Alan Ritchson says a future “Reacher” season planned to adapt Lee Child’s 1998 novel “Die Trying” nearly moved forward, but it was later dropped. He made the comments in a social media exchange, referring to the cancellation as happening “until someone got re-elected,” and in some coverage describing it as a shift that prevented the project from proceeding.
Sources agree that the planned storyline centered on Reacher confronting a white supremacist militia and rescuing a kidnapped woman. The outlets differ mainly in how they frame the timeline and what they emphasize: some focus on the planned adaptation itself, while others connect it more directly to which numbered “Reacher” season would have covered “Die Trying.”
As “Reacher” continues, attention turns to upcoming adaptations and which books the show will use next. Reports note filming for a new season is underway, with Deadline and other outlets also highlighting Ritchson’s continued interest in bringing “Die Trying” to the screen.
