Spoilers for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War lie ahead, so read on at your own discretion.

Prime Video’s Jack Ryan franchise is back in the form of a feature film, Ghost War. The 2026 movie schedule entry sees John Krasinski reprising his role as Ryan and taking on a rogue operative with help from his allies. Andrew Bernstein directed the movie after having helmed several episodes of the TV series on which it's based. While speaking to CinemaBlend, Bernstein expressed his desire to build on Ryan’s world, but he also wants to do more with a key supporting character, which gives me an idea.

Andrew Bernstein Reveals The Jack Ryan Character He Wants To Work With More

While Krasinski’s Jack is at the forefront of this IP, there are definitely characters who could headline their own films or shows. A series centered around Michael Kelly’s Mike November, for example, could be a lot of fun. Bernstein seems to have great affection for the characters, as that’s the vibe I got when I spoke to him in promotion of Ghost War. After sharing that he would “love to continue” with the series, Bernstein specifically named a certain fictional government official he’d love to see more of:

Throughout all four seasons of the Tom Clancy show, the great Wendell Pierce plays James “Jim” Greer, who initially has a rocky relationship with Ryan and eventually becomes his close friend and confidant. Pierce plays Greer with great gravitas and imbues the character with dry wit as well. As a fan of Pierce and his character, I’d love to see Greer not only return but also take center stage in his project. I also have what I think is a sweet idea for a story.

What Could A Jim Greer-Centric Movie Or TV Show Look Like?

At the start of Ghost War, Jim is still the deputy director of the CIA under Director Elizabeth Wright (Betty Gabriel). Sadly, though, Wright is killed due to a car bomb planted by ex-Starling operative Liam Crown (Max Beesly), and Greer succeeds her as director (with Ryan as his deputy). Any further projects involving Greer could highlight his work within his new post and, with that, I’d love a movie in which he heads overseas for what he believes will be a simple diplomatic mission, only for a terroristic threat to arise.

What’s more, why not have Jim’s ex-wife, Jasmine, and their two kids, Monique and J.J., in the mix as well? In the series, Jim tried to re-establish a civil kind of familial dynamic amongst all of them. So it’d be great to see Jim take them on the trip, with the expectation that it could be a way for them to build a strong (if not unconventional) family unit. And, of course, when everything hits the fan, the quartet is forced to lean on each other throughout the dangerous situation.

There’s certainly a lot that can be done with the Jack Ryan franchise, including John Krasinski’s idea for a Without Remorse crossover. Still, I think a Jim Greer-centered project would be the perfect addition to the mythos. Considering the character’s dynamic nature, Wendell Pierce’s perfect portrayal, and the ripe storytelling possibilities, it makes a lot of sense to highlight Greer in greater ways. So here’s hoping Andrew Bernstein gets his wish for more of Jim.

Stream all four seasons of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan as well as Ghost War using a Prime Video subscription.

John Krasinski got ripped to play Jack Ryan, and the end result has always felt like a good fit for the Prime Video series. The actor has given Tom Clancy’s CIA analyst a steady, thinking-man's action movie hero energy that makes sense for the character and has helped the series build a loyal audience. That makes the reaction to the 2026 movie release, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, sting a little more. This is not one of those critic-versus-audience situations, as everyone seems to be in agreement: We love Krasinski as Ryan, but hated this new Amazon movie.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, the new action movie is sitting at 44% with critics and 41% with audiences, based on 39 reviews and more than 250 ratings. That is basically both sides of the aisle looking at Jack’s comeback and saying, “Yeah, this ain't it, chief.”

The setup should have worked. After retiring from the CIA, Jack Ryan is pulled back into the world of espionage when an international covert mission uncovers a deadly conspiracy. Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly return as James Greer and Mike November, with Sienna Miller joining as MI6 officer Emma Marlowe. On paper, that sounds like the kind of “get the band back together” spy-thriller fans would happily hit play on.

One audience reviewer, Barbara B. (@RT85830823), said she liked the Jack Ryan series but felt the movie fell short because of its rushed story, distracting green screen work and artificial lighting. Another viewer, Hu B. (@RT68453707), was even blunter, saying:

That complaint lines up pretty closely with what critics have been saying, too. In our earlier coverage of Ghost War reviews, several critics praised Krasinski’s return while taking issue with the movie around him. Collider’s Tania Hussain said the Office alum was still “charming and commanding,” but argued the movie felt too safe and hollow. The Wrap’s Zaki Hasan said what fans loved about the series seemed to get lost in the shift to a feature-length format.

Jack Ryan Fans Are Not Totally United, But The Complaints Are Loud

To be fair, some audience members did enjoy the movie. One viewer called it a "full-action", "entertaining" watch and said they did not understand the negative reviews. Another said that Krasinski is perfect for the role and hoped the series would continue. Others landed somewhere in the middle, calling it a “solid watch” or saying it felt like a long episode of Jack Ryan, which they did not mind and highlighted as a positive.

Still, the harsher reactions are hard to miss. Many longtime Jack Ryan fans complained that the movie felt less like a serious spy thriller and more like an advertisement for Dubai. One reviewer called it “a good cure for insomnia,” while another said they couldn’t wait for it to be over.

That seems to be the central problem. Fans do not appear to have turned on Krasinski as the beloved character. In fact, many of the complaints are rooted in disappointment because people liked him in the role and wanted him to return to work. The issue is that Ghost War seems to have flattened what the series, streaming with a Prime Video subscription, did well: the slow-burn tension, the room for character work and the sense that Jack was thinking before firing.

For longtime fans, the reunion with John Krasinski, Pierce and Kelly may still be enough to justify pressing play, and there are certainly some high-octane twists that should have shown through. Yet those nearly matching critic and audience scores tell a pretty clear story. Critics and viewers often passionately disagree, but on Jack Ryan: Ghost War, they seem to have hit the same unfortunate target: This one is a snooze fest that may not be worth warming up the TV for.

Major spoilers for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War lie ahead, so read on at your own risk!

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War sees John Krasinski return as the titular protagonist, who must face his most dangerous mission yet. Jack – with help from his allies – faces off with a rogue former black ops agent out for revenge against Jim Greer (Wendell Pierce). What plays out is a dangerous game that ultimately leads to the death of one of Ryan’s key allies. CinemaBlend recently spoke to Krasinski – who also co-wrote the film – and he shed light on why that character had to die.

During the film, Jack and co. pursue Liam Crown (Max Beesly), an ex-member of the since-dissolved Starling team, and he seeks to convince Greer (a co-founder of that team) to reform the brutal group. The mission to stop Crown eventually takes Jack, Greer and CIA director Elizabth Wright (Betty Gabriel) to London, where Crown is apparently planning to bomb Tower Bridge. However, in a tragic turn of events, the supposed bridge bombing proves to be a diversion, and Crowne actually detonates a car bomb that kills Wright.

Krasinski penned the script for his 2026 movie schedule entry alongside Aaron Rabin, who also wrote episodes of the Jack Ryan TV series. When I asked Krasinski about the decision to kill Wright, he had quite a few thoughts to share. All in all, he mentioned a few key reasons when explaining the importance of Elizabeth’s death:

Based on his comments the A Quiet Place helmer really wanted high stakes to be present within the story. Killing off the director of the CIA is definitely a way for Krasinski and Rabin to say, “We mean business.” Plus, Krasinski makes a good point in that some of the greatest political thrillers to ever grace the silver screen feature tragic deaths. I’d be lying if I said Wright’s death didn’t sting, considering her character’s key roles in the third and fourth seasons of the show. Even Krasinski admitted to the creative decision being tough:

As far as the future of the Jack Ryan franchise goes, it seems this explosive new movie won’t mark the end of the road for Ryan. The film ends with Ryan being named deputy director of the CIA alongside the newly promoted Greer. Specific plans haven’t been announced at this point though, at the very least, Krasinski also told me about his desire for a Tom Clancy crossover that would see Jack Ryan crossing paths with Michael B. Jordan’s John Kelly from Without Remorse. (So Krasinski may need to stick to that pilates-infused workout routine.)

Of course, watching Ryan’s further adventures will be somewhat bittersweet due to Wright’s absence. The main source of comfort I can find narrative-wise is that in whatever threats they face moving forward, Ryan and Greer may indeed look to Elizabeth’s example now that they’re running the CIA. Apart from that, I’ll also hold out hope that Betty Gabriel and John Krasinski do indeed work together in some way at some point down the road.

For now, though, see them share the screen in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War by streaming it with a Prime Video subscription. That streaming service membership also grants episodes to all four seasons of the show on which this film is based.

It’s been nearly three years since the conclusion of the Jack Ryan series on Amazon’s Prime Video, and now John Krasinski is back in fighting shape to reprise his role as the U.S. Marine-turned-CIA operative in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War. Instead of a new season, however, this time we only get him for one feature-length outing on the streamer, and reviews are in as it hits the 2026 movie schedule.

After retiring from the CIA, Jack Ryan is pulled back into the mix after the re-emergence of a black-ops network. Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly are back, too, and while the critics generally welcome the reunion, their overall impressions are a bit mixed. Tania Hussain of Collider, for instance, rates the movie 5 out of 10 in her review of Prime Video’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, saying it’s still slick and fast-paced, but that it’s too safe. The critic says:

Alex Maidy of Jo Blo gives it a “Good” 7 out of 10, saying viewers don’t have to have streamed any of John Krasinski’s Jack Ryan series with their Prime Video subscription to enjoy the movie, but that it does build on subplots and characters introduced on the show. Maidy likes how that heightens the stakes, and overall says:

Zaki Hasan of The Wrap says John Krasinski is a great Jack Ryan, but what fans loved so much about the series has been lost in translation when configuring the story for one feature-length product. The stakes are bigger, the canvas broader and danger more immediate, but it feels somewhat hollow — despite great performances — compared to the series. Hasan writes:

Monica Castillo of AV Club grades it a D+, calling Ghost War a straightforward spy movie “without excitement or intrigue.” The Prime Video movie feels more like a training exercise than a high-stakes mission. Castillo’s review reads:

Giovanni Lago of Next Best Picture rates it 4 out of 10, calling Jack Ryan: Ghost War a “by-the-books spy thriller that even Tom Clancy would’ve yawned at.” There are some high points, including solid action and the reunion between John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce, but they're overshadowed by an asinine plot that feels more cartoonish than grounded in realism. Lago continues:

The reviews of Jack Ryan: Ghost War are certainly more tepid than fans were hoping for, but that shouldn’t stop anyone who loves this franchise or who’s been looking forward to seeing John Krasinski back in this role from hitting Play on Amazon’s Prime Video. The movie is available to stream as of Wednesday, May 20.

John Krasinski is officially back in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, which sees him reprise his role as the titular FBI operative. Back with Krasinski in this 2026 movie schedule entry are a few franchise veterans, including Michael Kelly and Wendell Pierce. Of course, there’s a great level of physicality to the work the actors do within this beloved franchise, so they have to stay in tip-top shape. Krasinski and Kelly recently spoke to CinemaBlend about their training regimens, and I was surprised by the fitness methods they named.

Some may imagine that Krasinski’s training for the explosive Ghost War (and the four-season TV show that preceded it) solely involved weights. However, that’s not exactly the case. I recently spoke with both Krasinski and Kelly while they were promoting their film and asked about specific techniques they’d picked up in order to stay in shape. Krasinski didn’t hold back in saying that pilates was the key and, while that may seem unexpected on the surface, it actually makes sense:

While I’ve long known that it’s important for an action star to remain nimble, I didn’t think much about whether any of them might utilize pilates to such a great extent. However, it does make sense and, considering Krasinski’s work throughout the franchise, it’s hard to argue with the results. Krasinski’s point about going from a standstill to a sprint also makes me appreciate Tom Cruise’s iconic running scenes more. As for Michael Kelly (who reprises his role as Mike November in Ghost War), he had this to say about his preparation:

Of course, the notion of any of the stars getting hurt is definitely not far-fetched, especially considering the scope of Ghost War, which is helmed by veteran franchise director Andrew Bernstein. In it, Jack reunites with Mike and Jim Greer (Pierce) to take down a rogue former operative (Max Beesly) looking to revive a dangerous task force. During our conversation, Krasinski spoke a bit about how the movie in comparison to the TV show:

John Krasinski’s last comment speaks to the light-hearted camaraderie and vibe that’s been established on the Jack Ryan sets. In all seriousness, though, I’m glad that neither Krasinski nor Michael Kelly apparently sustained serious injuries during principal photography. Whatever lies ahead for the franchise, here’s hoping they and their co-stars continue to stay healthy (especially if Krasinski wants to make that Without Remorse crossover happen).

Check out Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War when it becomes streamable on May 20. If you haven’t already, grab a Prime Video subscription so you’ll be able to check it out.

Jack Ryan may have ended its four-season run on Prime Video after four seasons, but the John Krasinski-led franchise is returning by way of a new film, subtitled Ghost War, that’s set to hit the 2026 movie schedule. The existence of the follow-up flick is a testament to the IP’s continued popularity as well as the buzz surrounding the Tom Clancy TV universe as a whole. Given that, CinemaBlend recently asked Krasinski about the notion of crossing over with Alan Ritchson’s Reacher. However, Krasinski's idea got me even more excited.

Considering the ongoing success of the Clancy shows, it would just make too much sense to have some cross-pollination. Jack Ryan and the record-breaking Reacher honestly do feel like a match made in high-octane heaven. When I spoke to Krasinski in promotion of Ghost War, he didn’t confirm whether or not he’d spoken to Prime Video about having Ryan cross paths with other do-gooders. However, he did confirm that he’d spoken to a fellow A-lister about bringing back their Clancy character:

Michael B. Jordan notably plays the role of John Kelly in 2021’s Without Remorse, and the film sees Kelly – a former Navy SEAL – on a quest for retribution following the deaths of his wife and unit cohorts. Honestly, I hadn’t even considered the notion of Jordan (a newly minted Oscar winner) reprising Kelly let alone teaming up with Jack Ryan. However, the thought of such a crossover is just too cool to ignore, and it delights me that John Krasinski has apparently even spoken to the Creed star about it.

Of course, as mentioned, Jordan’s availability is a factor, but I think this project is worth pursuing. Jordan would lend a considerable amount of star power to an already-flourishing franchise. Not only that, but he and Krasinski could make for an imposing on-screen duo. Like the A Quiet Place star, Jordan can also bring a significant level of physicality to the proceedings. After all, Jordan did have to do quite a bit of training for Without Remorse, and he even learned to hold his breath under water for nearly three minutes.

While I’d be down to see Jack to team up with John, I still wouldn’t turn my nose up if Jack Reacher were to be involved. Alan Ritchson remains a star in his own right, and I could easily see him and Krasinski standing alongside each other. I honestly still think that could happen at some point, and Krasinski seems to like the notion of more crossovers as well:

A crossover may not be announced right now, but Prime Video subscription holders still have plenty to look forward to when it comes to Tom Clancy-related content. Ghost War aside, there’s also the upcoming fourth season of Reacher, which has also been renewed for Season 5. Aldis Hodge’s Cross is also returning for a third season and, on that note, it’d be great to see Alex Cross join forces with another character as well. In the meantime, though, I just hope the producers will keep a seat warm for Michael B. Jordan.

For right now, though, look forward to streaming Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War on Prime Video, as it hits the streamer on May 20. Prepare yourself for John Krasinski's reprisal by streaming all four seasons of the show now. Also, stream Without Remorse while you're at it.

It’s been a little while since Jack Ryan wrapped up its four-season run (which can be viewed in its entirety with a Prime Video subscription). While fans have been without John Krasinski’s version of the titular character for a few years, they’ve had the reassurance that Ryan would return in a new movie. Well, that film is officially set to hit the 2026 movie schedule, and the explosive first trailer was just released. It also reveals the official title as well as a sweet new behind-the-scenes role for Krasinski.

Tuesday marked the release of the teaser trailer for what’s now officially known as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War. As revealed in the trailer, Jack is no longer working with the CIA and is now seemingly aiming to stay out of the line of fire. That changes, however, when his old boss and friend, James Greer (played by the returning Wendell Pierce) asks for his help in taking down a radicalized military group spreading fear and chaos. Of course, Ryan’s ultimately coaxed into getting back into the game.

While this is the definition of a “teaser trailer,” we do get some shots of Jack geared up and back in action. Hand-to-hand fights, car chases and explosions – staples of this franchise – just seem to be the tip of the iceberg for this “movie event.” And, behind the camera, Krasinski is taking on a new role, which marks a first for him in this franchise. He’s credited as a screenwriter on Ghost War, sharing that credit with Noah Oppenheim, and the actor-writer also has a story credit on this production.

It makes sense that John Krasinski is shifting into writer mode for this production. For one, he’s obviously a skilled scribe in his own right, as he held the duties on his A Quiet Place franchise. That’ll also be the case for the upcoming third installment in that series. Additionally, over the years, there have been other stars who’ve written for the TV properties they’ve starred in. I can even think back to Carroll O'Connor writing for In the Heat of the Night or David Duchovny penning some episodes of The X-Files.

Fans may also be excited to know that there are a few more familiar faces in the fold this time around as well. Both Michael Kelly and Betty Gabriel are also reportedly reprising their roles as Mike November and Elizabeth Wright, respectively. Given that neither appear in this first trailer, I’m curious as to how big their roles will be.

On the whole, this Jack Ryan follow-up movie serves as a significant expansion for the mythos, which may be welcome to fans due to at least one other project not coming to fruition. It was reported in 2022 that a spinoff series centered on Michael Peña’s Domingo Chavez was in the works and, in 2023, Peña expressed his hopes to CinemaBlend about the show happening. At this point, though, the project has reportedly been shelved.

Still, Ghost War should hopefully satisfy those who’ve been eager to see more of Ryan in action. It remains to be seen when a full trailer for the film might finally be released. In the meantime, though, this teaser is a nice little bit of promotion to set the tone for Jack’s next adventure.

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War is set to be released on May 20. In the meantime, why not revisit the original series or check it out for the first time?

TV shows based on action or mystery thriller books make up a good chunk of some of the best Amazon Prime original TV shows in recent memory. For instance, Cross – starring Aldis Hodge as James Patterson’s Det. Alex Cross – is only the latest of many great shows to watch on Amazon Prime if you like action that features a popular literary hero in the lead, such as Reacher, which has a third season on the way, and the John Krasinski-led Jack Ryan, which has a movie spin-off in the works. Those with an Amazon Prime subscription certainly have some great options already.

Following the success of these hits, it begs the question of what other literary heroes Amazon might consider optioning for an action or mystery thriller TV show next. Here are some badass book protagonists I'd love to see get their own series.

Lisbeth Salander (The Millennium Series)

Lisbeth Salander – an expert hacker with brazen methods of vengeful vigilanteism – is the eponymous hero of Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s smash hit mystery novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and its two sequels, which were adapted into a foreign-language film trilogy starring Noomi Rapace in the role. However, sequels to David Fincher’s English-language adaptation of the first novel with Rooney Mara were cancelled, unless you count Fede Álvarez’s The Girl in the Spider’s Web with Claire Foy from 2018. Not to mention, Larsson’s series has continued beyond his death with books by David Lagercrantz, meaning there is plenty of reason to make the Millennium series a TV show and more than enough source material to go off of.

Jason Bourne (The Bourne Identity)

What made the Jason Bourne movies – starring Matt Damon as an amnesiac who discovers he is a highly trained assassin – some of the most beloved spy movies of their time is the breathtaking, no-holds-barred action that left audiences wanting more, even after Hollywood had completed Robert Ludlum’s original trilogy. That would result in the release of 2012’s The Bourne Legacy, instead following Jeremy Renner’s Aaron Cross, and Damon’s return in 2016’s Jason Bourne – neither of which captured the same flair. While USA once attempted to expand the universe with its short-lived Treadstone series, perhaps a full revamp with a new face in the iconic title role is what is truly needed for the franchise, which has more material from author Eric Van Lustbader to draw from.

Pierce Hunt (Hunt Them Down)

Pierce Hunt is a former U.S. Army Ranger-turned-DEA agent who indulges in the thrill for the chase, fueled by his vendetta against the drug trade following a personal tragedy. A character with such skill and passion for his career in law enforcement sounds like the perfect candidate to lead his own series. When you consider the popularity and acclaim the character has achieved in only three books by Simon Gervais so far (Hunt Them Down and Trained to Hunt from 2019 and 2020’s Time to Hunt), it is a wonder Amazon has not sought a deal for the rights already.

Eve Dallas (In Death Series)

Since 1995, under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, romance novelist Nora Roberts has written more than 50 novels in her In Death series, which follows the futuristic investigations of police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her relationship with her billionaire love interest-turned-husband, Roarke. A show based on these books would have an alluring combination of different elements, including crime drama, romance, and a little bit of sci-fi.

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl)

In 2020, a movie about Artemis Fowl, played by Ferdia Shaw, was exclusively released with a Disney+ subscription. Despite Kenneth Branagh at the helm and Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell as Artemis’ father, Artemis Fowl was not well received by critics or audiences, partially for its many changes from Eoin Colfer’s young adult, modern fantasy books. Maybe a series adaptation through the folks at Amazon could do the child criminal mastermind some justice.

Holly Gibney (Holly)

Created by Stephen King, Holly Gibney has previously been portrayed as a supporting character in the TV show Mr. Mercedes by Justine Lupe, and in the HBO miniseries adaptation of The Outsider by Cynthia Erivo. The obsessive-compulsive and highly observant detective has since become the central focus in some of the author's more recent published works – such as the 2020 novella If It Bleeds and the 2023 novel, Holly – and with more in the works (namely the upcoming 2025 book, Never Flinch), which makes her a prime candidate for her own TV show.

Mitch Rapp (American Assassin)

Sometimes the most engaging action hero stories involve a relatable protagonist, such as Mitch Rapp – a young everyman who sought training to become a brutal killing machine and avenge a terrorist attack that claimed his girlfriend's life. Following the death of the counter-terrorism operative’s creator, Vince Flynn, in 2013, his adventures have continued in books written by Kyle Mills. So, there is plenty of material to develop a new TV series that would hopefully be received better than the 2017 feature adaptation of Rapp’s 2010 debut novel, American Assassin, starring Dylan O’Brien in the role.

Bianca St. Ives (The Ultimatum)

Audiences who love TV shows like Dexter (which was inspired by Jeff Lindsay’s book series about a homicidal vigilante) would probably get a kick out of a TV show about Bianca St. Ives. First introduced in Karen Robards’ The Ultimatum in 2017, the anti-hero is not a killer but boasts killer skills in thievery that she uses to con the world’s most notorious swindlers. The adventures of a modern-day Robin Hood like this would make for a fun series.

Remo Williams (The Destroyer)

Originally created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, Remo Williams – a Newark cop who fakes his death and becomes a secret government assassin – is the star of more than 150 novels published since 1971 and was first brought to life in the 1985 movie, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, starring Fred Ward. It was reported that Shane Black was developing a The Destroyer movie in 2014, years before the announcement of a TV series in 2022 (via Deadline), but that was the last update we heard about that. Maybe Amazon could swoop in for a small-screen revival of Remo’s adventures with his sensei, Chiun.

Keep an eye on our upcoming book-to-screen adaptations guide to see if any of there literary action/thriller heroes will show up on Amazon Prime anytime soon.

