8 Shows Like Reacher to Watch
The third season of Prime Video‘s action series, Reacher, arrived on February 20 and fans were excited to find out ahead of its release that the series has been renewed for a fourth season.
Based on Lee Child’s novel Persuader, Season 3 finds Reacher (Alan Ritchson) in the middle of a criminal enterprise when trying to rescue an undercover DEA informant (new cast member Sonya Cassidy) whose time is running out. He soon finds a world of secrecy and violence, and confronts some unfinished business from his own past.
Addtional new cast for Season 3 are Anthony Michael Hall (Bosch: Legacy) as Zachary Beck, Brian Tee (Chicago Med) as Quinn, Johnny Berchtold (Tiny Beautiful Things) as Richard Beck, Robert Montesinos (We Bought a Zoo) as Guillermo Villanueva, Olivier Richters (Black Widow) as Paulie, and Daniel David Stewart (For All Mankind) as Steven Elliot.
A new episode of Season 3 drops weekly until its season finale on March 27.
While you wait for new episodes, here are 8 shows like Reacher you can check out if you’re in the mood for more action-thriller content.
Banshee (2013-2016)
Cast: Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Hoon Lee, Lili Simmons, Frankie Faison, Ryann Shane, Matt Servitto, Rus Blackwell, Matthew Rauch, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Demetrius Grosse
Synopsis: “An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business.”
Where to watch: Max, Spectrum
Justified (2010-2015)
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Nick Searcy, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Natalie Zea, Jere Burns
Synopsis: “Deputy Raylan Givens has his own, Wild West-style methods of upholding justice, putting him at odds with the criminals he hunts and with his bosses in the U.S. Marshals Service. And an incident prompts his reassignment to the Kentucky district where he grew up. The character is based on one created by author Elmore Leonard in several books and short stories.”
Where to watch: Hulu
Longmire (2012-2017)
Cast: Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman, Zahn McClarnon, Adam Bartley, Louanne Stephens, Bailey Chase, A Martinez, Graham Greene
Synopsis: “Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.”
Where to watch: Paramount+, Pluto TV
The Night Agent (2023 – )
Cast: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Hong Chau, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Kari Matchett, Eve Harlow, Arienne Mandi, Sarah Desjardins, Louis Herthum
Synopsis: “Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Punisher (2017-2019)
Cast: Jon Bernthal, Amber Rose Revah, Ben Barnes, Jason R. moore, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Floriana Lima
Synopsis: “After the murder of his family, Frank Castle becomes a vigilante known as “the Punisher”, who aims to fight crime by any means necessary.”
Where to watch: Disney+
Shooter (2016-2018)
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Shantel VanSanten, Omar Epps, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jesse Bradford, Lexy Kolker
Synopsis: “A conspiracy thriller that follows the journey of Bob Lee Swagger; an expert marksman, and highly-decorated veteran, coerced back into action to prevent a plot to kill the president.”
Where to watch: Apple TV, Tubi
The Terminal List (2022 – )
Cast: Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Arlo Mertz, Jared Shaw, JD Pardo, Christina Vidal
Synopsis: “Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons he’s learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (2018-2023)
Cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Abbie Cornish, Betty Gabriel, John Hoogenakker, Kevin Kent, Nina Hoss, Noomi Rapace
Synopsis: “Author Tom Clancy introduced the character of Jack Ryan in a series of books before Ryan headed to the big screen in several films. Now the former U.S. Marine is featured in an episodic series for the first time, with John Krasinski portraying Ryan in this Amazon original thriller that centers on Ryan as an up-and-coming CIA analyst. He is thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time and uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
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8 Shows Like Reacher to Watch