Lee Child Floats Susan Turner Reacher Spin-Off on Prime Video
The author told Collider that Turner, now a general in the novel Chain Reaction, could be the basis for another Reacher spin-off.
Lee Child has said Susan Turner could be the basis for another Reacher spin-off on Prime Video. The author made the comment in an exclusive interview with Collider published on October 20, 2026.
Child pointed to the existing spin-off Neagley, which stars Maria Sten, and said Amazon tends to want more when something is working.
In the new Jack Reacher novel, Chain Reaction, Turner returns as a general running the CSA G-99 Section, an elite military investigative unit that reports to the Army Chief of Staff.
Child credited Andrew with bringing Susan Turner back in the new book. In the 2016 film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the character was played by Cobie Smulders.
A franchise already branching out
Prime Video's Reacher stars Alan Ritchson as the title character. The Neagley spin-off, led by Maria Sten, has already been produced.
Quick answers
Is there a Susan Turner Reacher spin-off?
No spin-off has been announced. Lee Child said in a Collider interview that Susan Turner could be the basis for another Prime Video spin-off.
Who plays Susan Turner in the Reacher films?
Cobie Smulders played Susan Turner in the 2016 film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.
What is Susan Turner's role in Chain Reaction?
She returns as a general running the CSA G-99 Section, an elite military investigative unit that reports to the Army Chief of Staff.