# Ari Stidham Joins ‘Reacher’ For Season 5

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ari-stidham-joins-reacher-for-season-5/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T19:25:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/ari-stidham-cast-reacher-season-5-1237214644/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Ari Stidham joins Reacher season 5 as Dean Lassider.
- The season adapts Lee Child’s Make Me.
- Season 4 reached 66 million viewers in 28 days.

## Summary

Ari Stidham has joined the fifth season of Reacher in a recurring role, playing Dean Lassider, a shady businessman linked to criminal operator Nokes. The casting adds a new character to the season’s crime story and reunites Stidham with showrunner Nick Santora, who created the actor’s earlier series Scorpion.

Season 5 follows Reacher as he investigates a missing person in the town of Mother’s Rest, uncovering a dangerous criminal conspiracy with help from a private investigator. The season adapts Lee Child’s 20th Jack Reacher novel, Make Me, and also features Amanda Ip, Jay Baruchel, Ciara Bravo and Kevin Durand. Season 4 drew 66 million global viewers in its first 28 days on Prime Video, according to Amazon.

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