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Back in 2012, Tom Cruise starred in an iconic movie titledJack Reacher.Having a sequel in 2016, the franchise was an average success for the actor but it wasn’t until 2023 that the name started getting recognition.
With Alan Ritchson portraying the role of Jack Reacher, the character has become quite famous in 2023. Having a Prime Video series to his name, the character of Jack Reacher has broken a new record in 2023.
Jack Reacher Broke A Record Without Tom Cruise In 2023!
The Tom Cruise franchise that created two films on the character of Jack Reacher wasn’t exactly the best. With average ratings and people hating on Cruise’s portrayal of the character, the movies were abandoned and a series started streaming on Prime Video.
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The series, titledReacher,stars Alan Ritchson as the titular character who portrays the role of a veteran military police investigator. After entering civilian life, Reacher gets falsely accused of murder and has to run and fight against the whole world to prove his innocence by solving the mystery that lies below the surface. With an intriguing storyline at hand, season 2 ofReacherwas Prime Video’s most-watched title in the year 2023!
‘REACHER’ is now the most watched title on Prime Video this year.
Read our S2 review:https://t.co/ulhd9qdhOnpic.twitter.com/b8q7qf4IZy
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm)July 01, 2025
Fans couldn’t help but praise the series and compareReacherto other Prime Video titles likeGen Vand several others.
The fact that its beating Gen V is crazy lol
The boys is up next!
— monarch the great (@OneMonarchTwo)June 28, 2025
The first three episodes are really good. The show respects the source material and takes liberties in places that don’t matter as much.Great show.
— Foreign_gam3r (@ForeignGam3r)June 17, 2025
This is what happens when you respect the source material
— Podio Commentary (@PodioCommentary)June 02, 2025
The first three episodes were amazing, can’t want to see where this series goes. 👌
— Trev 🎴 (@TrevorVandeberg)August 19, 2025
Peak show it deserves it. W
— shamond (@theminuteman99)June 29, 2025
With the actor heaping in praises for being a better Jack Reacher than Tom Cruise, the character took a heavy toll on the actor. Having to resort to Testosterone therapy, Alan Ritchson wasn’t left in the best condition after season one ended!
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Alan Ritchson Had To Resort To Testosterone Therapy!
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It seems a case of ethics about how far an actor can be willing to go for their on-screen character but Alan Ritchson is certainly pushing the limits. AlthoughTom Cruisedid his own stunts throughout his Hollywood career, Alan Ritchson followed suit forReacher.Injuring himself physically and the stress of the show caused Ritchson to have to resort to testosterone therapy to keep up!
“Getting on testosterone was huge for me. I had none by the time I was done with season one, due to the stress and the fatigue and what I had done to my body. For me, it’s a long game. I want to do Reacher for 15 years… I don’t want to have to have surgery after every season, and testosterone helps.”the actor toldMen’s Health UK.
With 2 seasons to its name,Reachercurrently stands at a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDB and a whopping 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The series is available to stream on Prime Video. As for the Tom Cruise starrer,Jack Reacheris currently available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
