variety.com
56%
366
‘Jack Reacher’ Series at Amazon Casts Alan Ritchson in Lead Role
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAlan Ritchson has been cast in the lead role of Amazon’s upcoming “Jack Reacher” series, Variety has confirmed.The series is based on the Lee Childs book series. Season 1 of the new series will be based Childs’ first Jack Reacher novel, “The Killing Floor.”Ritchson is perhaps best known for his starring role as Thad Castle on the Spike TV series “Blue Mountain State.” He would go on to reprise the role in the Kickstarter funded film “Blue Mountain State: Rise of Thadland,” which was released in 2016.Hailing from producers Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios, “Jack Reacher” will be executive produced by Nick Santora, who will serve as writer and showrunner.