As the quick-witted Jack Reacher, Alan Ritchson dominates Amazon Prime Video’s streaming offerings. For two seasons he leads the serial film adaptation of the novel series of the same name. However, it is not the first series in his work. He was seen in the comedy Blue Mountain State from 2010 to 2011.
Technically, Blue Mountain State marks Ritchsons first major leading role. He played the giant Kevin “Thad” Devlin Castle for three seasons with a total of 39 episodes before the college comedy was canceled. Now it looks like we can look forward to an unexpected revival with the original cast.
New Blue Mountain State Series: Reacher Star Alan Ritchson Returns to His Comedy Roots
As Deadline reports, a sequel to Blue Mountain State is being planned. Ritchson, along with his co-stars Darin Brooks and Chris Romano, are set to return to the titular university, where they once enjoyed great success as football players. The Mountain goats are reunited after more than a decade.
You can watch the trailer for Blue Mountain State here:
Blue Mountain State – Trailer (English)
Lionsgate Television is behind the new series. The studio has already accompanied the production of the original. It is not yet clear where the new Blue Mountain State series will be released. According to Deadline, the two streaming services are currently competing Netflix and Amazon as a potential home base for the Goats.
In the US, Blue Mountain State has gained new popularity thanks to Netflix. The series return would therefore fit perfectly into the streamer’s offering. But Amazon also has some good reasons to secure the project. Last but not least, this could Relationship with Ritchson be consolidated beyond Reacher.
On Moviepilot, Blue Mountain State is even a bit more popular than Reacher. While the action series currently has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 points comes, the football comedy is holding up very well even after all these years 7.6 out of 10 points – a remarkable value with over 1000 reviews.
This isn’t the first time Blue Mountain State has returned. Back in 2016, Ritchson, Brooks and Roman reported in one complementary feature film back, which was financed via Kickstarter at the time. Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland features a 90-minute encore of Chris Romano and Eric Falconer’s comedy.
When does the new Blue Mountain State series start?
A specific start date for the Mountain Goats’ comeback has not yet been set. The project is still at a far too early stage for that. For now they have to Signed contracts with the stars become. Once everything is under wraps, production can move on to the serious phase.
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