TMDb/Jack Reacher Celebrity Why streaming gets Reacher right: How the Prime Video series fixed the Tom Cruise casting and revived the iconic character for fans. April 2, 2026 AceShowbiz - Fans of Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole novels are currently enjoying the Netflix adaptation of the series, which has successfully overshadowed the poorly received 2017 film The Snowman. A similar pattern unfolded with the Jack Reacher franchise when Prime Video launched its streaming series in 2022, casting an actor who closely matched the description of the iconic character.