I am a huge fan of the Lee Child books that feature the wandering force of justice, Jack Reacher. I enjoyed the first attempt by Tom Cruise to bring the hero to life on the big screen (though I thought its sequel failed). But I really grooved on Reacher Season 1, available to anyone with an Amazon Prime Video subscription. The show was a faithful adaptation of the initial Child book Killing Field, and lead Alan Ritchson was an excellent choice to play Jack Reacher on the screen. Reacher easily was one of the best shows on Amazon, and I circled the date for the launch of Reacher Season 2. And it’s here… though with some changes that fans of the books may be curious about.

Reacher Season 2 chose to adapt the Lee Child book Bad Luck and Trouble, a story that follows Reacher to Los Angeles where he and his military colleague Neagley (Maria Sten) investigate the murder of two members of their elite Army Special Forces squadron. The book – and the show – introduce key characters from Reacher’s past: Dixon (Serinda Swan) and O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos). But the series, which is available to stream right now, changes the location of the action from L.A. and Las Vegas to New York City and Atlantic City.