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Ritchson claims Amazon scrapped 'Reacher' white supremacist season after Trump's re-election

The actor said a storyline was approved until Trump won in 2024, and studios have pressured him to stop discussing politics.

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What to know

  • Ritchson said a 'Reacher' season adapting 'Die Trying'—where the protagonist battles a white supremacist militia—was greenlit but shelved after Trump's 2024 re-election.
  • Amazon has not officially confirmed or denied the claim; sources speculate the company feared blowback from Trump supporters or the president himself.
  • Ritchson also disclosed at Fan Expo Canada that studios have repeatedly pressured him to stop making public political statements.
  • The show has been renewed for a fifth season based on a different novel; a 'Reacher' spin-off debuted in September 2026.

“Trump is a rapist and a con man, and yet the entire Christian church seems to treat him like he's their poster child, and it's unreal. I don't understand it.”

Alan Ritchson · Hollywood Reporter · Mar 31

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Ritchson claims Amazon scrapped 'Reacher' white supremacist season after Trump's re-election
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:07 AM ET
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    Ritchson reveals studios pressured him to stop discussing politics publicly

    At Fan Expo Canada, Ritchson joked about calls from studios telling him to stop talking publicly about politics, while also reiterating that Amazon killed the white supremacist storyline after Trump's re-election.

    “You know how many phone calls I get from studios like, 'Would you shut the f--- up, please? Stop talking in public,'”
    — Alan Ritchson
    1. 1 outlet 'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson claims studios begged him to shut up about politics

      first by Fox News, 1d ago

    2. 1 outlet Alan Ritchson Says Trump's Re-Election Caused Amazon to Nix a 'Reacher' Storyline About Slaughtering 'White Supremacist Militia'

      first by Breitbart, 2d ago

  2. background

    Ritchson implies Amazon shelved white supremacist-focused season due to Trump re-election — On Threads, Ritchson responded to a fan expressing disappointment about an unadapted book where Reacher kills his way through a white supremacist militia camp. Ritchson said he had the season approved until Trump was re-elected.