Reacher Season 4 Sets a New Fight Record, Alan Ritchson Promises More Brawls Than Ever
Prime Video’s Reacher is about to swing harder than ever, as Alan Ritchson teases a record fight count for Season 4 and the fatigue that comes with the nonstop brawling.
Prime Video clearly told Reacher to hit the gym again, because Season 4 sounds like the most full-contact run yet. Alan Ritchson just teased a wild fight count, and yeah, it is way higher than usual.
Ritchson says Season 4 is swinging for the fences
Talking to ScreenRant, Ritchson said the new season pushed the action choreography harder than they ever have. He did not give a precise number, but his ballpark figure is... not small.
"We shot... God, I don't even know, man. 30? We've never shot this many fights. There's so many."
That is a lot of broken furniture. The interesting, nerdy behind-the-scenes detail here is that he is very aware of what too much action can do to an audience. He talked about trying to dodge fight fatigue and emphasized that every brawl has to serve the story. He even used a house example: when he watches Game of Thrones, he perks up when the battles kick in; his wife does the opposite. The point being, Reacher is aiming to keep both types of viewers engaged by tying the bruises to actual stakes and character motivations, not just piling on punches.
Ritchson put it plainly: he does not want people checking out just because the show floods the screen with fights. He says they set a record this season, but it is all there for a reason, and he thinks it is going to be a blast.
Where things stand: production and release
Production on Season 4 is basically in the home stretch. Ritchson said filming was about a week away from wrapping. This batch adapts Lee Child's novel Gone Tomorrow, and the current expectation is a mid-2026 release. Casting-wise, expect a mix of familiar faces and new players alongside Ritchson's no-nonsense drifter, Jack Reacher.
- Platform: Prime Video's Reacher
- Lead: Alan Ritchson as ex-military drifter Jack Reacher
- Action level: record number of fights this season, possibly around 30
- Approach: bigger stunt work, but shaped to avoid audience fight fatigue
- Story focus: action tied to character stakes and reasons to care
- Status: filming almost wrapped
- Source material: based on Lee Child's Gone Tomorrow
- Release window: aiming for mid-2026
- Cast: a blend of returning and new faces