A Complete List of Everyone Who Dies in Prime Video’s Reacher Season 1

Summary:

  • Reacher season 1 includes several brutal deaths. Many innocent people die in the season, while there are some satisfying deaths of antagonists.
  • Some of the important deaths in Reacher season 1 include that of KJ Kliner, Dawson Kliner, and Joe Reacher.

The Reacher series is known for its innovative ways of killing people and explicit gore. While the protagonist, Jack Reacher, is ultimately the good one, it does not stop him from brutally punishing the bad guys.

Previous movie adaptations of the Reacher books have all removed the gory, violent moments from the books. The scenes were either toned down or completely removed from the movie counterparts.

However, Prime Video’s latest take on Lee Child’s popular thriller series, Reacher, does not disappoint in terms of gory and violent content. Reacher season 1 features a number of brutal deaths and a lot of graphic violent scenes.

Although many innocent victims have to give up their lives, there are also some satisfying deaths where the bad guys are given their due. It is difficult to give an exact count of the number of deaths, as many unimportant deaths are difficult to keep track of.

Reacher season 1 features several gruesome deaths. The most important deaths include those of the main antagonists, KJ Kliner and Dawson Kliner. No major protagonist dies in Reacher season 1.

1. Does Jack Reacher die in Reacher season 1?

Jack Reacher does not die in Reacher season 1. Reacher successfully kills the main antagonist, KJ Kliner. He leaves Georgia after parting ways with his friends, Oscar Finlay and Roscoe Conklin.

Reacher season 2 will see the titular protagonist return for another adventure. Reacher is known for moving on from one case to another quickly, without holding any attachment. He does not die in the books either, so our protagonist is safe.  

2. Does Roscoe Conklin die in Reacher season 1?

Roscoe Conklin does not die in Reacher season 1. After bringing down Kliner industries, Roscoe decides to stay back in Georgia and pursue a career in politics.

Does Roscoe Conklin die in Reacher season 1?
Roscoe Conklin | Source: IMDb

In the books, Roscoe does not make an appearance after the first book. We assume that she’s still in Georgia and working for the government.

3. Does Oscar Finlay die in Reacher season 1?

Oscar Finlay does not die in Reacher season 1. In the season 1 finale, Finlay decides to return to Boston. He does not appear in the books after the first novel.

Does Oscar Finlay die in Reacher season 1?
Oscar Finlay | Source: IMDb

Finlay quits his job as the chief detective of the Mangrave police department and returns to Boston, where he has some unfinished business. He tells Reacher that he needs to move on with his life after losing his wife.

He also thanks Reacher for helping him find justice and bring an end to Kliner industries.

4. Does Agent Picard die in Reacher season 1?

Oscar Finlay kills Agent Picard in the series. He survives a gunshot in the shoulder, but Finlay crushes his head by pushing him under a printing press stamp.

Picard was a corrupt FBI Special Agent who joined hands with the Viking to protect Kliner Industries from government officials such as the EPA agent and Jack’s brother, Joe Reacher. Finlay had initially hired him to protect Charlie Hubble and his daughters, but he kidnapped them and Roscoe. Finlay kills him for his misdeeds.

5. Does Chief Morrison die in Reacher season 1?

Chief Morrison was the Mangrave Police Chief who was killed along with his wife by the Kliner cleanup crew. He was found dead with his body nailed to the wall and testicles stuffed in his stomach.

6. Does Dawson Kliner die in Reacher season 1?

Does Dawson Kliner die in Reacher season 1?
Dawson Kliner | Source: Fandom

Dawson Kliner is killed by Jack Reacher. During their face-off, Jack gets hold of Dawson’s gun from the pool where Charlie and her daughters were trapped. Reacher shoots Dawson in the head while he is holding him from the back.

Dawson was one of the members of the Kliner cleanup kill crew, hired by Kliner industries to kill anyone who comes in the way of their illegal activities. Reacher also murders Dawson to take revenge for his brother, Joe, who is killed by KJ previously.

7. Does KJ Kliner die in Reacher season 1?

Does KJ Kliner die in Reacher season 1?
KJ Kliner | Source: IMDb

Kliner’s son KJ murdered his father and framed it as a Venezuelan hit by cutting off his throat in the manner of the special forces.

After Reacher rescues Charlie and her daughter, he kills KJ by submerging him in the chemical bath used to wash the $100 bills. It is one of the most satisfying deaths in the series.

8. Does Joe Reacher die in Reacher season 1?

Does Joe Reacher die in Reacher season 1?
Joe Reacher | Source: IMDb

Jack’s older brother, Joe, also dies in Reacher season 2. Joe was a secret service agent working as the head of the Office of Investigations. He is shot dead by KJ after uncovering a counterfeiting scheme in Mangrave.

9. Does Mrs Reacher die in Reacher season 1?

Joe and Jack’s mother, Mrs Reacher, appears in flashbacks. She is shown suffering from a disease back in France. Although her death is not explicitly shown, Jack comes out of the building after meeting his mother and cries to Joe. So, we can assume she passed away.

10. Does Molly Beth Gordon die in Reacher season 1?

Molly Beth Gordon was a Secret Service agent who died while on her way to meet Jack, Oscar, and Roscoe in the Atlanta train station. While walking towards them, she suddenly disappears.

Jack later finds her below the subway tracks, bleeding due to a wound caused by a knife or a gunshot. In her last moments, Molly Beth mistakes Jack for Joe. However, she is unable to share the vital information about Joe’s case. It dies with her.

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11. About Reacher

Developed by Nick Santora, Amazon Prime’s Reacher is an American action crime streaming television series based on the books of Lee Child.

Starring Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher the show revolves around a murder investigation in the small town of Margrave, Georgia. When Jack Reacher is arrested for a murder he did not commit, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy full of dirty cops, shady businessmen, and scheming politicians. He needs to figure out what’s happening using his wits and escape out of this embroilment.

The show has been renewed for a second season and will premiere on December 14, 2023.

Pratyasha Sarkar

Pratyasha Sarkar

Officially a student of literature, but unofficially a defence lawyer of fictional characters. I am mostly either feasting on chocolate chip cookies or binge watching sitcoms. Also, I firmly believe mint ice cream tastes like toothpaste.

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