Reacher is an crime thriller streaming television series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child, it stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a drifter and former military policeman who battles dangerous criminals throughout his travels.
The first season, based on Killing Floor, Child’s 1997 debut novel, was released on February 4, 2022. Amazon renewed the series for a second season 3 days after its premiere.
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- Genre: Drama
- Network: Prime Video
- Cast: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Kristin Kreuk, Bruce McGill, Chris Webster, Harvey Guillen, Max Jenkins, Currie Graham, Marc Bendavid, Willie Carpenter, Jonathan Koensgen, Leslie Fray, Gavin White, Matthew Marsden, Ava Cheung, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Ali Johnson, Dylan Trowbridge, Christopher Russell, Hugh Thompson, Maria Sten, Brendan Beiser, Tracey Rooney, Jackie Richardson, Rohan Mead, JD Smith, Laurie Murdoch, Jorja Cadence, Drew Moss, Peter Skagen, Tiffany Blom, Kelsey Falconer, Eli Ham, Jim Chad
- Premiere Date: Feb 4, 2022
- Executive producers: Nick Santora, Nick Santora, James D Grant, James D Grant, Don Granger, Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, Scott Sullivan, David Ellison, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Dana Goldberg, Bill Bost, Bill Bost
Critic reviews for Reacher (TV Series)
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 7.30/10, based on 63 critic reviews.
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 68 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
It’s clear that the people who made this love the source books as much as the cameraman likes cooing over Reacher’s naked torso. Full Review
Ben Dowell – Times (UK)
One can imagine this one going on forever. Full Review
John Anderson – Wall Street Journal
Lee Child knows the character is preposterous. So does this TV show. Full Review
Rebecca Onion – Slate
Reacher doesn’t suffer from any illusions about its objectives, serving up an unpretentious action series that’s as much a course correction from the movies as an extension of them. Full Review
Brian Lowry – CNN.com
Like Reacher, Ritchson also feels strikingly new to the area, but you cant stop noticing him. It doesn’t get old to watch his brain compute, and see his fists respond. Full Review
Nick Allen – RogerEbert.com
Call me retrograde, but I found Reacher entertaining. It clips right along, is reasonably suspenseful and has a vivid cast. Full Review
John Powers – NPR
Ritchson is the epitome of Reacher. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
Michael Hogan – Daily Telegraph (UK)
Pour yourself a black coffee, sit back and enjoy. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
Lucy Mangan – Guardian
“Reacher” will never be more interesting than Reacher, and he may have finally found the medium that fits too loosely over his big-and-tall frame. Full Review
Joshua Alston – Variety
Though this first series doesn’t end as strongly as it begins, Alan Ritchson showcases the right mix of acting chops and physical presence to successfully bring Lee Child’s hero to life. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
Amon Warmann – Empire Magazine
The television equivalent of an airport novel. It’s not going to challenge your expectations, but it will fulfill them in a mostly satisfying way. Full Review | Original Score: B
Scott Von Doviak – AV Club
It spends eight episodes paving the way not to hell with its good intentions, but to mediocre television. Full Review
Bill Goodykoontz – Arizona Republic
Ritchson’s 12-pack is a physical manifestation of a tonal problem: His Reacher is smarmy and pleased with himself, rather than casually secure in his own vast abilities. He’s a generic vigilante who just happens to look like a mountain. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Alan Sepinwall – Rolling Stone
I prefer the Amazon version, and I wouldn’t mind another season, but I’d probably still rather read another book. Full Review
Dan Fienberg – Hollywood Reporter
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