What shows are like Reacher? 10 underrated gems & where to stream them

You've finished all available seasons of Reacher , you've accepted that a man that size can indeed exist, and now the algorithm is offering you nothing but reality dating shows. Here are ten replacements for that very specific itch — competent loner arrives, locals underestimate him, locals regret it — and where to actually find them.

1. Justified (Hulu ) — Timothy Olyphant as a US Marshal exiled back to Kentucky, based on Elmore Leonard. The closest thing to Reacher with better dialogue and a hat.
2. Bosch (Prime Video ) — an LA detective with a code, a jazz collection, and no patience. Seven seasons of quality nobody screamed about, which is the definition of underrated.
3. Banshee (HBO Max, where Cinemax's library ended up) — an ex-con steals a small-town sheriff's identity. Unhinged in the best way; the fight scenes make Reacher look like mediation.
4. Patriot (Prime Video) — a depressed intelligence officer folk-sings about his classified missions. The saddest, funniest thriller ever made; criminally unwatched.
5. Warrior (HBO Max) — martial-arts crime saga in 1870s San Francisco, from a Bruce Lee concept. Twice a Critics' Choice Super Award nominee, still somehow a secret.
6. Hanna (Prime Video) — a teenage girl raised in a forest to be a weapon. Reacher energy, smaller package, same body count.
7. Sneaky Pete (Prime Video) — a con man borrows someone else's family. Less punching, more scheming, dangerously bingeable.
8. The Terminal List (Prime Video) — Chris Pratt as a Navy SEAL on a revenge spreadsheet; season 2 lands October 21, 2026 , so the timing's ideal.
9. Slow Horses (Apple TV+ ) — disgraced MI5 rejects keep accidentally saving Britain. Gary Oldman is disgusting and perfect; season 6 arrives September 16.
10. Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (Prime Video) — the desk-analyst version of the fantasy. Fine, it's not underrated. It's dessert.

The formula never changes: one stubborn professional, one town full of bad decisions, four to eight episodes of consequences.

Start with Patriot if you want to feel something, Banshee if you don't.