Alan Ritchson plays a major role in shaping Reacher and its future direction, and he just dropped a hint about what’s next. With Reacher Season 3 now streaming on Prime Video, both Ritchson and author Lee Child are already considering future adaptations—The Midnight Line being a top contender. In an interview with Business Insider, Child shared that The Midnight Line, which delves into the opioid crisis, is the book he’s “proudest of” and would be “interested to see” adapted into the series.
The book that I am proudest of is The Midnight Line, which is about the opioid crisis, written from a very sympathetic point of view, from the addict’s point of view, And I do not know how that would play on TV, but that would be one that I’d be interested to see.
Child explained
In the novel, Reacher discovers a West Point military academy class ring in a pawn shop and realizes its owner likely didn’t give it up willingly. Determined to uncover the truth, his search pulls him into a dangerous opioid trafficking network, giving him a firsthand look at addiction from a perspective far different from his own.
Advertisement He has to be sympathetic for something he would never do, something he probably has no basic sympathy for. But he’s considerate of somebody who suffers from it.
Child added
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In another interview, Ritchson expressed his excitement for The Midnight Line, saying he enjoyed it both as a reader and as someone shaping the series. He noted how “progressive” the stories were, even back in the 1990s.
I do like that book, It’s fun watching the content of the books evolve. He started writing these in the ’90s. Some of the concepts that he tackles… He’s very progressive in these books and to watch the conversation change over time is a lot of fun. It’d be fun to tackle a more modern story.
Ritchson said
Reacher has been renewed for Season 4, and the franchise is growing with a Frances Neagley spin-off starring Maria Sten. New episodes drop every Thursday on Prime Video.