‘Reacher’ has been renewed for Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video. The streamer has okayed a speedy renewal to the Jack Reacher series, days after it premiered on February 4. 

Prime Video has reported that ‘Reacher’ is among its top five series launches, till now, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Based on Lee Child’s series of novels of the same name, ‘Reacher’ stars Alan Ritchson in the titular role as the dogged ex-military police Major. 

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Part of ‘Reacher’ becoming so popular could be because Prime released all episodes at once. The platform mixes binge releases with hybrid or weekly scheduling. 

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Jennifer Salke, the Amazon Studios head said, ”

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. 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”.    

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The showrunner added to this, saying, “The entire ‘Reacher’ team — cast, production, writers, etc. — is so happy with the wonderful reception the show has received”, and continued, “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”. 

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Child, the author of the source material, chipped in as well stating, “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”.

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‘Reacher’ Season 1 was based on ‘Killing Floor’, the first novel of the series by Child. Apart from Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios also produce. The two have been involved in the production of two Jack Reacher feature films as well, where Tom Cruise plays the titular hero.