The series is a co-production between Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios, the same team behind Amazon’s “Jack Ryan” series, which has been greenlit through Season 3. Carolyn Harris oversees the series for Skydance. In addition to Santora, the series will be executive produced by Lee Child, Don Granger, Scott Sullivan and Christopher McQuarrie, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross executive producing for Skydance. “Scorpion” creator Nick Santora will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the upcoming series, which was given a script-to-series to commitment last summer.
The retail giant has officially greenlit a “Jack Reacher” TV series, based on the popular Lee Child books. Although the idea of one book a season sounds promising, it remains to be seen if Amazon’s Jack Reacher can deliver the goods, and if Ritchson can successfully portray the Jack Reacher character.Amazon is getting its fill of series named after characters with the first name Jack.
Realistically, at 58, Cruise can only continue doing action for so long, and if the Jack Reacher series manages to effectively transition each of Child’s books into episodic television, having someone like Ritchson (who’s also taller) will prove to better for longevity. Interestingly, Child also said that Cruise was too old for action films, and while Cruise seems to prove that statement wrong with Mission: Impossible, having the action star continue as Jack Reacher would have limited its shelf life. Killing Floor is also the perfect place to start as not only is it the first book, but it is a much more emotional journey for Reacher, and it also has plenty of opportunities for episodes to end on exciting cliffhangers. The slow unveiling of each piece of the story's puzzle, as Reacher methodically picks apart the case, is without a doubt one of the more enjoyable aspects of the novels. Ritchson is also correct in identifying “the slow burn” nature of the stories as one of its strongest elements, and it’s arguably an element the 2012 film incorporated very well. The idea of one book a season is certainly smart, as most, if not all, Jack Reacher novels have enough depth, action, and intriguing moments to sustain the audience’s attention over the course of a season. I think spending a season on each book is gonna be really enjoyable for audiences.” The way that he goes down the checklist and picks apart these cases, you need time. I can see why it’d be exciting as a film, but the slow burn is what I love so much about the books. I think that’s such a great way to do this.
I’ll say that we’re gonna be doing a book a season, so the first season will be the first book. The actor mentioned the “the slow burn” of the Reacher stories and how the character “picks apart these cases” as a reason the format of one season-one book will be “really enjoyable for audiences.” He explained that the show is " doing a book a season,” and it will start with Killing Floor. Although he could not share too many details regarding the series, Ritchson touched on how it will operate from a creative standpoint. In an interview with Collider, Ritchson discussed his upcoming role in Amazon’s Jack Reacher and the process of getting the role. Related: Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher Was Way More Book Accurate Than You Realized However, the star of Jack Reacher has shared some new details on the show. Ritchson’s casting, which has seemingly gone down well considering he is 6’4, was one of the last major updates regarding the series. Along with Child’s involvement, Nick Santora ( Prison Break) will be the showrunner, and it was recently announced that Titan’s Alan Ritchson is playing the title character in the series. However, following a disappointing sequel in the form of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back in 2016, and the persisting complaint of Cruise being too short to play Reacher (the character is 6’5 in the books), Child opted to reboot the Jack Reacher franchise as a series after regaining the rights.Īt the beginning of 2020, the official announcement came out that the new Jack Reacher series will go to Amazon and that the first season will adapt the first of the 25 Reacher novels, Killing Floor. The character was first adapted for the big screen in 2012 with a Jack Reacher film starring Tom Cruise. Jack Reacher is one of the most popular characters on the printed page, as Lee Child’s novels based on the former major in the military who roams around investigating various dangerous cases have sold over 100 million copies. The upcoming Jack Reacher TV series on Amazon will adapt one book per season, according to the series’ star.