Amazon Renews Alan Ritchson's 'Reacher' for Season 2, Days After Premiere!

Reacher is clearly a hit for Amazon Prime Video because the streaming service has renewed the series just three days after it premiered.

Amazon broke from its normal weekly release strategy and dropped all eight episodes of Reacher on February 4. The company says the series ranks among its top five series launches to date.

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“The phenomenal debut of Reacher is a testament to Lee Child’s creation of one of entertainment’s most well-known heroes, [showrunner] Nick Santora’s original approach to the storytelling, Alan’s brilliant embodiment of the character, and the dedication of the talented people who worked tirelessly in front of and behind the camera to make such an undeniably bingeworthy series,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke (via THR). “The global impact of Reacher makes it one of Prime Video’s biggest series debuts, and we can’t wait to bring fans a second season of their new favorite show.”

Santora added, “The entire Reacher team — cast, production, writers, etc. — is so happy with the wonderful reception the show has received. Amazon, Skydance, and Paramount have been such fantastic partners and everyone is excited to roll up their sleeves and get to work on what will be a great season two.”

Child said, “Partnering with Amazon Studios for season one of Reacher was a total delight — they had our backs every step of the way, and it really shows, in every line and every frame. So I’m thrilled we’ll be working together again, for season two. This is very exciting news, and I can’t wait to get started. Reacher couldn’t be in better hands.”

The author of the “Jack Reacher” books shared why he thinks fans like Alan in the lead role over Tom Cruise, who starred in the movies.