Reacher Season One Blu-ray review

Nov 30, 2022- Permalink

Audiences will be familiar with Jack Reacher character either through the novels by author Lee Child or the two movies that starred Tom Cruise. The new Reacher series goes back to the beginning for the character and is based on Child’s book The Killing Floor. Paramount has released the eight episodes of Reacher Season One on Blu-ray and I had a chance to look.

Reacher, played by Alan Ritchson, is a retired military police officer who finds himself arrested for murder in a rural Georgia town. Released, he begins an investigation that leads to a web of corrupt police, politicians and businessmen. The series cast includes Malcolm Goodwin , Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Bruce McGill and Maria Sten.

The 1080p AVC encoded digital transfer is presented in a 2.00:1 aspect ratio. It’s a clear and sharp image with excellent detail in facial features, textiles and environments. The colour palette ranges from popping primaries to more muted tones with bright whites. The black levels are deep and satisfying with no real loss of detail in the shadows and darker scenes. This is a very good video presentation.

On the audio side of things, you have the choice of an English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack as well as French and German Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks. Subtitles are available for English, English SDH, French, and German. It’s a great track. Your surrounds will be filled with everything from ambient noises to action sound effects. Your subwoofer will add satisfying bass to both the score and the action, while dialogue is clear and centred.

The three-disc Blu-ray set does not come with a digital code. There are a couple of featurettes exploring the character and the production.

Well-acted and with great video and audio, the Reacher Season One Blu-ray is a good intro to the series.