Prime Video accelerates its launch Reach renewals, giving its flagship Alan Ritchson-starring drama a Season 6 revival just 12 days after the Season 4 finale and four months after the Season 5 debut order — the first time the series has received two renewals in the same year.
This opportunity allows the series developed by Nick Santora based on Lee Child’s books to remain on an annual basis. Season 5, which had already been largely written by the time of the May greenlight, began production in late July in Toronto, ahead of Season 4’s August 12 premiere. It is based on Make methe 20th book in the Child series. It has not yet been determined which novel will serve as the source material for Season 6. (Ritchson, who is also an executive producer on Reaching, recently revealed on social media that Die trying is his favorite book in the franchise, and that “I had it approved until someone got re-elected.” “)
The renewal comes as season 4 of Reach garnered 66 million viewers worldwide in its first 28 days on Prime Video, according to Amazon, defying the recent downward trend in streaming viewership by surpassing Season 3’s performance.
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Seasons 2, 4 and 3 of Reach (in that order) rank among the most-watched returning seasons of all time on Prime Video, with seasons 2 and 4 being among the top five most-watched seasons of any original series in the platform’s history, alongside the first seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power And To fall.
Through Amazon, more than half (58%) of ReachSeason 4’s audience is based internationally, with outsized performances in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Brazil.
The season was also strong in the United States; it just recorded its fifth consecutive billion-minute weekly audience total in Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings with 1.18 billion minutes, finishing No. 1 in four of five weeks.
In addition, Reach spawned a franchise with spinoffs Neagley, with Maria Sten, which looks good for a season 2 renewal.
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“Reach it hits hard,” said Peter Friedlander, head of global television at Amazon MGM Studios. “What Lee Child has built and Nick Santora and his creative teams have brought to life is nothing short of incredible. Alan Ritchson is Jack Reacher – he delivered a performance that captivated audiences around the world. Together with our partners at Paramount Television Studios, we couldn’t be more excited to continue this journey. Reacher is a truly iconic series, and we are thrilled to be on board with this extraordinary cast and crew for season six.
Produced by Paramount Television Studios and Amazon MGM Studios, Reachr is written by Santora, who produces and serves as showrunner. In addition to Santora, Child and Ritchson, the list of executive producers includes Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, Mick Betancourt, Lisa Kussner, Sam Hill, Amy Pocha and Seth Cohen.
In season 4, based on Lee Child’s Gone tomorrowa chance encounter with a clueless stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, drawing Jack Reacher (Ritchson) into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless enemies from the highest echelons of power. The season’s cast includes Chris Marquette, Sydelle Noel, Agnez Mo, Anggun, Kevin Weisman, Marc Blucas, Kevin Corrigan and Kathleen Robertson.
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