Ari Stidham Joins ‘Reacher’ For Season 5

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.