Jack Reacher made his much-anticipated return on 20 February with the third season of Reacher on Prime Video. Based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher book series, Reacher season 3 is possibly one of the most anticipated shows of 2025. So, if you want to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the action, keep scrolling for the Reacher season 3 episodes release schedule.
Starring Alan Ritchson in the titular role, the show follows Jack Reacher, a former U.S. military police major who tries to fight crime, uproot corrupt systems and establish justice in his own twisted way.
Living a nomadic lifestyle, Reacher travels from state to state, tackling dangerous criminals and teaming up with other crime fighters and agencies along the way.
The web series has become so popular, soaring new heights with every season, that the studio renewed Reacher for a fourth season even before season 3’s premiere.
So, here’s a look at all the important details of Reacher season 3.
Reacher season 3: Episode release schedule, plot and more details
How many episodes will Reacher season 3 have?
Reacher season 3 has eight episodes.
Reacher season 3 episode release dates and runtime
The first three episodes of season 3 premiered on Prime Video on 20 February, 4:00 pm MYT. Following that, new episodes will be released every Thursday until 27 March.
You can find the complete release schedule, the names and runtime of all the eight episodes below:
- Episode 1, ‘Persuader’: 20 February (53 minutes) – Out now
- Episode 2, ‘Truckin’: 20 February (43 minutes) – Out now
- Episode 3, ‘Number 2 with a Bullet’: 20 February (54 minutes) – Out now
- Episode 4, ‘Dominique’: 27 February (52 minutes) – Out now
- Episode 5, ‘Smackdown’: 6 March (48 minutes) – Out now
- Episode 6, ‘Smoke on the Water’: 13 March (46 minutes)
- Episode 7, ‘L.A. Story’: 20 March (50 minutes)
- Episode 8, ‘Unfinished Business’: 27 March (50 minutes)
What is the plot of Reacher season 3?
Based on Child’s 2003 novel Persuader, Reacher season 3 is expected to follow the plot line from the book.
According to Prime Video’s official synopsis, “Reacher hurtles into the dark heart of a vast criminal enterprise when trying to rescue an undercover DEA informant whose time is running out. There he finds a world of secrecy and violence—and confronts some unfinished business from his own past.”
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What has happened in Reacher season 3 so far?
Spoilers below!
In typical Reacher fashion, season 3 begins in a small town. This time, it’s Abbotsville in Maine. In the first episode, Persuader, Reacher rescues Richard Beck (played by Johnny Berchtold) from getting kidnapped, while trying to sell old vinyl at a record store. Seems out of character, right?
Well, as he drives off with Richard after shooting a police officer, Reacher ends up at the latter’s house. There, Richard’s father Zachery Beck, a rug businessman (a detail which Reacher keeps mentioning, almost like there’s more to it) offers him a job. As he accepts, the show reveals its first plot twist. Reacher takes a cell phone out of the heel of his shoe and calls Susan Duffy (played by Sonya Cassidy). Turns out, he is undercover for the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) to find an MIA DEA agent who was investigating them for possibly selling not just rugs but rugs starting with a ‘d’!
As Truckin progresses, Reacher starts getting settled into the Beck household while still looking for Teresa and updating Duffy. In the process, his cover almost gets blown but he manages to keep it by killing Angel Doll (played by Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz).
Episode 3, Number 2 with a Bullet, is where season 3 starts picking up. As Reacher continues to look for Quinn (played by Brian Tee), he finds out that Zachery isn’t the mastermind behind the smuggling. In fact, he is a puppet of his boss, Julius McCabe, who is running the entire operation. Reacher also manages to secure the position of Beck’s number 2.
Dominique, episode 4 of Reacher season 3 tells the heart-wrenching story of Reacher’s trusted sidekick, Dominique Kohl, in sequenced flashbacks. Kohl, a young sergeant, was brutally murdered by Xavier Quinn who has now assumed the identity of Julius McCabe. It, however, ends on a cliffhanger as McCabe’s men track Angel Doll’s laptop to Duffy. Reacher must get to her before they do to save her.
The fast-paced, high-stakes episode 5 of Reacher season 3 is where things get interesting. After saving Duffy from being intercepted by McCabe’s men, Reacher finds himself with her fallen badge, which he hides in one of his pillows. Additionally, in this episode, Reacher and Duffy find out that instead of drugs, Beck and McCabe are smuggling guns.
Smackdown also features character deaths that push the story forward. First, Steven (portrayed by Daniel David Stewart) is killed by Beck’s captured bodyguard who then escapes the cabin. Later, he is shot by Reacher before he can get to Beck and reveal that the kidnapping was fake. Second, when McCabe orders the staff to be searched, Beck finds a mobile phone belonging to one of the maids. After finding out that she’s an informant, Paulie swiftly gets rid of her.
The episode concludes with McCabe summoning both Reacher and Beck, as the former gets ready to confront Quinn, or die trying.
Who is in the cast of Reacher season 3?
Actor Alan Ritchson reprises his titular role of Jack Reacher. In addition to that, season 3 will feature some old and some new faces.
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While Maria Sten is returning to play Frances Neagley, Anthony Michael Hall is playing Zachery Beck, a new character and the apparent main villain of this season. Additionally, Johnny Berchtold is playing Richard Beck and Sonya Cassidy is starring as Susan Duffy, a DEA agent. Roberto Montesinos portrays Guillermo Villanueva.
Oliver Richters is another new cast member who is playing the role of Paulie.
Is there a trailer for Reacher season 3?
Yes, check out the action-packed trailer below:
Watch all seasons of Reacher on Prime Video.
(Hero and feature image: Courtesy Brooke Palmer/Prime – © Prime Video 2023 via IMDb)
