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Amazon orders 'Savage Son', a new Terminal List series with Chris Pratt

Prime Video has ordered a series based on Jack Carr's novel Savage Son, with Chris Pratt returning as James Reece. Whether it is Terminal List Season 3 or a standalone show is not yet clear.

6 outlets · 2L · 4C · 0R First reported Account updated
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Left · 2Amazon's Prime Video has ordered Savage Son, a new series in The Terminal List franchise, with Chris Pratt returning as former Navy SEAL James Reece. Centre · 1The show is based on Jack Carr's novel Savage Son, the third book in his Reece series, after The Terminal List (the basis of Season 1) and True Believer (Season 2). Left · 2The order came shortly after Season 2 premiered on Oct. 21, 2026, following a debut season in 2022.

Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter said Season 2 drew 830 million minutes of watch time for the week of Oct. 19-25. Left · 1The logline describes "a fast-paced military thriller" in which Reece "faces his most personal and dangerous mission yet", blending military action, espionage and wilderness survival. Centre · 1According to Deadline, the novel centres on a traitorous CIA officer sheltering with the Russian mafia who plans to kill Reece, who is recovering from brain surgery in Montana.

Mixed · 2It is unclear whether Savage Son will be a third season or a standalone project like the prequel Dark Wolf; Variety's sources say a standalone project is more likely. Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter said Prime Video has not decided whether to renew The Terminal List, no writer or showrunner is attached, and it is uncertain which cast members will join Pratt. Mixed · 2Peter Friedlander, head of global television at Amazon MGM Studios, said the franchise "continues to resonate and Savage Son takes the story into its most intense chapter yet." Amazon MGM Studios, MRC and Civic Center Media produce.

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Left2 outlets

Framing
Trade reports (Variety, THR) lead with the order and add detail on sourcing, viewership and what is still undecided.
Emphasis
Variety stresses its sourcing on a standalone project; THR stresses viewing figures and that no renewal, writer or showrunner is set.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither gives the plot of the novel.
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“Variety has learned that Pratt will again play Reece in “Savage Son,”” — Variety
“Prime Video has not yet made a decision on whether to renew The Terminal List” — The Hollywood Reporter

Centre4 outlets

Framing
Deadline reports the order plainly; Screen Rant and Collider frame it as a decision on the franchise's future.
Emphasis
Deadline gives the book's plot and cast; Screen Rant and Collider stress the open question over Season 3 versus standalone.
Leaves out or plays down
Screen Rant and Collider give no sourcing, producers or statement from Amazon; none mention viewership.
Charged language
“Officially Decides the Fate”“Future Confirmed”
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“Prime Video Officially Decides the Fate of Chris Pratt's 'The Terminal List' After Season 2” — Collider
“Prime Video has made a major decision regarding the future of its hit series” — Screen Rant

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