It wasn’t all that long ago that we were talking about Jack Ryan being one of the best Amazon original shows, but at some point in the future, John Krasinski’s titular character will be getting the cinematic treatment. Though we don’t know when the Jack Ryan movie is happening (or how we’ll get to watch it), Amazon MGM Studios is developing a Jack Ryan movie, the first since 2014’s Shadow Recruit, ending a more than 10-year stretch of no movies based on the late Tom Clancy’s most iconic character.

If you want to get caught up to speed and know more about the movie that will see the return of two of the most beloved characters from the Jack Ryan show and further expand the story of the famous CIA analyst and the world around him, then come along. We’re about to break down everything we know about this highly-anticipated action thriller.

What Is The Jack Ryan Movie Release Date?

As much as we would love for a big surprise at the end of the 2024 movie schedule and see John Krasinski return as one of his best characters, it doesn’t look like it’s in the cards. The truth is, Amazon MGM Studios has yet to announce a release date or even a release window. However, it's possible that the upcoming action movie finds a spot somewhere in the final stretch of the 2025 movie schedule. Since it was only just announced to be happening, it's too soon to know.

Will The Jack Ryan Movie Be Released In Theaters Or On Prime?

One question that seems to come up with every Amazon release these days is whether it will have a theatrical release or go straight to Prime Video. At this time, Amazon MGM Studios has yet to announce if Jack Ryan will follow other upcoming projects like Jake Kasden’s Red One, which is going to theaters first, or if it’ll be like Without Remorse, another Tom Clancy adaptation, which skipped theaters entirely and debuted on Prime Video in April 2021.

Regardless, anyone with an Amazon subscription will likely be able to watch Jack Ryan at one point or another.

The Jack Ryan Cast

Just a few years after talking about what he’d miss most about playing the character, John Krasinski will soon be on another mission when he leads the Jack Ryan cast once again. And while it hasn’t been revealed if all the major players from the Amazon series will be coming back around, we do know that one, and maybe two, of the biggest characters from the series will be there alongside Krasinski when he suits up again.

John Krasinski as Jack Ryan

Amazon MGM Studios announced in October 2024 that John Krasinski would be returning to play Jack Ryan in the upcoming movie. The Office mainstay and A Quiet Place creator most recently appeared in IF, a movie he also wrote and directed. Per Deadline, he's also set to lead Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, though no release date has been announced.

Wendell Pierce as James Greer

At the same time Krasinski’s casting was announced, it was also revealed that Wendell Pierce, who had been a part of the original series from the beginning, would once again be playing James Greer in Jack Ryan. Pierce, who appeared in every episode of The Wire, is also set to play Perry White in James Gunn’s Superman.

Michael Kelly as Mike November

Though John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce are sure things when it comes to the Jack Ryan movie cast, Michael Kelly isn’t fully confirmed to be coming back as Mike November. However, Amazon MGM Studios has announced that the House of Cards and The Penguin actor is in talks to reprise his famous role.

What Is Jack Ryan About?

It is hard to say exactly what the Jack Ryan movie will be about, but it has been revealed that the movie will be an extension of the original series. That seems to mean the movie will pick up after the events of Jack Ryan Season 4, but there could also be a situation where the creative team could adapt one of the 36 Tom Clancy novels centering on Jack Ryan, meaning there are pretty much limitless possibilities at this point.

How Did The Jack Ryan TV Show End?

So, what kind of world will Jack Ryan enter when the movie is released? Well, Jack Ryan Season 4 ended with John Krasinski’s titular character thwarting yet another terrorist scheme (this time stopping trucks hiding explosive devices from taking countless lives on American soil) and then exposing those within the United States government who allowed such things to happen in the first place.

The acting deputy director of the CIA throughout the season, Ryan was last seen in the finale standing in front of the Capitol building with his closest allies as they looked toward the future after a job well done. But as has long been the case for Tom Clancy’s iconic character, that rest won’t last long and we’ll soon see Krasinski’s hero in the Jack Ryan movie.

Jack Ryan Season 2 Director Andrew Bernstein Is Returning To Helm The Movie

John Krasinski and other members of the Jack Ryan cast won’t be the only major players from the series coming over for the new movie. Amazon MGM Studios has announced that Andrew Bernstein, who previously helmed the show’s second season back in 2019, will be serving as the director for the film extension of the property. Since then, Bernstein has gone on to direct episodes of everything from The Right Stuff to The Outsider and Foundation to The Diplomat, one of the biggest shows on the 2024 Netflix schedule.

Aaron Rabin, who wrote the most recent season of Jack Ryan, will also be coming back to pen the script for the still-untitled film project.

This Isn’t The Tom Clancy Project In The Works

As excited as we are for the Jack Ryan movie, this isn’t the only Tom Clancy project in the works. In fact, several projects have been discussed at length in the past, and the news of John Krasinski’s character getting a movie could be a change in momentum for these spinoffs, movies, and other shows.

Back when the Jack Ryan Season 4 trailer was released, there was a lot of buzz surrounding Michael Pena’s Domingo “Ding” Chavez, who longtime fans of Clancy’s novels (and the games based on them) will remember as a key member of the Rainbow Six counterterrorism unit. There has been talk in the past of Pena leading a spinoff of his own, but it’s not known how those plans will be impacted by the new movie. Does this mean the spinoff is still happening or will he be in the upcoming movie? We’ll have to wait and see.

Around the time Jack Ryan was premiering on Amazon, there was talk of Michael B. Jordan leading a Rainbow Six movie as John Clark, the character he would go on to play in 2021’s Without Remorse. The project gained some momentum in 2023 when it was revealed that the increasingly busy Chad Stahelski was going to direct the adaptation.

We’ll have to wait and see what happens with the other Tom Clancy projects, but for now, we at least have the Jack Ryan movie to hold us over.

The 2024 TV schedule is the first since the series finale of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan was released, and until today, there’d been no sign of when or if the best-selling boy scout will return. However, I’m glad to say the wait is finally over, as John Krasinski and some of his cast members are going to be returning for a film continuation of the hit Prime Video series.

There is a catch though, as while this new development has been reported, it leaves me with some serious questions. Which means it's time to resurrect talks surrounding two of the Clancy-verse’s outstanding projects that are waiting for further updates.

A John Krasinski Jack Ryan Movie Is In Development

It looks like my question of how John Krasinski’s Jack Ryan will be remembered was a bit premature, thanks to Amazon MGM Studios issuing a press release for this new project. Slating Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan vets in some key positions, we now know that series executive producer and Season 2 director Andrew Bernstein is set to direct, with the script written by Jack Ryan Season 4 writer/co-executive producer Aaron Rabin.

Along with that news came some preliminary casting, as Krasinski is about to be joined by two familiar faces. Here’s what Amazon MGM Studios’ press release had to say who, and when, this story will focus on:

Initially adapted as a series of films that saw Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine playing the CIA analyst, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan took the action to streaming in a four season saga. Now it looks like that “hell of a team photo” in the series finale “Proof of Concept” has paid off, as well as that retroactively clever episode title.

With John Krasinki's return going against the previous sentiments that this was always a four-season story, there's already a lot of questions to ask. Like, say, how long until we see President Jack Ryan taking the podium? But in a more specific context, and since we now know we’ll be seeing Jack Ryan reuniting with James Greer and Mike November, I’m wondering about two projects I’ve had my eyes on since Jack Ryan wrapped.

Is The Michael Peña Spinoff Still In The Works?

Going into the final season of Amazon’s hit espionage drama, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 trailer reinforced a plan that had been announced when the series was confirmed to be ending. When John Krasinski’s tenure as Jack Ryan looked to be ending through the intended finale of Season 4, there was also news of a Michael Peña-fronted spinoff being in the works.

As his character Domingo “Ding” Chavez was a member of the international counterterrorism force known as Rainbow Six, the possibilities seemed endless. But there really hasn’t been any news about this project, or much talk about whether or not it’s still on the board.

Seeing as Michael Peña’s wishes for the Jack Ryan future already included reuniting with the confirmed trio mentioned above, it doesn't seem like a stretch to keep this bird up in the air. I really want to know if this project is still on the books, because a Ding Chavez side story could be to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan what The Penguin is to The Batman Epic Crime Saga.

What’s Happening With Michael B. Jordan’s Rainbow Six Movie?

I’ll admit that since 2018’s Rainbow Six movie announcement, I’ve been waiting to actually see Michael B. Jordan’s John Clark assemble this team of warriors from across the globe. That hype only grew for me after Without Remorse’s ending teased us in 2021 with the first step to Clark putting the band together, potentially under a Jack Ryan presidency.

Though we’ve gotten more updates on this corner of the Clancy-verse, with Chad Stathelski being tapped to direct Rainbow Six in early 2023, this is another project that needs some updated intel. Both Stahelski and Jordan are busy creators, with the former still owing the world projects like his Henry Cavill-led Highlander reboot. Meanwhile, the Creed III director is set to stump for his vampire action thriller Sinners, as well as setting up to star and direct his remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.

While I’ve technically been waiting for both the Tom Hardy Splinter Cell movie and the Jake Gyllenhaal/Jessica Chastain led adaptation of The Division a bit longer, knowing Michael B. Jordan’s passion for Rainbow Six has me hoping we’ll hear some news sooner rather than later. However, that might be something held for the future, as this upcoming Jack Ryan movie would still have to figure out how to thread the universes of the TV incarnation and its would-be movie spinoffs in as smooth a way as possible.

For all we know, John Krasinski’s Jack Ryan movie is going to be the bridge that connects all these threads. Forming the Clancy-verse people have been asking for over decades, that dream may now become a reality thanks to this strong foundation of returning talent. Although, as with any project that's in as early a phase as this continuation saga is, anything can happen at any given moment.

Which means it's time for you fellow analysts to buckle up, as the evolution of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan doesn’t have a set timetable of progress just yet. So for now, your best option is to partake in all four seasons of John Krasinski’s world building franchise, which can be streamed in its entirety through a Prime Video subscription. While you're at it, don't forget to stream Michael B. Jordan's Without Remorse, which also calls that streaming platform home.

If you are fan of author Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, then you are probably eagerly anticipating Reacher Season 3, which will see the return of Alan Ritchson as the hulking drifter with a heart of gold and a clever intellect to match. If you are the kind of die-hard fan who has already read all 28 of the original novels seen the Tom Cruise action movies multiple times, you might be looking for something else to bide your time with as you wait for one of the best TV shows on Amazon Prime to return. Allow us to help point you in the right direction with these suggestions for TV shows that fans of Reacher would love.

Jack Ryan (2018-2023)

A CIA analyst (played by former The Office cast member John Krasinski) is thrust into the dangerous world of field operations, forcing him to risk life and limb for the sake of his country.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Yet another acclaimed action-packed TV show on Amazon Prime based on a literary character and starring a former sitcom star (one of Alan Ritchson’s earlier notable credits was Blue Mountain State) is this series developed by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland from Tom Clancy’s novels about Jack Ryan — a character mistaken for Jack Reacher by some people.

Stream Jack Ryan on Amazon.

The Terminal List (2022-Present)

A Navy SEAL (played by former Parks and Recreation cast member Chris Pratt) risks his and his loved ones’ lives to figure out the truth behind an ambush on his platoon that he was the sole survivor of.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Like both Jack Ryan and Reacher, this series adaptation of author Jack Carr’s The Terminal List — which was renewed for a second season in early 2023 — is also an Amazon Prime original based on an action novel and starring a former sitcom star and, not to mention, bears some resemblance to the plot of Reacher Season 2.

Stream The Terminal List on Amazon.

Justified (2010-2015)

A rebellious, Miami-based U.S. Marshal (Emmy nominee Timothy Olyphant) is relocated to his hometown in Kentucky.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: While not an Amazon original, FX’s modern Western TV show favorite, Justified — which was later revived as a limited series called Justified: City Primeval — does star a future sitcom star (Olyphant later starred in Santa Clarita Diet) as a literary figure (Raylan Givens debuted in Elmore Leonard’s “Fire in the Hole”) with a sharp wit and a merciless, old fashioned approach to justice.

Stream Justified on Hulu.
Buy Justified on Amazon.

Hap And Leonard (2016-2018)

The troublesome adventures of two best friends — one a draft-dodging ex-con (played by James Purefoy) and the other a gay, Black Vietnam War veteran (Michael Kenneth Williams) — in the deep south.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Another acclaimed TV show based on a literary Neo-Western (Joe R. Lansdale’s series) is Hap and Leonard — which, instead of focusing on a loner with a knack for solving complex crimes in a unique way like Jack Reacher, focuses on the adventures of a mismatched pair of vigilantes.

Stream Hap and Leonard on The Roku Channel.
Buy Hap and Leonard on Amazon.

Shooter (2016-2018)

A talented military sniper (played by Ryan Phillippe) is brought back into action to prevent an assassination attempt, only to discover he has been set up as the culprit.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Similar to Reacher, Shooter is based on a series of novels about a decorated military officer (author Stephen Hunter’s Bob Lee Swagger) that was previously adapted for cinema (a 2007 film from director Antoine Fuqua and starring Mark Wahlberg).

Stream Shooter on Tubi.
Buy Shooter on Amazon.

Nikita (2010-2013)

After discovering that the organization which trained her is responsible for the death of her fiancé, a highly-skilled assassin (Maggie Q in one of her best roles) goes on a personal mission of vengeance.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: While not based on any literary source material, developer Craig Silverstein’s CW original show, Nikita, is the second TV series inspired by a Luc Besson’s French action favorite, La Femme Nikita.

Stream Nikita on The Roku Channel.
Buy Nikita on Amazon.

The Old Man (2022-Present)

A retired CIA operative (played by Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges), who is haunted by the violence of his past, is brought back into action by an unexpected visitor.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Similar to both Reacher and Shooter, FX’s The Old Man is a series adaptation of a novel by Thomas Perry about former special agent whose attempts to live a simple life are interrupted by volatile circumstances.

Stream The Old Man on Hulu.
Buy The Old Man on Amazon.

24 (2001-2010)

A Counter Terrorism Agent (played by Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland) goes to extreme length to protect the United States from life-threatening circumstances.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Another famous “Jack” with a strong moral compass and a no-holds-barred attitude to protecting the innocent is Jack Bauer, the hero of 24 — Fox’s high-octane political crime thriller inventively told in real time.

Stream 24 on Hulu.
Buy 24 on Amazon.

Homeland (2011-2020)

A CIA operative (three-time Emmy winner Claire Danes) suspects that a formerly imprisoned war hero (Damian Lewis) could pose a threat to his own country.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Another deeply flawed American agent willing to do whatever it takes to prevent terrorism is Carrie Mathison, the hero of Homeland — Showtime’s acclaimed, English-language adaptation of the Israeli series, Prisoners of War.

Stream Homeland on Hulu.
Buy Homeland on Amazon.

Mr. Inbetween (2018-2021)

A divorced father (played by creator Scott Ryan) juggles his seemingly normal existence with his double life as a criminal-for-hire.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Imagine if there was someone with the same unique blend of empathetic morality and merciless brutality as Jack Reacher, but worked primarily on the opposite side of the law, and you would have Ray, the protagonist of Mr. Inbetween — an FX original series that serves as a follow-up to Ryan’s 2005 mockumentary, The Magician.

Stream Mr. Inbetween on Hulu.
Buy Mr. Inbetween on Amazon.

Banshee (2013-2016)

A former convict (future The Boys cast member Antony Starr) returns to a small Pennsylvania community where he has unfinished business and manages to do so by posing as the town Sheriff.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: Another intense drama about a criminal living a double life is Banshee — the protagonist of which, Lucas Hood, might at least earn Reacher’s respect in the way he pushes back against violence with an iron will in the titular town.

Stream Banshee on Max.
Buy Banshee on Amazon.

Blood Drive (2017)

A cop (Alan Ritchson) and a street racer (Christine Ochoa) participate in a cross-country race with cars that run on human blood in alternate, dystopian 1999.

Why it is worth watching if you like Reacher: The one TV show on our list least like Reacher in tone and plot is the short-lived Syfy original series, Blood Drive, but it is one of Ritchson’s best efforts before he was cast as Jack Reacher and a unique, action-packed spectacle worth riding, nonetheless.

Buy Blood Drive on Vudu.

Reacher fans rejoice! There is still plenty of great TV to check out while you wait for new episodes to premiere.

Warning: spoilers for the final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are in play. If you haven’t finished Season 4 yet, you’ve been warned.

Throughout the final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, we saw Betty Gabriel’s Elizabeth Wright fighting on a battlefield of a different kind: confirmation hearings. As her position as CIA Acting Director is examined by a panel determined to prevent the systemic corruption that’s run rampant in previous seasons, this series regular is being put through her paces. 

As it turns out, that sort of challenge was truly felt by Ms. Gabriel, which she admitted during our interview for the Season 4 press day. Taking place before the SAG-AFTRA actor’s strike had started, I spoke with Betty Gabriel and Abbie Cornish about the big finale that’s part of Prime Video’s contribution to the 2023 TV schedule.

It was during that conversation that Gabriel revealed her Senate confirmation hearing scenes to be as much of an endurance test as they seemed to be. Here’s what Betty Gabriel told CinemaBlend about this challenging piece of the Ryan-verse: 

Just reading that story back makes me feel the pressure that Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan exerted on Elizabeth Wright. To think of the prospect of a whole day filming those sorts of scenes could honestly make anyone feel a bit on edge. Even without knowing the end result, the knowledge that the actress prepared and psyched herself up to nail them is pretty rewarding to watch.

Of course, if you’ve completed Season 4, you know that Elizabeth survives that gauntlet with a tensely close result. What’s more, she looks to be a crucial part of the future team that could continue the Clancy-verse for anyone with a Prime Video subscription. As Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is taking a break from all things clandestine, CIA Director Wright is part of the “hell of a team photo” that Dr. Ryan envisions in the final moments of the series that bears his name.

Part of how John Krasinski’s Jack Ryan will be remembered is clearly through his portrayal of Dr. Ryan, in times of crisis and rest. However, proper credit needs to be given to Betty Gabriel, and the rest of the cast of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, as the entire ecosystem of this streaming series has given us the most in-depth portrayal of this very universe. 

Should Michael Peña’s potential Jack Ryan spinoff get off the ground, it would be a delight to see Elizabeth Wright’s reign at the CIA continue delivering justice as only she could. And if anyone wants to challenge those wishes, they should reflect on the words of Ms. Gabriel, which have now been entered into the record. 

If for some reason you’ve read this article without finishing Jack Ryan Season 4, don’t worry. There are still plenty of twists to behold, as the now-completed series is available to enjoy on Prime Video. But if you are all caught up, then feel free to enjoy some of the other best Amazon Prime series to binge. 

Warning: spoilers for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 are in play. If you’re not caught up with the final season, you’ve been warned.

With the series finale of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan now square in the books, the future of the Clancy-verse is still a bit of a mystery. Though it was announced that a potential spinoff fronted by actor Michael Peña was in the works, details on that project are still tightly under wraps. However, should the green light be given, the MCU vet already has some ideas on which of his recent co-stars he’d love to bring along for the ride.

Speaking with Michael Peña and Louis Ozawa, during an interview that took place before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the future of Jack Ryan definitely came up in conversation. Speaking about who could be involved in the franchise's future, Peña gave CinemaBlend this list of co-stars he’d love to recruit: 

The 2023 TV schedule saw the conclusion of the John Krasinski-led series by wrapping with its titular hero walking away from clandestine service. With Peña’s character present for this moment, the next chapter of this franchise could see him taking point. At least, that’s what it felt like when watching the Jack Ryan series finale, “Proof of Concept.” 

In the final moments of the series ending episode, John Krasinski's ultimate boy scout sees his friends James Greer (Wendell Pierce), Mike November (Michael Kelly), Domingo Chavez (Michael Peña), and Elizabeth Wright (Betty Gabriel) gathered together. Before leaving, he frames them all with his hands and says "Hell of a team photo." Knowing the extended universe of Tom Clancy novels, that moment feels like a double down on these cast members being a part of what comes next. 

When Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan was announced to be ending with Season 4, it came with an added bonus of Michael Peña being cast as another legacy character from Clancy’s wide roster of heroes. In the role of Domingo “Ding” Chavez, the Ant-Man star ventured into some pretty dark territory with this potentially huge role. 

If the next chapter of Domingo's story is explored, the infrastructure is already present for a continuation series that focuses on Ding as its new main character. This is perfect, as he's connected to yet another huge thread that's been developing in the Clancy-verse.

You see, Chavez is a member of one of Tom Clancy’s most memorable brands connected to the wide web of Jack Ryan stories: Rainbow Six. That title is something that’s been danced around rather frequently in the library of anyone who has a Prime Video Subscription. This is in part thanks to the ending of Michael B. Jordan's Without Remorse which showed the creation of said organization of clandestine operatives. 

The trailer for Jack Ryan Season 4 even dropped an easter egg that connected Michael Peña’s badass operative to the organization started by Jordan’s John Clark. So the two worlds could be connected in a future project, if the powers that be have the right idea in mind. There would definitely need to be some changes though, as in the 1995 source novel Jack Ryan is president of the United States.

All sorts of possibilities are in the air, and an interview with Collider saw series EP Allyson Seeger confirm that hopes to move forward on a potential spinoff for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are still in the air. While the flagship series has taken its final bow, this is one of those cases where the door is wide open for a continuation, with Michael Peña’s Domingo Chavez as a possible key.

Thankfully, you can see just how awesome the man they call "Ding" is in action. While the world will just have to wait and see what comes next, all four seasons of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are now streaming on Prime Video. 

Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski captured the hearts of many as their characters Dwight and Jim on The Office. While the two characters had a hilariously combative relationship, it was all love behind the scenes. The two actors have been adorably supportive of each other over the years and their endeavors following their stints on the beloved workplace comedy. The love continued this week, when the duo shared a sweet exchange over Krasinski’s latest project, Jack Ryan. 

In a recent Instagram post, Rainn Wilson posted a picture of a billboard he passed while driving. The poster was a massive ad for the fourth and final season of Amazon Prime’s Jack Ryan series, in which his Office co-star plays the titular character. The comedic actor couldn’t help but share this with his fans, shouting out his former scene partner with a sweet joke. You can see the post below:

The Meg actor also provided a cute caption, tagging his pal and making a reference to the size of the massive billboard. He wrote:

This is so adorable, and I’m sure a number of Office fans are excited to see that these two are still friends, even years after their NBC show ended. The popularity of the sitcom has transcended its 2005 to 2013 run -- and so has this friendship. With that, the Jack Ryan star responded to the sweet post, commenting:

Could these two be any cuter? This isn’t the first time The Office cast have shown their public support for each other. B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling continue to be the closest of pals, participating in each other's projects like when Novak played a role on The Mindy Project. Steve Carrell is also supporting John Krasinski’s directorial efforts by starring in his next movie, IF. They've also reunited many times over the years since the show wrapped, always showing their love for one another. Fans have been campaigning for an official Office reunion for years, and it’s about time they make it happen. 

It’s so sweet for Rainn Wilson to shout out Jack Ryan as it approaches its final season. John Krasinski has been playing the lead role in the Amazon adaptation since 2018, bringing his own charm and charisma to the Tom Clancy character. News that the fourth season would be its last saddened many fans but, hopefully, it'll be a fitting send off. The Office alum has stated he’ll miss the character, and the experiences he’s had with the rest of the cast and crew. The 13 Hours star has been lucky enough to be a part of not one but two great shows with awesome ensembles, and I can’t wait to see what he does next. I'd also bet that Wilson is just as excited about that prospect as many of us are, too.

