Before she ever crossed paths with Jack Reacher on screen, Frances Neagley was already the sharpest investigator in the room, and this 2026 series finally hands her the case load.
What is Neagley about?
Neagley works private investigations out of Chicago, trading on instincts sharpened during her years in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit, where she served alongside Jack Reacher. The show opens with devastating news: a close friend from that earlier chapter of her life has died in circumstances that do not add up. Grief quickly hardens into resolve, and Neagley starts pulling at the parts of the story that official reports left alone. What looks at first like a private investigator settling a personal score widens into a case with more players, more motives, and more risk than she expected when she took it on. The series leans on procedural groundwork, interviews, surveillance, following the money, rather than easy shortcuts, letting Neagley's military-honed discipline do the heavy lifting scene by scene.
About the cast
Maria Sten leads as Neagley, with Greyston Holt, Adeline Rudolph, Matthew Del Negro, Damon Herriman and Jasper Jones filling out the world of allies, suspects and old military ties she has to navigate.
Context & significance
The series sits within the Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime and Mystery genres, running roughly 50 minutes per episode, a length built for close, procedural storytelling rather than sprawling action set pieces. Its United States production places it inside the same broader universe of military-investigator fiction that has found a wide audience internationally, and its focus on a single, driven protagonist gives each episode a clear throughline even as the wider conspiracy expands. Directing duties are shared across the season by Phil Abraham, MJ Bassett, Gary Fleder and Sam Hill, a rotation that keeps the visual language consistent while letting each hour breathe on its own terms.
Watching Neagley on Ktime
Neagley streams on K-Time with a free account login, and the platform's Persian dub and subtitle tracks make it easy for Farsi-speaking viewers to follow every interrogation and twist without missing a beat. K-Time's Farsi-first interface means browsing, queueing and switching between audio and subtitle options stays simple throughout.