SPOILER WARNING: The following article gives away moments from the end of Reacher Season 2. So, if you are not caught up on the series yet, we recommend taking a cue from the title hero and proceeding with caution if you continue to read on about Reacher Season 3.
After just one season, critics and audiences agreed that Reacher — inspired by a series of novels by Lee Child — is one of the best TV shows on Amazon Prime (one of the best streaming services to subscribe to today). That opinion was only further supported by the equally thrilling Reacher Season 2, which ended with the title character (played by Alan Ritchson) boarding a bus with no clear intention of where he is going or what he will do, leaving fans to wonder what his next adventure could be. Luckily, they will not have to be in the dark for much longer as Reacher Season 3 is already on its way.
While Ritchson’s brainy, brawny former Special Forces agent likes to keep his whereabouts a surprise, even to himself, not all audiences share the same philosophy. We can at least tell you what we know about the story, cast, and other behind-the-scenes details about Reacher Season 3, which will now be produced by Skydance and CBS Studios, following the shutdown of Paramount Television Studios. Let’s dive in!
What Is The Reacher Season 3 Premiere Date?
Amazon announced that Reacher Season 3 is set to premiere sometime in 2025. So, it looks like a spot on the upcoming 2024 TV premiere schedule can not be expected after all but, hopefully, it does not take another two years for our eponymous hero to drift into his next adventure this time.
Alan Ritchson And Maria Sten Are Joined By Newcomers For The Reacher Season 3 Cast
It should come as no surprise that Alan Ritchson is returning to lead the Reacher Season 3 cast in the title role. Of course, he will not be alone and is joined by a familiar face and new ones as well. Let’s take a look at who they are one-by-one, starting with our main hero.
Alan Ritchson (Jack Reacher)
Former Titans and Blue Mountain State star Alan Ritchson — who is made to look even taller than he already is in the series by on-set visual trickery — is the second actor to fill Jack Reacher’s massive shoes, following Tom Cruise’s stint in two feature-length films. Ritchson, who was seen on the big screen this year in the heartwarming, fact-based drama Ordinary Angels and the more action-packed 2024 movie, Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
Maria Sten (Frances Neagley)
Maria Sten is also reprising her role as Reacher’s former colleague and friend, Frances Neagley, per Variety. The actor — also known from the short-lived Swamp Thing series, SyFy’s seasonal horror anthology TV show, Channel Zero, and as a writer for Big Sky was one of the few Season 1 veterans to return in the Reacher Season 2 cast.
Anthony Michael Hall (Zachary Beck)
Playing this season’s potential big bad is Anthony Michael Hall in the role of Zachary Beck – the owner of a rug importing company that Reacher suspects is a front for something criminal, as Variety reports. The actor was one of the biggest stars from the Brat Pack in the 1980s (starring in classic high school movies like The Breakfast Club), would also become one of the youngest SNL stars around that time, and more recently appeared in Halloween Kills.
Sonya Cassidy (Susan Duffy)
At the same time as Hall, Sonya Cassidy was also added to the Reacher Season 3 cast as Susan Duffy, who is described in Variety as a “sharp” and “sarcastic” DEA agent from Boston. The English actor’s most notable career highlights so far include AMC’s short-lived dramedy, Lodge 49, and Showtime’s series adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Johnny Berchtold (Richard Beck)
As Zachary Beck’s 20-year-old son, Richard, we have Johnny Berchtold of Netflix’s Dog Gone cast fame. He also starred in in the recent underrated horror movie, Blumhouse's The Passenger, in 2023, and he also appeared in a couple of recent, acclaimed miniseries, namely Gaslit and Tiny Beautiful Things.
Brian Tee (Quinn)
Quinn – a lieutenant colonel whom Reacher is familiar with from his days as a special investigator – will be played by Brian Tee, who previously worked with Ritchson in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows as Shredder. Tee’s long, versatile career also includes blockbusters like The Wolverine, Jurassic World, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, but he is likely best known from the Chicago Med cast as Ethan Choi.
Roberto Montesinos (Guillermo Villanueva)
Starring as Duffy’s mentor, Guillermo Villanueva, is Roberto Montesinos, who has previously guest starred on several crime shows, including The Shield and NCIS: Los Angeles. Some of his most notable film credits are Gridiron Gang, We Bought a Zoo, and Father Stu.
