cruise-led adaptations of the Jack Reacher book series were only seen as moderate successes, Amazon Prime's quick renewal is one of a couple of signs that Reacher is a huge striking.

One of our picks for the new shows and movies to watch, Reacher merely debuted terminal Friday (Feb. iv) before getting its renewal announced three days after, yesterday (February. 7). Information technology likewise appears to be a success past Amazon's ain numbers.

Amazon told Borderline that "Reacher ranked in its summit five most-watched series ever in the U.S. and globally over a 24-hour catamenia." This may be considering the streaming service opted to release all viii episodes at once, and not in a weekly schedule as nosotros've seen for other shows, and await for The Boys season 3

Amazon also notes that Reacher is "amid its highest-rated original series, with subscribers giving information technology an boilerplate rating of 4.vii out of 5."

The folks behind Reacher won't be shy on material for the next season (or any subsequently that, either). Lee Child'south best-selling Jack Reacher series spans 26 books, and Reacher season one only tackled the outset of them.

Ritchson shared his excitement nigh the renewal on his personal Instagram, stating "Whoaaaaaa!!! This is incredible! Unlike Reacher who chooses to say nothing, I'thou simply speechless. In but our opening weekend you've made #ReacheronPrime one of @primevideo most watched shows Always! That is insane."

Assay: What went right with Amazon's Reacher?

Well, let's start with the obvious: the 5-human foot-7-inch Tom Prowl wasn't a good body double for the fictional titular character, a 6'v" mountain of a man. The brawny Alan Ritchson (who is credited on Wikipedia as 6'two") fits the part much more than appropriately, and likely made fans of the books a lot more excited than Cruise did.

CNN refers to the storyline of Reacher flavour ane equally "scrawny," and acknowledges that the series is clever in not asking too much of Ritchson, who "isn't exactly pressed to exhibit much range in the role, just he'southward physically imposing and just fine at mixing glowering menace with smart-alecky comebacks."

And these days, that might merely exist enough. TV Guide complimented Reacher on its "sly sense of humor" and emphasized that the show does its nigh of import job right, equally "a big dude kicking barrel is e'er fun." That same review ends by noting "Reacher ... is a perfectly fine dad testify merely not a must-see," and "doesn't have aspirations to go much farther beyond that."

Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom'southward Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Magazine. He'due south also covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.