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Megan Behnke

TV Adaptations Don't Always Please Novelists, But What Does Reacher's Lee Child Think About Alan Ritchson's Take?

Reacher sitting on weight bench in Reacher Season 3.

When it comes to book-to-screen adaptations, they can be very hit or miss. Sometimes, the authors of the source material make their grievances known, too. However, Prime Video's Reacher has not had that problem. That was recently proven too, because as we wait for Reacher Season 4, the author of the Jack Reacher series, Lee Child, explained why he loves the Alan Ritchson-led adaptation of his work.

Lee Child serves as an executive producer on Reacher, which premiered in 2022 and can be streamed with an Amazon Prime subscription. Every season is based on a different book in his series, and while TV adaptations may not always please novelists, Child has a different take on it all. While looking back on his book series and the world that it’s created, which includes not only a TV show but a movie adaptation, the writer told People why he's given the Prime Video series his stamp of approval:

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