Fans can catch both Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski in The Office, which has all nine of its seasons available with a Peacock subscription. In addition, the final season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan will be available to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers when it premieres on June 30. For more information on other shows heading to the small screen later this year, make sure to consult our 2023 TV schedule.

Warning: Minor spoilers for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are in play. If you haven’t started Season 4 of the Prime Video series yet, you’ve been warned. 

Fans have known that Abbie Cornish’s Dr. Cathy Muller would be returning for the final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. However, it was just a question of where, when, and how that hung in the air. With Season 4’s debut on the 2023 TV schedule, fans actually get a definitive answer quite quickly, with Cornish loving how her resurgence surprises a major player in that world.

When I spoke with Abbie Cornish and Betty Gabriel during the Jack Ryan press junket, the three of us delved into the world of the women who help keep John Krasinski’s ultimate boy scout in check. That environment is already shaken up in episode 1, “Triage,” when James Greer (Wendell Pierce) is stunned to see Cathy back for the first time since Season 1.

As Ms. Cornish told CinemaBlend ahead of this week’s Season 4 premiere, the handling of this seemingly random surprise was the crux of what excited her the most about returning. More specifically, she explained that delight as follows: 

Cathy’s surprise dinner date is another one of those moments that remind the audience the sly sense of humor some may not expect from Jack Ryan, both on and off camera. The look of shock on Wendell Pierce’s face, matched with the wry handling of the matter by both Abbie Cornish and John Krasinski, makes for a nice homecoming for fans settling back into what’ll eventually become an explosive finale.

It's a moment that also sets up the potential future of the Ryan-verse, as those familiar with Tom Clancy’s novels would know. In their literary form, Dr. Cathy Muller and Jack Ryan are indeed married, with a couple of children that are present throughout the books. We've even seen that on screen, most notably through Anne Archer and Harrison Ford's respective tenures in those roles. But we’re not quite at that point, or even sure if we’ll get a hint as to whether Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan decides to commit to that plot point. 

The series that’s drawn Prime Video subscription holders into its web of counterterrorism drama is an origin story for the John Krasinski incarnation. So the veteran analyst we’ve seen in some previous variants is still cooking, with Season 4 tying this story off. No matter the revelations that are made in throughout this final season, there is a way that Cathy and Jack’s relationship may crop up in the future.

Projects in the Ryan-verse and adjacent IP are still in play, thanks to Michael B. Jordan’s Rainbow Six movie, as well as Michael Peńa’s potential spin-off series following team member Domingo “Ding” Chavez. How involved John Krasinski will be, or if he’ll be involved at all, is yet to be determined. But if there’s ever a chance for Dr. Cathy Muller to return, it sounds like we can count on Abbie Cornish to proudly be along for the ride. 

The adventure isn’t over for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan yet, though, as this weekend marks the first of three two-episode releases on Prime Video. With the finale set to go out on July 14th, there’s still plenty of time to freshen up your knowledge of the first three seasons, or to start your journey if you haven’t done so already.

Looking back at the history of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the series will partially be remembered for John Krasinski’s unique approach to the character. The four-season saga on Prime Video’s 2023 TV schedule will also be remembered as a resurgence of the serious, mission-focused drama that the Ryan-verse has always traded in. 

With that sort of ethos, I thought that even the set itself would be a serious affair, in the midst of all the counterterrorism action that goes into the mix. That was, until members of the cast told me about how they kept things light during shooting, which apparently involved a good amount of fart humor.

As I was on hand for the press day of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, speaking with Michael Peńa and Louis Ozawa revealed that lightness on set. In particular, Peńa hinted at that reality, when he shared the following with CinemaBlend: 

That knowledge was revealed in response to a comment where I noted that although Peńa’s Domingo “Ding” Chavez and Ozawa’s Chao Fah are technically on different sides of the law, there’s still a magnetic chemistry between them even in battle. Based on what we know about Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4, the conflict that’s about to take place this season is great enough to end a series on. So it’s good to know that everyone got to decompress for a bit, even when  massive moves of geopolitical destabilization were on the table. 

With that in mind, I was deeply curious what the shenanigans of choice were, and what sort of moments arose from them. This is where Louis Ozawa jumped in with an anecdote about those farts that were promised at the top of this story. But alongside that response, Michael Peńa further explained just why levity is important on a project such as this. Here’s what Peńa and Ozawa told CinemaBlend:

Louis Ozawa: "There’d be hours in the car. Hours in the car, a lot of silly sophomoric flatulence humor, if I may add. We like to keep it loose in-between takes, even in the most dramatic situations."

Michael Peńa: "Well sometimes … you’re an adult, you’re doing something, and at the end of the day you realize what you’re doing. You’re acting and you’re pretending, sometimes you’re pretending that you’re driving. And if you step out of character for like just a second in-between shots, you realize just how crazy it is, the things that you’re doing, and what you’re being paid for. I have it almost every project, you’re like, ‘This is what I do for a job.’ And somebody coming in, he’s like, ‘Yeah, can I see you drive again?’ ‘Can I see a left hand turn?’ … It just seems crazy sometimes, grown ups playing make believe. When you step out of it, that’s when it can look funny."

It might seem a bit odd to bring up make believe when taking into account the counterterrorism drama those with a Prime Video subscription should expect from Jack Ryan. The more serious aspects are technically what’s kept the Tom Clancy brand in business ever since the beginning, with the ultimate boy scout at the center of most of them. 

That said, even as far back as The Hunt for Red October, a streak of snarky humor has run through the entire franchise, which could be another criteria to rank the Jack Ryan actors of past and present against. With actors like Louis Ozawa and Michael Peńa understanding the balance between the two moods while making Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan helps make sure neither end is oversold.

That sort of reflex only serves the potential future all the better, as Peńa’s in-development Clancy-verse spinoff could potentially keep this successful enterprise going. For now, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is about to embark on its final season, starting with its two episode premiere on June 30th. While there’s still plenty of fun jokes to be enjoyed, upon last inspection, sadly none are fart-related. 

After Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan ends its run on July 14th, John Krasinski will have played the character for four seasons and 30 episodes. The fifth actor to have played Tom Clancy’s titular hero, he’s also leaving behind the longest-running incarnation of the character so far. While the final opinions of the fans will have to wait until next month’s grand finale, the cast of Jack Ryan have shared their feelings on how Krasinski’s portrayal will be remembered. 

Don’t worry, you’re not venturing into any spoilers for the June 30th premiere of Season 4, or any of the subsequent two-episode drops leading to the Jack Ryan finale. However, there are some fun anecdotes and compliments, thanks to the fact that I was on hand to ask after such feelings personally.

The press day of the Prime Video subscription driver connected me virtually with cast members like Michael Kelly and Wendell Pierce, who respectively play Mike November and James Greer themselves. As two of the longest-running cast members on the series, Pierce and Kelly have seen John Krasinski’s handling of the Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan machine personally. They shared their feelings with CinemaBlend:

Michael Kelly: "I think he will be remembered as the guy who did it the best. Maybe I’m biased, I love what those other guys did. I think they were great. But I think given John had a slight advantage in that we were able to do the story in long format. All the other guys had to do it in an hour and a half, we were able to tell the story over four seasons of eight episodes a season, or six this season.

"To me, John I felt brought not just the humanity of Jack Ryan, and the intelligence. He’s an incredibly gifted action star as well. But the humor, right? He brings that little extra thing that he does so well, the ability to blend all three of those things: he’s an action star, funny, and very connected to humanity and the righteous way. I think that he was able to blend those three perfectly and that’s my opinion. And sure I might be biased, but I think he’s the best one."

Wendell Pierce: "John had the vision for the show. He’s a producer on the show, and he was able to pull together all the departments, and pull together all the actors and directors, and the scripts. And really, everyone shared the vision Jack Ryan. To be able to do that in the long form, so you can take advantage of it, so you don’t have to sell any element short, and really develop it in a way, like a visual novel, knowing that the audience is gonna stick with you. And he’ll be remembered for that, pulling together the vision."

Serving as an executive producer on the series, John Krasinski is not only a driving force in front of the camera, but he’s also lent his prowess to the production side of Jack Ryan’s streaming run. His respect for the material has always been apparent, right down to Krasinski’s reaction to meeting with the CIA on behalf of the show.

Someone who also appreciates that dedication is Abbie Cornish, as the hands-on approach of the Krasinski-era of Jack Ryan is part of why she thinks the Amazon Prime franchise will endure. Returning for Season 4, her Dr. Cathy Muller gets to pose more personal challenges to our hero, especially because of how she happens to reappear in his life.

Sharing the room, and the love, was actor Betty Gabriel, another returning figure in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Reprising her role of Elizabeth Wright, Gabriel's character faces some huge obstacles through her and Dr. Ryan's new positions as Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director of the CIA. Even in the light of such gravity, Betty was able to still crack a joke when explaining to CinemaBlend why she thinks John Krasinski will be remembered as Jack Ryan: 

Betty Gabriel: "Oh, I think he’ll be best remembered for his height. You know, you can see him from across the country. I think he’s just got this way of bringing levity to quite severe, serious situations. I think the newer generations have had the luxury of content and news, and that sort of being filtered through a humorous lens, if that makes sense. The Jon Stewart shows … and Trevor Noah. You have a lot of comedic news shows, and you have a lot of information coming at you. I think he’s able to operate on that wavelength that’s quite lightning quick, and slightly funny." 

Abbie Cornish: "What a great character for him to play and embody. Even later on in the seasons, John was so integrated in terms of story, and writing, and co-creating, producing; all of this kind of stuff. It really is an empire, and I think he’s a great Jack Ryan."

The more serious piece of Betty Gabriel’s assessment makes perfect sense, especially when recalling the fact that during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, John Krasinski kind of had that gig carved out. Thanks to his creation of Some Good News, the former star of The Office became even more notable in pop culture’s landscape. Eventually, Krasinski had to sell the show, with part of the reason being that Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan tied up his schedule, and he could no longer host.

Who knows what the future holds now, as Dr. Ryan’s days of adventure are coming to a presumed end? I say presumed because while Jack Ryan is packing up, the in-development spinoff with Michael Peńa could always bring John Krasinski in as a guest star, should it need to do so.

As he helped wrap this collection of memories, Peńa was joined by co-star Louis Ozawa. Playing the role of antagonist Chao Fah, Ozawa’s character eventually gets to know his enemy through a Clancy-verse chess match that’s reminiscent of Clear and Present Danger. But in real life, the actor actually has a personal connection to Krasinski, which he used as part of how the series lead will be remembered:

Louis Ozawa: "I think his cerebral nature. He’s a smart dude. I first met John 20 years ago at Brown University, and he’s a smart guy. Witty, super sharp, as we all know. … I think that’s what people take from it. There’s always a little sense of humor, even in the most dire situations, and that’s great. Super charming. … I buy that he’s the smartest guy in the room." 

Michael Peńa: "I think it’s the fact of, maybe it has something to do with his history, like he was on The Office. He was that guy and then he transitioned into the Jack Ryan of it all, maybe it’s the perception of who he is, and who he is as a person, that I think he just fits this character perfectly. Like when you see the first season, and you see him in the boardroom and he’s coming up with these ideas, you buy it. … That he’s thinking outside the box. Everyone’s looking at the same image, but he’s getting something different out of it. I love that. That’s something that you still see, even in this season. It’s hidden in plain sight. And that’s what’s great about the show, is that you can solve it along with Jack, if you can think like Jack."

No matter which version of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan you favor, you need to believe him both in the field and in the boardroom. When the actor who plays him next has to say he’s “just an analyst,” they’re clearly going to have a tough act to follow. Maybe for those reasons, John Krasinski might be able to stick around for some follow-up appearances, as the world of the Ryan-verse is still going, whether he’s at its center or not. 

Considered to be one of the best Prime Video series, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan kicks off its fourth and final season in the 2023 TV schedule, starting June 30th. Unlike previous seasons, the six episodes will be rolled out in pairs, over three weeks leading to July 14th’s explosive wrap up. So if you need time to dig into why James Greer is so thankful about Jack saving him in Russia, there’s an opportunity to do just that. 

It’s almost over, Tom Clancy fans. Season 4 of Prime Video’s hit adaptation Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan marks the end of the road that we’ve known was coming in the 2023 TV schedule. With that finality comes the promise that the John Krasinski incarnation of this legendary hero is going to go all out in the homestretch; and the trailer for Season 4 is definitely promising that sort of thrill. Especially when we now have our first look at Michael Peña’s Rainbow Six Character, Domingo “Ding” Chavez in the mix. 

Prime Video released the first look at this latest chapter of Ryanverse action, and it’s all building to some pretty heavy stuff. With Jack Ryan now serving as the Acting Deputy Director of the CIA, his latest mission seems to be focused on a threat that’s very close to home. It’s a job that requires Jack to not only work once again with longtime mentor and collaborator James Greer (Wendell Pierce) but also the slyly funny CIA station chief, Mike November (Michael Kelly). 

It also puts Ryan in a position to try and recruit “the deadliest operator the CIA’s ever employed, putting Michael Peña front and center to take his place in the Jack Ryan cast. Domingo “Ding” Chavez isn’t just a random name plucked from the Tom Clancy universe of characters either, as Peña’s initial casting announcement came with news of a potential spinoff in the works.

While it’s not exactly specified that Rainbow Six is on the table, there is an easter egg in this Jack Ryan Season 4 trailer that brings us a step closer to that very reality. Check out what Chavez’s file contains in the split second it comes up on screen:  

It appears that the CIA team of operators known as “Rainbow” already exists in this universe, and Mr. Chavez could be the key to introducing this concept further. Though another major question will be how and if Michael B. Jordan’s Rainbow Six movie connects to the potential spin off Michael Peña is currently earmarked for. Thanks to Without Remorse’s ending also introducing the legendary 1998 Tom Clancy novel into the mix, we might just see this ambitious crossover finally taking shape. 

Obvious timeline questions aside, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 4 looks to be a promising gateway to the future while also providing a proper send off to John Krasinski’s CIA analyst/hero. With all of the gunplay, enhanced interrogation, and one-liners fans have come to expect, this dynamic action/adventure series looks like it’s properly headed to one final day at the office.  

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan kicks off its fourth and final season, starting on June 30th. Just know that in order to gain access to this latest debrief, as well as the rest of the Ryan mission files, you’ll need a Prime Video subscription for clearance.

Ever since its debut in August 2018, Jack Ryan has been one of the most engaging Amazon original series with its action, espionage, and new spin on the late Tom Clancy’s most famous literary character. The series, which is led by John Krasinski as the iconic CIA analyst previously portrayed by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford, among others, just wrapped up its third season in December 2022, and helped set the stage for what will be its fourth and final chapter.

Although we are very early in the game, there are already quite a few things we know about Jack Ryan Season 4, including members of its cast (specifically a new addition and the return of a character not seen in years), what to expect from the titular hero, and what the future holds for the Tom Clancy franchise after the show wraps up at some point in the future.

The Jack Ryan Season 4 Premiere Date Has Not Yet Been Set

At this time, Amazon has yet to reveal when Jack Ryan Season 4 will premiere on the Prime Video streaming platform, but there is reason to believe it won’t be another three years (the length of the break between the second and third installments) before we get to watch the final chapter in John Krasinski’s character’s story. 

If the series follows the same path it did with Seasons 1 and 2, then Jack Ryan Season 4 should premiere at some point in the second half of 2023.  

John Krasinski Will Once Again Lead The Jack Ryan Cast

John Krasinski, who also serves as one of the executive producers on the show, has led the Jack Ryan cast since the very beginning of the series, and it will continue to be that way through its completion. And while that’s not all that surprising to hear, there is some pretty big news coming out of the casting department, in that an actor who hasn’t been on the show since the first season in 2018 will be back for the fourth and final season whenever it does premiere.

In October 2022, Deadline reported that Abbie Cornish, who played Krasinski’s on-screen love interest, Dr. Cathay Mueller, on Jack Ryan Season 1, will be reprising the character after not being on the Amazon original in nearly five years. As the article pointed out, Cornish’s character was never written off the series, but instead just MIA for the second and third seasons.

And while there has been no official word on if Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly will be reprising the roles of James Greer and Mike November, respectively, it would be hard to imagine one or both not showing up.

There will also be at least one new addition to the Jack Ryan cast. When covering the news on Amazon picking up Jack Ryan for a fourth season back in October 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Michael Peña would be appearing on the popular action thriller series, but did not disclose the identity of the character he will be playing. 

Showrunner Vaun Wilmott Has Said Jack Ryan Season 4 Will Explore A Different Aspect Of Tom Clancy’s Famous Character

Throughout most of the first three seasons of Jack Ryan, John Krasinski’s character went from an up-and-coming CIA analyst to a suspected rogue agent being hunted by the agency before eventually turning it around and finding his way into the good graces of top brass. The exploration of this new side of the character is something showrunner Vaun Wilmott teased when discussing Jack Ryan Season 4 with CBR.com in December 2022, stating:

It remains to be seen what kind of “different role” Krasinski’s character will be taking on once Jack Ryan Season 4 picks up, but it would be cool to see the show’s version of Ryan be closer to the one played by Harrison Ford in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger.

John Krasinski Has Described Jack Ryan Season 4 As A ‘Celebration'

After spending years working with the cast and crew of Jack Ryan, John Krasinski will wrap things up with the completion of the show’s fourth season, a season the actor described as a “celebration” of the ensemble nature of the show during a December 2022 interview with The Wrap, stating:

Sitting alongside Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, Krasinski also said the prospect of ending things was “bittersweet” but that he was also glad to finish it out with his longtime co-stars.

Jack Ryan Is Ending With Season 4 But A Spinoff May Be In The Works

While it is true Jack Ryan will conclude with the upcoming fourth season, the franchise, or the Clancyverse could very well continue far into the future with a potential spinoff in the works. In May 2022, Deadline reported that a series headlined by Michael Peña was being eyed by Amazon. According to the outlet’s sources, the spinoff series, which does not yet have a name, would see Peña play Ding Chavez, a Tom Clancy’s character that is up there with Jack Ryan and John Clark (previously played by Michael B. Jordan in Without Remorse) in terms of prominence in his bibliography. 

If this spinoff ends up coming to fruition and continues the franchise, it could mean we finally get the long-rumored Rainbow Six movie that would bring several of the characters introduced on Jack Ryan and 2021’s Without Remorse to bring to life one of the late writer’s most well-known novels. The novel was previously adapted into a highly successful video game franchise.

Jack Ryan’s Third And Fourth Seasons Were Shot Back-To-Back

One thing that should hopefully prevent an extended break between the release of the third and fourth seasons of Jack Ryan is the fact that principal photography on the final installment has already been completed. When speaking with The Wrap in December 2022, John Krasinski revealed that both seasons were shot back-to-back to best suit fans of the show, stating:

Although Krasinski called the experience a “blessing,” the series star, who will miss playing the character, also described the process as being an “incredible challenge” in that the cast and crew were essentially shooting for a year and a half in locations all around the world.

There are a few things we don’t yet know about Jack Ryan Season 4, including its villain, plot details, and when or if it will debut -- hopefully on the 2023 TV schedule. One thing that we do know, however, is that you will need an Amazon Prime subscription to watch it unfold. 

Jack Ryan returned to Amazon Prime with new episodes just in time for 2022 to end, and while it generated its fair share of buzz, streaming was dominated in pop culture by another series in the final months of the year: Netflix’s Wednesday. With the show hitting with viewers in addition to leading lady Jenna Ortega going viral for her dance as Wednesday Addams, it was on top of the streaming chart for some time. Now, Jack Ryan has officially bumped Wednesday from the top spot. 

Season 3 of Jack Ryan bumped Wednesday down in the list of Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of streaming originals for the week of December 19, according to TVLine, with a total of 1.834 billion minutes. To contrast, Wednesday accumulated just 1.80 billion minutes, with Jack Ryan knocking it out of #1 after four weeks on top.

While this is a win for Jack Ryan, there are some variables to consider. Jack Ryan has run for a total of 24 episodes so far as opposed to Wednesday’s eight, so there are simply more minutes of John Krasinski’s series for viewers to watch. 

Plus, Wednesday released on Netflix on November 23, which is almost a full month before Jack Ryan on December 21 in the 2022 TV premiere schedule. If the new seasons had gone head to head, Wednesday likely would have come out on top. It’s also worth noting that the Jack Ryan demographic leans older than Wednesday, with nearly two third of viewers at the age of 50 or over, and more than 50% male. 

There's also the point that Jack Ryan was debuting its third season, so it was arguably more likely to reach an established fanbase than attract newcomers, which wasn’t the case for Wednesday in its first season. It will return for a Season 2, with Jenna Ortega and her co-stars reacting to the good news after some time passed with no confirmation that the series would be back. 

As for Jack Ryan, the Amazon series will return for Season 4, but that will be the last. News broke ahead of Season 3’s release in 2022 that John Krasinski’s time as the iconic character would end after four seasons, although there’s still the potential for a spinoff. Will Wednesday Season 2 release before Jack Ryan comes to an end? Only time will tell on that front, and there’s no denying that both shows ended 2022 on a strong note. 

Of course, Wednesday did already drop in the Top 10 rankings on Netflix prior to Jack Ryan beating it in total minutes watched. In December, the Jenna Ortega show was bumped down to #3, behind Noah Centineo’s The Recruit at #2 and Emily in Paris’ frustrating Season 3 at #1. At the time of writing, Wednesday is still in the Top 10, holding strong at #5. 

Neither Jack Ryan Season 4 nor Wednesday Season 2 have release dates so far, and the current data only goes as far back as the week of December 19. It’s entirely possible that they’ll swap places or even be overtaken by another show in the next set of numbers! For now, you can always check out the first three seasons of Jack Ryan with an Amazon Prime subscription and all eight episodes of Wednesday so far with a Netflix subscription. 

Television audiences turning to streaming services for entertainment options have their full of Westerns (thanks to Yellowstone and its spinoffs), Willow reboots, and the original dance moves of Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday. What they don’t get all that often is a tried-and-true, throwback spy thriller that calls to mind the glory days of the Cold War. In December, John Krasinski tried to help rectify that by dropping Season 3 of his popular Jack Ryan series, available to anyone with an Amazon Prime Video subscription. Plus, as an added bonus, Jack Ryan dropped the entire season at once, allowing fans to catch up with the intelligent agent and his colleagues in action. One of them, Wendell Pierce’s James Greer, graduated to a higher-profile executive job at the start of Season 3, so I wanted to know how and why this character would continue to work with Ryan, who’s usually in the field. 

Adding a colorful wrinkle to Jack Ryan’s relationship with James Greer in Season 3 is the fact that John Krasinski’s CIA agent is actually being hunted by his own agency. It’s a classic double cross, with Ryan being framed as part of a larger conspiracy involving the restoration of the defunct Soviet empire. That’s one of several important things we know about Jack Ryan Season 3. But with Wendell Pierce in this new role, I asked him how the dynamic between the characters has changed. And The Wire icon explained to CinemaBlend:

Wendell Pierce reveals that this bond shared between James Greer and Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is clarified and solidified in the very first episode of Season 3, which kicks off with Ryan on an assignment in Rome that – as you might expect – eventually goes off the rails. But the way that the Greer character was written, and continues to be written into Season 3, this is someone who will have Jack Ryan’s back no matter the consequences. That’s probably why Krasinski told us he’ll miss working with Pierce the most when Jack Ryan finally concludes.

