Prime Video‘s Reacher has easily become one of the most popular shows on the streamer, let alone all of television. The world has absolutely fallen in love with Alan Ritchson‘s adaptation of Lee Child‘s iconic hero, especially since the Tom Cruise feature films missed much of what made the original books special, according to franchise fans. Unsurprisingly, Alan Ritchson’s action superstar will officially return in 2026 with Reacher Season 4, but that’s actually not the only Reacher story that’s on the horizon this year.
Also expected in 2026 is Prime Video’s first-ever Reacher spin-off, Neagley, which will follow Maria Sten‘s character of the same name, who has been a part of Jack Reacher’s journey since Season 1. A U.S. Army Master Sergeant and security consultant, Neagley is easily the closest thing Reacher has to a best friend, making her the perfect vehicle for the franchise’s first offshoot. Of course, Sten is returning to reprise her fan-favorite role, but she’s not the upcoming spin-off’s only cast member.
Also on board is Adeline Rudolph, best known for her work in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale, and the upcoming big-screen video game movie, Mortal Kombat II. During an interview for the latter blockbuster sequel, I had the opportunity to speak with Rudolph about what fans can expect not only from Mortal Kombat II, but also Neagley. Rudolph explained that while Neagley is tonally distinct from the flagship Reacher series, it is still “definitely” in the same world. Plus, it will also reunite her with a fellow Mortal Kombat II alum:
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“Without spoiling too much, firstly, Maria Sten, who plays Neagley, is amazing, and we’ve got an incredible cast. I really feel like Neagley holds her own in this spin-off, and we’ve got an amazing adventure ahead. Funnily enough, I get to work with Damon Herriman again, who plays our Quan Chi. It’s a little bit different in tone, but it definitely has the elements that people love from the Reacher series. We’re definitely living in the same universe.”
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Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
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⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
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Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
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🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
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You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
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You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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‘Neagley’s Adeline Rudolph Plays a Video Game Icon in ‘Mortal Kombat II’
Before she officially joins the “Reacherverse” with Neagley, Adeline Rudolph is joining one of the most beloved video game franchises of all time with Mortal Kombat II, as a character that fans will instantly recognize. Similar to Karl Urban‘s Johnny Cage and Damon Herriman’s Quan Chi, Kitana — the dual-fan-wielding Princess of Edenia and Outworld — was noticeably absent in the first Mortal Kombat reboot movie from 2021, but now Rudolph will bring the beloved character to life. Not only that, but she’ll also be reuniting with her Chilling Adventures of Sabrina co-star Tati Gabrielle, who plays the longtime companion and sometimes rival to Kitana, Jade.
Neagley and Reacher Season 4 are expected to debut on Prime Video in 2026. Until then, Adeline Rudolph can be seen in Mortal Kombat II, which premieres in theaters on Friday, May 8, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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