Summary

• Almost the entire cast of Reacher season 2 is new, reflecting the anthology approach of adapting a new book each season.
• Alan Ritchson returns as Jack Reacher, reuniting with Frances Neagley to investigate a murder.
• The season introduces new characters, including Karla Dixon, David O'Donnell, A.M., and Shane Langston, played by Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Robert Patrick, respectively.

Reacher is back with season 2, and the cast looks a lot different compared to season 1's roster of stars. Almost the entire cast of the second season of the Amazon Prime Video show is made up of new actors (aside from two series regulars) as the story jumps ahead more than two years following the events of the season 1 finale. Whereas Reacher season 1 was based on Lee Child's Killing Floor, the first book in the Jack Reacher series, season 2 adapts the eleventh novel, Bad Luck and Trouble. As a result, the writers had to cut many characters from the first eight episodes to make room for new ones in the second season.

It seems the writers are taking the anthology route while developing the action thriller television series, meaning that each season will adapt a new book, and the cast will change often. Since Reacher season 2, which premiered on December 15, 2023, picks up two years, seven months, and 19 days after Jack Reacher left Margrave, viewers meet new characters in the first episode. The second season introduces the members of Reacher's 110th Special Investigations Unit (and a handful of other players).

Alan Ritchson As Jack Reacher

Of course, Reacher wouldn't be the same without the titular character, so Alan Ritchson returns as Jack Reacher in season 2. Following the traumatic events of the season 1 finale, Reacher has returned to his self-proclaimed hobo lifestyle in the new episodes but is pulled into another mystery when Calvin Franz, one of his US Army 110th MP Special Investigations Unit colleagues, is murdered. He reunites with Frances Neagley in New York, and together, they recruit other former members of the unit to investigate Franz's death.

Before starring as Reacher in the Amazon Prime Video series, Ritchson appeared in a handful of other shows and movies. He is known for his roles as Aquaman in Smallville, Hawk in Titans, Thad Castle in Blue Mountain State, and Raphael in 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Additionally, Ritchson played Gloss, the District 1 male tribute, in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Maria Sten As Frances Neagley

Aside from Ritchson as Reacher, the only other cast member from Reacher season 1 who returns as a series regular in season 2 is Maria Sten as Frances Neagley, a corporate security professional. Neagley reaches out to Reacher after Franz's murder, and he immediately hops on the next plane to New York to help her with the case. Together, they reunite the 110th Special Investigations Unit, a significant team in the books. Fans might recognize Sten from television series such as Channel Zero: The Dream Door and Swamp Thing. The Danish actress also won Miss Denmark Universe in 2008 and wrote an episode of Big Sky.

Serinda Swan As Karla Dixon

Reacher season 2 introduces Serinda Swan as Karla Dixon, one of the members of Reacher's unit who is a forensic accountant in corporate risk management. She answers the call from Reacher and Neagley and helps them investigate Franz's death. From the get-go, it's obvious that Reacher and Dixon have chemistry that they never acted on (until episode 2), but only time will tell if their romance turns into something substantial in the second season. Before joining the cast of the action thriller series, Swan appeared in Chicago Fire, Inhumans, Ballers, Coroner, Smallville, Graceland, and many other television shows. She also starred in movies such as Redemption Day and Devotion.

Shaun Sipos As David O'Donnell

Shaun Sipos plays another member of the 110th Special Investigations Unit in Reacher season 2 — David O'Donnell. Along with Dixon, O'Donnell travels to New York to help Reacher and Neagley with Franz's murder case. O'Donnell is now a lawyer with a family, but that doesn't stop him from reverting to his former self as a skilled fighter and investigator. Aside from the Amazon Prime Video series, Sipos has starred in Complete Savages, Life Unexpected, Melrose Place, The Vampire Diaries, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Krypton, and Outer Range.

Ferdinand Kingsley As A.M.

Of course, Reacher season 2 would not be complete without villains, and Ferdinand Kingsley plays one of them. A.M. is a mercenary and terrorist weapons buyer who goes by many different names, like Adrian Mount and Andrew McBride (hence his abbreviated nickname). The antagonist is also working with another villain (more on them below), as revealed in episode 3. The audience might recognize Kingsley from roles such as Hamza Bey in Dracula Untold, Mr. Francatelli in Victoria, Irving Thalberg in Mank, Hob Gadling in The Sandman, and George Wilkins in Silo.

Robert Patrick As Shane Langston

Robert Patrick plays the second villain of The Reacher season 2 — Shane Langston, the head of security for a private defense contractor. Langston is seen torturing Franz in a flashback, and the scene features Franz taunting the antagonist about Reacher coming after him after learning about the murders. Langston is working with A.M., but only time will tell what their evil plan entails. Even before appearing in The Reacher, Patrick was known to portray villains in shows and movies. The actor starred in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Spy Kids, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Walk the Line, The X-Files, The Unit, Sons of Anarchy, Peacemaker, and more.

Reacher Season 2 Supporting Cast & Characters

Domenick Lombardozzi as Gaitano "Guy" Russo - Domenick Lombardozzi plays Gaitan "Guy" Russo, an NYPD officer suspicious of Reacher, in Reacher season 2 on Amazon Prime Video. Viewers might recognize the actor from The Wire, Tulsa King, Entourage, A Bronx Tale, Bridge of Spies, or The Irishman.

Andres Collantes as Jorge Sanchez - Jorge Sanchez, portrayed by Andres Collantes, is a former member of the 110th Special Investigations Unit in the action crime series. The reformed team travels to Atlantic City to find Sanchez but learns bad news instead. Collantes previously appeared in The Night Agent, A Million Little Things, and iZombie.

Edsson Morales as Manuel Orozco - Like Sanchez, Edsson Morales' Manuel Orozco was previously in Reacher's unit but went missing. Before starring in Reacher, Morales had parts in Lost Girl, Rookie Blue, Reign, Black Summer, and Awake.

Luke Bilyk as Calvin Franz - Luke Bilyk's time as Calvin Franz in Reacher season 2 is short-lived since the premiere begins with his murder, which kick-starts the story. A handful of Bilyk's other film and television credits include Kiss and Cry, F the Prom, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Lost Girl, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Shannon Kook as Tony Swan - Shannon Kook stars as Tony Swan, a 110th Special Investigations Unit member, in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series. However, his status as a hero or villain is questioned by episode 3's end. Viewers might recognize Kook from television shows such as The 100, Nancy Drew, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Shadowhunters, or his role as Drew Thomas in the Conjuring film series.

Dean McKenzie as Stanley Lowrey - The final member of the supporting cast of the action crime show is Dean McKenzie, who plays Stanley Lowrey, the oldest member of the Special Investigators and an expert shooter. Unfortunately, episode 1 reveals Stanley died a couple of years ago. Aside from Reacher season 2, McKenzie appeared in The X-Files, Vertical Limit, Exit Wounds, Shooter, Arrow, Riverdale, and Supernatural.

New episodes of Reacher season 2 are released on Fridays on Amazon Prime Video.