Further elaborating on the theme of Jack Ryan Season 3, Wendell Pierce concluded: 

You are going to want to catch up on all things Jack Ryan now that the show is approaching its conclusion. Heading into Season 3, the producers made it clear that the fourth season would be the show’s last. Even though the series brought in new characters for this current season, they have an endgame in mind, and are working towards it when the show returns to Amazon Prime Video. So if you didn’t dive into Season 3 of Jack Ryan, start now and make sure you are up to date with the ongoing story. 

John Krasinski is no stranger to serialized television. Though the actor has graduated to movie-star status thanks to his Marvel Studios cameos and his experience with the Quiet Place franchise, he’ll forever be known as the sarcastically charming Jim Halpert from his 9-season run on NBC’s The Office, which you currently can binge if you have a Peacock subscription. So Krasinski understands how to return to a role with a new season and find ways to make the character interesting to the audience, and interesting for the actor to play. Which is the challenge he’s facing now that his Amazon Prime Video series Jack Ryan is returning for Season 3.

Jack Ryan’s a famous character from the Tom Clancy novels, and has been translated on screen by a handful of heavy-hitting action stars, from Harrison Ford to Ben Affleck. John Krasinski has brought the clever spy to streaming, and just dropped Season 3 of the international thriller on December 21. (Dive into it now if you have an Amazon Prime Video subscription.) So as he was preparing, physically and mentally, for another season of the storyline, we asked Krasinski how he continues to ground Ryan in a world where the stakes are increasingly high. He explained:

There were several lingering questions that we needed answered once Season 2 of Jack Ryan drew to a close, with one of our own staff writers openly wondering if John Krasinski’s version of Jack Ryan is good at his job. I don’t have the answer to that. But I do know that it was Krasinski’s idea to set his agent up against the agency in Season 3, as the actor went on to tell CinemaBlend:

Recently, the actor talked to us about what he’s going to miss the most about playing Jack Ryan. We know going in to Jack Ryan Season 3 that there will be a Season 4, and it will conclude Krasinski’s run with the character. So savor all of these new Jack Ryan episodes, now that they are available on Amazon Prime Video.

Though linear TV may always have its place in the world, streaming entertainment is the new normal, and will likely maintain that reign for the foreseeable future. But for all the advantages of having so many movies and TV shows at arm’s length, the potential downside is an overwhelming amount of content to sort through to find what’s most worthy of your time; Netflix’s new releases alone can be an intimidating batch to sort through. That’s where CinemaBlend comes in, as we’re curating a weekly rundown of the most anticipated new streaming movies and series, recent trending highlights and longer-lasting hits whose popularity can’t stop, won’t stop. 

Below you’ll find a smaller group of high-profile releases getting the spotlight, while a rundown featuring plenty of other recent highlights will be in the schedule lower down! 

What To Watch Streaming Highlights

From fantasy prequels to shirtless beach football to the Queen of Christmas, these streaming streaming highlights would keep anyone busy while wrapping presents and then later cleaning up all of that wrapping paper.

The Witcher: Blood Origin Season 1 (Netflix)

Release Date: December 25

Ahead of Henry Cavill’s final season heading up The Witcher, the dark fantasy’s first live-action spinoff is one of the more violent Christmas treats of the year. Starring Michelle Yeoh, Sophia Brown and Minnie Driver, The Witcher: Blood Origin takes place a full 1,000 years before the flagship’s timeline, and centers on a group of outcasts coming together to take on a seemingly undefeatable force.

Stream The Witcher: Blood Origin on Netflix!

2022 Back That Year Up Special (Peacock)

Release Date: December 23

Remember Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg’s hilarious reaction show for the 2021 Summer Olympics? Swap out Snoop for Saturday Night Live mainstay Kenan Thompson, and replace athletics with the chaos that was the year 2022, and you have the recipe for Peacock’s year-end special, which will feature guests such as Nick Cannon, Roy Wood, Jr., Rob Gronkowski, and more.

Stream 2022 Back That Year Up on Peacock!

Strange World (Disney+)

Release Date: December 23

A throwback of sorts to Disney’s animated adventures of the late ‘90s, Strange World marks the first of the studio’s films with an LGBTQ+ lead character. It hit theaters in November 2022 to some critical praise, but somewhat surprisingly became one of Disney’s biggest box office bombs of the modern era. It could easily have far better success via streaming, where the controversial backlash won’t have as much influence.

Stream Strange World on Disney+!

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Peacock)

Release Date: December 23

While some viewers are still confused by the mystery of Glass Onion’s one-week-only theatrical release, Rian Johnson’s latest Benoit Blanc whodunnit is now here for anyone with a Netflix subscription to try and figure out in style. With a star-studded cast headed up by returning star Daniel Craig, the Knives Out sequel is the gift that keeps viewers guessing. 

Stream Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery on Netflix! 

Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount+)

Release Date: December 22

At long last, nearly seven months after it first flew into theaters, Tom Cruise’s latest generation-spanning blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick is available to stream ad nauseam with a Paramount+ subscription. Come for the fan-fave character’s humbled cockiness, and stay for scene-stealing turns from co-stars Miles Teller and Glen Powell, as well as the emotional return of Val Kilmer’s Iceman. 

Stream Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+! 

Emily In Paris Season 3 (Netflix)

Release Date: December 21

Lily Collins’ romantic dramedy Emily in Paris has been a big enough hit for Netflix that the platform had previously granted it a two-season renewal, making it the somewhat rare show to debut new episodes without panicked worries about abrupt cancellations. (Not that Netflix hasn’t reversed renewals in the past.) So far, the fun and flighty Darren Star creation is earning the predestined renewal, having ousted Wednesday’s streak atop the service’s Top 10 TV Shows ranking.

Stream Emily in Paris on Netflix!

Jack Ryan Season 3 (Prime Video)

Release Date: December 21

John Krasinski may have already announced his impending exit as hero analyst Jack Ryan, but fans thankfully don’t have to worry about him being gone just yet. Prime Video debuted the highly anticipated third season going into Christmas Week, with a fourth season presumed to debut in late 2023 or early 2024.

Stream Jack Ryan on Prime Video!

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All Special (Paramount+)

Release Date: December 20

The purported Queen of Christmas has been a holiday staple for decades now, but her go-to hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has almost always been enjoyed through audio means only. For those who aren’t lucky enough to check out her concert merriment in person, the CBS special Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! makes for delightful and fancy-free fun, with appearances from Slick Rick, Drew Barrymore, the Radio City Rockettes, and more.

Stream Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All on Paramount+!

1923's First Two Episodes (Paramount+)

Release Date: December 18

Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren head up the latest entry in Taylor Sheridan’s expanding Yellowstone universe, and while the prequel 1923 may never eclipse its predecessor’s massive success, the new western drama reached more than 7 million viewers with its series premiere being simulcast across both streaming and linear TV. So don’t wait until the two-season spinoff is over to get invested, and hop on that horse posthaste. (Just make sure it’s not one of the Duttons’ horses.)

Stream 1923 on Paramount+! 

The Recruit Season 1 (Netflix)

Release Date: December 16

Hot off of his Black Adam heroics as Atom Smasher, actor Noah Centineo reteamed with his To All the Girls home of Netflix for a stereotype-bucking role in the action thriller The Recruit. The series follows a CIA lawyer that gets swept up into a dangerous situation involving the potential exposure of highly confidential information, and quickly rose to nearly the top of Netflix’s Top 10 list upon its arrival, so dive in before the ending gets spoiled for you on social media.

Stream The Recruit on Netflix!

Even More Shows And Movies To Watch This Weekend

When there's still a streaming itch that nothing listed above has managed to scratch, check out even more new and trending movies, TV shows and specials for your viewing pleasure. 

Here's hoping there are many options above that can sate your streaming urges. And for those looking head to what'll be available in the coming year, our 2023 TV premiere schedule and 2023 movie release schedule are one-stop shops for just such planning purposes. 

After a three-year hiatus, the hit Amazon original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan came back for a third season in December 2022, allowing fans of the spy thriller series to pick back up with the adventures of John Krasinski’s version of the iconic literary and movie character. But, along with Krasinski, Wendell Pierce’s James Greer, and Michael Kelly’s Mike November, the third and penultimate season also features a handful of new characters.

If you have already started the series return and are wondering where you’ve seen these Jack Ryan new cast members, worry not, because we are about to break it all down now. There is a lot to go through in a short amount of time, so let’s take a look at those new cast members from one of the biggest shows in the final month of the 2022 TV schedule.

Nina Hoss (Alena Kovac)

First on the list of new cast members featured in the Tom Clancy thriller series is Nina Hoss, who joins the action on Jack Ryan as Czech President Alena Kovac, a world leader at the center of the third season’s global conflict, one that could potentially lead to World War III breaking out.

Prior to joining the Jack Ryan cast as a series regular in the show's third season, Hoss made a name for herself in the spy-thriller genre, appearing in movies like the 2014 drama, A Most Wanted Man, alongside the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the Showtime original series, Homeland. She has also appeared in other movies like Phoenix, A Woman in Berlin, My Little Sister, and The Contractor.

Hoss will also be recognizable to those who watched the Golden Globe-nominated drama Tár, in which she played Cate Blanchett's on-screen wife. 

Betty Gabriel (Elizabeth Wright)

Betty Gabriel shows up on Jack Ryan Season 3 as Elizabeth Wright, the CIA’s Rome Station Chief who is tasked with tracking down John Krasinski’s character after he goes on the run in an attempt to stop World War III from kicking off and bringing on a nuclear winter.

Over the course of her small-screen career, Gabriel has made a name for herself on shows like Good Girls Revolt, Westworld, Defending Jacob, and her incredibly moving performance on Counterpart. 

Fans of Jordan Peele’s 2017 psychological horror film, Get Out, will surely recognize Gabriel from her portrayal of Georgina, the housekeeper revealed to be Marianne Armitage, the family matriarch who had her brains transferred to the younger body. Her other film appearances include Upgrade, The Purge: Election Year, and Beyond Skyline.  

Alexej Mavelov (Alexei Petrov)

Alexej Manvelov appears in the Jack Ryan Season 3 cast as Alexi Petrov, the ambitious and dangerous Russian Defense Minister whose power-grab puts his own country, and the rest of the world, in grave danger.

In the years leading up to his arrival on the popular Amazon action thriller, Manvelov appeared on shows like HBO’s political disaster drama, Chernobyl, as well as international shows like Undercover, Sthlm Requiem, When You Are Lärare, Inkognito, and multiple others. He also provided voice work in the 2013 heist-heavy video game, Payday 2. 

James Cosmo (Gocharov)

Decorated veteran film and TV actor James Cosmo is another major addition to the Jack Ryan Season 3 cast, in which he takes on the role of the shadowy Russian intelligence agent, Luka, a figure providing key intel to Alexei Petrov as the defense minister plays with global affairs.

Probably the most prolific actor of both the new members and returning actors in the Jack Ryan Season 3 cast, Cosmo has spent his career landing iconic roles in fantasy movies like Angus Macleod in Highlander, Campbell in Braveheart, Father Christmas in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, to name only a few. The TV side of his career is just as impressive, if not more so, with dozens upon dozens of appearances including on shows like Sons of Anarchy, Chernobyl, Dick Barton: Special Agent, and Game of Thrones, where he played Jeor Mormont, the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch during the show’s first three seasons. 

Peter Guinness (Petr Kovac)

Legendary actor Peter Guinness, who has spent his career bouncing between film, TV, and audio dramas, is another new addition to the Jack Ryan cast in Season 3, in which he takes on the role of Petr Kovac, the father of Czech President Alena Kovac.

Before playing the former Soviet intelligence officer who now serves as one of his daughter’s most trusted advisors, Guinness made a name for himself with a variety of roles. Throughout the 1990s, he appeared in movies like Alien 3, The Saint, and Sleepy Hollow. In more recent years, Guinness has popped up in everything from King Arthur: Legend of the Sword to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, in which he provided the voice and motion capture work for DeSaad, one of the primary villains in the 2021 extended cut.

Guinness’ TV work is just as impressive, with appearances on shows like Chernobyl, Merlin, Coronation Street, Tales from the Crypt, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, and Doctor Who. His voice work includes multiple Doctor Who audio dramas and various other properties like Judge Dredd and The Phantom of the Opera. 

Those are all the new additions to the Jack Ryan Season 3 cast, but expect even more additions to come for the show’s fourth and final season. This includes Michael Pena, who, according to Deadline, is slated to portray another iconic Tom Clancy character, Domingo “Ding” Chavez in the show’s final set of episodes, and who could possibly get a spinoff of his own. While the character was originally believed to have a small guest spot during the end of Jack Ryan Season 3, we’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds for “Ding” and that long-rumored Rainbow Six movie.

While we wait for more information on Jack Ryan Season 4, and other Tom Clancy projects, take a moment and check out the 2023 TV schedule to see which shows an Amazon Prime subscription will allow you to watch in the coming weeks and months.

Stream Jack Ryan on Prime Video.

If there’s one thing to know about avid TV viewers, it’s that they have no qualms about airing their issues on social media. This is currently the case with the newly released Jack Ryan Season 3. However, it’s not a plot thread or performance that has people riled up. For a while, many noted that the new episodes were marred with audio issues. Amazon Prime Video, which houses the popular action series, has since addressed the issue, though fans were originally going off on the streamer because of the tech problems. 

Commentators began voicing their concerns shortly after the new season dropped, and they have not held back when voicing their displeasure. The episodes were specifically experiencing audio syncing issues, which according to some, became more prevalent after the season’s second episode. Upon becoming aware of the matter, Prime Video released a statement via Twitter, expressing that it was looking into the matter. Later on, the company revealed that the problem had been fixed:

It was safe to assume that the technicians were working quickly to get things resolved, especially since there are likely a lot of people watching the Amazon show. That’s clear from the volume of viewer complaints that were shared to Twitter before everything was patched up. One user was incredibly excited for Jack Ryan (not to be confused with Jack Reacher) to return but was left disappointed when coming across the audio snafu: 

Another viewer had similar sentiments but even took things a step further. In their estimation, one of the episodes was simply “unwatchable”:

Before Amazon found a fix for the audio snafu, it appeared that at least one user was looking to rectify the technical problem from their end. Said person posted a video in which they showed how they were handling the hiccup:

Fixes like that one and the streamer’s efforts aside, there are still those who take issue with the fact that the episodes were not totally sound, from a technical standpoint, ahead of being released. In another post, someone seemed to suggest that this notion is somewhat embarrassing for the company: 

I think, if anything, this outcry proves that the love for the John Krasinski iteration of Tom Clancy’s hero is strong, and folks want to enjoy the series to the fullest. Fans are sure to be more than pleased now that a solution has been administered. Following this ordeal, one thing I’d wager is that Amazon will look to avoid such issues when it comes to the launch of Jack Ryan’s upcoming fourth season. 

The first seasons of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are now available to stream using an Amazon Prime Video subscription and be prepared for Season 4, which will likely appear on the 2023 TV schedule at some point.

The stars of ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan' Season 3 including John Krasinski (Jack Ryan/Executive Producer), Wendell Pierce (James Greer), Michael Kelly (Mike November), Nina Hoss (Alena Kovac), and Betty Gabriel (Elizabeth Wright) discuss their Prime Video series in this interview with CinemaBlend's Sean O'Connell. They dive into what makes this season bigger and better than those that came before it and much more.

Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:17 - How John Krasinski Kept Jack Ryan’s Season 3 Arc Grounded, Yet Fresh And Exciting
02:08 - Betty Gabriel On Being A Series Newcomer
03:03 - Nina Hoss Has A Complicated Relationship With Previous ‘Jack Ryan’ Material
04:43 - How Wendell Pierce Handled Greer Supporting Jack Ryan From Afar This Season
05:51 - What Will Surprise Fans About Nina Hoss’s Czech President Alena Kovac
06:24 - Should You Binge ‘Jack Ryan’ Season 3? Betty Gabriel Has Thoughts
07:12 - How Filming The Penultimate Season Was Different For John Krasinski

Here’s how you know that John Krasinski has had one hell of a career. Mention his name in a group of film and television fans, and they likely would bring up his work as Jim from The Office, the fact that he starred in and directed both A Quiet Place movies, and even the fact that he finally cameoed as Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four in a Marvel movie before they even get around to bringing up his performance as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – a part you can watch with an Amazon Prime subscription, and that would be considered iconic for pretty much any other actor.

All things must come to an end, though, and John Krasinski has made it clear that the fourth season of his Amazon Prime Video will be his last. There’s good news, however. The third season of Jack Ryan will premiere on December 21 (here’s everything we know about Jack Ryan season 3), and then the story this team has been trying to tell will draw to a close with a fourth and final season. So when we got the chance to interview Krasinski ahead of the show’s third season, we asked him what he would miss most about playing the part and working on the show. And he pointed at his co-stars, Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, and told us:

Don’t you get the impression that John Krasinski is just the nicest dude? Tom Hanks gets that label from most people in Hollywood, but that shouldn’t steal away from the reality that Krasinski just comes across like a good dude. Here he is promoting his run as the lead in Jack Ryan, and he defaults praise to his co-stars. Mind you, one of those co-stars is the brilliant Wendell Pierce, a member of one of the greatest TV ensembles of all time in The Wire. Watch our interviews with that cast by clicking that link. So from that point, we can understand.

When Jack Ryan season 3 gets underway, the titular agent (John Krasinski) will be on the run from the agency he holds dear: the CIA. His reputation as the “boy scout” will be tested, as will the loyalty he shares with the characters played by Pierce and Kelly. It will be interesting to see where this upcoming season leaves its audience, knowing that the end is on the horizon. And then, of course, we’ll continue to track Krasinski’s progress, both on television and in them movies. 

Fans of Amazon's original series Jack Ryan (based on the popular Tom Clancy character) have waited for a heck of a long time for the show's return. Season 2 premiered back in 2019, but the wait for the show's return is finally almost over. The series stars John Krasinski (The Office) as the titular character and has been one of Amazon's most popular with audiences since its premiere in 2018. The third season is set to hit the TV premiere schedule on December 21, and the actor shared a teaser poster for the show's return. Of course, one Marvel fan saw this as an opportunity to turn the Jack Ryan news into Fantastic Four news.  

The fan cleverly (and hilariously, a bit haphazard) scribbled a “4” over the “A” in Ryan. This is, of course, a play on the popular fan casting of Krasinski as Fantastic Four's founding member Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic. 

Well, there you have it, folks. Krasinski as Richards has been confirmed! You heard it here first. 

I am joking, obviously, but what makes this fan tweet particularly funny is how spot-on it is in regards to teasing how Marvel fans can take the smallest easter egg or perceived easter egg and turn it into a fan theory. During the WandaVision series, it seemed like every week, fans were finding new clues for the appearance of the popular demon character Mephisto (you may be asking, who is Mephisto, and why should I care?) only for him to ultimately never make an appearance in the limited series.

However, the Krasinski fan casting is a bit different than the Mephisto Easter eggs in one way. Fans were so vocal about their desire for the Jack Ryan star’s casting, it led to his inclusion (albeit in nothing more than a glorified cameo) as a multiversal version of Mister Fantastic in Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness.

While Fantastic Four has been confirmed (and even given a release date of November 8th, 2024) as part of the slate of upcoming Marvel movies, the MCU reboot has faced several setbacks, and no casting has been confirmed. 

However, never say never to Krasinski in the MCU because with Jack Ryan ending with Season 4, the actor might have a bit more free time on his hands for donning blue spandex and fighting multiversal threats.  One can only hope.

Until Mister Fantastic is officially cast, we Marvel fans will have to keep having fun with fan casting where we can, and anyone with an Amazon Video subscription can enjoy Jack Ryan when it returns this December!  

In July 2022, Joe and Anthony Russo released one of flashiest and most expensive Netflix productions to date with the star-studded and white-knuckled action thriller The Gray Man. The movie, which stars Ryan Gosling as a CIA black ops assassin being chased by his own agency and the mustached madman played by Chris Evans, has consistently been one of the most popular 2022 Netflix movies since making its debut, and fans just can’t seem to get enough.

But before the eventual sequel and spinoff come out at some point in the future, we’re all going to need to find a way to spend the time before we pick back up with The Gray Man cast (or what’s left of it). One way we can go about this is to watch other titles that have at least one thing in common with one of the biggest new movies of the year. Here are a just few of the best options…

Drive (Amazon Rental)

An unnamed stunt driver (Ryan Gosling) who also works as a getaway driver in Los Angeles finds himself in a delicate situation after a job involving his neighbor’s ex-convict husband (Oscar Isaac) goes terribly wrong.

Similar to Ryan Gosling’s Court Gentry in The Gray Man, his ice-cold character in Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 neo-noir thriller, Drive, is the very definition of calm, cool, and collected even in the most dangerous of situations. But, also like his CIA mercenary on the run in his latest movie, his driver also has a soft spot for children in need.

Rent/Buy Drive on Amazon.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Disney+)

Following the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) experiences an immense change when he realizes that not only is his long-lost friend, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), not actually dead but he’s a brainwashed super-soldier serving as a deadly assassin. 

One of the best Marvel movies to date, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a pivotal point in the MCU as “The First Avenger” learns who he can and can’t trust, especially within S.H.I.E.L.D. On top of the similarities in story, the 2014 movie also marked the first time Chris Evans worked with the Russo Brothers, though his character’s demeanor couldn’t be more different.

Stream Captain America: The Winter Soldier on Disney+.
Rent/Buy Captain America: The Winter Soldier on Amazon.

No Time To Die (Prime Video)

Years after leaving her majesty’s secret service, a.k.a. active duty, James Bond (Daniel Craig) is enjoying his retirement in peace and quiet. When Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) makes an unexpected visit to ask for help, though, 007 once again finds himself on a mission that could very well be his last.

The No Time to Die cast is full of tremendous actors from top to bottom, with one of the standouts being Ana de Armas’ CIA agent, Paloma, who provides one of the best sequences of the movie. If you liked de Armas in The Gray Man, then you’ll love her here, even if she doesn’t have as much screen time.

Stream No Time to Die on Prime Video.
Rent/Buy No Time to Die on Amazon.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Paramount+)

In an attempt to stop the terrorist organization known as the Apostles, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the rest of his IMF team join forces with CIA agent August Walker (Henry Cavill) as they search for three plutonium cores the group plans to use to destroy three holy cities.

You could technically watch any of the Mission: Impossible movies to get your spy thriller fix, but the sixth installment, 2018’s Fallout, is probably your best best. There are over-the-top action sequences and fights (including a ridiculous scene involving a plane), double-crossing, and a mustached and psychotic villain in what has to be one of the best action movies of all time.

Stream Mission: Impossible - Fallout on Paramount+.
Rent/Buy Mission: Impossible - Fallout on Amazon.

Jack Ryan (Prime Video)

Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is a former United States Marine working as an analyst with the CIA, far from the action. But when he connects some questionable bank transactions to a terrorist organization, he’s thrown into field duty and is never the same.

The Amazon original series, Jack Ryan, features a younger and less experienced CIA analyst and one of the better interpretations of Tom Clancy’s most famous character. With plenty of action, suspense, and fulfilling narratives throughout its first two seasons, there’s a lot to enjoy by The Gray Man fans.

Stream Jack Ryan on Prime Video.

Extraction (Netflix)

Hardened mercenary Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) is hired to find and rescue Ovi Mahajan Jr. (Rudraksh Jaiswal), the kidnapped son of a prolific Indian crime lord. What first appears to be a simple operation turns into something more complicated as the truth begins to unfold.

