• Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher fights a 7-foot bodyguard at the end of 'Reacher' season three.
• The season revolved around the criminal organization behind a rug merchant.
• Here's what to know about "Reacher" season four.

Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) finally fought Paulie (Olivier Richters), the 7-foot tall bodyguard, at the end of "Reacher" season three — showing there's plenty left in the tank for the show ahead of "Reacher" season four.

The third season provides new challenges for Reacher, as he goes undercover to find a confidential informant working for Zachary Beck (Anthony Michael Hall) whose rug company is a front for smuggling guns.

The real mastermind behind the operation is Francis Xavier Quinn (Brian Tee), an old enemy of Reacher's who tortured his former military colleague, Dominique Kohl (Mairah Robinson) to death — as seen in flashbacks.

So not only does Reacher have to dismantle a criminal organization, but he also has some revenge to attend to. The story is a change of pace for the hero, who usually solves his problems by punching them in the face, not working undercover.

Here's how the final episode wraps things up, and what to know about "Reacher" season four.

Reacher's fight with Paulie lasts for over 14 minutes.

The episode revolves around Reacher and his ally, Frances Neagley (Maria Sten), working with Susan Duffy (Sonya Cassidy) and Guillermo Villanueva (Roberto Montesinos), who are agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The team infiltrates Beck's mansion to extract Duffy's informant, Teresa Daniel (Storm Steendon) and use the businessman's 50th birthday party as a cover. While Reacher sends his team inside to look for Quinn, he faces off with Paulie.

The fight takes place over 14 minutes in the episode, as the pair trade blows, choke each other with chains, and Reacher hits Paulie with a rake. At one point, the pair even tumble into the ocean and try to drown one another.

In February, Ritchson told Business Insider that Olivier Richters accidentally punched him for real during the fight.

Ultimately, it comes to an end in Paulie's office where he keeps a giant machine gun. Knowing that the hulking goon will try to shoot him with it, Reacher sneakily jams the barrel — which causes part of the weapon to explode when Paulie pulls the trigger. It sends chunks of metal flying into the villain's throat, killing him.

So while Reacher is absolutely ripped, he's also smart enough to use his surroundings to his advantage and not just his strength.

Neagley and the ATF take down Quinn's operation.

After Paulie's death, the rest of the episode is fairly straightforward as Neagley and the ATF agents fight Quinn and Beck's henchmen and take out the group of thugs trying to buy the weapons shipment. Duffy also saves Daniel, her informant, from being abused by one of the people buying the weapons.

But as Reacher arrives to finally get his revenge on Quinn, the villain's Russian employers arrive to get the money he owes. Neagley offers them the bag of cash in exchange for Quinn's life, knowing that Reacher wants to kill him to get justice for Kohl.

After the Russians depart, Reacher shoots Quinn in the head with a shotgun — just to make sure that he stays dead.

From there, it doesn't take long for the authorities to arrive and seize Beck's house, and Reacher rides off into the sunset on a Harley Davidson motorbike. Like the previous seasons, the finale wraps up the story but doesn't tease what's next.

'Reacher' season four doesn't have a release date yet, but the 'Neagley' spinoff is already filming.

Amazon gave the green light for "Reacher" season four back in October 2024, but it does not have an official release date just yet. Presumably, if production starts soon it will arrive in early 2026.

Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series includes 29 books, but the company has not announced which story the fourth season will be based on. However, Child told BI he'd like the show to tackle his book about the opioid crisis in America, "The Midnight Line."

Regardless of which book the show uses, "Reacher" fans don't have to wait too long for more stories from these characters. The "Neagley" spinoff series is in production, and Maria Sten is reprising her role as the title character.

• Jack Reacher's close friend in "Reacher," Frances Neagley, is getting her own eponymous spinoff.
• Maria Sten told Business Insider "Neagley" shows the character has a life outside of helping Reacher.
• Lee Child, the author of the "Jack Reacher" books, told BI the show might premiere at the end of 2025

After the success of "Reacher" season three, the world of Jack Reacher is about to get bigger. The hero's close friend Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) is getting her own spinoff called (you guessed it) "Neagley."

Like Reacher, Neagley is based on the books by British author Lee Child. She was a member of the Military Police's 110th Special Investigations unit, which Reacher led before he left the armed forces.

Amazon announced the "Neagley" spinoff in October 2024 and confirmed that Maria Sten will lead the series.

"When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice.

"Using everything she's learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil," the show's synopsis reads.

Speaking to Forbes last month, Ritchson joked that he couldn't confirm if he'd appear in "Neagley."

"That would make sense, but we cannot confirm that it would make sense. It just makes sense in a world of hypotheticals.

"Like if he popped in for a couple of episodes. But it could happen."

Sten spoke to Business Insider about "Neagley" ahead of the release of the latest season of "Reacher." Here's what to know.

Maria Sten said 'Neagley' shows her character has a life outside of her relationship with Reacher

Recalling how Neagley has developed in "Reacher" since 2022, Sten said: "When we first meet her, I think she's still sort of a stray dog, out of the military and finding her way in the world. Then, coming into season two, she definitely found her way in the world, at least in her professional life.

"I think season three is more of that, where we really see her established in her life in Chicago before she, of course, goes off to help Reacher."

Sten continued: "I think that is a nice way to hand off the character from, 'Yes, I am living in this Reacher universe and I'm connected to him.' She has been showing up for him but also showing the world that yes, there's also a life outside of Reacher and she is actually running her own cases and doing her own thing and has her own problems as well, outside of helping the big guy!

"So I think they did a lovely thing to honor the book and honor what Reacher is, but also honor Neagley's contribution so far and send her off on her own."

'Neagley' does not have a release date yet, but Lee Child said it might arrive by the end of 2025

Amazon is still developing the spinoff, which doesn't have a release date. Neagley doesn't have dedicated books like Reacher, so that may explain why it is taking some time to develop.

But co-showrunners Nick Santora and Nicholas Wootton could adapt storylines from the five "Jack Reacher" books by Lee Child that Neagley appears in.

In an interview with BI before the premiere of "Reacher" season three, Child suggested the show might debut at the end of 2025.

"They start shooting very soon, as a matter of fact! And I think I've seen the screenplays, I think it's going to be excellent, just as good as 'Reacher,' really," he said. "So you know, with a bit of luck, the 'Reacher'-verse will dominate the year on Amazon Prime both ends of it."

'Riverdale' and 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'stars have been cast in 'Neagley'

On February 25, Sten confirmed on Instagram that "Neagley" had started filming its first season. That day, Amazon named a handful of cast members who had joined the series, although little is known about their characters.

"Riverdale" star Greyston Holt will play Detective Hudson Riley alongside Adeline Rudolph, who appeared in "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" and will play Renee.

"Mayor of Kingstown" actor Matthew Del Negro will play Pierce Woodrow, while "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" actor Damon Herriman will play Lawrence Cole. Newcomer Jasper Jones has also been cast as Keno.