- Jack Reacher’s close friend in “Reacher,” Frances Neagley, is getting her own eponymous spinoff.
- Maria Sten told Business Insider “Neagley” shows the character has a life outside of helping Reacher.
- Lee Child, the author of the “Jack Reacher” books, told BI the show might premiere at the end of 2025
After the success of “Reacher” season three, the world of Jack Reacher is about to get bigger. The hero’s close friend Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) is getting her own spinoff called (you guessed it) “Neagley.”
Like Reacher, Neagley is based on the books by British author Lee Child. She was a member of the Military Police’s 110th Special Investigations unit, which Reacher led before he left the armed forces.
Amazon announced the “Neagley” spinoff in October 2024 and confirmed that Maria Sten will lead the series.
“When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice.
“Using everything she’s learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil,” the show’s synopsis reads.
Speaking to Forbes last month, Ritchson joked that he couldn’t confirm if he’d appear in “Neagley.”
“That would make sense, but we cannot confirm that it would make sense. It just makes sense in a world of hypotheticals.
“Like if he popped in for a couple of episodes. But it could happen.”
Sten spoke to Business Insider about “Neagley” ahead of the release of the latest season of “Reacher.” Here’s what to know.
Maria Sten said ‘Neagley’ shows her character has a life outside of her relationship with Reacher
Recalling how Neagley has developed in “Reacher” since 2022, Sten said: “When we first meet her, I think she’s still sort of a stray dog, out of the military and finding her way in the world. Then, coming into season two, she definitely found her way in the world, at least in her professional life.
“I think season three is more of that, where we really see her established in her life in Chicago before she, of course, goes off to help Reacher.”
Sten continued: “I think that is a nice way to hand off the character from, ‘Yes, I am living in this Reacher universe and I’m connected to him.’ She has been showing up for him but also showing the world that yes, there’s also a life outside of Reacher and she is actually running her own cases and doing her own thing and has her own problems as well, outside of helping the big guy!
“So I think they did a lovely thing to honor the book and honor what Reacher is, but also honor Neagley’s contribution so far and send her off on her own.”
‘Neagley’ does not have a release date yet, but Lee Child said it might arrive by the end of 2025
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Amazon is still developing the spinoff, which doesn’t have a release date. Neagley doesn’t have dedicated books like Reacher, so that may explain why it is taking some time to develop.
But co-showrunners Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton could adapt storylines from the five “Jack Reacher” books by Lee Child that Neagley appears in.
In an interview with BI before the premiere of “Reacher” season three, Child suggested the show might debut at the end of 2025.
“They start shooting very soon, as a matter of fact! And I think I’ve seen the screenplays, I think it’s going to be excellent, just as good as ‘Reacher,’ really,” he said. “So you know, with a bit of luck, the ‘Reacher’-verse will dominate the year on Amazon Prime both ends of it.”
‘Riverdale’ and ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’stars have been cast in ‘Neagley’
On February 25, Sten confirmed on Instagram that “Neagley” had started filming its first season. That day, Amazon named a handful of cast members who had joined the series, although little is known about their characters.
“Riverdale” star Greyston Holt will play Detective Hudson Riley alongside Adeline Rudolph, who appeared in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and will play Renee.
“Mayor of Kingstown” actor Matthew Del Negro will play Pierce Woodrow, while “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” actor Damon Herriman will play Lawrence Cole. Newcomer Jasper Jones has also been cast as Keno.