Written by The Gray Man co-director Joe Russo, the 2020 Netflix movie, Extraction is a fun, loud, and messy thriller, that finds that balance between explosive action, heart, and humor, creating an all-around fun and worthwhile experience.

Stream Extraction on Netflix.

The Raid 2 (HBO Max)

Immediately after he and an elite force take out a Jakarta crime boss, Rama (Iko Uwais) is sent on another mission. The only difference this time is he will be forced to go undercover to infiltrate a vast criminal operation from the inside.

Gareth Evans’ 2014 crime epic, The Raid 2, takes what its predecessor started and turns it up a few notches. Similar to The Gray Man, this instant classic is massive in scope and features some of the most hard-hitting and eye-catching fight sequences of the past decade. It’s just a bummer it looks like The Raid 3 isn’t going to happen.

Stream The Raid 2 on HBO Max.
Rent/Buy The Raid 2 on Amazon.

Homeland (Showtime)

CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is tasked with investigating decorated United States Marine Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), who was captured and possibly turned against his country by a terrorist organization. Matters only get more complicated from there.

Like The Gray Man, the Showtime original series, Homeland, is full of espionage, back-channel deals, and untrustworthy characters. With eight seasons, it’s going to take a considerable amount of time to watch the award-winning series, but it’s perfect for fans of the genre.

Stream Homeland on Showtime.
Buy Homeland on Amazon.

John Wick (Peacock)

After a group of young criminals with connections to a Russian crime syndicate in New York City make the mistake of killing John Wick’s (Keanu Reeves) puppy, which was a gift from his dead wife, and steal his car, the legendary assassin comes out of retirement and turns the criminal underworld on its head.

All of the John Wick movies should be watched, especially with the fourth installment on the way, but this is the best place to start, obviously. If you liked the stylish fights and action sequences of The Gray Man, wait until you see what Mr. Wick can do behind a gun and any other weapon.

Stream John Wick on Peacock.
Rent/Buy John Wick on Amazon.

Enemy Of The State (Amazon Rental)

Washington, D.C. Attorney Robert Dean (Will Smith) finds himself the most-wanted man by the NSA after an old college buddy hands him a disc containing video of the agency’s chief, Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight), murdering a member of congress.

Tony Scott’s Enemy of the State is one of the movies on this list with the most in common with The Gray Man considering they both center on characters who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time and become part of an agency’s attempt to sweep the mess under the rug.

Rent/Buy Enemy of the State on Amazon.

The Night Manager (Prime Video)

Former British soldier and current Cairo luxury hotel night manager Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is tasked with bringing down one of the world’s premier arms dealers, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie), kicking off an epic and deadly turn of events.

Although it isn’t as sensational or over-the-top as The Gray Man, the 2016 limited series, The Night Manager, packs quite a punch. If you are fascinated by seedy government agencies, loud personalities, and great action, then look no further.

Stream The Night Manager on Prime Video.
Buy The Night Manager on Amazon.

The King’s Man (Hulu / HBO Max)

In an effort to prevent a mysterious group of terrorists from thrusting the world into the most devastating war of all time, Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) puts together a team of spies to prevent the unthinkable from happening.

Matthew Vaughn’s 2021 spy action film, The King’s Man, serves up a great prequel to his Kingsman franchise as well as being a tremendous World War I thriller with its fair share of historical figures. If stylized and unique fight scenes are your thing, this is a great movie to check out.

Stream The King’s Man on Hulu.
Stream The King’s Man on HBO Max.
Rent/Buy The King’s Man on Amazon.

Each of these titles have a least one thing in common with The Gray Man, but these aren’t the only movies and shows that should be watched by fans of the Russo brothers’ latest effort. It also wouldn’t hurt to check out classics like Clear and Present Danger, Three Days of the Condor, or Heat for one reason or another.

Amazon has been turning out hit after hit with some amazing shows, some of which might even pop up on the 2025 TV premiere schedule. And honestly, all of these are bangers, whether you’re into dramas, comedies, or more.

From superhero shows like Invincible to comedies like Upload there are so many options to choose from. Here are some of the best that Amazon Prime currently has to offer subscribers.

Fallout (2024 – Present)

Based on the video game franchise of the same name, Fallout is a post-apocalyptic drama series that follows three individuals whose storylines all intercross when they travel across the Wasteland – otherwise known as the United States after a nuclear war from 200 years ago.

Fallout is an excellent adaptation for so many reasons. I think because it’s not really based on one specific story but rather the lore as a whole, the series is really able to shine and build on its original characters without losing the spark of the games. Not only that, but you’ll end up loving them too. Fallout Season 2 is confirmed and it’s begun to film, so now is the time to watch the first episode.

Stream Fallout on Amazon Prime.

Invincible (2021 - Present)

In a world where superhero shows like WandaVision and Loki exist, it’s nice to find a show that’s outside the norm. Invincible tells the story of the Grayson family, specifically Mark Grayson, who finds out that he has superpowers, much like his dad, and he begins to train, trying to live up to his hero name – Invincible.

Let me tell you, your expectations for this show will be subverted immediately. Invincible was created by the same mind behind The Walking Dead, Robert Kirkman. This show takes so many twists and turns that it’s almost impossible to keep your head on straight – and honestly, it’s become one of the best adult cartoons I’ve seen. There are three complete seasons, with Invincible Season 4 already confirmed, so check it out.

Stream Invincible on Amazon Prime.

Mr. And Mrs. Smith (2024 - Present)

Are you ready for a spy dramedy that will have you on the edge of your seat? Then Mr. and Mrs. Smith is the one for you. This series, based on the movie of the same name, follows two agents who are assigned to act under the guise of a married couple in order to complete assignments, all while their relationship grows.

Donald Glover of Atlanta and Community fame, and Pen15’s Maya Erskin star in this series, and I’m going to openly say I love it more than the original. I think adding in the fact that their relationship evolves so well, mixed in with some truly great comedy, makes this a great series. There’s even a Mr. and Mrs. Smith Season 2 confirmed, and it’s currently in the works.

Stream Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon Prime.

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (2018 - 2023)

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan stars John Krasinski in the titular role, a CIA analyst whose life is turned upside down when he discovers a secret pattern in an underground terrorist organization that ends up putting his life at risk – and that’s just the first season. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is a great, fun-filled thriller. John Krasinski is great in the title role, and no matter what, you’ll be on the edge of your seat to see him be a total and complete badass. There are four complete seasons, so it will be an epic binge.

Stream Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017 - 2023)

Another show to win several Emmys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the perfect series to watch if you want to laugh. This comedy follows Miriam “Midge” Maisel, an energetic woman who had her life mapped out for her. But, when her husband leaves her for his secretary, she takes it upon herself to find her place in the world.

The story takes place in the 1950s and '60s, so the set design itself is spectacular. What really makes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel tick is that the comedy is better than probably a lot of other shows I’ve watched. I mean, the whole entire show is about a woman who’s trying to make it as a stand-up comedian, so it better be funny, right? Even so, the comedy only becomes better when dramatic elements are added, creating an enriching story with a strong message on female empowerment and independence. With five seasons, the show is the perfect series to binge during your free time.

Stream The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime.

Reacher (2022 – Present)

If you’re looking for a fun action series, then Reacher is the one for you. Starring Alan Ritchson, Reacher is based on the Jack Reacher book series, and follows the story of a former U.S. Army military police major who travels all across the United States and runs into crime and action along the way.

With three seasons, Reacher is just fun. There are plenty of great series on Prime, worthy of so much praise and awards, but Reacher is one of those TV shows that you can just watch and turn your brain off to because it is just so fun. The action sequences are fantastically done, the stories are full of intense action, and of course, Ritchson is a great star and fully captures the essence of Reacher. There’s even a Reacher Season 4 confirmed.

Stream Reacher on Amazon Prime.

The Boys (2019 - Present)

Ooh boy. This is my favorite. The Boys takes place in a universe where superheroes, commonly called “Supes,” are run by a corporation called Vought. Everything seems peachy keen on the outside, but when a new superhero is added to their team of fighters, the dark secrets of this industry begin to unfold, along with the titular "The Boys" forming to take them down.

The Boys is not a nice superhero show. It’s not for kids. Do not put them in front of it. I won’t say what happens, but you’ll be shocked. The story is interesting and sometimes makes you want to throw your remote at the TV screen for how evil some of these Supes can be, but that’s what makes this show so fun. With four seasons done and a fifth and final The Boys season on the way, now is the time to binge.

Stream The Boys on Amazon Prime.

Gen V (2023 – Present)

I know we all love The Boys but have you seen Gen V? Taking place in the universe of The Boys, this series follows the tale of Marie, a young Supe who has blood manipulation powers, and is accepted into Godolkin University, a place where Supes attend to learn how they’re going to spend the rest of their lives with their powers. However, when she arrives, she finds out there are deeper, darker secrets hidden in her new school.

If you’re not watching Gen V, you’re missing out. Out of any spinoff that The Boys could create, this one adds so much to the universe and somehow is able to capture the same spirit and messed-up nature as the first show. You’ll fall in love with the Gen V cast, and enjoy the heck out of the gore and messy nature of the show. And yes, I’m already ready for Gen V Season 2.

Stream Gen V on Amazon Prime.

The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022 – Present)

Alright, we’ve talked about action shows and superhero series and video game adaptations – but what about a cute coming-of-age drama? That’s what The Summer I Turned Pretty is all about. The series, starring Lola Tung, is based on the Jenny Han book of the same name and follows the tale of a teenager and how she’s stuck in a love triangle between two brothers. I know, classic trope right there, but the series is fun to watch and has plenty of drama to go around. The Summer I Turned Pretty is confirmed for Season 3 which will premiere in 2025, so you might as well watch the first two seasons.

Stream The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022 - Present)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes place in the fantasy world of Middle-earth, taking place thousands of years before the Second Age and following several old and new characters on a quest against the darkness that threatens to spread across the realm.

Tere are so many storylines and so many characters that all I can say is if you enjoy Lord of the Rings in any way, you’ll probably end up enjoying this show. Yes, it has faced criticism, but as someone who is here for the fantasy, the fights, and so much more, I thoroughly enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and think you will too.

Stream The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime.

Good Omens (2019 - Present)

This series, based on the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett book of the same name, follows the demon Crowley, and the angel Aziraphale, with the two of them being acquaintances who've grown to enjoy life on Earth, working as representatives of both Heaven and Hell, who seek to prevent the Antichrist from coming and bringing on the end of the world.

For a series that uses religion as a premise, this show takes it and runs with it in a good way. The fantasy aspect is super intriguing and really builds on the world as the show goes on, but the jokes that land are even better. Michael Sheen and David Tennant work incredibly well together and have such great chemistry. With two seasons, it’s so much fun to watch.

Stream Good Omens on Amazon Prime.

The Wheel Of Time (2021 – Present)

If you’re looking for another cool fantasy series, then The Wheel of Time is the one for you. Based on the book series of the same name, the series follows a woman who looks for five people who thinks that one of them might be the key to either saving the world…or destroying it.

Without getting into spoilers with this TV show, there are a lot of twists and turns that you won’t expect. As is the case with several other fantasy adaptations out there, some things are left in the books, but it’s still a really fun time and there’s a Season 3 premiering right now.

Stream The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime.

The Terminal List (2022 – Present)

Starring Chris Pratt, The Terminal List is the action thriller you’ve been looking for. The main premise follows a Navy SEAL who takes justice into his own hands when his family is killed and hunts down the people who did it.

When it comes to a show like this, you know what you’re getting into. Pratt is great in any action-lead role, as we have seen several times, and the show keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. There’s a Season 2 confirmed, so why not check out the first one now?

Stream The Terminal List on Amazon Prime.

The Devil’s Hour (2022 – Present)

If you’re looking for a drama thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, then The Devil’s Hour is the one to look for. This series from the U.K. follows the story of a social worker who is experiencing strange visions every night at the ‘devil’s hour,’ and how it connects to her being drawn into the hunt to look for a serial killer, turning her life upside down. The series itself has two seasons, with a third one on the way, and has some spectacular acting – as well as some pretty cool story decisions.

Stream The Devil’s Hour on Amazon Prime.

The Underground Railroad (2021)

The Underground Railroad is definitely worth a watch. In this historical drama, based on the novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, we get to see a fictionalized account of a group of people trying to escape slavery in the United States in the 1800s, utilizing aid from others.

The show itself is very different from the real-life version of the actual underground railroad, however, it’s still entertaining to watch. The Underground Railroad incorporates different aspects of several genres, really creating an enriching experience for everyone. You don’t even need to be into history to watch this – it’s genuinely just a super interesting miniseries to watch.

Stream The Underground Railroad on Amazon Prime.

Cross (2024 – Present)

Based on Alex Cross by James Patterson, Cross is a crime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, following a forensic psychologist and detective as he travels alongside his partner and investigates some of the most despicable killers out there in America, while also attempting to keep their personal lives separate from their professional lives.

I think when any James Patterson book is developed into a show or movie of some sort, it automatically becomes a great success because this series is so much fun and has the great cast behind it to back it up. It’s full of non-stop action and mystery. There’s already a Season 2 in the works.

Stream Cross on Amazon Prime.

Fleabag (2016 - 2019)

When this show aired, it won awards left and right. Fleabag, a British comedy, tells the story of a young woman who is trying to live in London and deal with life while attemping to accept a personal tragedy. This woman is known only as “Fleabag” in the series, and she wants to find her way in the world.

Let me just say first that Phoebe Waller-Bridge is brilliant in this series. Her comedic timing is on point and she deserved every award she got for portraying Fleabag. But, all the comedy in this is just fantastic. Every actor works well off of each other, creating some truly fantastic moments, alongside some real heartwarming ones, too. While it’s a shame that the show only ran for two seasons, it’s still the perfect example, in my eyes, of what a comedy should be.

Stream Fleabag on Amazon Prime.

On Call (2025)

Starring Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larracuente, On Call is a police procedural that follows a veteran and a rookie in the Long Beach Police Department as they set out to the streets of Long Beach, California to answer emergency calls and the chaos that ensues from there.

There are plenty of police procedural shows out there that you can turn to but there’s something about On Call that lures me in and I truly enjoy it. I think it’s mainly the chemistry between Bellisario and Larracuente because they really do feel like a rookie and a veteran cop, and it makes for a believable series. Check out all eight episodes now.

Stream On Call on Amazon Prime.

Daisy Jones And The Six (2023)

Based on the novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six tells the story of a fictional rock band from the 1970s, who are looking back at their rise to fame and the lengths they had to go to get there – as well as the reason why they ended up splitting up after reaching great heights of fame.

There are so many reasons to like Daisy Jones and the Six. Whether it be because of its stellar cast, or the great story, or the freaking awesome music that plays throughout the miniseries, this show was a big home run for the streaming platform. You’ll seriously either be rocking out every second, or wiping tears from your eyes the next. A great dramatic miniseries.

Stream Daisy Jones and the Six on Amazon Prime.

Clean Slate (2025)

If you need a new comedy out there, then Clean Slate is the one for you. Starring Laverne Cox (known from the Orange is the New Black cast), the series follows Desiree, a transgendered woman who returns home to reunite with her father – and he has no idea that his son has transitioned into becoming a woman.

Yes, this series is just as hilarious as you would expect it to be and Laverne Cox did an incredible job of making a sensitive subject such a hilarious one as well. The chemistry between Cox and Wallace, who plays her father, is great, and it’s a show that I would recommend to anyone who wants an enjoyable time.

Stream Clean Slate on Amazon Prime.

Swarm (2023)

Co-created by Donald Glover, the psychological horror series, Swarm, takes a look at the toxic nature that is “stan” culture. The series follows Andrea, otherwise known as Dre, and her obsessive love that she has for a major pop star called Ni’Jah. But with this love that she has for the star, she is willing to do anything to meet her, even betray and kill those close to her.

As someone who has been a part of “stan” culture for various artists of the past, this show takes it to a new level of craziness and it’s something that I absolutely love. The Swarm cast is full of talent, led by an impressive performance by Dominique Fishback, and has some incredibly gory moments that will make horror movie fanatics squirm in their seats. Such a great show. The series was even nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Fishback’s killer performance.

Stream Swarm on Amazon Prime.

Upload (2020 - Present)

Created by the same man who made the U.S. version of The Office, this Amazon Prime series is brilliant in its comedic delivery. Greg Daniels’ Upload takes place in a world where, when someone dies, they can upload themselves to their selected digital paradise. However, when Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) dies suddenly, he has to find out what killed him from the beyond – while his girlfriend in the real world stays overly attached to him in a strange way.

Upload is definitely one of the standouts of Amazon Prime comedy, and while fans had to wait two years for Season 2, it was worth it, because Season 3 came a lot quicker, and a fourth (and final) season has been confirmed. This series was made for people who want a great story but also want to laugh their butts off. Be sure to check it out.

Stream Upload on Amazon Prime.

With shows like these available, there’s no need to go browsing for your next series to binge. It’s time to have a TV marathon. Break out the popcorn!

John Krasinski has had a hell of a career over the last several years thanks to a ton of amazing gigs. Between directing the first two installments of A Quiet Place (along with appearing in both movies, albeit briefly in the sequel), as well playing Jack Ryan as part of the lineup of Amazon Prime shows, the former The Office star has shed his Jim persona quite effectively. 

With the latest developments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe offering him a potential new gig in the world of movies, the news that Jack Ryan is ending isn’t too surprising. Though what is pleasantly making news is the fact that a potential spinoff starring MCU alum Michael Peña could spell big news for Prime Video’s Ryan-verse. Be warned, there are SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ahead!

Jack Ryan Season 4 Will Be The Last For John Krasinski

Though Season 3 is still waiting for an official premiere date, Deadline has reported that Season 4 of Jack Ryan will be its last. Apparently John Krasinski was committed to only four seasons anyway, so this is more of a logical departure point than a surprise cancellation.

Of course, that contractual obligation came at a, shall we say, fantastic time, seeing as Krasinski made his big debut as Reed Richards in last weekend’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Despite his character’s untimely fate, the world is still questioning just what’s going on with John Krasinski and the MCU. 

One piece of the potential puzzle may be solved, as a failure to renew the popular Jack Ryan series seems to hint that Krasinski will continue playing one of Fantastic Four’s key leads. Even better still, some think that this new opportunity might go a bit deeper, allowing him to also direct the Marvel movie, filling the vacancy left by recently departed director Jon Watts. 

Windows and doors seem to be closing and opening with Jack Ryan’s countdown to the end. As for Michael Peña, it's unclear if he'll be returning to the MCU in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, but even if that happens, he too might a new gig that involves a shift in the Marvel Studios ecosystem. Should this go through, it could mean huge things for the Ryan-verse’s continuation. 

A Potential Spinoff With Michael Peña’s New Jack Ryan Character Could Mean Big Things

Apparently Jack Ryan’s forthcoming Season 3 finale is the key to a new spinoff that’s being developed. Michael Peña is allegedly showing up in that episode, playing a character Tom Clancy fans should recognize in name alone: Domingo “Ding” Chavez. A fixture in several of Clancy’s novels, there’s one possibility that feels ripe for the taking, should this be the character that Peña is indeed playing.

Most notably, there’s “no firm concept or script” for this spinoff, and all that’s been officially announced is that Michael Peña will be in Jack Ryan Season 3. That being said, if Ding Chavez is joining the party, then Michael B. Jordan’s excitement over potentially Rainbow Six adaptation may be justified. As the ending to Without Remorse clearly laid the groundwork for that to happen, these unconfirmed rumors of a Peña-led spinoff in development seem to align with movement on that front.

If this is the case, then John Krasinski is leaving his Jack Ryan days behind at the right time. Seeing as Tom Clancy’s legendary character eventually becomes President and serves in that post during Rainbow Six’s events, it’s starting to feel like a plan is in motion. Maybe there’s still hope for an eventual Splinter Cell movie/series after all, should Prime Video stick the landing. 

For now, the first two seasons of Jack Ryan are currently available to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers. Season 3’s debut is still awaiting an official premiere date. Speculation says it should drop in 2022, with Season 4 concluding things in 2023, but we'll have to wait and see what official news comes down the line.

While the James Bond movies are still pretty much the game to beat in pop culture, other operatives have made their own brutally memorable mark as well. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and 24’s Jack Bauer are two such combatants who have given the British end a run for its money in the past couple of decades, with fantastic results. So to see the trailer for The Contractor pit Chris Pine against Kiefer Sutherland is such a thrill because, in my mind, it’s the Jack Ryan/Jack Bauer showdown I’ve always wanted. 

As you watch the trailer, recently released by Paramount, we’re introduced to Pine’s character, Special Forces Sergeant James Harper. A man who’s fallen on hard times after being discharged from the military, Sergeant Harper is looking to take a one-time gig for a windfall of cash. Cue Sutherland’s shadowy superior, who offers just that sort of opportunity at the right time. 

However, as the mission progresses, Sergeant Harper starts to question who he can really trust. This is exactly when you’d expect a hail of gunfire to ruin a perfectly peaceful operation; and it does. Our characters may go by different names in The Contractor, but after seeing the star of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and the man who saved the world over several seasons on the Fox network having a head to head phone call, the Jack-lympics seem to have arrived. 

As if pitting Chris Pine against Kiefer Sutherland wasn’t enough of a thrill, this new movie also marks a very special reunion for the Hell or High Water actor. Reteamed with Ben Foster, the opening act of the trailer highlighting how their characters are “like brothers” only brings back memories of their previous work in that surprise smash hit from 2016. Though one could hope the ending is a little happier for Mr. Foster this time around. 

It’s all going to come down to the title match of Pine vs. Sutherland, Ryan vs. Bauer. The Contractor doesn’t show much of that eventuality in its trailer, nor should it. When you’ve got a fight this exciting in your corner, you don’t give away the main event for free. If anyone really needs to be sold on the road to that showdown, there’s plenty of action showing Chris Pine fighting, exploding, and shooting his way to the truth. 

Placing a bet on Chris Pine's victory is the smart money, however this could be the warm-up Kiefer Sutherland needs to potentially bring Jack Bauer back again. So does anyone really lose in this scenario? The only way things cold look better is with the promise of a special in-character commentary track with Daniel Craig and Tom Cruise as James Bond and Ethan Hunt, providing a play by play of who's the better operative. Anyone who knows how to make that happen will be the true hero.

The Contractor debuts in theaters and VOD on April 1st. To see what other upcoming movies are heading our way, you don’t need top secret clearance. All you need is to start asking the right questions. Also, if you're an adrenaline junkie looking for some content you can watch now, check out CinemaBlend's list of the best action movies and how to stream them.

John Krasinski’s career is constantly evolving. We all loved him as Jim Halpert on The Office, he then awed us all with his directing abilities in A Quiet Place and its sequel. He even reminded us that wholesomeness and kindness still exist out in this sometimes dark world with his YouTube news show, Some Good News. John Krasinski movies and TV shows are often fun, unique, and a good way to spend a weekend binge-watching.

Many of these are available all across streaming platforms and available to rent or purchase. Good news, A Quiet Place and The Office fans, John Krasinski has plenty of other projects that you can watch thousands of times. Let’s look at some John Krasinski movies and TV shows currently available to stream or rent. 

The Office (Peacock)

The Office follows the staff of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It involves the daly comedic inner-workings of this branch, and the chaos that often ensues due to boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell). It’s based on the British series of the same name created by Ricky Gervais.

John Krasinski played one of The Office’s main characters, Jim Halpert, throughout the show’s nine season run. He also played one half of The Office’s most popular couple. The series is really what made John Krasinski a household name and propelled his career to what it has become. It wouldn’t be the same without Krasinski as Jim.

