I've only ever read one Jack Reacher novel, and it happened to be Killing Floor, which Season 1 is based on. So I can say it's an excellent, faithful adaptation for the screen. The mix of talented directors keep the story fresh and fast paced.
I can also say that the characters are perfectly cast, in particular Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher and Malcolm Goodwin as Detective Finlay. Reacher in the novels is as physically imposing as he is highly perceptive and intelligent. Reacher in the Tom Cruise movies is, well, Tom Cruise. (I watched the Tom Cruise Jack Reacher movies before reading the novel, and I really liked those movies. Still do. But Tom Cruise is not the perfect casting for Jack Reacher, I'll just leave it at that). Willa Fitzgerald (Roscoe) and Ritchson have a terrific on-screen chemistry that's fun to see develop over the course of the season. Before this, I was unfamiliar with these three actors but they, and the entire cast, honestly, got me attached to the town of Margrove.
I can also say that the characters are perfectly cast, in particular Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher and Malcolm Goodwin as Detective Finlay. Reacher in the novels is as physically imposing as he is highly perceptive and intelligent. Reacher in the Tom Cruise movies is, well, Tom Cruise. (I watched the Tom Cruise Jack Reacher movies before reading the novel, and I really liked those movies. Still do. But Tom Cruise is not the perfect casting for Jack Reacher, I'll just leave it at that). Willa Fitzgerald (Roscoe) and Ritchson have a terrific on-screen chemistry that's fun to see develop over the course of the season. Before this, I was unfamiliar with these three actors but they, and the entire cast, honestly, got me attached to the town of Margrove.