Reacher’s back and ready to face his next opponent.
A sneak peek at Season 3 of Reacher unveils a February 20 premiere date and introduces a new adversary for Jack Reacher (played by Alan Ritchson): Paulie, a towering bodybuilder portrayed by Olivier Richters.
The character, drawn from Lee Child’s 2003 novel Persuader—the seventh book in the Jack Reacher series—serves as the muscle for Zachary Beck (Anthony Michael Hall), a businessman whose shady dealings have caught Reacher’s attention.
While Reacher is known for his imposing build—Ritchson is over six feet tall and has portrayed physically demanding roles like Aquaman and Hawk—Paulie dwarfs him. Richters, standing an incredible 7-foot-2 and weighing 350 pounds, makes for a truly intimidating opponent.
In the teaser, Reacher throws a punch at Paulie’s midsection, but it barely fazes him. Paulie counters with a single blow that knocks Reacher to the ground. On a phone call with Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), Reacher quips, “He’s twice my size,” to which Neagley cheekily responds, “The last time I saw a guy twice your size was on Mount Rushmore.”
The new season will kick off with three episodes, followed by weekly releases leading up to the finale on March 27. According to the official synopsis, Reacher dives deep into a dangerous criminal network while racing against the clock to save an undercover DEA informant. Along the way, he confronts a brutal world of secrecy and violence—and faces ghosts from his past.
Joining Ritchson, Sten, Richters, and Hall in the cast are Sonya Cassidy, Brian Tee, Johnny Berchtold, Robert Montesinos, and Daniel David Stewart.
The show is a collaboration between Amazon MGM Studios, Skydance Television, and CBS Studios. Executive producers include showrunner Nick Santora, Child, and Ritchson, along with Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, Mick Betancourt, and Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell. Carolyn Harris and Kenny Madrid oversee the series for Skydance.
With a fourth season already greenlit, Reacher Season 3 promises intense action, gripping drama, and plenty of surprises. Check out the teaser above!