Stream The Office on Peacock.
Buy The Office on Amazon. 

A Quiet Place (Paramount+)

A Quiet Place follows the Abbott family as they deal with a recent tragedy and try to combat space creatures that have now taken over the earth. The movie was a massive success that led to an equally popular sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, and A Quiet Place spin-off movie.

John Krasinski starred in here with his real-life wife, Emily Blunt. The project was personal to Krasinski not only because he co-starred in it with his wife, but he directed it and co-wrote the screenplay. In my opinion, this also the project that allowed him to gain the freedom to showcase more of his creative talents. 

Stream A Quiet Place on Paramount+.
Rent/buy A Quiet Place on Amazon.

Something Borrowed (Netflix)

Something Borrowed is the 2011 romantic comedy about two best friends who are in love with the same man. One of them is engaged to him and the other has secretly loved him for years. Something Borrowed stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, and John Krasinski.  

Something Borrowed is one of the best movies on Netflix to watch if you love romantic comedies and have already seen, say, the 30 best romantic comedies of all time. The entire cast plays their parts well, and John Krasinski brings some of the charm that made Jim such a good romantic lead. He’s more of a supporting character in Something Borrowed, but his character is fleshed out enough that you definitely would want to watch him as the lead of a sequel.

Stream Something Borrowed on Netflix.
Rent/buy Something Borrowed on Amazon. 

Jack Ryan (Amazon Prime Video)

Jack Ryan is based on Tom Clancy’s book series about the Jack Ryan character.  It’s an original Amazon Prime Video series that follows CIA analyst Jack Ryan as he’s thrown into the field and must combat extremist and corrupt individuals. Jack Ryan has been available to stream for two seasons, with two more in various stages of production. 

Jack Ryan marked John Krasinski’s major return to television after The Office ended. It’s also a series that takes Krasinski far from his Jim Halpert role. Jack Ryan is a great show to watch if you like action thriller series and want to see Krasinski take on an action hero role. 

Stream Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime Video. 

Away We Go (Peacock)

Away We Go is a dramedy about Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph), two people on the verge of having their first child together. They haven’t fully settled their lives and decide to go on an adventure to find the best place to grow old together and raise their child. Away We Go has an ensemble that includes Schitt's Creek cast member Catherine O’Hara, Allison Janney, Jeff Daniels, Chris Messina, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Away We Go’s cast makes this a film worth watching. It also has an interesting premise that makes the movie feel like an odyssey, with parenting and family at the core. Krasinski and Rudolph’s on-screen chemistry also adds an additional layer of charm. 

Stream Away We Go on Peacock.
Rent/buy Away We Go on Amazon. 

The Hollars (Showtime)

John Krasinski directed and starred in The Hollars. It follows the Hollar family as the matriarch faces an unexpected illness. John Hollar (Krasinski) is at the center of the story as he returns home after settling in New York. As his mother prepares for surgery, John must come to terms with why he’s been afraid to commit to his pregnant girlfriend, Rebecca (Anna Kendrick).

One of the biggest strengths of The Hollars is the cast, which includes Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale, Charlie Day, Josh Groban, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Sharlto Copley. The Hollars also works because it portrays a dysfunctional family that’s still likable, despite their glaring flaws.

Stream The Hollars on Showtime.
Rent/buy The Hollars on Amazon. 

Promised Land (Starz)

Matt Damon and John Krasinski co-wrote the screenplay to Promised Land. They also starred in it alongside Frances McDormand and Rosemarie DeWitt. The movie follows Steve Butler, a man who works for an energy corporation and travels to a small town to introduce fracking practices. He works to persuade the town to allow his corporation to use fracking in their town, but faces major opposition, especially from Dustin Noble (Krasinski).

John Krasinski is best known for playing nice guys, and Promised Land is one of the few projects featuring him as a dubious character. It’s worth watching to see him play a character out of his acting norm. 

Stream Promised Land on Starz.
Rent/buy Promised Land on Amazon.

Licensed To Wed (Amazon)

Licensed to Wed follows newly engaged couple Sadie (Mandy Moore) and Ben (John Krasinski) as they take a marriage-ready course required by Reverend Frank (Robin Williams). Frank has a lot of unorthodox methods that make Ben uncomfortable. As the course continues, Ben and Sadie realize their relationship may not be as perfect as they once believed.

The late Robin Williams gives a fun performance as this wacky, inappropriate reverend, which pairs well with Krasinski's more serious character. As Licensed to Wed continues, you aren’t sure who's the wilder character, because both show different sides of crazy behavior.

Rent/buy Licensed to Wed on Amazon. 

It’s Complicated (Amazon Prime)

It’s Complicated is a Nancy Meyers directed movie about a divorced couple who start to have an affair ten years after their divorce. It stars Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin. John Krasinski plays Harley, the fiancé of Baldwin and Streep’s characters’ daughter. 

Krasinski’s character is one of the funnest parts of It’s Complicated. He stumbles upon the big secret and doesn’t know how to act about it, leading to some really funny and awkward moments with him. It’s one of the best Amazon Prime movies to watch if you want an unconventional romantic comedy, and to be charmed by Streep, Martin, and Krasinski.

Stream It’s Complicated on Amazon Prime Video.
Rent/buy It’s Complicated on  Amazon. 

You can catch John Krasinski next when Jack Ryan Season 3 premieres. He can also be seen co-starring with Ryan Reynolds in Imaginary Friends in 2023. We also may see Krasinski again if he returns for Some Good News. 

John Krasinski is officially coming back as Jack Ryan, as Amazon has renewed the Tom Clancy series for a fourth season ahead of the Season 3 premiere. Not only that, but it looks like the streaming series will be getting beloved Ant-Man star Michael Peña for its fourth stretch of episodes.

The actor, who plays Luis in the Marvel Studios franchise, has been cast in an unknown role for the fourth season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, according to Deadline. Whether the star's character will be revealed ahead of or during the series remains to be seen. At this point, a tentative release window has not been announced for the season, as filming only recently wrapped on the third.

This isn’t the first time Amazon has given the show an early season order. In 2019, the streamer renewed the series for Season 3 before the second one premiered. John Krasinski wasn’t the obvious choice for the titular character, yet that didn’t stop people from tuning in. And in the process, they proved to the streaming service that the show has a solid fanbase. Critics did have mixed reactions to the first season but, despite this, the show thrived.

The show's viewership numbers also make the early renewal unsurprising. Following Season 2’s release in late 2019, it was revealed by a Nielsen measurements report that the season had an average minute audience that exceeded 4.6 million and that it raked in over 7.3 million total viewers in the first week of its release. In the U.S. alone, there was an audience reach of 9.2 million in unique TV viewers. With those figures in mind, it wouldn’t be surprising if Jack Ryan sees even more viewership as time goes on. And of course, that could mean the series might have a future beyond the newly-announced Season 4.

New series star Michael Peña has an extensive background in both film and TV. He was last seen in this year’s Tom and Jerry and is set to star in the upcoming thriller Moonfall. Many are also hoping that he'll reprise his fan-favorite role as Luis in 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Peña’s last TV role was in the first season of Narcos: Mexico in 2018. Considering his skills as an actor, it'll be cool to see what he brings to his latest project.

Season 3 of Jack Ryan has yet to receive a release date and, given how long of a hiatus the show has been on, one would hope that an announcement is imminent. Regardless, it's just great to know that we can still look forward to more new episodes in the future. In the meantime, check out the shows you can look forward to this year with CinemaBlend’s 2021 fall TV guide!

Everyone from Alec Baldwin to Ben Affleck has played Jack Ryan over the years, but only one actor has come back to play Tom Clancy’s most iconic character on more than one occasion (on the film side of the Ryanverse, anyway). Harrison Ford first played the CIA analyst in 1992’s Patriot Games, and then again two years later with Clear and Present Danger.

Over the years, there has been a debate as to which of those two films is the better movie. Though it seems this argument will go on like a never-ending cold war between fans on either side, we’ve decided to try and settle it once and for all by breaking down each movie’s plot, villains, Jack Ryan’s intellect and physicality, presence of other Tom Clancy characters, and climatic showdowns.

The Plot

As is the case with all of the late Tom Clancy’s books and film adaptations (and even video games), the plot comes first and foremost. This is also true for both Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, but which has a better story?

Patriot Games’ Plot

Patriot Games gets underway when Jack Ryan, who happens to be in the right place at the right time, thwarts an attempt by a group of ultra-militant members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to kidnap Lord William Holmes (James Fox), the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland, who just so happens to be the cousin of the Queen of England. During the chaos, Ryan shoots and kills one of the terrorists which results in his older brother (Sean Bean) putting the former CIA analyst and current college professor in his crosshairs, even if it prevents the group from carrying out their initial plan to kidnap Holmes to collect a large ransom.

Clear And Present Danger’s Plot

Clear and Present Danger kicks off with the Coast Guard discovering the body of a wealthy American businessman who is a close friend with United States President (Donald Moffat). When Jack Ryan is named acting deputy director of the CIA, following Jim Greer’s (James Earl Jones) cancer diagnosis, he finds a connection between the murder and a Colombian drug cartel before stumbling across a plot by the U.S. government to seek revenge.

Winner: The simplicity of the IRA/revenge plot of Patriot Games makes for a more streamlined story, but Clear And Present Danger and all its twists and turns makes for a much more enjoyable time.

The Villains And Their Motivations

Both movies feature some of the best villains from the Ryanverse, but which of those antagonists have the best motivations.

Patriot Games’ Villains

The primary villains in Patriot Games are IRA splinter cell leaders Kevin O’Donnell (Patrick Bergin) and Sean Miller (Sean Bean), but it’s the vengeful Miller who ends up having the final showdown with Jack Ryan. While O’Donnell is concerned with the kidnapping plot and using it to raise awareness and secure cash for his cause, Miller is concerned with only one thing: avenging the death of his baby brother.

Clear And Present Danger’s Villains

There are several villains featured throughout Clear and Present Danger but the primary antagonists are the Escobedo Cartel’s intelligence officer, Colonel Félix Cortez (Joaquim de Almeida), National Security Adviser James Cutter (Harris Yulin), and CIA Deputy Director of Operations Robert Ritter (Henry Czerny). For his part, Cortez wants to take control of the cartel. Cutter and Ritter want to do the President’s bidding by getting revenge for his murdered friend under the guise of national security.

Winner: Even though Henry Czerny is masterful in his portrayal of the cynical Robert Ritter, Sean Bean’s impassioned portrayal of a man trying to avenge his brother’s death is top notch. Patriot Games for the win here.

Jack Ryan’s Use Of His Brains And Brawn

Jack Ryan — no matter the actor playing him — has always been known for his brains and his brawn and the way he uses both to get through various situations.

Patriot Games’ Jack Ryan

Early on in Patriot Games, you are given a quick reminder that Jack Ryan spent time in the United States Marines before becoming a CIA analyst, when he pretty much single-handedly prevents the IRA splinter cell from kidnapping a high-ranking British government official. At the same time, Ryan also uses his analytical mind and eye to locate Annette (Polly Walker) and her comrades after he remembered seeing her when the group tried and failed to assassinate him.

Clear And Present Danger’s Jack Ryan

Jack Ryan is also a mental and physical badass in Clear and Present Danger as he goes to Colombia to get the bottom of the international conspiracy involving the death of the president’s friend. He also slowly puts two and two together when he’s investigating Bob Ritter and James Cutter’s involvement in the whole mess, but only after being tricked into authorizing the funding for the RECIPROCITY operation that seeks out and attempts to kill those responsible for the murder.

Winner: Patriot Games gets this round because 1) he prevented a terrorist attack and 2) he didn’t allow himself to be put in a position where he could be tricked and made to be the fall guy.

Inclusion Of Other Tom Clancy Characters

Both Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger feature Jack Ryan (as well as his family) and Jim Greer, but which movie has the best use of other iconic Tom Clancy Characters?

Patriot Games’ Characters

A pre-Pulp Fiction Samuel L. Jackson shows up in Patriot Games as Lt. Commander Robby Jackson and provides a great deal of assistance during the IRA’s raid on Jack Ryan’s house in the film’s final act.

Clear And Present Danger’s Characters

Willem Dafoe takes on the role of Special Forces operative John Clark in Clear and Present Danger, and despite being portrayed as a more morally ambiguous character early on, he ends up siding with Jack Ryan in his final attempt to save the surviving members of the RECIPROCITY team and get to the bottom of the conspiracy.

Winner: Not only do we see more of Jim Greer in Clear and Present Danger (his death adds a great deal of emotional weight to the movie), but it also features John Clark, who is perhaps Tom Clancy’s second-most notable character next to Jack Ryan.

The Final Act

At this point, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger are tied at two points apiece. To settle this, we’ll take a look at each film’s final act and see how they compare.

Patriot Games’ Final Act

The final act of Patriot Games sees the surviving members of the IRA splinter cell come to Jack Ryan’s house, which just so happens to be the location of a dinner party Ryan is holding for Lord William Holmes. What follows is something that plays a lot like Home Alone but only if Kevin McCallister followed the Wet Bandits onto a boat and crashed it on a line of sharp rocks.

Clear And Present Danger’s Final Act

The final third of Clear and Present Danger sees Jack Ryan earn the trust of John Clark, save the remaining soldiers while also taking out Colonel Félix Cortez, and then make it back to the United States to confront the President of the United States for his role in the matter before heading off to Capitol Hill to speak in front of Congress.

Winner: As cool as it is seeing yet another Sean Bean death in Patriot Games, Jack Ryan making it out of Colombia alive and then confronting the president for allowing this terrible plan to go into motion in the first place makes you want to immediately jump up and give someone a high five.

Clear And Present Danger Is The Better Movie

After five grueling rounds of intense action and analysis, we have a clear winner with Clear and Present Danger. This isn’t to say Patriot Games is a bad movie (it’s not), but the plot, use of Tom Clancy’s classic characters, and that explosive final act give it the edge over its predecessor.

That all being said, both movies feature one of the best Harrison Ford characters and each has a spot high up in the pecking order of great Jack Ryan films. Which movie do you think is better?

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There’s been a thing that has happened to me several times over the last few months and I’m not proud of it. I’ve been online reading about or scanning headlines related to Jack Reacher and every time without fail I’ve thought, ‘Oh good, glad to see Jack Ryan Season 3 is finally moving forward.’ As a critic and an avid reader I understand that Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher are different characters, but I’m still having some problems here. As it turns out, I’m not alone.

Here’s the gist: Both Jack Ryan and Jack Reacher are white dudes known for physical fitness. Both have military backgrounds and both shows are set up on Amazon Prime. I hypothesize it’s the latter that’s the real problem, as when a person actually looks into casting and creative teams as well as the nitty gritty of the characters and stories there isn’t much in common between the shows. But if the similarities between the names are fooling even someone like me, a person well-versed in the content that is upcoming and currently available, I get the feeling this could be problematic for others as well.

In fact, I know it is, because I’m not someone who wants to be the only person in the room making a mistake alone. So, I looked into it and plenty of people are just like me on the Internet. One poor soul even got a lot further along before realizing the mistake she’d made on Twitter:

Some people kind of seem to enjoy being willfully ignorant about Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, however. Critic Angie Han also seems to have the same troubles I do, but also took a bit more of a comedic bent on Twitter:

The Twitter-verse can sometimes even be helpful about explaining the nuances between Jack Reacher and Jack Ryan. For example:

To clarify this point once and for all, Jack Ryan is the show that has already been on Amazon Prime for a while based on a character created by Tom Clancy that has also cropped up on the big screen multiple times. John Krasinski is in ridiculously good shape to play the titular role and he has a great on-screen partner in Wendell Pierce. Actually, it may be my favorite bromance on TV right now, which is why I feel particularly bad about continually thinking about the wrong TV series when the other show’s name crops up.

Jack Reacher, on the other hand, is not a TV series that’s out yet, though there are two Tom Cruise movies with that title that do exist in the universe. (Making things even weirder, Tom Cruise really isn’t even the right size to play Jack Reacher, but I digress.) The Amazon series more recently cast Alan Ritchson in the role. He’ll play the famous former U.S. Major that will be based on The Killing Floor, the first of Lee Child’s books about the character. But nuances don’t help calm some of the people in the world who are annoyed with all these Jack’s, particularly given both are setup at Amazon.

And just in case you want to complicate things further, Michael B. Jordan also has a project setup at Amazon based on another of Tom Clancy’s works, Without Remorse. In that one, Jordan won’t play a Jack. But he will play a “John,” U.S. Navy SEAL John Clark. Good luck keeping track of all of those, everyone.

While Tom Clancy creation Jack Ryan was once quite comfortable in the theatrical world, in recent years, he’s been thriving in the streaming realm, with John Krasinski playing the character in Amazon’s Jack Ryan series. Now word’s come in that Michael B. Jordan’s own Clancy project, Without Remorse, is scrapping its theatrical release and also headed to Amazon.

Earlier this year, the plan was for Without Remorse, which sees Michael B. Jordan playing U.S. Navy Seal John Clark, to hit the big screen on September 18. However, due to the current health crisis, the movie was pushed to February 26, 2021 last month, but now it sounds like the movie won’t play in theaters at all. Instead, Variety reports that Amazon Studios is in final negotiations to buy Without Remorse from Paramount Pictures.

Should this deal go through, not only would Amazon Prime Video boast yet another Jack Ryan-related entry as part of its content lineup, it would give the streaming service its own action-adventure movie starring one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. And while Amazon Studios has released a fair amount of theatrical movies, Without Remorse is expected to premiere exclusively on Prime Video.

While Paramount is still keen on releasing some of its movies in theaters much later than anticipated, like A Quiet Place: Part II and Top Gun: Maverick, evidently the studio was more comfortable selling Without Remorse to Amazon rather than keep pushing it back. Still, if you’re a Tom Clancy fan, now there’s extra incentive to add Prime Video to your streaming subscriptions, assuming you weren’t paying for it already.

It should be noted that Without Remorse isn’t the first movie Paramount has sold to a streaming service this year, as Netflix acquired The Lovebirds and The Trial of the Chicago 7. These are just a few of the many movies that scrapped their theatrical releases this year in response to the pandemic, with the PVOD offerings including Trolls World Tour, Scoob! and The King of Staten Island.

When Michael B. Jordan being tapped to play John Clark was made public in September 2018, it was noted that the actor would reprise the character in another movie. Now that Without Remorse is heading to Prime Video, it’s unclear what that means for the future of Jordan’s Clark. If Without Remorse gets a sequel, will Paramount still bankroll the production and have Prime Video distribute it, or will Amazon Studios tackle it solo? Or does the mere fact that Without Remorse is going to Prime Video put the kibosh on any sequel plans? Ideally we’ll get some answers in the near future.

Without Remorse follows Michael B. Jordan’s John Clark (who has previously been played in movies by Willem Dafoe and Liev Schreiber) embarking on a mission to avenge his wife’s murder, only to find himself in a larger conspiracy. The cast also includes Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Luke Mitchell and Jack Kesy, among others.

As of now, assuming this Amazon deal goes through, it hasn’t been revealed when Without Remorse will drop on Prime Video, but we here at CinemaBlend will let you know when that information comes in. For now, learn what movies are still expected to play in theaters later this year with our 2020 release schedule.

For many, Wendell Pierce will always be Baltimore homicide detective Bunk Moreland from The Wire, while others will forever see him as James Greer from Jack Ryan. And while those are two of the accomplished actor's most notable roles, there is much more to the New Orleans native than a few well-written and three-dimensional characters he's portrayed on television these past 30 years.

As crazy as it may sound, Wendell Pierce, the actor and the man, is far more interesting than any character he's played throughout his career, which is saying a lot. So as we wait to hear more about Season 3 of Jack Ryan, let's take a look at the life and career of one of the Big Easy's biggest personalities.

Wendell Pierce Was Inspired To Act After Hearing About The Free Southern Theater As A Youth

Like any great actor, Wendell Pierce was inspired to enter the world of performing arts after hearing stories shared by his parents about the Free Southern Theater, a community theater group based out of Mississippi that had close ties to the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Sitting down with Financial Times in 2019, Pierce explained that he was inspired after hearing of the group's legacy, stating:

In the same interview, the Treme actor pointed out that actors should be activists, which is why he has continued to fight for the city of New Orleans throughout his adult life, especially after the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Wendell Pierce Impressed Bob Fosse, But The Broadway Legend Died Before Pierce Got His Shot

Wendell Pierce has worked for and alongside some of the biggest names in show business, but one name that he never got to work with — despite impressing during an audition — is none other than Broadway legend Bob Fosse. Pierce was asked about the big "what-if" in a 2019 interview with the Chicago Tribune where the Jack Ryan star revealed that he walked in while Fosse was having a rehearsal for Big Deal and ended up reading a scene with the legend himself:

Things didn't work out for the part, but Bob Fosse told the young actor that the two would work together in the near future. But that never came to be because a few months later while Wendell Pierce was in Washington, D.C., he saw a breaking news report that Fosse had passed away, and he never got that shot.

The Actor Who Played Bunk Moreland On The Wire Didn’t Think The Show Was Going To Take Off

Nearly 20 years since the debut of David Simon's masterpiece The Wire, critics and audiences alike still consider the HBO series to be one of the greatest of all time. But despite the show's continued praise even more than a decade after it came to an end in 2008, many didn't think the show would make it, including Wendell Pierce who portrayed Detective Bunk Moreland throughout the show's entirety, as he told the Telegraph in 2011:

Eighteen years and countless film and television appearances since, I bet Wendell Price has never been more excited to be so wrong.

The New Orleans Native Has Long Been Committed To Supporting His Hometown

As a New Orleans native, Wendell Pierce has continued to fight for and support different businesses, organizations, and initiatives from within the Crescent City during times of need. This has included everything from helping different neighborhoods bounce back after major storms to more recently with his drive to support local restaurants who took a hit as the city went on lockdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In April 2020, Wendell Pierce set out to take a culinary tour of his hometown with the following Tweet:

Shortly after the Tweet went out to Wendell Pierce's more than 200,000 Twitter followers, the actor was approached by Eater New Orleans to share a list of locally-owned restaurants where people could get great food while practicing social distancing, stating:

In addition to telling people to go out and get takeout or delivery from their favorite spots, Wendell Pierce also encouraged them to support restaurants that are making charitable contributions so that everyone gets a little love during these trying times.

Wendell Pierce Takes Pride In Adding Dimension To The Jim Greer Character in Jack Ryan

James Greer has long been a part of Tom Clancy's novels and their multiple film adaptions, but not until the Amazon original series Jack Ryan, had the CIA chief been presented with so much dimension, especially considering the character is presented as practicing Islam. This is something that Wendell Pierce takes a lot of pride in, as he told SyFy in 2018, stating:

Anyone who has watched the first two seasons of the show knows that there are plenty of times when James Greer's religious views and duty are at conflict with one another, which does nothing but add to the depth of the character and his motivations.

Wendell Pierce Is One Of The First Black Actors To Portray Willy Loman in Death Of A Salesman

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is considered by many to be one of the greatest plays from the 20th Century, mostly due to the character Willy Loman, which until recently had traditionally been portrayed by white actors. Well, that all changed with the casting of Wendell Pierce in the 2019 revival of the 1949 play in London's West End.

