{"id":42980,"date":"2026-08-13T11:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42980"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T06:07:25","slug":"amazon-prime-thriller-hailed-one-of-the-best-action-shows-ever-drops-3-new-episodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42980","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime thriller hailed \u2018one of the best action shows ever\u2019 drops 3 new episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3687447\" class=\"video-js\" poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/26\/14\/110259689-0-image-m-5_1785074243975.jpg\" data-opts=\"{\" autoplay=\"\" season=\"\" official=\"\" trailer=\"\" for=\"\" series=\"\" four=\"\" of=\"\" reacher=\"\" dropped=\"\" at=\"\" san=\"\" diego=\"\" comic-con.=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/07\/26\/7618796821714127426\/480x270_MP4_7618796821714127426.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amazon-prime-video\/\">Amazon Prime<\/a>\u2019s reliable dad-core hit Reacher is back for a fourth high-octane and occasionally silly season.<\/p>\n<p>Man mountain <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/19\/fans-convinced-james-gunn-just-revealed-perfect-next-batman-actor-23701682\/\">Alan Ritchson<\/a> stars as the titular <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jack-reacher\/\">Jack Reacher<\/a>, who embarks on another mission that involves deadly violence and a smattering of Arnie-style quips.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, Reacher ends up with more than he bargained for when he comes across a woman crying on a subway train, shortly before she shoots herself.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Reacher is plunged into a conspiracy, which includes dodgy politicians and someone who needs a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia, all with the retired copper at the centre of it, trying to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>The first three episodes of this latest season have now dropped on Amazon Prime and several reviews have promised it is a return to form for Reacher, who was first brought to the page in Lee Child\u2019s hit series of books.<\/p>\n<p>After the novels flew off the shelves in the millions, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tom-cruise\/\">Tom Cruise<\/a> starred as Jack Reacher on the big screen, and now Ritchson has immortalised him in an adaptation many have ranked among the best action series of all time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_239305691-b561.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29362905\" alt=\"Sonya Cassidy as Susan Duffy and Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher look at each other.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Man-mountain Alan Ritchson stars as the titular Jack Reacher (Picture: Amazon Content Services LLC\/Sophie Giraud. All Rights Reserved)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_242120861-7f73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29362900\" alt=\"Anthony Michael Hall (Zachary Beck), Donald Sales, Alan Ritchson (Jack Reacher)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The Amazon Prime show is based on Lee Child\u2019s hit series of books (Picture: Sophie Giraud\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first season premiered back in February 2022 to a modest reception, but it became the first Amazon original series to top Nielsen\u2019s streaming ratings the week after its premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Showrunner Nick Santora has adapted Child\u2019s novel Gone Tomorrow for this fourth season, with the familiar blend of Reacher\u2019s preternatural fighting ability and bone-dry wit thrown in.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> score for the season has so far put this outing of Reacher at 88 per cent, which is admittedly high, but worth noting it is the lowest of the show so far.<\/p>\n<p>While some critics have suggested the formula that brought viewers in for Reacher is growing stale, others have said the show is back to its best \u2013 critics, they love to have a Marmite <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/opinion\/\">opinion<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEI_239601816-911b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29362901\" alt=\"Alan Ritchson (Jack Reacher)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The first season premiered back in February 2022 (Picture: Christos Kalohoridis\/Prime)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One rave review in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/streaming\/season-4-of-prime-videos-reacher-might-be-the-best-yet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roger Ebert<\/a> suggested it \u2018might be the best yet\u2019, adding: \u2018It has everything that launched Reacher into a monster hit: compelling cases, brutal high-octane action, three-dimensional characters with stakes, killer quips and a lead who straddles the four quadrants like a deadpan yet sexy and highly skilled blend of Batman and the Punisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In season 4, Reacher enhances all the elements that action-thriller fans love about the series, using its tropes and style to peak effect.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/reacher-season-4-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Times<\/a> had another gushing review, awarding it five stars. The write-up said: \u2018It might be the best Reacher team yet, with each member of it espousing, in a different way, the series\u2019s philosophy of refusing to take no for an answer if that answer is given in bad faith by a dodgy authority figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1786552952779-29362838\" data-option1=\"Definitely\" data-option2=\"No thanks\" data-option3=\"Maybe\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Will you be tuning in to Reacher season 3?<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"metro-poll__list\">\n<li data-option=\"option1\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option2\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-option=\"option3\" class=\"metro-poll__option\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--tv\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Want to get bespoke updates on the TV shows you love? 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Watching him deliberately give literal answers to stupid questions never gets old, and neither does the pleasure he takes in insulting people immediately if they set off his finely tuned pomposity radar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re here for the dry wit as much as we are the extreme violence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/12\/amazon-confirms-last-one-laughing-halloween-special-cast-2-iconic-stars-returning-29357457\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Amazon confirms Last One Laughing Halloween special cast \u2013  with 2 iconic stars returning<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/11\/amazon-primes-number-1-hit-series-sterling-point-just-fixed-a-major-problem-tv-29351381\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">Amazon Prime\u2019s number 1 hit series Sterling Point fixes a major TV problem<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/08\/50-cents-gritty-london-thriller-might-best-tv-binge-this-august-29323325\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\">50 Cent\u2019s gritty London thriller might be the best TV to binge this August<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--tv\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>TV Newsletter<\/h4>\n<p>Sign up and tell us which TV shows you love to watch to get personalised updates every morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Amazon Prime\u2019s reliable dad-core hit Reacher is back for a fourth high-octane and occasionally silly season. 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