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Shows that feel likeReacher (2022–)

Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.

If you loved Reacher, the closest series we have are Shooter (2016), Person of Interest (2011) and Prison Break (2005). All three share Reacher's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Bodyguard (2018).

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If Reacher hit the spot, these will too

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Shooter
2016–2018 · 3 seasons · USA Network
★ 7.5action & adventure · war & politics · drama

A former military specialist framed and hunting the people responsible

The difference: Conspiracy thriller, and far less enjoyable company

Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.

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Person of Interest
2011–2016 · 5 seasons · CBS
★ 8.5action & adventure · crime · sci-fi & fantasyPrime VideoPeacock

A lethal drifter intervening where the law can't

The difference: Surveillance-state premise

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 

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Prison Break
2005–2017 · 5 seasons · FOX
★ 8.3action & adventure · crime · dramaHulu

One man methodically dismantling a conspiracy

The difference: Serialized escape thriller

Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

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The Night Agent
2023– · 4 seasons · Netflix
★ 7.4action & adventure · drama · mysteryNetflix

An ordinary professional dropped into a conspiracy with real muscle behind it

The difference: Washington thriller machinery, faster and less physical

Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.

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Scorpion
2014–2018 · 4 seasons · CBS
★ 7.1action & adventure · drama · crimeParamount+

Specialists out-thinking every room

The difference: Genius-team procedural

Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.

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The Terminal List
2022– · 2 seasons · Prime Video
★ 7.9action & adventure · dramaPrime Video

A soldier working methodically through the people who wronged his unit

The difference: Humourless and much grimmer, with no wit

Navy SEAL Commander James Reece turns to vengeance as he investigates the mysterious forces behind the murder of his entire platoon. Free from the military's command structure, Reece applies the lessons he's learned from nearly two decades of warfare to hunt down the people responsible.

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Bodyguard
2018 · 1 season · BBC One
★ 8crime · drama · war & politicsNetflix

A veteran whose competence is the only thing holding a situation together

The difference: Six taut British episodes, much more psychological

A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.

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The Wire
2002–2008 · 5 seasons · HBO
★ 9.3crime · dramaMax

The same preoccupation in both: police

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Reacher does

Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

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Marvel's The Punisher
2017–2019 · 2 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.4action & adventure · crime · dramaDisney+

An ex-military man dispensing violence the law will not

The difference: Marvel, angrier, and driven by grief rather than principle

A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.

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Homeland
2011–2020 · 8 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3drama · war & politics · crimeNetflixHulu

A lone investigator trusting instinct over every official story

The difference: Anxiety instead of catharsis — nobody gets punched through a wall

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.

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9-1-1
2018– · 10 seasons · ABC
★ 7.8drama · crime · action & adventureHulu

Competence porn under pressure

The difference: First-responder ensemble

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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S.W.A.T.
2017–2025 · 8 seasons · CBS
★ 7.2crime · action & adventure · dramaNetflixPrime Video

Tactical precision with a moral code

The difference: Team-based procedural

A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.

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