‘Reacher’ Season 1 review: Alan Ritchson-led show has the legs for a long haul

All who were deeply unhappy with Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher in the two movies based on Lee Child’s bestsellers, can breathe easy as the real deal is here. Reacher, based on the Child’s first novel, Killing Floor, detailing the adventures of a nomadic ex-MP, has got everything right from the explosive action to the many twists and turns, including a vital clue based on a punctuation mark. Reacher Season: 1 Episodes: 8 Creator: Nick Santora Cast: Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Hugh Thompson, Maria Sten, Harvey Guillén, Kristin Kreuk, Currie Graham, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. Carpenter, Maxwell Jenkins, Bruce McGill Run time: 40 to 52 minutes Storyline: Bodies begin to pile up in the sleepy town of Margrave, Georgia when a tall stranger steps off a bus looking for the final resting place of a talented Blues musician A perfect hero—he even punches out a bad man ill-treating a dog, Reacher gets off a bus at Margrave, Georgia, when he remembers his brother Joe telling him about a Blues musician, Blind Blake, who had died there. Jack Reacher fans, who have followed the ex-military policeman’s adventures over 26 novels will be pleased at the care taken over creating the character.