Prime Video’s Action Thriller Franchise Is Running Out Of Steam After 7.9B Milestone

Image credit: Sabrina Lantos/©Amazon/MGM Studios/Courtesy Everett Collection Published Nov 1, 2026, 1:00 PM EST Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Prime Video's action thriller franchise continues to impress with streaming milestones, but that is not stopping its fall from the streamer's charts now that new episodes are a long time away. Prime Video's TV show library is filled with action-packed series. The streamer's intense offerings range from full-on action shows, such as Chris Pratt's The Terminal List, to spy thrillers like Richard Madden's Citadel, high fantasy series with major battles like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and more. That said, when it comes to Prime Video's action thriller shows, there is a certain project that keeps performing well. That would be Alan Ritchson's Reacher, which adapts the Jack Reacher series of novels by author Lee Child. Reacher has released four successful seasons so far, with the TV show growing to be part of a new shared universe on the streamer with the release of the first Reacher spin-off, Neagley, on Prime Video in September. Both TV-MA action thriller series have cemented themselves as top performers for the streaming service, with Reacher season 4 and Neagley season 1 reaching exciting streaming milestones for Prime Video. However, despite the fact that the shows just reached a major milestone, they are now running out of steam. Reacher & Neagley Are Losing Their Grip On Prime Video At the time of writing, Reacher is Prime Video's 4th most-watched TV show in the United States, with Neagley one position above it on the streamer's chart, at 3rd, according to data from FlixPatrol. Given how the Reacher season 4 finale and all episodes of Neagley season 1 were released on Prime Video on the same day, September 16, there have been no new episodes of the action thriller franchise on Prime Video for a month and a half. As such, it was only natural that they would fall from the streamer's nationwide top 2. Choose the movie with the higher Rotten Tomatoes score. Currently occupying those positions are two more recent releases. Mike Flanagan's Stephen King adaptation, Carrie, is the 2nd most popular TV show on Prime Video's Top 10 TV Shows chart in the United States. Above it, standing as the streamer's biggest series right now, is Pratt's The Terminal List, which returned for season 2 on October 21. Reacher and Neagley are starting to run out of steam on Prime Video's charts after hitting a major milestone, as the action thriller universe brought in a combined 7.9 billion minutes streamed from September 1 to the 26th, according to Nielsen. Reacher was #1, with 4.6 billion minutes viewed. What Does The Future Hold For The Action Franchise? MovieStillsDB It remains to be seen whether Reacher and Neagley will be able to hold on to Prime Video's charts over November and December, but as the shows are starting to drop, with new releases taking over, that is a daunting task. Still, no matter what happens from now until the end of the year, Reacher and Neagley's recent seasons were smash hits for the streamer. The shows' futures are secured, with Ritchson returning for at least another two seasons of Reacher, which is renewed through season 6, and Neagley season 2 being confirmed by Prime Video. Reacher 8/10 Release Date February 3, 2022 Network Prime Video Without a phone and traveling light, former military police officer Jack Reacher drifts between American towns, embroiling himself in local crimes and bringing justice in his wake. Based on the series of novels by Lee Child, Reacher's journey offers him an intimate understanding of the nation he once served. Cast Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Serinda Swan, Chris Webster, Shaun Sipos, Bruce McGill, Ferdinand Kingsley, Robert Patrick, JD Smith, Kelsey Falconer, Lee Villeneuve, Eli Ham, Emeka Agada, Hazel Gorin, Nathaniel McParland, Connor Laidman, Darrin Maharaj, Drew Moss, Peter Skagen, Rohan Mead, Kaz Morgan, Zachary Gallegos, Scott Barker Main Genre Action Seasons 4 Neagley Release Date September 16, 2026 Network Prime Video Cast Greyston Holt, Maria Sten, Adeline Rudolph, Matthew Del Negro, Damon Herriman, Jasper Jones, Jhaleil Swaby Main Genre Drama Seasons 1