Reacher season 1

The first season of the American action crime television series Reacher, based on the [Jack Reacher (TV series)|Reacher (book series)|Jack Reacher (book series)|Jack Reacher book series] by Lee Child, premiered on Amazon Prime Video on February 4, 2022.
The season, based on Killing Floor, stars Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Bruce McGill, and Maria Sten. In the season, Reacher investigates, alongside police officers Oscar Finlay and Roscoe Conklin, a local conspiracy while also trying to uncover his brother's murderer.
On February 7, 2022, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher
* Maxwell Jenkins as young Jack Reacher
Malcolm Goodwin as Oscar Finlay
Willa Fitzgerald as Roscoe Conklin
Chris Webster as KJ Kliner
Bruce McGill as Mayor Grover Teale
Maria Sten as Frances Neagley

Recurring

Willie C. Carpenter as Mosley
Harvey Guillén as Jasper
Christopher Russell as Joe Reacher
*Gavin White as young Joe Reacher
Leslie Fray as Josephine Reacher
Matthew Marsden as Stan Reacher
Hugh Thompson as Baker
Jonathan Koensgen as Stevenson
AJ Simmons as Dawson Kliner
Marc Bendavid as Paul Hubble
Patrick Garrow as Tanner Spivey
Kristin Kreuk as Charlene "Charlie" Hubble
Currie Graham as Kliner Sr.
Martin Roach as Picard

Guest

Peter Scagen as Edward "Ed" Morrison
Paul Braunstein as Dog Owner
Lara Jean Chorostecki as Molly Beth Gordon
Jorja Cadence as Emma Stevenson

Production

Development

On July 15, 2019, a TV series adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels was announced by Amazon. Nick Santora, who created Scorpion, was set to write, showrun, and produce the series through Paramount Television and Skydance Media. On January 14, 2020, the TV series was greenlit, with Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, and Christopher McQuarrie as executive producers with Child. The first season was announced as an adaptation of Child's novel Killing Floor. In July 2021, it was announced M. J. Bassett had joined the series as a director. To adapt the books to screen the writers decided they would need to make Reacher verbalize his thoughts more often, but that they would keep his dialogue short and direct and have him only speak longer to people he respects. They also decided to introduce Neagley to the series earlier than in the books.

Casting

On September 4, 2020, Alan Ritchson was cast in the title role. On March 22, 2021, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, and Chris Webster were cast as series regulars. On May 19, 2021, Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, and Hugh Thompson joined the main cast. On June 11, 2021, Kristin Kreuk, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter, Currie Graham, Harvey Guillén, and Maxwell Jenkins were announced to have joined the cast in undisclosed capacities.

Filming

A temporary townscape was built in North Pickering, Ontario to support filming of the season. The entire fictional city of Margrave was built from the ground up in a leased farm field in Ontario. Other areas of filming include Toronto, Port Perry and Pickering. Principal photography of the season took place between April 15 and July 30, 2021, in Toronto. During filming, Ritchson broke a bone in his shoulder, which required surgery. He also tore an abdominal muscle during a fight scene.

Release

The season's episodes were released on February 4, 2022.