TheReachercast changes from season to season due to the nature of the show, butthe series regulars are all talented actors, many of whom previously appeared in notable movies and TV series.Amazon Prime Video’s action crime show is based on Lee Child’s famous Jack Reacher books, with Alan Ritchson starring as the titular character.Each season ofReacheradapts one novel, following Jack Reacher’s adventures around the country as he moves from state to state, always crossing paths with some kind of villain. Consequently, the cast is ever-changing.
Reacherseason 3 premieres on August 08, 2025, adapting Lee Child’s seventhJack Reacherbook —Persuader. New cast members include Anthony Michael Hall, Olivier Ritchers, Sonya Cassidy, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Robert Montesinos, and Daniel David Stewart.
Reacherdebuted in early 2022 and was a critical and commercial success. Season 1 received rave reviews, and during the week of February 7, it became the first Amazon Prime Video original series to top Nielsen’s streaming rankings, with 1.589 billion minutes watched (perVariety). Almost two years later,Reacherseason 2 premiered and achieved similar success. The third season will be released in 2025, andAmazon has already renewedReacherfor season 4, meaning the cast will continue to grow,and the show will have time to accomplish more feats.
10The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Alan Ritchson
Before getting cast inReacheras the lead, Alan Ritchson was mostly known for his TV work. However, some might have recognized him asGloss, the Third Quarter Quell’s District 1 male tribute, inThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire.Ritchson doesn’t have a significant role in the secondHunger Gamesmovie, but the film is big enough to stand out on the actor’s resume. It grossed $865 million during its theatrical run, starting in November 2013.The Hunger Games: Catching Fireis also regarded by many as the best movie in the popular dystopian franchise.
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Ritchson’s Gloss is one of the 24 previous victors chosen to compete in the third Quarter Quell,akathe 75th Hunger Games, inCatching Fire. The Career tribute won the 63rd Hunger Games, while his sister, Cashmere, reigned victorious the next year. The two siblings were both chosen to compete in the third Quarter Quell, opposing District 12’s Katniss and Peeta, District 4’s Finnick and Mags, District 7’s Johanna, District 3’s Beetee and Wiress, and more in the arena during the secondHunger Gamesfilm.
9iZombie
Malcolm Goodwin
Malcolm Goodwin is one ofthe originalReachercast members, as he plays Oscar Finley (a captain in the Margrave Police Department and the chief of detectives) in the Amazon Prime Video show. However, before the action crime series premiered, Goodwin was a main cast member iniZombieon The CW. Throughout all five seasons of the 2015 supernatural procedural drama,the actor portrays Clive Babineaux, a detective with the Seattle Police Department.
Goodwin stars opposite Rose McIver, who plays Liv Moore, iniZombie. Liv was a medical resident before she died and became a zombie, resulting in her need to consume brains to maintain her humanity and avoid turning into a stereotypical, bloodthirsty zombie. So, Liv takes on the job of a medical examiner, allowing her to eat victims' brains (which also gives her access to their memories, helping solve murders).Liv and Goodwin’s Clive work as a team iniZombieto close cases,making it the perfectdetective show to watch for fans who missReacher.
8Smallville
Alan Ritchson, Kristin Kreuk, Serinda Swan, & Shaun Sipos
Before appearing inReacher, many of the Amazon Prime Video show’scast members worked on the superhero seriesSmallville.Alan Ritchson had a recurring role as Arthur Curry/Aquaman;Kristin Kreuk (who had a supporting role as Charlie Hubble inReacherseason 1) stars as Lana Lang; Serinda Swan plays Zatanna Zatara; and Shaun Sipos briefly appears as Chloe’s Boy Thing inSmallvilleseason 2.
Following Alan Ritchson’s debut as Arthur Curry inSmallville, The WB ordered anAquamanpilot but recast the leading role. Instead of Ritchson, Justin Hartley (who plays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow inSmallville) accepted the role of Aquaman. However, the network didn’t go forward with the series.
Both Swan and Sipos joined the maincast ofReacherin season 2, playing Karla Dixon and David O’Donnell, respectively. As mentioned above, though, they, along with Ritchson and Kreuk, appeared inSmallvillefirst.The WB’s superhero TV show tells the origin story of Clark Kent/Superman,exploring his life as a teenager in Smallville, Kansas before the series eventually graduates to Clark moving to Metropolis and working at theDaily Planet.Smallvilleproduced 10 seasons and over 200 episodes, making it one of The WB/The CW’s longest-running shows.
7My Cousin Vinny
Bruce McGill
My Cousin Vinnyis one of the most well-knownmovies from the 1990s, and it stars one ofReacher’s main cast members.Vince McGill, who plays Mayor Grover Teale in season 1 of the action crime series, portrays Sheriff Dean Farleyin the 1992 crime comedy film. InMy Cousin Vinny, Bill Gambini and Stan Rothenstein, two young New Yorkers, are arrested in Alabama for a murder they didn’t commit. Since they don’t have much money, Bill and Stan resort to hiring Bill’s cousin, Vinny, to defend them.
Sheriff Dean Farley
My Cousin Vinnywas nominated for various awards,includingthe Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Marisa Tomei’s performanceas Mona Lisa Vito, which she won. It was also a box office success, having grossed $64 million against a $11 million budget. Overall,My Cousin Vinnyhas been lauded for its performances and accuracy concerning its depiction of the legal system, making it a must-see movie from the 1990s.
