Alan Ritchson has shared an update on Reacher after a “crazy week”, which saw him involved in a physical confrontation with his neighbour in Tennessee.
Earlier this week, the hulking actor, 43, was seen having an altercation with a man who dangerously blocked his path while he was driving his motorcycle through a suburban neighbourhood in Brentwood.
After reviewing available evidence, authorities determined that no criminal charges would be pursued and found that Ritchson’s actions were considered self-defence.
The altercation arrived on the same week that Ritchson concluded work on the new season of Reacher, Prime Video’s hit series based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels.
He said in a clip shared on Instagram: “Here we are, in the ADR booth for the very last time for season four of Reacher. There it is, we are dunzos. This thing is gonna be hitting airwaves very soon.”
Seemingly addressing the altercation, the actor continued: “Happy to be back in the booth after such a crazy week! That’s a wrap for me on post-production.”
He teased that the new season is “the best” and “most gripping” yet, adding: “I think we hit our stride. Firing on all cylinders… as it were.”
Over the weekend, TMZ released video that showed Ritchson’s neighbour, identified by the outlet as Ronnie Taylor, kneeling on the ground while Ritchson hit him multiple times.
Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day
New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
Try for free
ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day
New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
Try for free
ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.
However, it was later revealed that this was part of a longer altercation after additional clips, including the footage from Ritchson’s body cam, were released that showed Taylor stepping into the street, causing the actor to flip over his bike’s handlebars.
A spokesperson for Brentwood police said that a “potential reckless endangerment charge” against the neighbour was considered, but Ritchson “declined to pursue charges”.
North Dakota-born Ritchson first came to prominence with a role in Smallville, and he recently starred in the Netflix movie War Machine.
Speaking about Ritchson’s casting in Reacher, author Child told The Independent in 2025 that the actor was “born to play” the role.
He also said that book readers were “right” not to approve of Tom Cruise’s casting in the film adaptations of his best-selling novels: Jack Reacher in 2012 and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back in 2016.
A contingent of book fans didn’t think the Hollywood star was right for the role due to his height. In Child’s books, Reacher is described as being “extremely tall” (he’s 6ft, 5in), and “extremely broad, long-armed and long-legged”. In real life, Cruise is 5ft, 7in.
Child said that, while he “liked” working with the actor, “the readers, ultimately, were right” in their views.
“I thought the first movie in particular was excellent,” Child said. “It was a really crisp hard-edged thriller. Working with Tom was a pleasure and a privilege – he’s a really smart guy, he’s a smart filmmaker, he’s real fun. But you cannot escape the fact that Reacher is a huge guy.”
Child continued: “I mean, that is a component in his entire approach to the world and the world’s approach to him. He’s huge, he’s implacable, he’s scary, and for all Tom’s ability in getting the internals of Reacher out, he is not huge and he’s not scary. So the readers were terribly upset about it and I think, ultimately, the readers were right.”
