Any time a beloved novel or series of books gets adapted, fans worry that those who are in charge might not get it right. As much as I enjoyed Christopher McQuarrie’s translation of Lee Child’s One Shot (with Tom Cruise in the lead role of Jack Reacher), some things about that movie just didn’t jive with what I – as a die hard fan – want from a Jack Reacher adaptation. Then, along came Reacher, easily one of the best shows available on Amazon Prime Video, and something you need to watch immediately if you have an Amazon Prime Video subscription. It was a flawless translation of Child’s first book, Killing Floor, and it introduced Alan Ritchson as the ideal version of an on-screen Reacher. Big. Silent. Brutal. I’m anticipating Reacher Season 2 as much as everyone, but a single moment in the new trailer (above) told me that the people running Reacher know EXACTLY what they are doing, and this show is in the best hands possible.
