Series author Lee Child reviews Reacher season 2.
With Prime Video’s acclaimed series set to return December 15, original Jack Reacher book series author reviews Reacher season 2, praising star Alan Ritchson’s evolution as the story’s brawny-but-brainy lead character. Check out Child’s remarks below (via Radio Times):
The first season was wonderful in the sense that [Alan] Ritchson was new to the character, just as Reacher was new to his life. He was learning to be Reacher at the same time as Alan was getting into the role. That progression over the first two to three episodes of season 1 was perfectly done.
Now in season 2, everything is established, Alan is confident, the whole crew is confident. We were hoping to make it as good as season 1 and I think because of that confidence, it’s actually turned out much better. I’m really pleased with season 2. It was a real reminder how much talent there is in the acting pool. But we were looking for the perfect person and that was Alan Ritchson.
Reacher is a quiet guy, he doesn’t talk much unless he has to, and therefore we needed an actor who could, without saying anything, without necessarily doing anything, own the screen – especially because in the opening episode, Reacher doesn’t say anything during his first eight minutes on the screen, which is a huge ask for an actor.
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