Prime Video's Reacher Replacement Justifies Its Ambitious 10-Year Plan

Published Oct 26, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

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Prime Video's replacement for Reacher has justified its ambitious, 10-year plan with the release of its latest batch of episodes. The streaming service is home to a number of high-octane, action-packed shows that have landed well with audiences. Of course, its most successful has been Reacher, based on Lee Child's Jack Reacher novel series. The show stars Alan Ritchson as the titular character, a nomadic Army vet who finds himself embroiled in a new conflict or conspiracy every season. Reacher season 4 recently ended, while the show has been renewed through season 6.

But what makes Reacher as a whole so special is that it's the pinnacle for a larger franchise that's starting to build around it. This comes in the form of the spinoff Neagley, following his long-time Army friend Frances Neagley conducting her own action-packed investigations. Season 2 has already been confirmed, with the show expected to run side-by-side with the core series in the franchise. But this is just one military-adjacent, action-focused TV universe Prime Video is developing right now.

The other is The Terminal List, a series based on Jack Carr's novels of the same name. The show stars Chris Pratt as James Reece, a SEAL Team member whose platoon and family are killed as part of a cover-up involving experimental drugs tested on US soldiers. The Terminal List season 1 follows Reece's quest for revenge as he hunts down everyone on the titular list who was involved in the deaths of his friends and family. But this is only the beginning for a military action universe with a long-term plan in place.

The Terminal List Season 2 Sets Up A Wider Universe

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The Terminal List season 2 dropped on Prime Video on October 21, 2026. Based on the second novel in the series, True Believer, the newest episodes follow Reece as he's recruited by the CIA to fight a technologically-advanced Al-Qaeda, who Reece's former friend, Mo, appears to be allied with. Mo is also a returning character from the franchise's 2025 prequel series, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, which followed Reece's friend Ben Edwards prior to the events of the main show.

But this is only the beginning for its Dark Wolf connections. The show also features Raife Hastings and Jules Landry in significant roles, both of whom were introduced in the prequel show. It gives season 2 a shared universe lens that lays the groundwork for a much bigger story moving forward. This includes setup with Reece's father, who, based on the end of The Terminal List season 2, may have an even bigger role to play in the story should season 3 come to fruition. All of these elements are part of the series' bigger vision.

Where Should The Terminal List Season 2’s 10-Year Plan Go?

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Series creator David DiGilio has confirmed The Terminal List has a 10-year plan that widens the scope of its universe through a variety of storytelling ideas. While this includes ideas for season 3 and beyond, season 2 also laid the groundwork for plenty of other tales its universe could tell. Hastings' major role in season 2 shows he can hold his own onscreen, which would be the perfect presence necessary for a spinoff starring his character. There could also be an approach that allows the story of Dark Wolf to continue showcasing Ben's fall from grace.

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In addition, Reece's father, Tom Reece, is also the star of his own novel by Carr, Cry Havoc. An adaptation could deliver additional context to his presence in the present day storyline, aiding in the further expansion of the military action universe. The Terminal List has the capacity to be one of Prime Video's more interesting TV series, since there's so many different directions it could go. When compared to Reacher, the show could join its ranks in the realm of ongoing shared universes on the platform.