Trivia / Reacher

• Approval of God: Lee Child has greatly approved of Alan Ritchson playing Reacher (though he had also praised Tom Cruise).
• Author's Saving Throw: After complaints that Tom Cruise was too short to play Jack Reacher, the casting call for this series specified that the studio was looking for actors who were over six-feet tall. Alan Ritchson noted that he was required to provide specific body measurements on camera to even be considered for an audition.
• California Doubling: Although the first season is set in Georgia (with brief detours to New York and Paris), it was actually shot in Ontario, Canada.
• Creator Backlash: Alan Ritchson has complained about the weight he gained to play Reacher, saying that all the extra muscle is putting a strain on his heart and makes it hard to do strenuous activites.
• Creator-Preferred Adaptation: Lee Child has alluded several times to the fact that Alan Ritchson physically fits the hero he created better than Tom Cruise (who played him in Jack Reacher and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) did.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Alan Ritchson gained 30 pounds of muscle for the first season.
• Fake American: The British Chris Webster, Danish Maria Sten, and Canadians Serinda Swan and Shaun Sipos, among many others, play Americans on this series.
• Killer App: According to Prime Video, Reacher became one of the platform's top-five series just three days after its premiere, with many viewers bingeing all eight episodes the day they dropped. This led to a quick renewal.
• On-Set Injury: During filming, Ritchson broke a bone in his shoulder, which required surgery. He also tore one of his abdominal muscles during a fight scene.

---