Though not the first time the play's main character has been portrayed by a black actor, the 2019 London run was the first to have the entire Lowman family not portrayed by white actors, which Wendell Pierce told the BBC that adds another level to the production, stating:

And even though no changes have been made to the text of Death of a Salesman, having the entire Loman family being portrayed by African American actors adds another dimension to the already tense drama about a down-on-his-luck salesman.

Now that the London run of Death of a Salesman has wrapped up, Wendell Pierce will hopefully have enough time to get ready for Season 3 of Jack Ryan so we can all finally figure out what the ending of the show's second season means for the cast. In the meantime, keep checking back for the latest on Wendell Pierce, John Krasinski, and the rest of the cast of Amazon's hit spy series here on CinemaBlend.

John Krasinski is a remarkably busy man, who, along with being ultra-famous for his role on The Office, actively stars in Amazon’s Jack Ryan, and directs and stars in movies. You can imagine with this off-the-wall schedule something had to give. Following some backlash, Krasinski is blaming Jack Ryan for selling Some Good News.

In case you missed it, John Krasinski wanted to spread some positive news for fans. So, he started his own YouTube show entitled Some Good News. The Jack Ryan star’s hit-making abilities quickly catapulted it into a huge success.

John Krasinski made more headlines for selling Some Good News. Krasinski sold the YouTube show to CBS All Access for more episodes minus a significant component. Jack Ryan’s lead will not be hosting the show as he had done on YouTube.

In light of the backlash against him selling Some Good News, John Krasinski went on his friend and co-star from The Office’s show to respond. That would be Rainn Wilson’s Hey There, Human. On the show, Krasinski clarified his original game plan for his newly-sold YouTube series and the choice to sell it:

The work of a YouTube craftsman is never done. Nor is the work of a television/movie star/writer/director. In some exciting side news, John Krasinski indicated that activity on the much-anticipated third season of Jack Ryan is about to get buzzing. The hit show is heading back for Season 3 with some behind-the-scenes changes in store.

All of this left John Krasinski with no real time to dedicate to Some Good News. Krasinski explained to Rainn Wilson that he had initially planned to only do eight episodes before it spawned into more. What is a guy to do? Instead of leaving fans wanting more, Krasinski has sold the show, so it can continue delivering those feel-good headlines.

The silver lining in all of this is that Some Good News will still be around. It will just be in different hands now. Speaking of, elsewhere in his interview with Rainn Wilson, Krasinski called working on Some Good News the “most emotionally fulfilled” he had ever been in his “entire” life.

In related news, John Krasinski said he could keep doing the show forever. Although considering all of his prior commitments, such as Jack Ryan, he knew that would not be “sustainable.” The good news is that Krasinski realizing that means Some Good News will continue without him.

You can now watch John Krasinski in the first two seasons of Jack Ryan (and The Quiet Place) via Amazon Prime Video. While you wait for the third season of it to premiere, you can check out this summer’s premieres.

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Are you in the mood for some action? Are you looking to throw up your feet, put on Amazon Prime, and watch some people throw a few punches and knock a few lights out? You're not alone. Action movies — whether clever, dumb, or a little bit of both— carry a distinct charm, especially when they feature death-defying stunts, rousing suspense, and maybe a few cheesy one-liners. Action movies are some of the most enjoyable films out there, and there might be a few that slipped under your radar. Or you might not know they're now available to stream on the site. If that's the case, then look no further. If you like action blockbusters like Mission: Impossible — Fallout or shows like Jack Ryan, here are a few recommendations. Happy streaming!

Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)

In the sixth — and arguably best — installment of the Mission: Impossible film franchise, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team of spies must track down missing plutonium, all while they're being monitored by a CIA agent after a missing goes wrong.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: By the time film franchises get into their sixth feature, you expect the tires to be mostly worn. Especially movie franchises based on pre-established TV series. Nevertheless, Mission: Impossible — Fallout is not only an outstanding sequel but quite possibly the best installment yet. Featuring jaw-dropping stunts, high-tension stakes, well-honed performances, and clever ties to the other films in this long-running series, Fallout is an astonishingly good action film and an extraordinary modern blockbuster — a rarity that you can also appreciate at home.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Jack Ryan (2018 -)

Based on the character created by Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan is a popular new Amazon series that follows the titular CIA analyst as he goes from his desk job into the field after discovering a series of dubious bank transfers, which are being carried out by a rising extremist.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: After a mixed success rate on the big screen, Jack Ryan found enormous triumph on the small one, quickly becoming one of the most popular shows on the streaming service. Starring John Krasinski in his biggest television role outside of The Office, the one-time sitcom actor proved himself to be a commendable action star — to many folks' surprise — and gave himself another career boost after the recent success of A Quiet Place, which he co-wrote and directed in addition to starred in.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Escape From New York (1981)

In a dystopian 1997, New York City is a giant maximum security prison. When the President crashes into Manhattan, Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a convicted bank robber, must go in and save him.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: John Carpenter is a master filmmaker who has commanded multiple genres in his distinctive career. In Escape from New York, Carpenter and Kurt Russell made their second collaboration together, which remained very fruitful throughout the '80s. In this atmospheric, grimy action-thriller, the director-actor duo made the sort of thrilling, unusual action movies that truly thrived during this decade. Alas, while these captivating oddities are less common from Hollywood studios nowadays, they're still available to stream, thankfully. If you haven't checked this one out yet, or want to revisit it (good call), make a point to do so.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Chuck (2007-2012)

A lowly computer geek inadvertently downloads government secrets into his brain, resulting in the CIA and NSA assigning agents to protect him, changing his life forever.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Before Zachary Levi became the title role in Shazam!, he was better known as the titular character in NBC's action-comedy series, Chuck. Also starring Yvonne Strahovski, the spy show was a little series that could, with its future constantly left in question until it ended in 2012 after five seasons and nearly 100 episodes. Though it was always on uncertain terms, Chuck gained a loyal fanbase and following, thanks to its genre blends and its endearing batch of characters. Now, it's available in full to stream on Amazon Prime.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Deathgasm (2015)

Two metal-loving teenagers unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity while mindlessly delving into black magic, and these two unassuming rockers must do whatever they can to save their quaint little city before it's too late.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Though one could argue it's more of a horror movie than an action flick, Deathgasm is just a lot of fun — no matter what genre you ascribe it to. A gleefully juvenile romp, this goofy, blood-thirsty, unabashedly juvenile feature directorial debut from visual effects artist Jason Lei Howden (Guns Akimbo) is nutty, gory, and chalk full of awesome silliness. If you want a metal-loving good time in the vein of Evil Dead, Dead Alive, and other over-the-top horror-comedies with action, jokes, and all-around weirdness, be sure to check out the rambunctious Deathgasm.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Apocalypto (2006)

When the Mayan civilization faces its decline, a young man goes on a journey into an unknown world.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Though he's better known as an actor, or for directing Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, and Hacksaw Ridge (and... other things), one of Mel Gibson's finest accomplishments is helming the under-seen Apocalypto. The epic action-adventure film includes Native Americans and Indigenous Mexican actors, and only the Indigenous Yucatec Maya language is spoken. It represents one of Gibson's boldest, most commanding movies, showcasing a range that might outshine his previous directorial efforts. While it didn't earn the same fanfare, Apocalypto is an incredible achievement, and it made a tidy profit — even if it sadly doesn't get referenced as often. If you loved Gibson's other directorial features, you should make a point to see Apocalypto.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Brawl In Cell Block 99 (2017)

A drug runner must fight for the woman he loves while locked in prison after a deal goes wrong.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Though Vince Vaughn is best known for his comedies, the actor gives arguably his best performance in Brawl in Cell Block 99, a neo-noir prison thriller from writer/director S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk) which finds Vaughn using his unexpectedly intimidating demeanor to his advantage in a series of violent, merciless brawls (hence the title). As we follow him through layers of hell to protect his love, this violent, pulpy action flick has an unsuspecting heart amid all the broken limps and smashed faces. The result is a movie that might not be for the squeamish, but if you like your action with a vicious pulse, you'll definitely want to seek this one out.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Goldfinger (1964)

In his third movie, James Bond investigates a gold magnate's smuggling, only to uncover a dastardly plot, in Goldfinger.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: For my money, Goldfinger is the best Bond movie out there. Whether or not you agree is a matter of personal opinion (there are well over 20 different Bond movies available), but Goldfinger touted a bigger budget, more gadgets, more exotic locations, and tongue-in-cheek humor — many of the well-established elements seen in the series for generations to come. It also has a memorable villain, quotable dialogue, and some of the most impressionable moments in the franchise's extended history. It's an exceptional action movie, and it was the Bond movie that pushed this long-running franchise into blockbuster status. It was also the first Oscar-winning Bond movie to boot. Suffice to say, Goldfinger is a golden Bond film.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

The Adventures Of Tintin (2011)

Based on Hergé beloved graphic novels, The Adventures of Tintin follows our lead as he goes treasure hunting with Captain Haddock.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Steven Spielberg is considered one of our finest filmmakers for a reason. The Oscar-winning director can make movies of varying genres, from stirring dramas or swashbuckling action-adventures, and he can make the one just as good as the other. In fact, some argue Spielberg is at his best making rip-roaring action flicks. I'm not sure if I agree (I'm an all-around fan!), but I do believe The Adventures of Tintin is one of his finest '10s movies. It didn't get the awards consideration of War Horse, Bridges of Spies, or The Post, but this plucky, fun-loving adaptation is packed with sensational set pieces, a charming cast of characters, and exciting action scenes.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

'71 (2015)

A British historical thriller centered around the heights of The Troubles in 1971, '71 follows a British solider (Jack O'Connell) who becomes separated from his unit during a Belfast riot.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Move over, 1917. For me, Yann Demange's '71 is the better, more stirring war drama from another era. Featuring a commanding lead performance from the extraordinary (and undervalued) Jack O'Connell, this suspenseful thriller finds our rogue soldier fighting for his life as he trenches through the horrors of war. It's a commanding, exhilarating movie, one that shows a great promise for Demange that he hasn't matched since (though White Boy Rick, his follow-up, isn't without its moments). The tales and terrors of war continue to resonate over time, though '71 is one of the finest movies in recent history to get right inside the action.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

The Avengers (2012)

From writer/director Joss Whedon, The Avengers sees our world-saving team of superheroes — specifically, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) — assembling for the first time in order to stop the mischievous Loki (Tom Hiddleston) from wrecking havoc on Earth.

Why It's A Good Option For Action Fans: Admittedly, there's a good chance you've already seen The Avengers. The first-ever Marvel team-up mega-movie was an astonishing accomplishment when it was released eight years ago, though it's quaint compared to its successors, Age of Ultron, Infinity War, and Endgame, respectively. Nevertheless, the exciting, spunky mash-up movie is a surprisingly breezy, energetic feat, never feeling bogged down by the restraints of combining all these larger-than-life figures into one thrilling, jam-packed super-blockbuster. The result is a super-sized good time.

Stream it on Amazon Prime here.

Which is your favorite action movie currently streaming on Amazon Prime? What are some action movies you recommend checking out on the site? Let us know in the comment section below!

Not a lot of people in Hollywood can boast of being the star of a hugely popular Amazon streaming drama while simultaneously being the director, writer and star of a burgeoning horror film franchise. That's just everyday life for John Krasinski, the Jack Ryan star who's currently promoting his upcoming PG-13 fright fest A Quiet Place Part II. But don't go thinking his overarching success will ever make him forget his roots as The Office's camera-mugging sweetheart Jim Halpert.

John Krasinski recently sat down with the trio behind CinemaBlend's podcast ReelBlend to stoke fans' excitement for A Quiet Place Part II – that particular episode will be dropping the week the horror sequel premieres – and the conversation naturally swung around to The Office, which will likely continue amassing millions of fans through TV repeats and streaming platforms. Krasinski was asked if he thought that there would always be a pocket of his fandom that mainly knew him as "Jim from The Office," regardless of his career successes elsewhere. Here's the appreciative way the actor answered:

More than just a career stepping stone, The Office was an entire rock quarry for John Krasinski, who famously won the role of Jim Halpert over a slew of other actors who auditioned for the role. (Such as Adam Scott and John Cho, among others.) By all means, there were no guarantees that the U.S. remake of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's UK hit comedy would be a success, with Krasinski playing the role type that was initially taken by future Sherlock and MCU star Martin Freeman. But succeed it did for nine (mostly) glorious seasons, thanks in part to Krasinski's winning chemistry with co-star Jenna Fischer.

Nine seasons is obviously a long time for any TV show to be on the air, and John Krasinski seemingly made the best use of his time during that span. He continued building on the idea of The Office being a version of film school for him.

Now, had John Krasinski's work on The Office landed him a permanent position as a paper salesman, he might have had a slightly different outlook on everything. (Unless he really enjoys selling paper, of course.) Instead, his post-Office years saw him delving deeper into the creative side of filmmaking beyond acting, serving as an executive producer on Manchester By the Sea and directing his second feature film, The Hollars. Not to mention co-creating and EPing for Lip Sync Battle.

That all led up to the year 2018, when John Krasinski made his global debut as the latest iteration of Tom Clancy's classic analyst and field office, Jack Ryan, for a show that has been a boon for Amazon. (To the point where it was renewed for a third season eight months before Season 2 premiered.) That was also the year when the highly acclaimed horror A Quiet Place – which he directed, produced, co-wrote and co-starred in with real-life wife Emily Blunt – managed to take in over $340 million worldwide. And few have any doubts that the horror sequel will be any less popular, so 2020 will likely be just as big of a year for Krasinski as 2018 was.

While you won't be able to listen to John Krasinski's episode of ReelBlend until next week when A Quiet Place Part II is set to premiere, fans can definitely check out the episodes that have already gone live, such as this latest effort with director Gavin O'Conner, who talks Ben Affleck's latest effort, the acclaimed drama The Way Back.

For those who want to see more from John Krasinski, you can find him currently streaming on Amazon with Jack Ryan, and on Netflix with The Office. You can also catch him on the big screen when A Quiet Place Part II releases in theaters on Friday, March 20.

Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's most famous literary creation, has been brought to the screen several times over throughout the decades. But Amazon's new series, appropriately titled Jack Ryan, has given the property a new lease on life, most notably with a strong leading man turn from John Krasinski. The streaming giant's mega-hit series has endured book lovers and newcomers alike. The third season is on its way, but it might take some time before we catch up with the title character's latest exploits. Therefore, TV watchers will need a few other streaming-friendly shows to tide them over in the meantime. Fear not, we have some suggestions handy! If you want another show that's in the same vein as Amazon's Jack Ryan, here are 10 shows that are worth looking into.

Homeland (Hulu)

Based on the Israeli series Prisoners Of War, Homeland centers around a CIA officer (Claire Danes) who believes that a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper (Damian Lewis) who was held as a prisoner of war might now serve as a serious threat to the U.S.. A political, suspenseful, award-winning drama series, this acclaimed Showtime series was considered among the finest works on TV during its peak. While it hasn't reached the same success during its later seasons, Homeland's eighth and final season is now airing on the premium cable channel, which means that you have ample time to catch up with the program now that the previous seven seasons are currently available on Hulu. Catch up to see what the fuss is about with this celebrated dramatic cable series.

The Americans (Amazon Prime)

Set during the Cold War, The Americans is a political period drama centered around two Soviet KGB officers (Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys) who pose as U.S. citizens while living in the Virginia suburbs with their two young children. Gripping, nuanced, captivating, exceptionally well-crafted and well-acted, The Americans was considered one of the best shows — even during Peak TV — during its six season run on FX. And it's not hard to see why. It was a show that only continued to impress its viewers with its sharp dramatic turns, engrossing performances, and captivating twists. If you're on the hunt for another compelling political drama available on Amazon Prime, The Americans might very well be your best bet.

Sherlock (Netflix)

What first appeared to be simply another re-imagining of the ever-famous Arthur Conan Doyle detective character became one of the sharpest, most beloved takes on the character to date with BBC/PBS series, Sherlock. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the title sleuth, along with Martin Freeman as his trusted companion, Doctor Jon Watson, the present-day take on the character found each episode taking on movie-length installments with our main character piecing together the puzzle of each episode's central mystery. Created by Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock has been widely praised by critics and audiences alike for its brilliant writing, strong direction and spellbinding performances, notably from our central two performers. The show aired its final fourth season back in 2017, but you can catch up on all 13 episodes of Sherlock streaming. They are all currently available on Netflix.

Killing Eve (Hulu)

A growing hit both nationally and internationally, Killing Eve is spy thriller/dark comedy based on the novel series Villanelle from author Luke Jennings that centers around a British intelligence investigator (Sandra Oh) who is tasked with trying to find and capture a psychopathic assassin (Jodie Comer). Though, naturally, as the hunt is on, these two find themselves obsessed with one another. While the show has faced a number of changes behind the scenes, with Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge notably involved with the show's first season, Killing Eve is acclaimed for its wicked sharp writing and for its dynamic lead performances, with Sandra Oh, in particular, receiving her great share of acclaim and awards for her lead performance. Both seasons of the BBC America is available on Hulu. It should also be noted that Killing Eve has been renewed for a third and fourth season since earlier this year.

The Widow (Amazon Prime)

A suspenseful action-drama series, The Widow follows Kate Beckinsale as a woman grieving the loss of her husband from a plane crash three years prior who discovers that he's still alive in the Congo. Released on ITV in Britain and on Amazon Prime both in the United States and internationally, the show might not have earned quite the same high marks as some of the other shows on this list, but it has certainly won audiences over, particularly with its dramatic lead role from Kate Beckinsale. If you're looking for a show in a similar vein as Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime, this could be the ticket.

Designated Survivor (Netflix)

When a sudden explosion kills everyone ahead of him in political ascension, a U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development — who was kept in safe chamber in case such a dangerous scenario were to happen — suddenly finds himself assuming the role of president in the United States in ABC's intriguing thriller, Designated Survivor. Starring Kiefer Sutherland in one of his most prominent post-24 roles, the government-based show earned a sizable following during its first season, though when it came time for a third season renewal, ABC decided not to move forward with the White House program. Netflix opted to renew the series for its third and final season. If you're looking for another thrilling show that dives headlong into political intrigue in a dynamic way like Jack Ryan did, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this drama. All three seasons of Designated Survivor can be found on Netflix.

24 (Hulu)

Speaking of 24, if you haven't had a chance to watch the intensely well-watched real-time action-drama series, this might be the time to check it out. Starring Kiefer Sutherland in arguably his most famous role, the thrilling action-packed series followed counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer. The season takes him on extremely dangerous and hazardous missions under the United States government's behalf, all played out in 24 hours (one hour for each episode). Premiering in November of 2001, the thrilling program came just a mere few months after the tragedy of 9/11, which undoubtedly shaped its development over the years. The political series drew no shortage of media attention and fervent controversy throughout its multi-season run, but it ran for nine seasons in total, also including a 2008 TV movie, 24: Redemption, and a short-lived spin-off, 24: Legacy, in 2017, respectively. If you haven't watch this much-discussed TV show, it's available on Hulu.

Quantico (Netflix)

A thrilling timeline-jumping drama-thriller, Quantico follows a young FBI recruit (Priyanka Chopra) who becomes the prime suspect of a terrorist attack in Grand Central Terminal. The ABC program gained media attention for featuring the first South Asian actress to headline an American network drama series, but throughout its three season run on the broadcast station, the show was also praised for its diverse cast and strong cast, including Chopra in the lead role. While the jumping timeline was ultimately criticized by some, there were certainly many folks who were engaged with the suspenseful series. It did not last as long as the show-runners likely hoped, but if you want another show with a great deal of thrills, you can check out Quantico on Netflix.

The Looming Tower (Hulu)

Based on the book of the same name by Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower is a 10-part mini-series based in the late 1990s that traces the growing danger of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda during the late '90s and how the budding rivalry between the CIA and the FBI might've set the course for the tragic events of 9/11. Bouncing between New York and Washington D.C., notably the counter-terrorism divisions of both the FBI and the CIA, this mini-series might not have the same thrilling action sequences as Jack Ryan, but it's nevertheless a compelling, well-crafted series based on recent history with a heavy focus on the CIA. With a list of acting greats that includes Jeff Daniels, Bill Camp, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, and several others, The Looming Tower has received much acclaim and many accolades ever since it premiered in 2018. All 10 episodes are available exclusively on Hulu.

Bodyguard (Netflix)

A six-part police-thriller drama series created and written by Jed Mercurio, Bodyguard gained a lot of notice on the BBC, receiving the highest viewing numbers the British station has seen since 2008. That's certainly very impressive, even if the show hasn't quite received the same notice and attention in the United States. Nevertheless, with Richard Madden in the role of Police Sergeant David Budd, a war veteran with PTSD who eventually becomes the principal protection officer (PPO) in London's local government, the series tackles some timely themes on the government's role monitoring private information, the difficulties of living with PTSD in modern society, and several other discussion-worthy topics. Madden's award-winning role is also the source of acclaim. Certainly, while the show hasn't quite made the same impression in the United States, it could be worth your while if you enjoyed the political themes at the center of Amazon's Jack Ryan. You can discover Bodyguard for yourself; all the episodes are now currently available on Netflix.

These are only a handful of the streaming-friendly shows in the vein of Jack Ryan that we believe could be worth pursuing, but there are certainly lots of great choices out there — available to stream and otherwise. Do you have any recommendations? Let us know your favorites in the comments below!

Over the past two seasons, Jack Ryan has continued to be one of the most successful, if not the most successful shows on Amazon Prime. With over 7.3 million viewers tuning in to watch the political thriller starring John Krasinski in the first week of the Season 2 debut, it’s safe to say that a lot of people are interested in the ongoing story of one of Tom Clancy’s most iconic characters.

But let’s not fool ourselves here. Yeah, a lot of people watched the second season of Jack Ryan when it debuted in October 2019, but most of us were left with quite a few unanswered questions (plus those leftover from Season 1, like where is Abbie Cornish’s Caroline Mueller?). I mean, a lot happened in the final episodes of the season which leaves us in a strange spot going into the eventual Season 3, whenever that may come.

Below are just five of the questions we’ve been scratching our heads trying to figure out ever since we finished the Season 2 finale last fall. Will these questions be answered in time? Your guess is as good as mine.

What Will Be The Fallout Of Jack Ryan’s Revenge-Driven Mission?

Throughout much of Jack Ryan’s history (in the novels, films, and Season 1 of the Amazon series), he has portrayed as cool, level-headed, and rational. All of these character traits have helped build Dr. Ryan into a person with a philosophy of “allow the cooler heads to prevail” when dealing with the numerous conflicts he’s found himself in. That all went out the window in Season 2 of Jack Ryan, as we saw Ryan break from the mold and go on a revenge-driven mission to take down Venezuela president Nicolás Reyes (Jordi Mollà) after the assassination of Ryan’s boss, mentor, and friend Senator Jim Moreno (Benito Martinez) in the early parts of the season.

Over the course of the season, Ryan constantly put his team and himself in unnecessary danger as set out to avenge the death of Moreno. The once cool, calm, and collected Ryan didn’t listen to reason, hid information from those closest to him - including Jim Greer (Wendell Pierce), and became a one-man show that almost started an international crisis when he was inches away from killing Reyes. Ryan eventually calms down after CIA station chief in Venezuela Mike November (Michael Kelly) warns him of the potential fallout from his actions and the two escape the presidential palace and get out of Venezuela.

The whole ordeal got me thinking, though. There is going to have to be some kind of fallout for Jack Ryan as he continues his career with the CIA, right? He was this close to assassinating a world leader while on a revenge mission. But what will that fallout be?

What Will Come From Sen. Mitchell Chapin’s Involvement?

