Prime Video's “Bourne Meets Statham” Action Thriller Series Is One of the Biggest Streaming Hits in the World

Published Sep 5, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current role in April 2023. As a Senior Author, she writes Features and Lists covering TV, music, and movies, making her a true Jill of all trades. In addition to her writing, Dyah also serves as an interview transcriber, primarily for events such as San Diego Comic-Con, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival. Dyah graduated from Satya Wacana Christian University in October 2019 with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature, concentrating on Creative Writing. She is currently completing her Master's degree in English Literature Studies, with a thesis on intersectionality in postcolonial-feminist studies in Asian literary works, and is expected to graduate in 2026. Born and raised between Indonesia and Singapore, Dyah is no stranger to different cultures. She now resides in the small town of Kendal with her husband and four cats, where she spends her free time cooking or cycling. Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Reacher Season 4. Season 4 of Reacher has been smashing ratings and sitting comfortably at No. 1 on Prime Video. It’s not hard to see why audiences are hooked on Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson), especially when he’s basically a combination of two iconic action heroes. Like Jason Bourne, Reacher is a highly capable former military operative who relies on sharp instincts, observation, investigation, and tactical thinking to figure out what’s really going on. When things get physical, however, Reacher has the sheer toughness and bare-knuckle attitude of a Jason Statham-style lead. Basically, Reacher combines Bourne’s brains with Statham’s brawn, resulting in an action hero who can outthink his enemies as easily as he can beat them up. What Is ‘Reacher’ About? Based on the novels by Lee Child, Reacher follows a former U.S. Army major and military police investigator turned wayward drifter as he travels from town to town, only for trouble to find him wherever he goes. Each season puts Reacher in a new setting with a new case. Season 1 sees him in Margrave, where he is accused of murder from the moment he steps into town. In Season 2, Reacher reunites with the members of his former Special Investigations Unit in New York City after discovering that assassins are murdering his comrades one by one. Season 3 is when Reacher goes undercover for the first time in a coastal town in Maine, where he discovers that a prosperous rug business is nothing more than a front for a deadly operation involving a ghost from his past. No two cases are alike, and with each passing season, it seems that Reacher finds himself digging bigger graves for himself. The newly released Reacher Season 4, which aired on August 12, proves just that. Season 4 Takes Reacher to a New Breaking Point Another reason Reacher's return is gaining traction on streaming charts is that the stakes feel bigger than ever. In Season 4, Reacher navigates his own guilt after failing to save a woman who took her own life on a subway. During his investigation, he discovers that the woman was a low-level former Pentagon employee who had a flash drive containing highly sensitive government information. Before he knows it, Reacher is caught up in an even greater conspiracy spanning both Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Instead of having just one enemy on his tail, Reacher is being pursued by the local police, the CIA, and mercenaries working for Plutus Chemical, among others — all looking for answers that could expose another country's war crimes and America's role in them. Season 4's latest episode ends on one of the most un-Reacher-like cliffhangers yet: he’s trapped with seemingly no way out and has to face the possibility that he might actually die this time. With only two episodes left, there’s still plenty of room for another twist. That constant uncertainty is exactly what makes Reacher so addictive to watch. Season 5 of 'Reacher' Is Already in the Works Image via Prime Video The Reacher-verse isn’t slowing down anytime soon. During San Diego Comic-Con 2026, the streamer revealed that the upcoming fifth season will adapt Child’s 2015 novel Make Me, the 12th book in the Reacher series. The novel begins with Reacher getting off a train in the mysterious Midwestern town of Mother’s Rest. But when he crosses paths with an ex-FBI agent turned private investigator searching for her long-missing colleague, what starts as a missing-persons case becomes one of the darkest installments in Child’s series. While the official release date for Season 5 hasn’t been announced yet, Reacher's spin-off series, Neagley, hits Prime Video on September 16, the same day as the Season 4 finale. After playing an important supporting role across the first three seasons as Reacher’s trusted confidante, Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) is finally stepping into the spotlight. Although Neagley isn’t adapted from a specific Child book, the spin-off gives Reacher's most important ally even more room to show what she can do as she investigates the mysterious death of a childhood friend. With Reacher Season 4 returning to #1 on streaming charts, Neagley has hopefully been set up for plenty of early success. Release Date February 3, 2022 Network Prime Video Showrunner Nick Santora Cast Maria Sten Frances Neagley When retired Military Police Officer Jack Reacher is arrested for a murder he did not commit, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy full of dirty cops, shady businessmen and scheming politicians. With nothing but his wits, he must figure out what is happening in Margrave, Georgia. The first season of Reacher is based on the international bestseller The Killing Floor by Lee Child.