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Amazon Announces 'Savage Son' for The Terminal List Franchise
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In Short: Amazon is set to release 'Savage Son,' the next installment in the 'The Terminal List' franchise, starring Chris Pratt.
Amazon has announced the next installment in the 'The Terminal List' franchise, titled 'Savage Son,' which will star Chris Pratt as Lieutenant Commander James Reece.
According to Deadline, 'Savage Son' will follow Reece as he recovers from brain surgery in the Montana wilderness, learning to live again with the help of investigative journalist Katie Buranek, played by Constance Wu, and his longtime friend and SEAL teammate Raife Hastings, played by Tom Hopper.
The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, MRC, and Civic Center Media.
For the week of October 19, 'The Terminal List' was the No. 5 most-watched streaming series and No. 2 most-watched streaming original with 830 million minutes.
The Terminal List franchise has garnered more appeal among general viewers than professional critics, with the first series scoring a 40% on Rotten Tomatoes but a 94% audience score.
David DiGilio, who created the series, expressed enthusiasm for the franchise's future, saying, 'I’m down to do this for a really long time. We’ve got tons of ideas for spinoffs, for various characters.'
The Terminal List universe is based on Carr's extensive novel series, providing ample material for future adaptations.
The series has already seen success with 'The Terminal List: Dark Wolf,' a prequel starring Taylor Kitsch, which has been well-received by Prime subscribers.
TheWrap reports that 'Savage Son' is a gripping blend of military action, espionage, and wilderness survival, exploring the thin line between civilization and the savage instincts that emerge when survival becomes personal.
What this adds
The Terminal List franchise has more appeal to general viewers than professional critics, as demonstrated by the ratings.
David DiGilio expressed his excitement for the future of the franchise, indicating potential for more spinoffs and character-focused series.
Background
The Terminal List is an American action thriller television series created by David DiGilio for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Jack Carr.
Savage Son is a thriller novel written by Jack Carr. It was Carr's third book in The Terminal List series, preceded by True Believer, and was followed by The Devil's Hand.
What's confirmed
- Amazon MGM Studios, MRC, and Civic Center Media are producing Savage Son.
- Variety has learned that Pratt will again play Reece in “Savage Son,” which is based on Jack Carr’s third novel in the “ The Terminal List ” book series on which the main show is based.
What's still developing
- Here is everything we know about the franchise’s future.
- For now, fans are waiting for Amazon to make it official.
- Season two of The Terminal List, based on the book True Believer, debuted just two weeks ago on Prime Video.
- Murrian awarding the show a near-perfect 9/10 and saying, “If anything, Dark Wolf is even better than the original series, compulsively bingeable and striking a balance between grittiness and escapism.” As for audiences, a perfect five stars was awarded to The Terminal List: Dark Wolf by Rotten Tomatoes user Jonathan W.
- The Terminal List feels like more than an exercise in entertainment: it is a meticulously crafted machine, relentlessly prepared, and focused on honoring not only Carr's novels, but the military personnel who have responded so positively to it.
- — The Terminal List (@TerminalListPV) September 17, 2026 “If we’re lucky enough to get a third season, book three, Savage Son, is sitting out there,” said David DiGilio to TV Insider.
- But for some reason, seeing that dark side of man played out and have that be the exploration of that book, and now perhaps maybe a season if we get one going forward, and that’s an interesting one to explore.” “But there’s something within each of us in our DNA, I think, that just connects with that storyline because it is so, so primal and visceral and Savage Sun.