Jensen Ackles' New Amazon Crime Thriller Series Casts Reacher Franchise Star

Published Oct 30, 2026, 1:19 PM EDT Jordan is the Senior Editor for Movies & TV News at Screen Rant. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Media Studies. An editor, writer, and digital media specialist based in New York City, you can also find her bylines on Business Insider. Jordan originally hails from Washington State, giving her an undying loyalty to any Seattle sports team, though she's also spent time in Virginia, Oregon, and New Orleans. She runs on coffee and classic movies, taking pride in having seen every film on AFI's 100 Greatest Films list and every Best Picture Oscar winner. Jensen Ackles' upcoming MGM+ crime series Rules Of Prey is expanding with more thriller TV show alumni. Following his acclaimed role as Soldier Boy in The Boys and one-season turn in Countdown, TV star Jensen Ackles is back under the Amazon umbrella with a new thriller adaptation. Based on the 1989 crime novel of the same name by John Sandford, Ackles stars in MGM+'s upcoming eight-episode series Rules of Prey as former detective Lucas Davenport. Set in Minneapolis, Davenport is drawn back into law enforcement to investigate a serial killer with messages designed specifically for him. After heading into production in September 2026, Deadline has now reported three more stars joining Jensen Ackles in the cast of Rules of Prey season 1. The new actors are Peter Outerbridge, whose credits include Reacher's new spinoff series Neagley and Netflix's I Will Find You, The Umbrella Academy star Cody Ray Thompson, and Memory of a Killer actor David Klein. More to come...