‘Reacher’ Faces Off Against Seven-Foot Bodybuilder Paulie in New Teaser as Season 3 Sets February Premiere
variety.comSelome Hailu Jack Reacher‘s got a new opponent. A teaser for Season 3 of “Reacher” reveals a Feb. 20 premiere date and shows the title character (Alan Ritchson) meeting his latest rival: Paulie, a bodybuilder played by real-life bodybuilder Olivier Richters.
First introduced in Lee Child’s 2003 novel “Persuader,” the seventh “Jack Reacher” book that serves as the basis for Season 3, Paulie works as a bodyguard for Zachary Beck (new cast member Anthony Michael Hall), a businessman who Reacher suspects of illegal dealings.
Though Reacher is notably tall and muscular — Ritchson stands above six feet and is known for roles like Aquaman and Hawk — Paulie is hulking in comparison, with Richters being 7-foot-2 and 350 pounds.
In the teaser, Reacher punches Paulie in the gut, but Paulie barely reacts, then lands a punch in Reacher’s face that sends him to the ground. “He’s twice my size,” Reacher says on a phone call with Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), who retorts, “The last time I saw a guy twice your size was on Mount Rushmore.” “Reacher” Season 3 will launch with three episodes followed by weekly drops until the finale on March 27.
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