6The Fall Of The House Of Usher
Willa Fitzgerald & Malcolm Goodwin
Another TV show that features twoReacheractors isThe Fall of the House of Usher, one ofMike Flanagan’s many Netflix horror series.The Fall of the House of Usherdebuted in October 2023 and its cast includesWilla Fitzgerald (Roscoe Conklin inReacherseason 1) and Malcolm Goodwin (Oscar Finlay inReacherseason 1).Fitzgerald plays the 1970s version of Madeline Usher, while Goodwin stars as young C. Auguste Dupin.
The Fall of the House of Usheris based on Edgar Allan Poe’s works,including his 1840 short story of the same name, of course. Netflix’s horror miniseries takes place over the course of 70 years, from 1953 to 2023, depicting the rise and fall of the Usher family, as the show’s name suggests. Other prominent stars are Carla Gugino, Mark Hamill, Bruce Greenwood, Carl Lumbly, Mary McDonnell, Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Rahul Kohli, and T’Nia Miller (many of whom are amongFlanagan’s frequent actors).
5Outer Range
Shaun Sipos
Before joining the cast ofReacherseason 2 as David O’Donnell, Shaun Sipos starred in anotherAmazon Prime Video original —Outer Range. The sci-fi neo-Western TV show, created by Brian Watkins, follows Josh Brolin’s Royal Abbott. Royal is the owner of a Wyoming ranch who stumbles upon a strange black void on his land following the arrival of Autumn, a mysterious girl who Royal lets stay on the ranch.Sipos portrays Luke Tillerson,the oldest son in the Tillerson family, the Abbott’s rivals who want to take over their land.
Even though the series received positive reviews, AmazonPrime Video canceledOuter Rangeafter only two seasonsin 2024. So,there will be no third season.Outer Rangeis still worth the watch, though, to see more of Sipos and experience the sci-fi neo-Western show’s various twists and turns.
4Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick is famous for playing villains in films and TV shows alike. He plays Shane Langston, one of thefour villains inReacherseason 2, in the Amazon Prime Video series, after all. However, one ofPatrick’s first antagonist roles (which also served as his breakthrough) is as T-1000 inTerminator 2: Judgment Day.T-1000 is a prototype Terminator that Skynet sends back in time to kill John Connor as a child.
Terminator 2: Judgment Dayis considered not only the bestTerminatormovie but one of the greatest sequels ever made.
TheTerminatorsequel premiered in July 1991, seven years after the original film, and was an outstanding success.It grossed around $520 million and received positive reviews,resulting in numerous award nominations (like Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects at the 64th Academy Awards). To this day,Terminator 2: Judgment Dayis considered not onlythe bestTerminatormoviebut one of the greatest sequels ever made.
3Silo
Ferdinand Kingsley
Silois one ofApple TV+’s many highly regarded sci-fi TV shows, and it also happens to starReacher’s Ferdinand Kingsley.Kingsley plays A.M. in season 2of the Amazon Prime Video action drama. However,Silofans will recognize the actor from his previous role as George Wilkins in the sci-fi dystopian drama.
Silois set in an alternate future where a community of 10,000 people lives in a 144-level silo underground as Earth (above ground) is considered uninhabitable after a catastrophic event. Rebecca Ferguson (also known for her role as Lady Jessica in Denis Villeneuve’sDunemovies) leads the cast ofSiloas Juliette Nichols, an engineer living in the silo who grows suspicious of its past and regulations. As of the writing of this article,Apple TV+ has released two seasons ofSilo, with a third and a fourth on the way.Siloseason 4 will serve as its ending, though.
2Swamp Thing
Maria Sten
Aside from Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten is one ofReacher’s only stable cast members, having appeared in all three seasons. Sten stars as Frances Neagley, a corporate security professional and former Master Sergeant in the United States Army who served alongside JackReacher in the 110th Special Investigations Unit. However,before joining theReachercast, Sten portrayed Liz Tremayne inSwamp Thing.
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Swamp Thingwas released on DC Entertainment’s (now defuncted) streaming service DC Universe in 2019. The superhero TV series revolves around the titular character, who is based on the DC Comics figure of the same name. Unfortunately,Swamp Thingonly ran for one season as it was canceled after 10 episodes.The show received positive reviews, though, as many applaudedSwamp Thingfor its horror elements, performances, and faithfulness to the source material.
1Blue Mountain State
Last, but certainly not least,Blue Mountain Statecontains one of Alan Ritchson’s most known roles, aside fromReacher. The actor plays Kevin “Thad” Devlin Castle in the Spike TV/Paramount Network sitcom, which premiered in 2010 and ran for three seasons before ending in 2011.Blue Mountain Statefollows a fictional university’s football team, the “Mountain Goats,“and explores the lives of Blue Mountain State’s athletes. The show has garnered a cult following over the years, especially after its addition to Netflix’s library.
According toDeadline, aBlue Mountain Statesequel series starring Alan Ritchson as Thad was being shopped to different networks and streaming services in early 2024. However, since then, no more updates have been disclosed.
Ritchson’s Thad is the team’s linebacker and one ofBlue Mountain State’s most popular characters. Consequently, five years following the sitcom’s cancelation, Ritchson reprised his role as Thad in the 2016 filmBlue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland, which picks up after the events of season 3. Now, though, Ritchson is more recognized for his role inReacheron Amazon Prime Video.
