Skydance Television also produces Grace and Frankie and Altered Carbon for Netflix and is behind the adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation for Apple TV+. Maisel, Homecoming, Undone, Hanna, Goliath, Carnival Row and Modern Love, along with the Jordan Peele-produced Hunters, which is set to premiere Feb. Jack Reacher joins a Prime Video roster that also includes The Marvelous Mrs. By now I know these guys, and Reacher is in the perfect hands, believe me.” He is the pulse of Reacher.”Īdded Child, “It’s been great so far, but really, the fun starts here. Child’s books - and luckily Lee has been there, and will continue to be there, to help guide us along the way in this series. “It will be the goal of every writer, producer, actor, executive and crew member to capture the essence of Mr. “Lee Child has created an incredible character and world,” said Santora. Carolyn Harris is overseeing the project for Skydance. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross will also exec produce. Santora ( Prison Break, Quibi’s The Fugitive reboot) will serve as showrunner on Jack Reacher and executive produce with Child, Don Granger, Scott Sullivan and Christopher McQuarrie, who wrote and directed the 2012 film and produced the sequel. Other Amazon series based on books include The Man in the High Castle, The Boys, Mozart in the Jungle and the upcoming Wheel of Time and Daisy Jones and the Six.

The streamer’s longest-running series, Bosch, is based on novels by Michael Connelly, and it is in production on a mega-budgeted Lord of the Rings adaptation. It has been renewed for a third season.Īmazon, which started as an online bookseller, has made adaptations of books a key part of its Prime Video strategy. 31, drew solid viewing numbers in its first week, according to Nielsen. Jack Ryan‘s second season, which was released Oct. The project comes from Amazon Studios, Skydance Television and Paramount Television Studios - the same trio behind Jack Ryan, another action-oriented drama based on a best-selling series of novels. 'Westworld' Creators' Futuristic Drama 'The Peripheral' Gets Amazon Pickup The show could be a big franchise for Amazon: Child has written more than 20 novels featuring the character, which have collectively sold more than 100 million copies and have been translated in 49 languages. The project grew out of a script-to-series deal, with Scorpion creator Nick Santora adapting Child’s book series about a military veteran who lives a nomadic life as a freelance investigator and problem solver.

The first season will be based on the inaugural Reacher novel, The Killing Floor. The show will air on the tech giant’s Prime Video streaming platform, with a premiere date yet to be determined. Amazon has given a series order to Jack Reacher, a drama based on the best-selling series of novels by Lee Child.

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