‘Reacher’: Alan Ritchson Kicks Butt as Jack Reacher in First Look (VIDEO)
Prime Video is giving viewers an action-packed first look at their upcoming series Reacher, starring Alan Ritchson as the iconic character Jack Reacher.
The sneak peek clip offers a taste of what’s to come from the show based on the novels by Lee Child. Reacher is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video beginning Friday, February 4 when all eight Season 1 installments launch.
Reacher follows veteran military police investigator Jack Reacher after he recently entered civilian life. Described as a drifter without a phone and traveling with the bare essentials, Jack journeys across the nation and eventually arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia.
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There, he finds a community that’s grappling with its first homicide in 20 years, and is immediately singled out as the perp after eyewitnesses claim to place him at the scene. While Jack works on proving his innocence, he’ll uncover a conspiracy that will require his mind and fighting spirit to deal with.
In the sneak peek clip, Jack’s time in prison is teased as he finds himself surrounded by fellow inmates. “If you boys knew what was about to happen to you, you’d leave now,” he warns the encroaching circle of men. “So, I’ll give you to the count of three.”
He doesn’t even make it past one before they’re in his space, and it’s clear that they should have heeded his warning. Reacher is based on Lee Child’s first Jack Reacher novel, Killing Floor, and is written for television by Nick Santora.
Joining Ritchson in the series are costars Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Hugh Thompson, Maria Sten, Harvey Guillén, Kristin Kreuk, Currie Graham, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter, Maxwell Jenkins, and Bruce McGill. Catch the thrilling teaser clip, below, and don’t miss Reacher when it arrives on Prime Video in February.
Reacher, Series Premiere, Friday, February 4, Prime Video
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Sadly, he's as miscast as Cruise but in a different way. Reacher is tall and slim, muscular but wiry. I picture a young Cage or Eastwood. This guy looks like he lives in the gym with a neck the same size as his head, and he's too bland facially to carry the Reacher menace. JMO
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Read the books! Reacher is consistently and specially described as being 6'5" and 250 pounds. Not tall slim and wiry. Ritchson is dead on perfect casting, even if he's only 6'3"😁
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Nope. I've read all the books and Reacher is quick and fluid in his movements. This guy couldn't get out of his own way. And he has zero facial appeal.
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ITA This man has the same musclebound blank look as John Cena or Channing Tatum. Not charismatic enough to play Jack R.
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Wrong casting; this guy could maybe play David Boreanez' brother in something, but he's no Jack Reacher. I won't even give this a try.
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I have read all the books..... This is not Reacher. Neither was Tom C.
Actually the author - Lee Child - looked more like Reacher should look...
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Ugh, terrible casting.
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Obviously Cruise was wrong in every aspect. Reacher is blond, this guy is not. Reacher is charismatic and ruggedly handsome, again this guy is not. Split the height difference between Reacher and Cruise and get Josh Lucas.
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I like him and hes better then cruise physically as Reacher
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The problem with characters in books is that every reader imagines his or her vision of their appearance. Ritchson matches my vision pretty closely, but that is really a small piece of the character. The larger element is his behaviour in character, so I will reserve judgement until I see a complete episode. He certainly looks a lot more like it than that shrimp Cruise
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"consistently and specifically"...
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Nope. He's nothing like Reacher.
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You have obviously not read any of the books
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I have and feel that Jack Reacher would own a room as soon as he walked into it. This actor has no stage presence for me.
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