Since 1997 author Lee Child has been overseeing the world of Jack Reacher. There are the novels, of course (one released almost every year, now mostly written by Child's younger brother Andrew) and a pair of Tom Cruise movies (in 2013 and 2016).

Lee Child, the author behind the phenomenally successful books about the giant, iterant retired military policeman, and now executive producer to the equally successful show, talks about the reasons for choosing Persuader for Season 3,