Summary
- Reacher season two has become the #1 series on Prime Video, surpassing other popular shows like Gen V and Invincible.
- The second season of Reacher has been a huge hit with audiences, exceeding the viewership of the entire first season in just three days.
- The show’s premiere weekend was the biggest for any series on the platform since Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, indicating its immense popularity among viewers.
Not satisfied with throwing his vast bulk around and dominating criminals, Reacher has also now taken over Prime Video, with the Amazon series being crowned the number one series on the streaming platform for the year. Meaning the show has beaten down the likes of Gen V, Invincible, and more. The second season of Reacher, which landed on Prime Video last week, has been a huge hit with audiences, surpassing “the entire Season 1 audience by 50% in the first three days on the streamer,” according to Deadline.
Reacher season two is now the #1 title of the year on Prime Video “in terms of total viewers across all series and films globally.” For context, the first outing of Alan Ritchson’s Jack Reacher achieved a massive 1.84B minutes viewed across all episodes, and while the Nielsen figures for season two have not yet been released, we can expect big numbers for Reacher’s sophomore season.
This is the “biggest premiere weekend that the streamer has had for any series since Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in September,” the report states. Such huge popularity should bode well for the rest of season two, with the rest of the episodes due to land over the next five Fridays.
After introducing Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher, a behemoth former U.S. Army Military Police Major now living off the grid and solving crimes as he goes, the second season is based on the 11th book in author Lee Child’s renowned series, Bad Luck and Trouble. Thus, season two picks up with the titular character who, after members of his old military unit start turning up dead, has just one thing on his mind: revenge.
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Reacher Season 2 Stands Tall at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Reacher
Creator Nick Santora
Cast Alan Ritchson , Maria Sten , Malcolm Goodwin , Willa Fitzgerald
Rating TV-MA
The reviews for Reacher season two have been incredibly positive, with the series now standing at 100% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. Collider’s Nate Richard heaps praise on the adaptation, declaring it “not even a guilty pleasure; it’s just good television.”
“It’s not even a guilty pleasure; it’s just good television. Who cares if it doesn’t win any Emmys? Not many other shows on streaming feature Alan Ritchson punching a guy through a car window while barely breaking a sweat. For the many who have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Reacher Season 2, fear not, because the series’ return more than delivers.”
While Diego Peralta of Discussing Film applauds Alan Ritchson in the lead role. A role he will continue into the already greenlit third season of Reacher.
“With a charismatic performance from Alan Ritchson and a story that slowly unfolds itself while knowing how to retain the audience’s attention, Reacher Season 2 continues to prove why Lee Child’s work translates so well into television. The Jack Reacher book series is still in good hands at Amazon Prime Video, with an admirable collection of guest stars and engaging action sequences to boast about in these latest episodes. Jack Reacher is back, and nothing will stop him from getting what he wants.”
Starring Alan Ritchson alongside Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kingsley, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Robert Patrick, the first three episodes of Reacher season two are now available to stream on Prime Video.
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