Daniel David Stewart (Steven Elliot)
Daniel David Stewart is appearing as a recent DEA recruit named Steven Elliot. He had a prominent role in Hulu’s series adaptation of Catch-22 in 2019 and, more recently, went on to join the cast of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind.
Olivier Ricthers (Paulie)
As confirmed by Anthony Michael Hall in an interview with CinemaBlend, the 7'2" Olivier Richters’ has been cast as a fan-favorite villain named Paulie, who proves to be a physical match for Reacher. Playing big bads is nothing new for the Dutch bodybuilder, who was previously in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny cast as Hauke, had an intense arm-wrestling match with David Harbour's Red Guardian in Black Widow, and managed to stop Ralph Fiennes' throwing knives in The King's Man.
What Reacher Season 3 Is About
The first season of Reacher was, appropriately, based on the first book in the character’s series (and Lee Child’s debut novel), 1997’s Killing Floor. For Season 2, the writers skipped past the next nine installments and took inspiration from the 11th novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, from 2007. For Season 3, the writers are going in reverse by adapting Child’s seventh Jack Reacher book, Persuader.
The novel, originally published in 2003, sees Reacher join forces with the Drug Enforcement Agency to help the aforementioned Susan Duffy rescue a fellow undercover operative in grave danger. The hulking hero must infiltrate a suspected drug smuggler’s criminal empire and gain his trust, but the mission becomes more personal when he discovers a connection to someone from his past. Ritchson previously teased to CinemaBlend, without dropping the name, that the Reacher Season 3 source material was a Top 10 favorite of his that would “make people very happy” before confirming it was Persuader via Instagram in January.
Nick Santora Returns As Showrunner
Following the Tom Cruise-led films, the iconic character was developed for television by Nick Santora, who previously served as an executive producer on Prison Break and Quibi’s adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game. He is returning to run the show for Reacher Season 3.
Also serving as EPs are Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, and Mick Betancourt, along with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell from Skydance Television. Lee Child is also executive producing, as he has since the beginning, but Season 3 marks the first time Alan Ritchson has signed on for that position.
How Many Episodes Are In Reacher Season 3?
For now, there is no way of knowing for sure how many chapters Reacher Season 3 will consist of. However, we could infer that it will be told in eight episodes, much like the previous two seasons.
Reacher Season 3 Began Filming In January 2024
Ritchson hinted that Reacher Season 3 may have wrapped production in an Instagram post from early July, showing him preparing for his role in an upcoming thriller called Motor City. He had previously revealed that cameras started rolling in another Instagram post from January that shows him covered in soot and teasing the new season will be “crustier than ever.” Sounds like the hulking hero is about to face a type of evil that will give him a run for his money.
We also know from an earlier CinemaBlend interview with Ritchson that principal photography took place in Toronto. The Canadian city would serve as a surrogate for Maine, which is where the story of Persuader is set.
Reacher Season 4 And A Spin-Off Are In The Works
The announcement that the third season is dropping in 2025 also came with the news that the series has already been renewed for a Reacher Season 4. However, there is even more from the Reacher universe for fans to look forward to.
In early October 2024, Amazon ordered a spin-off that would center on Maria Sten's Frances Neagley. The currently untitled project will see the former 110 Special Investigators member seek revenge for the mysterious death of a loved one.
How To Watch Reacher Seasons 1 And 2
For those who simply cannot get enough of Jack Reacher, Lee Child has published 28 novels and several short stories with which you can continue to follow the character’s travels. You can also check out both of the cinematic adaptations featuring Academy Award nominee Tom Cruise in the title role (Jack Reacher from 2012 and 2016’s Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) with a Paramount+ subscription. Of course, if you would rather just binge through the first two seasons of Alan Ritchson’s tenure in the role again while you wait for Reacher Season 3 to premiere, an Amazon Prime Video subscription will grant that.
- Stream Reacher on Amazon Prime
- Stream Jack Reacher on Paramount+
- Stream Jack Reacher: Never Go Back on Paramount+
The world could use someone like Jack Reacher. At least we get to see more of him on screen.
