With its success on Amazon Prime Video, Reacher season 2 updates indicate the show will come back stronger than ever. This Jack Reacher reboot stars Alan Ritchson in the lead role, offering a different – and more book-accurate version of the character compared to Tom Cruise’s 2012 film Jack Reacher. Other actors in the first season included iZombie’s Malcolm Goodwin, Dare Me’s Willa Fitzgerald, Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk, and What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén. However, the second season promises big changes, both in the cast and the order of the novels adapted.
Reacher follows the story of Jack Reacher, an ex-military police officer who wanders from city to city while becoming embroiled in ample, often dangerous mysteries and conspiracies. Reacher season 1 adapted Killing Floor, the first book in Lee Child’s series, with the protagonist arriving at Margrave, Georgia. There, he is accused of and arrested for a murder he didn’t commit. Finding himself tangled up in solving the case, he works alongside police officer Roscoe and chief detective Finlay to uncover the true perpetrators and clear his name. The question now becomes whether Reacher can sustain this level of quality heading into a second season.
The Latest Reacher Season 2 News
The most recent Reacher season 2 updates indicate that the show might be back sooner than was previously expected. Amazon Studios’ Head of Television Vernon Sanders said the show would likely return in 2023. With the filming starting production in September 2022, that isn’t a bad turnaround since most of the stunts are onset fight scenes and there shouldn’t be too much in the way of post-production work. Sanders also promised that the second season would surpass the expectations of the critically-acclaimed first season.
It’s going really well. Alan is back, and he is so fantastic in the role. I’m so proud of the producers [for] finding that fit for Reacher. The Reacher fans of the book, their reaction to the show has just been a dream. Season 2 is awesome. And as great as season one was, I think season two delivers beyond that, and I do think there’s a good chance that that show will be back next year.
Reacher Season 2 Is Confirmed
Just days after the release of Reachser season 1 on Prime Video, the streamer announced Reacher season 2 was confirmed as a renewal. According to Ritchson, the Amazon series plans to adapt one book per season for Reacher, meaning there should be multiple seasons to come for the show. Lee Child has 26 books and a short story collection for the character to choose from. With the new season based on Bad Luck and Trouble, Ritchson revealed some Reacher season 2 updates himself (via Instagram), as he said the production started in September 2022.
Reacher Season 2 Cast
Reacher season 2 will follow Bad Luck and Trouble, meaning that some characters that are integral to the story, such as Frances Neagley, will be returning to the screen. That means that Maria Sten will return along with Ritchson to the second season of Reacher. However, what fans of the Reacher novels know is that he travels around the country, and characters rarely make second appearances. That means most of the cast will be new. Reacher season 2 updates have revealed most of the cast already.
Serinda Swan (Medusa from Marvel’s Inhumans) plays Karla Dixon, part of Reacher’s old military special investigations unit. Ferdinand Kingsley (Hob Gadling in The Sandman) plays A.M., a Syrian terrorist. Rory Cochrane (CSI: Miami) plays Shane Langston, a character not in the novel. Domenick Lombardozzi (The Wire) plays Guy Russo, another new character – possibly an NYPD officer investigating the same case as Reacher. Al Sapienza (The Sopranos) plays Marsh, another new NYPD character in the show. Ty Olsson plays Saropian, a hitman.
Rounding out the Reacher season 2 cast are names from his military days. Josh Blacker (Stargate) plays Lieutenant Colonel Hortense Fields, a military man from Reacher’s past. Luke Bilyk (Degrassi: The Next Generation) plays Calvin Franz, another ally from Reacher’s former life as an enlisted man. Dean McKenzie plays Stan Lowery, yet another member of Reacher’s old team. The remaining members of Reacher’s old team in the season 2 cast include Edsson Morales as Manuel Orozco, Andres Collantes as Jorge Sanchez, and Shannon Kook-Chun as Tony Swan
Reacher Season 2 Story Details
Reacher season 1 ends with Reacher walking away from Margrave and leaving all his experiences in it behind, along with some other memorabilia buried away. This sets season 2 up nicely for Reacher to travel to a new place for some fresh adventures. Reacher season 2 updates show it will jump to book 11 (Bad Luck and Trouble) of his celebrated espionage series. However, while this is a jump in the series, showrunner Nick Santora said they were not beholden to the novel series order, but would keep it in chronological order in the show’s world.
The Reacher novel season 2 will adapt is set primarily in California and Las Vegas. After getting a mysterious call for help, Jack and Frances discover the death of one of their former team members and realize there’s something dangerous going on. This leads them to look for previous teammates, which takes Reacher and Neagley from California to Las Vegas to uncover a plot that includes blackmail, corruption, and of course, murder. Reacher season 2 was right to skip over Lee Child’s second book, as the 11th in the series offers more by way of Jack Reacher’s backstory.
