The #1 Series On Prime Video Is Like “Sherlock Holmes for alcoholic, divorced dads”

Sharai Bohannon |

Jan 4, 2024

It looks like some of us need some action in the first week of the year. Luckily, this Prime Video Original thriller is in the middle of its explosive second season. Subscribers can’t get enough of Reacher, which is why it is the #1 series on the charts today. If you are unfamiliar with this pulse-pounding story, then continue reading on.

In the series,

“Reacher Season Two begins when veteran military police investigator Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) receives a coded message that the members of his former U.S. Army unit, the 110th MP Special Investigations, are being mysteriously and brutally murdered one by one. Pulled from his drifter lifestyle, Reacher reunites with three of his former teammates turned chosen family to investigate, including Frances Neagley (Maria Sten); Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), a forensic accountant for whom Reacher has long had a soft spot; and fast-talking, switchblade-wielding family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos).

Together, they begin to connect the dots in a mystery where the stakes get higher at every turn and bring about questions of who has betrayed them—and who will die next. Using his inimitable blend of smarts and size, Reacher will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and protect the members of his unit. If there’s one thing Reacher and his team know for certain, it’s that you do not mess with the Special Investigators. This season, get ready for Reacher and the 110th to hit back hard.”

Reacher is based on the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child. Season 2 is adapted from Bad Luck and Trouble, the 11th book in the series. The show was developed by Nick Santora. This season’s cast includes Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Robert Patrick.

Twitter seems torn between calling it a show for dads and thirsting after Alan Ritchson. Many people can’t tell if it’s a guilty pleasure or just a good show with a silly premise.

See what Twitter is saying:

I just realized that you could swap huge chunks of Jack Reacher’s dialogue with Ron Swanson’s and not significantly change either show.
— Gail Simone ?? (@GailSimone) December 29, 2023

Jack Reacher is the best show ever.
He hits people.
He’s big.
He says very little.
He solves crimes.
Then when he’s done he just walks from town to town on foot.
That’s exactly what I’d do if I was big, solved crimes and hit people. pic.twitter.com/iqfEF3sNxh
— Justin (@JustinInBrief) December 30, 2023

I get the idea that vulnerability generally makes for a more interesting action protagonist but citing that as flaw for Reacher is nuts. The whole thing is that it’s a comically big fuckin guy with Sherlock’s brain and we love watching him eat people physically and intellectually
— Brandon Streussnig (@BrndnStrssng) January 4, 2024

reacher is so awesome it's like america made sherlock holmes for alcoholic divorced dads
— Diego Crespo (@thediegocrespo) December 30, 2023

Reacher is one hundred percent a guilty pleasure show. But not because he’s a Gary Stu, but because he’s a massive asshole. The world wants him to be its protagonist and he wants so desperately to just be a hobo and listen to blues music and he can’t and it’s amazing. https://t.co/VMrR1SCbiX
— PhillzHurrr GAMIN' (@PhillzHurr) January 4, 2024

Been binging #Reacher…. So freaking good pic.twitter.com/VpGsh2Nqy9
— The Round Superman (@roundsuperman) December 29, 2023

Reacher really has no business being as good as it is, and yet, I’m thankful that it is. This is peak dad tv, in the absolute best way, and I would like at least ten more seasons of it. So long as Alan Ritchson is in the lead, of course. He’s absolutely crushing it. pic.twitter.com/N5k2qRH9BL
— PJ Campbell (@pj_campbell) January 3, 2024

Started Reacher S2 and man, it's admittedly low-brow, but I just love the simple nature of "Big man Gary Stu wrecking fools"
Good stuff simple stuff. pic.twitter.com/wjUkA5kuQ3
— Rohail ?? (@someduudee) January 4, 2024

Watching Reacher for the plot

The plot: pic.twitter.com/SWMUyx6zuc
— opinionated homo (@k_plntt) December 31, 2023

This show is great because it just accepts that Reacher is this pulp hero force of nature ala Doc Savage who is gonna crush all the bad guys, solve the crime, save the kid, bang the girl, and go off to the next town to repeat the cycle https://t.co/SRAjqdybdF
— Gunner Dobbins (2nd Invincible Era) (@GunnerDobbins) January 4, 2024

Prime Video releases new episodes every Friday. If you’re a completionist, the first season is also on the streamer. That storyline is based on the first book of the series, Killing Floor, and was also made up of 8 episodes.

Are you one of the Reacher fans who caused it to claim the #1 spot this week? Then let me know if I should add this show to my watch list at @misssharai.

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