Although it is unknown which books Reacher‘s seasons 4 and 5 will adapt, season 3’s flashbacks might have already paved the way for the show to adapt two books in the upcoming installments. Since there are many books in Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, the Amazon Prime Video detective series cannot strive to adapt all of them. Instead, it must carefully choose a handful of them and ensure they will be suitable for live-action storytelling on television.
So far, Reacher has done a decent job choosing which book would work well in the television format. While season 1 perfectly kicked off the series by adapting Lee Child’s Killing Floor, season 2 expanded the тιтular figure’s backstory and effectively raised the stakes by picking up Bad Luck & Trouble‘s story. Reacher season 3, too, progressed the show in a positive direction by taking on Lee Child’s Persuader. Only time will tell which books seasons 4 and 5 will adapt. However, one season 3 story might have already revealed the perfect books the show must tackle next.
After Garber’s Season 3 Introduction, A Die Trying Adaptation Would Make Sense For Reacher Season 4
Die Trying Was The First Book That Introduced Leon Garber
Jack Reacher’s senior officer from the military police, Lieutenant General Leon Jerome Garber, was not originally a part of Lee Child’s Persuader. However, despite this, Reacher season 3 introduces him as one of its secondary characters during flashbacks. The fact that the show drifts away from its source material to introduce Garber suggests that he might have a more significant role in future seasons. In the original book series, Garber is first introduced in Die Trying, which is set in 1988.
Since Reacher season 3 has already introduced Leon Garber as an important guiding figure from Jack Reacher’s military past, it would make sense for the series to adapt Die Trying next and further explore the two characters’ relationship.
In the book, Garber vouches for Jack Reacher when the тιтular character lands in serious trouble. Although the book eventually goes on to unfold like a typical Reacher thriller, it plays a crucial role in highlighting how Jack Reacher and Leon Garber shared a father-son dynamic when Reacher was in the military. Since Reacher season 3 has already introduced Leon Garber as an important guiding figure from Jack Reacher’s military past, it would make sense for the series to adapt Die Trying next and further explore the two characters’ relationship.
Alan Ritchson Also Wants Reacher To Adapt Lee Child’s Die Trying
Die Trying Happens To Be Ritchson’s Favorite Jack Reacher Novel
Interestingly, Alan Ritchson has often touted Die Trying as his favorite Jack Reacher novel. He has also shared (via Game Rant) that they have already been discussing the adaptation of the book and that he is determined to “find a way” to make it happen. Alan Ritchson’s statement suggests that the show’s creators have already been considering Die Trying as a potential future adaptation, which probably explains why Garber was carefully introduced in season 3.
While only time will tell whether Reacher season 4 will adapt the Lee Child novel, a Die Trying adaptation in the show’s future seasons almost seems inevitable since Alan Ritchson, too, wants to “find a way” to make it possible. Even from a critical standpoint, Die Trying is often touted as one of the better installments in the Lee Child book series, which is another solid reason why it deserves to be adapted into a Reacher season. Since the adaptation would also mark Leon Garber’s return, it could give the series much-needed continuity that the first three seasons have seemingly lacked.
Die Trying’s Story Would Pave The Way To Adapt Tripwire In Reacher Season 5
Garber Is The Primary Driver Of Tripwire’s Main Conflict
After walking through the events of Die Trying and establishing Jack Reacher’s relationship with Leon Garber, Reacher could jump ahead to Lee Child’s Tripwire. In more ways than one, Tripwire serves as a direct extension of Die Trying‘s story because Leon Garber is the primary trigger for one of its opening plot threads. Like Die Trying, Tripwire is also among the most acclaimed installments in the Lee Child series, making it perfect for adapting to the screen.
Tripwire also adds Leon Garber’s daughter, Jodie, to the mix, who eventually gets romantically involved with Jack Reacher. Unlike most of Reacher’s romantic partners, who do not appear in more than one installment, Jodie is portrayed as a recurring character in Lee Child’s Running Blind (тιтled The Visitor in the UK). If all goes well for Prime Video’s Reacher, it could maintain a semblance of continuity well beyond season 4 by adapting Running Blind right after Die Trying and Tripwire.
