Alan Ritchson is larger than ever — each figuratively and bodily. He made his appearing debut within the early 2000s, showing as Aquaman on The CW superhero sequence, Smallville. Since then, Ritchson has appeared in varied movies and TV reveals. His notable motion pictures embrace The Starvation Video games: Catching Hearth and Quick X, in addition to voicing the character Raphael in Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequence.
Ritchson is maybe finest recognized for his work on tv. He had a starring function because the comically ridiculous Thad in Blue Mountain State, which developed a cult following after streaming on Netflix. Ritchson later gained widespread recognition for his notable look in Reacher. So what else does this rising star have up his sleeve?
Here is each undertaking that Alan Ritchson is presently engaged on for TV and for the massive display.
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‘Reacher’ Season 4
Launch Date TBD
Reacher
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February 3, 2022
- Community
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Prime Video
- Showrunner
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Nick Santora
Ritchson’s most well-known function is enjoying the motion hero and army man Jack Reacher in Amazon Prime Video’s Reacher sequence. Ritchson lastly introduced justice to Jack Reacher for the followers of Lee Kid’s crime novels, lots of whom have been disenchanted by the Tom Cruise model of the 2010s. This Reacher is tall, extraordinarily muscular, and blonde, similar to his literary counterpart. Reacher has obtained optimistic opinions from each critics and audiences. Amazon has churned out three seasons since 2022, every one adapting one in every of Kid’s novels.
Its third season, based mostly on the 2003 novel Persuader, simply wrapped up in March 2025. And it looks as if Ritchson will return as Jack Reacher. The sequence has already been renewed for a fourth season and can supposedly come out in 2026. How lengthy will Reacher final precisely? Nicely, being that there are 29 Jack Reacher novels on the market, Ritchson could be engaged on this sequence properly into the foreseeable future.
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‘The Man with the Bag’
October 3, 2025
Alan Ritchson can be returning to his comedy roots with the upcoming Christmas action-comedy, The Man with the Bag. After his sack of items is stolen, Santa Claus is pressured to enlist the assistance of a petty felony to get it again.
Ritchson performs Vince, the petty felony who works with Santa. In the meantime, Santa himself is performed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, making this the actor’s first Christmas action-comedy for the reason that 1996 vacation traditional, Jingle All of the Approach. The Man with the Bag will come out on October 3, 2025. And judging by its two leads, it is certain to be a bag of guffaws.
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‘Neagley’
2026
Neagley
Forged
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Greyston Holt
Detective Hudson Riley
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Matthew Del Negro
Pierce Woodrow
Reacher is not the one Jack Reacher undertaking that Alan Ritchson is engaged on. The present’s success prompted Amazon Prime Video to provide a spin-off sequence — as a result of, in fact, they did. Neagley will concentrate on Frances Neagley, a company safety skilled who served with Reacher within the Military. The character has a supporting function in Reacher, the place she’s performed by Maria Sten. Sten will reprise her function in Neagley, the place her character will search the reality after an previous pal dies in a suspicious accident.
As a Reacher-adjacent sequence, it is no shock that Ritchson will make an look as Reacher. Will he have a significant supporting function, or will he solely seem in a few episodes? It is unclear for the time being. It is also unclear when Neagley will premiere, although it is anticipated to have a 2026 launch that strains up with the fourth season of Reacher.
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‘Playdate’
Launch Date TBD
The Man with the Bag is not Ritchson’s solely upcoming action-comedy. He is additionally showing in Playdate, alongside Kevin James and Isla Fisher. After shedding his job and turning into a stay-at-home dad, Brian (James) accepts a playdate invitation from one other stay-at-home dad who seems to be an absolute maniac. We’ll allow you to guess who performs the loopy dad.
It is fairly cool that Ritchson continues to be prepared to look in comedic roles, given his new macho-man picture in Reacher. Whereas there is not any official launch date for this movie simply but, Playdate will probably come out in late 2025 or early 2026, being that it concluded filming in April 2024.
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‘Motor Metropolis’
Launch Date TBD
One other movie that Ritchson is presently engaged on is Motor Metropolis, an upcoming motion thriller. This undertaking has been caught in developmental hell since 2009. Its script by Chad St. John was included within the 2009 Hollywood Blacklist, which sounds much more ominous than it truly is. The Blacklist is an annual survey of the most-liked unfilmed screenplays.
Now, Motor Metropolis is lastly seeing the sunshine of day. Ritchson is about to look alongside Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster. Little or no is thought about this movie, together with its launch date. Foster, nevertheless, did supply an attention-grabbing tidbit: Motor Metropolis supposedly solely incorporates 5 strains of dialogue.
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‘Battle Machine’
Launch Date TBD
Battle Machine is a science fiction motion movie that facilities on the ultimate recruits of a particular ops boot camp, who should now face off in opposition to a lethal drive from past this world. It should star Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, and Jai Courtney.
Since Netflix acquired the distribution rights, it is unclear whether or not Battle Machine can be launched in theaters or solely on the streaming platform. It is also unclear when the movie can be launched, although we will most likely count on a late 2025 or early 2026 premiere. Ritchson has been singing Battle Machine’s praises, hyping it up as “the largest film that Netflix has ever had”. We’ll simply have to attend and see if he is proper.
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‘Runner’
Launch Date TBD
Runner is the final motion thriller that Alan Ritchson is presently engaged on. It follows a high-end courier who has 3 hours to move a liver from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. Owen Wilson will star alongside Ritchson.
Like Motor Metropolis, Runner was included within the 2023 Hollywood Blacklist, one other well-liked movie that had but to be produced. It is going to be directed by Scott Waugh, who directed motion movies like Act of Valor and The Expendables 4. Runner doesn’t but have an official launch date.