The second season of the American action crime television series Reacher, based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on December 15, 2023.
The season, based on Bad Luck and Trouble (2007), stars Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Robert Patrick. In the season, Reacher reunites with his former unit to discover who is killing their members and stop an illegal arms trafficking operation between an aeronautical company and a terrorist arms broker.
On December 2, 2023, ahead of the second-season premiere, it was revealed that filming of a third season had begun.
Episodes
Cast and characters
Main Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, a member of the U.S. Army 110th MP Special Investigations Unit and a former major Maria Sten as Frances Neagley, a former Master Sergeant and member of the U.S. Army 110th MP Special Investigations Unit Serinda Swan as Karla Dixon, a former major and member of the U.S. Army 110th MP Special Investigations Unit Shaun Sipos as David O'Donnell, a member of the U.S. Army 110th MP Special Investigations Unit Ferdinand Kingsley as A.M., a dangerous and ruthless terrorist broker Robert Patrick as Shane Langston, New Age's Director of Security and a former corrupt NYPD detective
Recurring Domenick Lombardozzi as Gaitano "Guy" Russo, a NYPD detective Andres Collantes as Jorge Sanchez, a former U.S. Army Major and member of the 110th Special Investigation Unit Edsson Morales as Manuel Orozco, a former U.S. Army Major and member of the 110th Special Investigation Unit Luke Bilyk as Calvin Franz, a former U.S. Army Major and member of the 110th Special Investigation Unit Shannon Kook as Tony Swan, a former U.S. Army Major and member of the 110th Special Investigation Unit and New Age Assistant Director of Security Josh Blacker as Lieutenant Colonel Hortense Fields, commanding officer of the 110th Unit
Guest
Production Development On February 7, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season.
Casting On September 14, 2022, Shaun Sipos joined as a series regular for the second season. On September 21, 2022, Serinda Swan, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Rory Cochrane joined the main cast while Domenick Lombardozzi, Luke Bilyk, Dean McKenzie, Edsson Morales, Andres Collantes, Shannon Kook, Ty Olsson, Josh Blacker, and Al Sapienza were cast in guest roles for the second season. Goodwin, Swan and Lombardozzi already starred in Santora's Breakout Kings in 2011. On May 5, 2023, Robert Patrick was cast to replace Cochrane who left due to a scheduling conflict with the second season.
Filming Filming for the second season took place between September 2022 and March 2023. The season was filmed in various locations in Ontario, Canada, including Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, and Hamilton.
Release The first three episodes of the season were released on December 15, 2023, with an additional episode released each week through January 19, 2024.
Reception The second season has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critics consensus states, "Brawny as Alan Ritchson's biceps, Reacher swaggers confidently into its sophomore season as rock 'em sock 'em pulp with a sly wink."Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 79 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Conversely, Forbes panned the second season as "one of the worst shows on TV", adding that "there's just not enough going on to make him (Reacher) a particularly compelling protagonist".
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