Before the breakout success of Reacher on Prime Video, two of Lee Child’s novels featuring the righteous and herculean titular character had been adapted on the big screen with Tom Cruise in the lead role. Following the mixed critical reception to the second of these film adaptations, a decision was made to pivot to a TV series. It's one that fans of the character certainly seem to have appreciated, as well as its original creator.
I'm absolutely convinced no book author would ever do a feature film in preference to [a streaming TV series]
Lee Child, Jack Reacher author and Reacher producer
