Lee Child himself has been heavily involved in all of Jack Reacher’s on-screen endeavors. He served as an executive producer on two films starring Tom Cruise in 2012 and 2016, and brought the character of a former military police officer to the streaming era after fans decided that Cruise’s relatively small stature was not suitable for him. He led me to Child is once again serving as an executive producer on Reacher and is fully committed to helping move forward with the small screen version of the film he created. So not only was he present for most of the decision-making regarding Season 2, but he was also involved in the discussions themselves. In an interview with Empire magazine, the author revealed that he had “extensive discussions” with the production team about which books to adapt for the second season, concluding that there was “no reason to do them out of order.”he continued
“The idea went like this: The Killing Floor introduces us to a character named Reacher. So what book would depict his professional life and his actions during his time in the military? It was ‘Bad Luck And Trouble.”’ That’s the thing about people in Hollywood, they talk a lot, but in the end it makes sense. ”
The logic here is also indisputable. Adapting “Bad Luck and Trouble” allowed the writers to delve deeper into Reacher’s military past than they did in season 1, literally revealing what Reacher did on a day-to-day basis as the leader of the special agents. I was able to show it (through flashbacks). Now that Season 2 has concluded with an explosive finale, it’s safe to say that fans of the streaming version of Reacher have a more comprehensive understanding of Alan Ritchson’s hulking protagonist. I think.
