Reacher confirms its first spin-off show, but plot details are already worrying me

The television spinoff. It’s hard to pull off. For each Frasierwhat Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) successfully averted the cozy rooms of the Boston bar Cheers After Seattle, there is a long list of failed TV sequels. Joey couldn’t close the gap afterwards Friends.We all loved it 21 Jump Street (and even the film that spoofed it), but no one needed Richard Greico to move on Booker. And now the popular Prime Video thriller has been confirmed to be coming Reacher Is get a spin-off show For the supporting character Frances Neagley, I’m personally concerned that we’re on the right track The Ropersand no necessary sequel like You better call Saul.

deadline now confirms what they originally reported, viz Reacher Co-star Maria Sten will take her character Frances Neagley into her own show, the title of which is tentative Neagley. The minds behind it Reacher The show is being developed by Neagley, with executive producer and showrunner Nick Santora working alongside him Prison break Colleague Nicholas Wootton brings this new show to Prime Video. History notes that Alan Ritchson is expected to appear in it Neagley. They even go so far as to say so what is coming Reacher Season 3which adapts a book by Lee Child that Neagley is not involved with, could be used to prepare for the spin-off.

As a die-hard fan of the Lee Child series of Jack Reacher books, I’m a little worried about this. Convincer, the book on which Reacher Season 3 will be basedis a suspense thriller set off the coast of Maine in which Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) infiltrates a criminal organization to help track down and possibly recover a kidnapped federal agent. It’s a prime example of Reacher having to go it alone. Pushing Neagley into the story because you want to create a spin-off is the first sign of artistic compromise rather than doing what’s right for the story.

It was this response in the Deadline article that had me worried about this Neagley works against the effect of character. Speaking about the opportunity to play Frances Neagley in a spin-off show, Maria Sten said: