Chris Pratt is a versatile actor who in recent years has balanced his presence between big and small screens, and he recently returned to Prime Video at the helm of the second season of Terminal List. The story, drawn from the Jack Carr literary series, follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece as he comes home as the sole survivor of an ambush. After concluding his ordeal in the first season, which streamed in 2022, Prime Video brings Reece back to the center of the action with a second season from October 21, 2026, and Chris Pratt has explained how his character appears and is different from the previous season.
Terminal List 2, Chris Pratt discusses the biggest challenge Reece faces in the new episodes
Chris Pratt portrays a brave character, yet he is also a soldier living with a terminal illness, a fact that heavily shapes his arc. Speaking to ComicBook, the actor explained the most significant shift in James Reece between seasons one and two: “I think the hardest thing is to portray a character who in the first season had a very clear motivation, whereas in the second he doesn’t find his purpose until a few episodes after the start. His purpose is essentially to try to live until the tumor takes him away.”
Portraying Reece in the second season posed a challenge: “He has several moments where he could yield to the illness, the elements, or himself, but he chooses not to—he never gives up. He isn’t the type to give up easily… But yes, the challenge lies precisely in the inner drama of this character, because he is someone who’s been given a renewed chance at life.”
During the first season, Reece uncovers his involvement in a massive conspiracy and learns he was exposed to a substance that promoted the growth of a brain tumor. Across the episodes, Reece manages to strike from his list all the names of the conspirators, but at a steep price: his family. Having suffered such a loss, Reece enters the second season in an exceptionally vulnerable state, and defining what keeps him going became essential. “For us, it was important to portray him in a way that the audience wouldn’t think he’s merely a man who lacks a true purpose in life. Because, once that purpose vanishes, once the mission is over, he no longer has a family. He no longer has a wife; he no longer has men. And he’s faced with all of this. So for him, it would probably be easier not to carry on,” Pratt admitted.
The second season draws its strength from the novel True Believer and finds Reece leaving his Mozambican hideout to assist the CIA in locating an old ally who has now turned to the dark side.
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