Reacher is undoubtedly the wildly popular series on Prime Video. With the seasons ruling the streaming charts, fans can rejoice as Reacher Season 3 is on its way to surprise you with gritty drama and murder mystery. The show has remained faithful to its source material. However, this season will bring a new perspective as Jack Reacher is getting worth fighting opponents.
With a thrilling storyline and never-before-seen drama, the show is gearing up to return to our screen sooner than later. So, without further ado, let’s see when Prime Video will return with Season 3 of Reacher.
Based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel series, the show focuses on the former U.S. Army military police major who prefers to live as a drifter. However, his life takes a U-turn when he is accused of murder. Although he is freed, he later teams up with the police officers to uncover the mystery surrounding a local conspiracy involving corrupt politicians and a business tycoon. As the show progresses, it delves deeper into new missions and how Reacher solves the case.
Reacher Season 3 Is Officially Back
Reacher has remained one of the most popular Prime Video series since its debut in 2022. The show undoubtedly gained huge popularity for adapting Jack Reacher’s novel series by Lee Child. Since the novel series has its separate fandom, it didn’t take much time for the audience to tune into the show to watch their favorite character on screen.
So far, the show has gained positive reception from the audience as well as critics, which seems to have increased in the past two years. While the show has just returned with the second season, Prime Video has already shared the much-anticipated update. Before the second season’s premiere, the streaming platform renewed the show for another season.
That means Reacher Season 3. Unlike other series, which have to bear the uncertainty for several months before receiving a renewal announcement, Reacher received the third season way before. This shows Prime Video’s faith in the popular series. Why not? The show has remained the most talked-about series on the internet.
It has gained 8 stars out of 10 on IMDb and a 95% positive response on Rotten Tomatoes. This is enough to suggest that the series has performed incredibly well on the platform. In fact, Prime Video has also listed the show as one of the most-watched series on the streaming platform. Thus, it is a no-brainer why the show has been renewed for the next run.
Reacher Season 3 Production Is Underway
As soon as the show received another season, the series underwent production. As per the reports, Reacher Season 3 started filming earlier this year. Typically, the show takes three and a half months to finish filming, while post-production work takes six extra months to wrap up. Considering this, we believe the series has already wrapped up the filming work.
In fact, Alan Ritchson, who plays the titular character Jack Reacher, told The Tonight Show, which stars Jimmy Fallon, that filming is almost finished for the third season. Shortly then, a user @neilmorton on X, formerly known as Twitter, confirmed that filming was still underway on April 2023. The user shared that Alan Ritchson was spotted filming a few scenes in Millbrook, Ontario.
Although the snaps didn’t share much detail, they did suggest the third season was still in production. However, Ritchson revealed on July 2 that filming for Reacher Season 3 had concluded. He shared his transformation for the new role in “Motor City.” The actor also discussed the transition between playing the titular character in Reacher and Motor City.
While the filming has already been concluded and the show has entered the post-production stage, things aren’t great for the series. Variety reported on August 13 that Paramount decided to shut down Paramount Television Studios, its television studio. It later left many to wonder whether this would create complications for Reacher Season 3 since PTVS was the production studio behind the series.
However, you don’t have to fret. That’s because CBS Studios will now produce all the upcoming and ongoing series of PTVS. However, it might delay the series’ post-production work, pushing the release date.
Reacher Season 3 Cast Details
While it remains unclear whether the cast of the previous seasons will return, we can safely say that Alan Ritchson will return as the titular character Jack Reacher. Maria Sten will join him as Frances Neagley. However, it remains unclear who else will return. Since the show brings a new cast every season, fans can’t expect to see familiar faces.
However, the second season brought Malcolm Goodwin as Margrave PD Police Captain Oscar Finlay. But now it remains unclear whether he will return. The series showrunner Nick Santora also revealed in an interview that it isn’t worth expecting the former cast members to return. Reacher has already moved to the new location and said goodbye to those people, so there isn’t any chance for him to return.
However, two new faces are joining Reacher Season 3. These are Sonya Cassidy as DEA agent Susan Duffy and Anthony Michael Hall as Zachary Beck. Beck is the major antagonist of this season. So, we can expect him to create trouble for Reacher.
Besides them, Prime Video has confirmed that Brian Tee will join as Quinn, another antagonist. Johnny Berchtold will join as Beck’s son Richard. Meanwhile, Daniel David Stewart will play DEA agent Steven Elliot, and Roberto Montesinos will play DEA agent Guillermo Villanueva. The duo will work alongside Reacher and Duffy. The other cast includes Olivier Ritchters as Paul “Paulie” Masserella, Beck’s bodyguard.
Reacher Season 3: What To Expect Next?
Reacher Season 3 is all set to bring back the action and drama in its fans’ lives. It has already been announced that the third season will be based on Lee Child’s seventh novel “Persuader.” Since the series has remained true to its source material, we expect this season to bring more drama and fights to the screen. However, there’s a silver lining.
Reacher will work with the task force in the third season to help them take down a powerful drug kingpin. However, infiltrating his business and operation won’t be easy, especially when he knows how to deal with underworld crime. While Reacher fights his way to deal with Beck and his crime business, he will receive another task.
As per the source, Reacher is tasked with rescuing one of the undercover DEA Agents who has been working to uncover this organization. But he is about to lose his cover, so Reacher needs to hurry to rescue him. While the series has remained true to its source material, it will bring some changes again.
As avid readers know, the seventh book doesn’t feature Frances Neagley. However, the character has remained a prominent member since the beginning, and the cast details also share that Neagley will return. This is enough to suggest that the third season will change the storyline more.
Will Reacher Season 3 Be The Last?
No way! The third season won’t be the final season of the series. That’s because there are plenty of books left to be covered. Prime Video has just started its high-profile crime drama series, and it doesn’t seem like it will end the show in just three seasons. Plus, the series is based on Lee Child’s novel series. The book chronicles the misadventure of Jack Reacher. So far, it has 28 books and a collection of short stories.
Reacher series has remained true to its source material. But the show doesn’t follow the same order as the original books. Since there are 28 books available, and three of the novels have already been adapted, plenty of source material remains to be covered. This suggests that the show could continue with multiple seasons. Besides this, the show has remained one of the most popular shows on the streaming platform. Thus, it doesn’t seem like it will cancel the show with just three seasons.
Reacher Season 3 Release Date
As of now, Prime Video hasn’t yet shared the official release date of Reacher Season 3. The series was announced before the second season premiere and entered production earlier this year. Since the reports suggest that the show has already concluded its filming and might be in the post-production stage, it’s expected that the third season will be released later this year or in 2025. This is all for now. Stay with TechRadar247 for more such updates.