Reacher
Alan Ritchson Lost His Chance to Play Marvel’s Thor: “I Didn’t Take it Seriously”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe could have looked slightly different, Alan Ritchson revealed this week. The Reacher star said he came close to playing Thor, god of thunder, before Marvel eventually handed the role to Chris Hemsworth. “I didn’t take it seriously,” Ritchson said of his MCU audition in a new Men’s Health cover story. “I […]
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‘Ordinary Angels’ Review: Hilary Swank Plucks Heartstrings Expertly in Inspirational Drama
Alan Ritchson also stars in this fact-based film about a hairdresser who makes it her mission to help a family in desperate need.
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Bluey’ Leads Big Week on Nielsen Charts
The week of Jan. 15-21 was a big one for streaming. Seven titles — three original series, three acquired shows and one movie — each drew more than 1 billion minutes of viewing for the week, the most that have ever hit that mark in the four-year history of Nielsen’s streaming charts. The previous high was […]
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‘Tracker’ Review: Justin Hartley Plays a Gig-Economy Jack Reacher in CBS’ Fast-Moving but Bland Thriller
Jeffrey Deaver's reward-seeking loner leaps to the small screen in a new procedural that launches in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot.
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Fool Me Once’ Opens Big for Netflix
Netflix rang in 2024 with a huge opening week for its series Fool Me Once. The thriller based on a novel by Harlan Coben scored better than 3 billion minutes of viewing in the week of Jan. 1-7, easily leading Nielsen’s streaming charts for the week (it premiered on New Year’s Day). The series had […]
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‘Reacher’ Boss Says Viewers Can Count on One Thing for Season 3
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Reacher‘s second season.] Viewers of Reacher have now had one week to decompress, perhaps rewind, and think about how archvillain Shane Langston (Robert Patrick) finally got his in the season two finale. After saving love interest Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan) from dropping mid-air out of a helicopter, […]
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Maria Sten Set to Return to ‘Reacher’ in Season 3
Jack Reacher won’t be working alone in season three of Reacher. The Prime Video series — one of the biggest shows on the Amazon platform — will feature the return of Maria Sten as Frances Neagley, Reacher’s (Alan Ritchson) former military colleague, in its third season. Prime Video renewed Reacher for a third season before its season […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Percy Jackson’ Gets Solid Start on Disney+
The streaming gods have smiled on Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The Disney+ series based on author Rick Riordan’s best-selling books opened to a good-sized audience in the week before Christmas. The first two episodes, which debuted the evening of Dec. 19, drew about 572 million minutes of watch time, according to Nielsen’s streaming ratings. […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Reacher’ Still Big in Second- Season Debut
Reacher began its second season with big viewing-time numbers, cementing its status as one of the most popular shows on Amazon’s Prime Video. The series based on Lee Child’s novels had 1.69 billion minutes of watch time for the week of Dec. 11-17; season two’s first three episodes debuted Dec. 15 (viewing time for the […]
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Alan Ritchson on Doing His Own Stunts and Theme of ‘Reacher’ Season 2 (Don’t Mess With My Family)
[This story contains mild spoilers to the three-episode premiere of season two of Reacher.] During the three-episode opener of Reacher’s season two premiere, audiences found the nomadic muscle-bound former leader of an elite military unit in Lee Child’s best-selling novels trying to live the same discreet unnoticeable life as best as a 6-foot-5 Herculean-framed man […]
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Hard-Fought Lesson That Changed His Life: “I Almost Didn’t Survive”
When it comes to red carpet interviews, one minute is fair, three minutes is great and 10 minutes, well, that just never happens. Alan Ritchson generously proved to be an exception to the rule on Wednesday night when the Reacher star spent a chunk of time speaking with The Hollywood Reporter inside L.A.’s Culver Theater, […]
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‘Reacher’ Grabs Early Season 3 Renewal at Amazon
Prime Video is locking in one of its biggest series for a longer term. The Amazon-owned streamer has ordered a third season of Reacher, two weeks before the scheduled premiere of the show’s second installment on Dec. 15. Series lead Alan Ritchson — who will also be an executive producer on season three — made the announcement […]
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