Reacher is back with new episodes on Prime Video. Season 3 premieres its first three episodes on Thursday, Feb. 20. Like the previous installments of the streamer’s hit thriller, this season finds the former military investigator in a new town dealing with new enemies. In short, he’s back on his vigilante justice grind.
When it comes to Reacher, going rogue is about as natural for the big man as breathing is for the rest of us. This key personality detail made the hero of Lee Child’s book series so popular. Yet, as much as Jack Reacher loves to go solo and operate under the radar, the character cannot work alone. Technically, it wouldn’t sustain an eight-episode story arc, let alone multiple seasons. The emotional stakes would simply fizzle out. There’s only so much brooding an audience can take.
Whether it’s officer (and love interest) Roscoe Conklin (Willa Fitzgerald) from season 1 or Frances Neagley and the surviving members of the Special Investigators from season 2, it’s become evident that Jack Reacher is only as interesting as the characters he’s paired with.
A new cast of heroes and villains enters his world in the latest episodes (which takes inspiration from Lee Child’s book Persuader). Once again, teamwork makes the dream work in season 3, whether Reacher likes it or not.
By now, I’m sure you see where I’m going with this. Jack Reacher isn’t the only MVP here. Read on for a rundown of five key players that keep the action coming in season 3 of Reacher.
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Susan Duffy
(played by Sonya Cassidy)
As soon as she comes on screen, Susan Duffy is a standout. She’s a no-nonsense DEA agent from Boston who cuts through the tension with her intelligence and snarky sense of humor. She comes to Reacher for intel on a missing woman and soon becomes his partner in fighting a brutal crime boss.
Zachary Beck
(played by Anthony Michael Hall)
Olivier Richters plays Paulie, the body guard that towers over Alan Ritchson’s Jack Reacher in season 3 of Prime Video.
Alan Ritchson is a sizable dude, which makes his casting as Jack Reacher quite fitting. As towering as he may be to most, Reacher meets his match in season 3 when he meets Beck’s bodyguard, a former army officer named Paulie. Played by former bodybuilder Olivier Richters (who stands at 7 feet, 2 inches tall and goes by the name The Dutch Giant), it’s clear that the two will eventually go toe-to-toe in the new episodes.
Francis Xavier Quinn
(played by Brian Tee)
The demons from Reacher’s past keep coming back to haunt him. In season 3, Quinn is that demon. He was a lieutenant colonel who Reacher investigated for selling national secrets back when he was still in the army. Needless to say, it sounds like Quinn has only gotten worse over time.
