The series follows Lieutenant Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his platoon of Navy SEALs are ambushed while on a covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. As new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves.
Tyner Rushing as Liz Riley, a private airline pilot and former U.S. Army Aviation BranchWarrant Officer, who was rescued in 2007 by Reece's team when her Kiowa was shot down in Iraq.
Arturo Castro as Jordan Groff, Katie's editor at Voltstream News.
Renata Friedman as Anne Howard, Captain Howard's wife.
Jai Courtney as Steve Horn, CEO and President of Capstone Industries.
Paul McCrane as Dr. Mike Tedesco, CEO of Nubellum, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of Capstone Industries.
Remi Adeleke as Terrell "Tee" Daniels, FBI HRT operator.
Derek Phillips as FBI Senior Special Agent Stephen Ramsay.
Butch Klein as Marcus Boykin, a lawyer and Saul Agnon's associate.
Jack Carr as Adrian Gordonis (cameo), a Marine Raider veteran and security contractor at Talos Tacticals. Jack Carr is The Terminal List's author and executive producer, as well as a former Navy SEAL officer.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 43% approval rating with an average rating of 5.6/10, based on reviews from 46 critics. The website's critics consensus reads, "While Chris Pratt fully commits himself to The Terminal List's mission, this thriller's unrelenting gruffness is no meat and all potatoes."[18]Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 40 out of 100 based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19] CinemaBlend.com summarized the reviews saying critics agree the series was firmly in the "Shows For Dads" genre.[20]
Dave Nemetz of TVLine panned the series, calling it "punishingly grim and hopelessly boneheaded." He criticized the series' plot and direction, writing, "the action is bloody but not exciting, and the story is bewildering but not interesting. In between, we get saccharine family scenes and a paint-by-numbers conspiracy that gets more complicated but not any more compelling."[21] Daniel D'Addario of Variety called it "a dour, miserable sit, one that would be tough to take as a two-hour film, and has been inexplicably ‘roided up to eight hours."[22] Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter described the series as overcooked, taking "eight hours for a book that easily could have been adapted in two hours".[23]
Liam Mathews of TV Guide rated series 7 out of 10, and compared it to other Amazon Prime Video series Bosch, Reacher and Jack Ryan, saying "These shows aren't chasing Emmys, they just want to entertain with a twisty plot, some thrilling action set pieces, and a mildly complex main character. They're also three of the service's most popular and successful shows. Prime Video's latest series, The Terminal List, fits that dad-friendly bill to a T. By the humble standards of the genre, The Terminal List is a smashing success."[24]