Reacher season 3 will see Jack Reacher partner up with Sarah Duffy, following the same pattern as with season 2’s Dixon and season 1’s Roscoe. Widely considered one of the best Jack Reacher books, Reacher season 3 is adapting Lee Child’s Persuader and will see the titular hero go undercover within another criminal enterprise. In the process, Reacher season 3 will see Reacher (Alan Ritchson) cross paths with Sarah Duffy (Sonya Cassiday), who oversees the operation. As confirmed by the trailer, their dynamic won’t remain platonic.

Fans of the Reacher series will not be surprised by this near-anthology turn of events. For many, Reacher’s romance with Duffy in season 3 will be a continuation of a problematic trope from years past: Reacher meets and rapidly gets together with a woman, only for things to fall apart by season’s end, leaving him to move on to the next one. The only consistent exception to this rule is Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), who will also return for Reacher season 3. It does prove, however, that Reacher definitely has a type when it comes to romance.

Reacher’s New Romantic Partner In Season 3 Confirms He Has A Type

Jack Reacher Is A Fan Of The Badge

Reacher season 1 sees Jack Reacher march into Margrave, Georgia, to investigate the murder of his brother, where he swiftly bonds with Roscoe Conklin (Willa Fitzgerald). As a result, things quickly cross over into romantic territory, though Reacher’s nomadic nature eventually cuts their relationship short. This means Reacher is free and single when he reconnects with fellow special investigator, Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), in season 2. Similarly, sexual tensions from the past boiled over until Dixon chooses to end things in the season finale.

Both Roscoe and Dixon are also fiercely intelligent and brave and possess strong moral convictions. As such, they are willing to go above and beyond to see justice served.

There are several similarities between Roscoe and Dixon: Primarily, they both work in the business of investigation. Roscoe is a police officer and, presumably, a potential detective after bringing down Margrave’s murderous counterfeiting ring. Meanwhile, Dixon is a former special investigator with Reacher’s army unit and later a private detective. Both Roscoe and Dixon are also fiercely intelligent and brave and possess strong moral convictions. As such, they are willing to go above and beyond to see justice served.

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It’s too early to tell whether Sarah Duffy will be a similar mold in Reacher season 3, or if the show will somehow subvert the formula. The chances are good, however, that it will be the former, given how passionate and determined she seems to be about the case. She also comes with the prerequisite badge, being a special agent with the DEA.

Roscoe Is Still The Most Grounded Of All Reacher’s Love Interests

Roscoe Continues To Be A Firm Favorite With Reacher Fans

Despite the similarities, there is also a lot that sets Roscoe apart. Dixon and Duffy both have much higher profiles, especially in their chosen and assigned cases. Though the counterfeiting ring in season 1 is substantial, the stakes are a lot more rooted in personal motives. Reacher wants to avenge the murder of his brother and Roscoe wants to root out the corruption at the heart of her hometown, the place her own family helped to build. As a result, she is more grounded and relatable.

Reacher season 3 will premiere on February 20, 2025, only on Amazon Prime.

As an honest, small-town cop, Roscoe has a down-to-earth, homespun charm, the kind of charm that represents everything that brought Reacher to the town in the first place. This is missing from the still somewhat enigmatic Dixon and the wide-reaching government agent that is Duffy. That’s part of the reason Roscoe is the only character Reacher calls by their first name, and why fans still hope for Roscoe to return in Reacher season 3 or later down

the line. Whatever the case, Reacher season 3’s new romance could still manage to be compelling.