Jack Reacher is a mountain of a man, with hands like supermarket chickens or Thanksgiving turkeys. How will he defeat Paulie?

The third season of Jack Reacher debuts Thursday on Amazon Prime.

The series has been the most watched show on the streaming network.

It's based on Lee Child’s book Persuader and has a spinoff, starring Reacher ally Frances Neagley , Maria Sten .

Alan Ritchson , a former model, is a couple of degrees too handsome to play Reacher , who is supposed to be a freak to look upon.

The series has a lot to say about how people recognize one another as fellow travelers, with codes of ethics that rhyme.