Justice hits hard in ‘Reacher’
When it comes to literary heroes who hit hard, no one throws harder than Lee Child’s Jack Reacher. A 6’5, 220 pound, ex-military policeman who has his ways of exerting justice as he wanders the roads of America is coming back to the small screen in a brand new series for Amazon Prime in Reacher. And this first trailer for the series just rocks!
Watch the brand new trailer below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Reacher follows Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who has just recently entered civilian life. He is a drifter, travelling across country and when he arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime. While he works to prove his innocence, a deep-seated conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher’s keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with. One thing above all is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall.
Starring Alan Ritchson in the title role, this first season of Reacher will adapt the first book of Child’s long-running series Killing Floor. An intense and brutal read, Killing Floor set the stage for what was to come with the Reacher brand of action story and it’s the perfect place to start with the new Reacher series.
As for Ritchson, he’s pitch-perfect for the role of Jack Reacher, bringing his colossal 6’3 height and massive frame to the part. Not only can he smash his way through the bad guys, but he’s also got the keen military intelligence and strict sense of discipline that defines Reacher and I can wait to see this combination of brawn and brains applied to the character of Reacher.
Reacher is shaping up to be a must-watch series for 2022 and is a great place to reintroduce the character to audiences. Previously adapted to the big screen starring Tom Cruise in 2012’s Jack Reacher and 2016’s Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, this new Reacher series is taking audiences back to the raw source material of Child’s storytelling and it’s an exciting place to be at.
Reacher will arrive on Amazon Prime next year on February 4, 2022.
