Reacher Season 3 Will Be Based On The Best Jack Reacher Book

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By Sedoso Feb

I’m not going to spoil “Persuader” for you, but I do want to dwell on why this is my favorite of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books, and also one that I didn’t expect would get the Prime Video adaptation treatment. After a genuinely shocking opening (the series would be wise to stretch out the first big reveal as long as possible), much of “Persuader” takes place in a decrepit, isolated New England manor inhabited by a mysterious criminal, his family, and a small army of bodyguards. For, uh, reasons, Jack Reacher has infiltrated the home and joined the security staff. And then the bodies start piling up because “Persuader” is practically a “Friday the 13th” movie, except Jason Voorhees is a hulking former military police officer turned drifter with a serious grudge. Or, given the old manor setting, think of it as an Agatha Christie murder mystery, where the murderer is also the hero and he’s just killing everyone.

It’s wild. It’s violent. It’s the most straight-up uncomfortable a Reacher novel has made me with its violence and action, and I’ve read most of those books by this point. The thought of seeing it brought to life, and seeing Ritchson take on some of the scenes that linger in my memory, has the darkest parts of my animal brain giddy. “Persuader” wouldn’t be my recommendation for a first Jack Reacher book, much like how it would’ve been a poor choice for a first season. But for a third season? The timing is right. We know this version of Reacher well enough to follow him into the abyss, and the show has had plenty of practice in staging its shoutouts and fights to the death. It’s time to see if the show’s audience is willing to wallow in the glorious nastiness of my absolute favorite Lee Child book. Bring it on.

“Reacher” seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Prime Video.

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