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Reacher Season 3: Paulie Falls For One of Oldest Pranks in The Book
In this clip from the third season of Prime Video's Alan Ritchson-starring Reacher, Paulie falls for a classic "test your strength" prank.
Article Summary
- Reacher Season 3 offers a sneak peek of Paulie falling for a classic strength test prank.
- Jack Reacher and Paulie, played by Olivier Richters, face off in an epic showdown.
- The new season draws on Lee Child's novel Persuader, with undercover Reacher on a mission.
- Cast additions include Anthony Michael Hall and Sonya Cassidy as key characters.
When we last checked in on how things were looking with the third season of Prime Video's Alan Ritchson-starring series adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels, "The Dutch Giant" Olivier Richters was offering some insights into the smackdown that's ahead between Richters' Paulie – the bodyguard for Anthony Michael Hall's businessman Zachary Beck – and Jack (Ritchson). Now, we're getting a sneak peek at the third season that finds Jack getting Paulie to fall for one of the oldest "test of strength" pranks that's ever existed – classic because it never gets old. If this is any indication of how they're "getting along," we're going to assume that their fight is going to be epic…
UPDATE (3:23 pm ET): Prime Video just released the clip on YouTube – here's a look:
Here's a look at the clip that Richters shared earlier today – followed by a look back at what else we know about the third season of Prime Video's Reacher – set to hit screens on Feb. 20th:
Reacher Season 3: Some Things You Should Know…
Back in January 2024, we learned that the third season would be tackling Lee Child's seventh novel, 2003's Persuader, with Reacher going undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past. In February, we learned that Anthony Michael Hall and Sonya Cassidy were joining Ritchson and the returning Maria Sten (Frances Neagley) during the currently-in-production season. Hall's Zachary Beck is a formidable & successful businessman – and a widow and single father of a 20-year-old son, Richard – who owns a rug import company that Reacher believes is a cover for some shady dealings. Cassidy's Susan Duffy is an extremely intelligent and tough DEA agent from Boston with a sharp and sarcastic sense of humor.
In March 2024, we learned that Brian Tee had joined the cast in the series regular role of Quinn. A physically imposing and intimidating character, Quinn was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army whom Reacher (Ritchson) investigated a decade prior when he sold military secrets to hostile nations. In addition, Johnny Berchtold was cast in the series regular role of Richard Beck, a sensitive and artistic college student who lost his mother when he was young and is the only son of businessman Zachary Beck (Hall). Five years ago, he was the victim of a traumatic kidnapping that left him mutilated.
Roberto Montesinos' series regular Guillermo Villanueva is a DEA agent on the verge of retirement who has served as the mentor and father figure of Agent Susan Duffy (Cassidy). Paunchy with bad knees and a good-natured sense of humor, Villanueva loves and cares about Duffy – even though they bust each other's chops all the time. Daniel David Stewart's recurring Steven Elliot is a clean-cut rookie DEA agent – a lovable guy who's fresh-faced, new to the job, and still learning. In addition, we learned that "The Dutch Giant" Olivier Richters (Black Widow, Borderlands) has joined the cast as Paulie – one of Beck's bodyguards and 7 feet, 2 inches of trouble for Jack.
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