The second season of Jack Ryan ends with one of the most satisfying scenes from the entire series. From the very first introduction of Senator Michell Chapin (Michael O'Neill), it was evident that he was up to something, and in the final moments of the Season 2 finale, we all found out exactly why the senator was so eager to know what was going on down in Venezuela. During Jack Ryan’s man-on-a-mission blitz through the Central American nation, he discovered that a company based in Philadelphia had an interest in the shell companies Reyes owned, a company with ties to the senator.

Chapin tries to talk his way out of the whole mess but his justification that he was trying to prevent China from monopolizing the “blue gold” market just doesn’t work on Ryan, who simply walks away as the FBI strolls in the arrest the disgraced senator.

Is this the end of that plot line? Surely not, right? There’s so much to work with here and it could even be expanded to be the center point of Season 3. It would shift the focus back to Washington, D.C., could give us some iconic “Jack Ryan” moments, and then help tie up some of the other questions we have after Season 2.

What Will Happen To Jim Greer Now That He Can’t Handle Field Duty?

To say that Jim Greer had a tough time in Season 2 would the understatement of all understatements. The season started with him nearly dying on the streets of Moscow after coming down with a severe heart condition before he went off to Venezuela, where things didn’t improve all too much. While investigating the shady mining operation in Venezuela, Greer’s condition steadily deteriorated and was only made worse when he was captured and taken to a prison camp in the middle of the jungle. The once tough as nails and composed Greer had his share of action and then some, and ended the season by telling Ryan that he was no longer capable of working in the field. What’s a man who can no longer handle field duty do, especially when he hates desk duty?

In the novels and the first three Jack Ryan movies, Jim Greer, portrayed by James Earl Jones, is the deputy director of the CIA. Will we see this new version of the classic character reluctantly begin his journey to the top of the CIA in Season 3 and beyond? It makes sense to begin shifting the older and less active Greer to a more administrative role because it allows both Ryan and someone else the ability to step in and fill his shoes in the field.

What Is In Store For Mike November?

I hope I am right here when I say that we haven’t seen the end of Mike November in the Jack Ryan series, especially with an actor like Michael Kelly portraying the CIA station chief. For much of the early part of Season 2, November played a relatively small part in the profession of the story, but as time went on he became one of the central characters who had a strong impact on the Jack Ryan and the rest of the characters. And while it looked like November was going to bite the dust on more than one occasion near the end there, he ended up being one of the few survivors by the time everything was said and done. His reputation and status as station chief, not so much.

Will we see November get a second chance and move on to become another station chief at another field office, or will he be demoted and tasked with working with Ryan again in the future. With Greer wanting to step down from field duty, it makes perfect sense for November to step in as the older and more experienced mentor for Ryan moving forward. I mean, who doesn’t want more Michael Kelly?

What About Caroline Mueller?

Every Jack Ryan property has featured some version of the CIA analyst’s wife, Dr. Cathy Mueller. The character was portrayed in all five of movies based of the Tom Clancy character, and even had a major role in Season 1 of Jack Ryan back in 2018 where she was portrayed by Abbie Cornish. So, when she was nowhere to be seen, or even mentioned in Season 2 of the hit Amazon series, it was more than a little surprising.

It would make perfect sense for Mueller and Ryan to rekindle their relationship, especially if the show is going to remain true to the source material. Who knows, they could always find a way to work in the fallout from Ryan’s brief love affair with German Intelligence Service agent Harriett “Harry” Baumann (Noomi Rapace), if they’re looking for some extra drama.

Will any of these questions be answered when Season 3 of Jack Ryan returns to Amazon Prime in the future? We will let you know as soon as we find out, so make sure to check back for all things Jack Ryan.

No surprise here, but Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime has consistently been one of the streaming platform’s most successful shows. Based on the famous Tom Clancy character, Jack Ryan, the series stars John Krasinski in the titular role. Another non-surprise here, but Krasinski isn’t the first actor to portray Jack Ryan over the years, in fact, he’s the fifth in a long line of established Hollywood actors who have signed up to play the iconic CIA analyst.

Since Jack Ryan was first portrayed by Alec Baldwin in the 1990 Cold War military drama thriller The Hunt For Red October, names like Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine have all been attached to the character. And with all of those big-time Hollywood actors taking a spin at the character, it’s only natural that we lay it all out on the line and decide, once and for all, who we think is the best Jack Ryan.

5. Chris Pine (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit)

You almost have to feel bad for Chris Pine in a list like this, or as I like to call him the forgotten Jack Ryan. Released in 2014 and essentially forgotten later that year, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was the first entry in the Jack Ryan film series to be an original story that didn’t come from one of Tom Clancy’s numerous novels about the character.

The film centers around a younger Jack Ryan early on in his CIA career as he serves as an undercover analyst on Wall Street monitoring suspicious transactions that might be tied to terrorist organizations. The plot quickly goes into motion after Ryan discovers that billions of dollars held by different Russian organizations, and controlled by Cherevin, have disappeared. What follows is run-ins with sleeper agents, bombs that can’t be defused, and lots of shooting and running; you know, typical Jack Ryan stuff.

Throughout it all, Chris Pine did a pretty good job, especially when you consider what he was working with and what he was up against. When you play a character as established and beloved as Jack Ryan, especially a young and relatively inexperienced version of the fictional CIA analyst, it can be hard to make it work. Luckily, Pine was able to bring a dash of his charm to the role. It’s just too bad that he never got the opportunity to try it one more time.

4. Ben Affleck (The Sum Of All Fears)

Chris Pine wasn’t the first actor to play a young and inexperienced version of Tom Clancy’s most famous character. No, that honor goes to Ben Affleck, who took a spin at Jack Ryan in the 2002 box office hit The Sum Of All Fears. But while Pine would take a more mild-mannered approach to the character 12 years later, Affleck - and the screenwriters - took a more brash approach to Dr. Ryan. These traits serve both as an advantage and a disadvantage for this version of Jack Ryan, but just as in previous versions of the character, Affleck’s turn sticks to his guns and lets his cooler head prevail even when it would be easier to freak out and jump to conclusions in tense situations.

Taking place shortly after the Russian president suddenly dies, The Sum Of All Fears, explores what would happen to international relations in the even of a power vacuum in one of the world’s strongest nations. As tensions escalate between Russia and the United States of America, the countries nearly come to the brink of World War III. These tensions are only made worse when a nuclear bomb is detonated outside Baltimore, Maryland, during the Super Bowl. Luckily for everyone, Ryan is there to sort the situation out and allow the world to see another day.

After the likes of Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford played the Jack Ryan character throughout the early 1990s, Affleck helped bring the character into the 21st Century with his new approach to the already established character. And just like Chris Pine would do 12 years later, Affleck brought a lot of youth and attitude to a character.

3. John Krasinski (Jack Ryan)

John Krasinski is definitely the actor we’ve seen portray Jack Ryan the most, which is due to him being the titular character on the Amazon series Jack Ryan. Over the course of the show’s first two seasons, Krasinski has played a Jack Ryan that we have never seen before. He’s more subdued than Ben Affleck and Chris Pine, but not yet as established as when the character was portrayed by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford. Instead, Krasinski’s Dr. Ryan takes traits from all previous portrayals and combines them to make an entirely new character.

In this version, we first meet Jack Ryan as an analyst tied to his desk as he continues to suffer from traumatic injuries and psychological scars of combat as a Marine. Ryan quickly finds himself back in the field as he hunts down an Islamic extremist named Mousa bin Suleiman (Ali Suliman).

Kransinski turns it up a notch in the show’s second season as he takes a more questionable approach to situations and turns into a version of the character that is like nothing we’ve seen before. Sometimes it can be hard to take this new approach to the historically cool-headed and analytical Ryan, but the new gun-toting supercharged Jack CIA analyst can be pretty badass at times.

2. Alec Baldwin (The Hunt For Red October)

Full disclosure, Alec Baldwin would have been in the top spot on this list, but with only one appearance in the series, it’s hard to edge out Harrison Ford who played the character in perhaps the most “Jack Ryan” Jack Ryan movie in Clear And Present Danger. All that being said, The Hunt For Red October is probably one of the best Cold War-era films and is made even better thanks to Alec Baldwin, who gave the world the first portrayal of the famous Tom Clancy Character.

And while Baldwin is outshone by Sean Connery’s role as Red October Commanding Officer Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius in much of the film, his turn as Jack Ryan brings a level of calm and resolve we haven’t seen since. The film centers around Ramius and what turns out to be his attempt to defect from the Soviet Union and seek asylum in the United States. Throughout it all, Ryan remains level-headed and prevents the world from devolving into nuclear war. Even when characters question Ryan’s motivations and expertise, he never loses his cool and is never swayed from his path.

It’s just a shame that Alec Baldwin couldn’t return to reprise his role two years later in Patriot Games, but if it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t have been introduced to Harrison Ford’s version of Jack Ryan.

1. Harrison Ford (Patriot Games/Clear And Present Danger)

Without further ado, we’ve come to the top spot in our ranking of actors who have played Tom Clancy’s iconic Jack Ryan. No surprise here, but that spot is, and will always be reserved for the great Harrison Ford. With Baldwin not able to return for the second film in the franchise, Harrison Ford stepped in to fill his shoes.

Who would have thought that the man who brought characters like Han Solo and Indiana Jones to life would do a tremendous job of portraying Jack Ryan in Patriot Games? Not only did he do a great job at adding a touch of subdued rage to the character, Ford gave the character a level of charm that only he could bring to the table. And while it would have been easy for Ford to bring traits from those characters to Patriot Games, he was able to find a way to make audiences forget about past roles and just see him as Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst.

Ford continued that approach to the role two years later with the release of Clear And Present Danger, which saw the character serve as the acting Deputy Director of Intelligence as he attempts to get to the bottom of a covert war being waged against a drug cartel by the United States government. As he follows the paper trail, Ryan takes it all the way up to the Oval Office, where he confronts the President of the United States for playing a role in the scheme. There isn’t a better-equipped actor to handle the final confrontation between Ryan and the President in the final moments of the movie than Ford.

Do you agree with our list? How would you rank the actors who have portrayed Jack Ryan over the years? Let us know in the comments below.

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I just powered through Jack Ryan Season 2 on Amazon. I realize I’m really late to the party here, but I still need to talk about what I just watched. You can’t sit through a finale this wild and keep your opinions to yourself. It’s impossible. Speaking of which, SPOILER WARNING. If you haven’t watched Jack Ryan Season 2 yet, you should consider emailing this article to yourself, spending the rest of the day powering through 8 episodes and then returning to read before you go to bed. Got it? Good.

So, I’m going to offer a really quick recap since chances are, most of you presumably didn’t watch the Jack Ryan Season 2 finale this morning like I did. In short, the arc ended with Jack Ryan, some soldiers and a gang of mercenaries liberating a Venezuelan prison camp. Ryan took pictures and sent them to news outlets to try and disrupt the Venezuelan election.

Then he met up with CIA Station Chief Mike November, and they took helicopters to the Presidential Palace and stormed inside to save Jim Greer, killing tons of Venezuelan military personnel and scaring the hell out of random people there to celebrate President Reyes’ assumed reelection. Oh, Jack Ryan also took President Reyes hostage and pointed a gun at his head for awhile before Mike ordered him to stand down because they didn’t have the authority. Finally, there was a plotline about financing and drilling that got cleaned up and led back to a US Senator.

So, let’s state the obvious first: Jack Ryan is a loose cannon. I’m not saying he’s a Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas level loose cannon, but he’s completely unmanageable when he’s on the scent. It’s a miracle he didn’t get shot in the face by High Priest Imhotep from The Mummy when he was going through those shipping containers, and after that, it’s just one decision after another in which he ignores orders/ protocols/ directions from more experienced people.

I get it. Sometimes you need a cowboy that ignores orders and does what, deep down, we all know needs to be done. I’m not saying I want my characters to file paperwork and wait for clearance every time they have a lead, but there’s a difference between breaking the rules in big moments and refusing to ever even consider punting.

Let’s give a specific example: after liberating the prison camp, Mike tells Jack it’s now a State Department matter. They’ll take the hostages to a safe location and then use the Ambassador to negotiate for Jim’s freedom. That is an extremely reasonable perspective. Jack Ryan acts like it’s cowardly and shouldn’t even be considered. I get it. He wants to save his co-worker/ friend, but flying helicopters onto the Presidential Palace, storming inside and shooting a bunch of people is a diplomatic disaster to end all diplomatic disasters. How could that possibly seem like a good idea?

Obviously, the plan works. Greer is rescued and we get a scene with everyone talking about how they’ll be in big trouble. Ryan gets results. You can’t argue with that, but he also creates a heap of problems everywhere he goes. There’s nothing subtle about how he does his job, which seems like a bad thing. In fact, given he was even more reckless in Season 2, I can't even imagine how many lines he'll cross in Season 3. Maybe I’m just off-base here. Maybe Jack Ryan is amazing at his job, and this is the attitude you need to get results amdist a bureaucracy that’s always trying to hold you down. It's not like James Bond is always operating in the shadows.

So, I ask you. Is Jack Ryan good at his job? Vote in the poll below and let me know your thoughts, and also, thank you for reading this time-sensitive article.

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Not too long ago, Jack Ryan returned for Season 2, and it is safe to say Amazon had a big mission in mind heading into it: get a lot of people to stream the action series! Well, consider that mission accomplished, according to new ratings data. After some big news and an over year-long wait for its return, Jack Ryan’s second season finally premiered on October 31.

Last year, stats indicated Jack Ryan was a hit for Amazon and new data shows no signs of it slowing down. Season 2 is a huge hit! A Nielsen measurements report notes that, following seven days of delayed viewing, Season 2 has an average minute audience that exceeds 4.6 million, per Variety. The good news does not end there!

The same metric points to Jack Ryan’s Season 2 premiere bringing in over 7.3 million viewers in the first seven days following its release. It also had a reported reach of 9.2 million in unique TV viewers in the United States. How did it do in the much-coveted 18-49 demo?

Things look good there too, with 45% of Jack Ryan’s average minute audience reportedly comprising that demo during its first week. That is nearly half of its viewership! Wow! With numbers like these, Jack Ryan’s hit status seems to be in great shape.

Everything that John Krasinski endured doing stunts for the show has clearly paid off. The evidence indicates that viewers are enjoying the Tom Clancy-created hero’s time on television! Fans will recall that the character was previously featured in an array of films over the years. He has now found a second wind on TV.

John Krasinski took the role over from Chris Pine, who played Jack Ryan in his most recent film outing. Pine played him in 2014’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Not one to take his mission to action stardom lightly, Krasinski previously revealed that he met with the CIA for the Amazon series.

When it comes to Jack Ryan, Amazon has always acted confidently. The series got renewed for Season 2 before it had ever even premiered. New info about its ratings indicates why Amazon going ahead and renewing Jack Ryan for Season 3 was a great idea. Following some behind-the-scenes changes, involving a new showrunner, Jack Ryan will be back again.

Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring will take over showrunning duties for Season 3. Jack Ryan fans will have to see how his influence is felt when Jack’s third outing premieres. Scheuring is coming on board with the show as hot as ever. There has clearly been no sophomore slump in terms of the ratings.

I am still holding out hope that Kevin Costner can somehow find time for an arc on the Amazon series. Jack Ryan’s continued success certainly means that more seasons could be on the horizon, which means a chance for him to do so remains intact. How well a series performs in the ratings in its second season is really telling, in my opinion.

Season 1 can be a breakout hit that gets people talking. The question becomes if the second season can sustain that momentum and keep people buzzing enough to continue streaming. Jack Ryan has undoubtedly pulled off that feat, indicating that Amazon does not have a one-hit-wonder in its midst.

It is good news for the studio, which is prepping that Lord of the Rings TV show, which already got its own early renewal. Jack Ryan’s second season ratings put the action series in formidable territory. The show's title character has found new life on the television screen, and if these numbers hold, he should keep living it up!

Jack Ryan’s first two seasons are currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. A premiere date for Season 3 has not been announced yet. While you wait for the CIA analyst’s return, check out this winter’s premieres to help pass the time.

Jack Ryan is heading into Season 2 on Amazon Prime this fall, and while we’ve known for a while John Krasinski takes the role seriously, this time around the actor even did some of his harder stunts. However, ignoring the stunt guy and doing hard stuntwork may not always be the greatest call, as Krasinksi himself even admitted to Jimmy Kimmel. In fact, one memorable incident led to him begging for help.

First, a little backstory. During a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, John Krasinksi shared a really cool clip of a moment when he chases someone across a roof and then has to jump from rooftop to rooftop to keep up the chase.

It’s a scene John Krasinski admitted he pushed to film himself, but it led to him needing to ask for help – which is just what the stuntman predicted would happen. He said:

Jimmy Kimmel may refer to the Jack Ryan actor as an “action star” here, but at his heart he’s still a funny guy. Therefore, lest you think this story is in jest, he also mentioned he was terrified, particularly when he realized he was hanging in dead space and waiting on the stunt team to save his rear.

Honestly, he’s pretty lucky he didn’t injure himself like Tom Cruise and other actors have in the past. But his pride may have been a little wounded, as people on set saw the whole thing.

If you’d like to see the scene in question in full detail, it was shown during the episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! airing from Brooklyn this past week.

Ultimately, when Jack Ryan returns for Season 2, we’ll get to see the titular character do all kinds of crazy stuff onscreen, although I’m hoping for John Krasinski’s sake that he left it up to the professionals when it came to big moments after the way this one went down. Krasinksi may have gotten himself into a pickle on set, but it doesn’t seem to have dampened his enthusiasm for the character, and that’s good news given Jack Ryan was already renewed for Season 3 ahead of Season 2.

The second season will be released on Amazon Prime on November 1, 2019. Interestingly, that’s the same day Apple TV+ drops its new product and some new series. To find out what else is heading to the schedule, take a look at our full guide.

Jack Ryan is changing things up behind the scenes for Season 3! The action series is on the verge of returning for its second season, and there is already more news about its third. Yes, in case you missed it, Amazon already renewed Jack Ryan at the start of the year. Season 3 is currently undergoing some creative changes, as the series has a new showrunner!

Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring will now take over as showrunner for Season 3, per Variety. Carlton Cuse, Jack Ryan’s co-creator and, originally, co-showrunner with Graham Roland, exited the latter role ahead of Season 3. A decision that had meant a vacancy for the John Krasinski-led series on the that side of its operations. Well, the series has named Cuse’s replacement after initial recruit, David Scarpa (All the Money in the World), opted out.

When you think of some of the most popular adrenaline-based TV series, Prison Break is certainly up there, in my opinion. For fans of action set pieces, Scheuring boarding Jack Ryan should be an encouraging sign of things to come.

To date, Prison Break has run for five seasons, and in that time it developed a massive cult audience. Back in 2017, there was apparent news of a sixth season. What, if anything, Prison Break’s creator heading to helm Jack Ryan Season 3 will mean for Prison Break's future remains to be seen.

As for Jack Ryan fans, they can now watch the upcoming season with the comfort of knowing that the showrunner situation has been solved. The hit that Amazon has been hoping for will be back at the start of November, thus bringing the considerable wait between Season 1 and Season 2 to an end.

Amazon released a teaser for Jack Ryan’s second outing a few months ago. In it, you can catch a peek at the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace. She will be new to the action in Season 2! From the sight of things, Carlton Cuse’s final season as showrunner will be an exciting one!

In Season 2, Jack Ryan’s titular character will be heading into the Venezuelan jungle. Ryan heads there as part of his investigation into an illegal arms deal. When Jack Ryan’s second season was initially announced, filming was said to span Europe, South America, and the United States.

Jack Ryan switching up its showrunners will undoubtedly bring about a creative shift behind the scenes. Fans will have to until Season 3 gets released to see how much of an impact the change has on the new episodes. Critical reaction to Jack Ryan’s first season was largely positive. Time will tell if Carlton Cuse’s last season as showrunner is met with similar approval.

Jack Ryan Season 2 premieres November 1 on Amazon Prime Video, making the actioner one of this fall’s premieres. You can already stream the entire first season of Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime Video.

Jack Ryan, aka the show I like to think of as John Krasinski Jacked, actually was renewed for Season 2 before Season 1 had even premiered. I know, that’s crazy high trust in a brand new streaming series. However, while an early renewal is probably super cool on the creative end, it also means we have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for a Season 2 announcement. Well kids, it’s finally here!

Amazon announced today that Jack Ryan Season 2 will be back—and before the end of 2019 even. The new season is hitting the schedule – globally I might add – starting on November 1 of this year.

Even better news is the fact we finally know a little bit more about what’s coming in Season 2. Per Amazon, Jack Ryan Season 2 will pick up with our titular hero tracking a suspicious package in Venezuela. In the first look trailer for Season 2, Jack Ryan talks about how Venezuela is the single biggest threat on the world stage before we get to see more clips regarding what’s going down in the South American country.

But don’t take it from me, you can see more with the Jack Ryan Season 2 trailer below.

Power, politics and Russia all come into play, as does Jack Ryan seeing his body beat up thanks to an explosion near a vehicle he happens to be in. Ryan went through a lot of physical tribulations in Season 1 too. Wendell Pierce also comes into play a few times in the trailer, which is great because their witty banter and serious talks are some of my favorite parts of the show.

In fact, given the promotions at the end of last season, I wasn’t sure how the Greer/Ryan partnership would work out, but it seems to be coming along nicely here and I'm really glad they brought Wendell Pierce back because he makes most TV shows he joins even brighter.

There seems to be some sort of maybe-femme fatale in the clips, and Abbie Cornish’s likable Cathy Mueller is nowhere to be found, at least in this early look. The actress is set to be in Secret Bridesmaids Business for TV this year and her character was pretty furious with Jack Ryan about his secrets when stuff came to a head in Season 1. Regardless, given Mueller's importance in Tom Clancy's book series, I suppose we'll have to wait and see how Ryan's romantic storyline ultimately plays out in Season 2.

Related: Stats Show Jack Ryan Is The Huge Hit Amazon Has Been Hoping For

Ultimately, Jack Ryan Season 1 dropped in August of last year, which means it’s been over a year since we’ve gotten new episodes of the series. Although there are plenty of pros, that’s one drawback of streaming. Unlike regular television, which keeps people invested through a tight schedule every year, streaming plays it fast and loose. Sometimes it can be well over a year between seasons.

I suppose in this case, we should just be grateful we’re getting new episodes this year and not having to wait until 2020 for them to drop.

In the meantime, on the bright side, Amazon seems to love Jack Ryan and has already renewed the show for Season 3, which will come, you know, at some point.

It's not Amazon Prime Day, but for TV fans maybe it's even better. Amazon just made a bunch of cool announcements at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. Let's break down some of the highlights:

The Expanse Season 5

The Expanse Season 4 isn't premiering until December 13, but now that Amazon owns the cancelled Syfy show it is already renewing its commitment. Season 5 was just announced, one weekend after San Diego Comic-Con gave fans the first look at a teaser and clip from The Expanse Season 4. Sounds like the move to Amazon was a great idea!

Carnival Row Season 2

Amazon also got ahead of the game for Carnival Row. Season 1 of that new series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne premieres Friday, August 30. Amazon just announced Season 2 is already on the way, so no worries on getting hooked on the first season and then chewing your fingernails over a renewal. Carnival Row is set in a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures whose exotic homelands were invaded by the empires of man. Check out a teaser, if you're interested.

Jack Ryan Season 2 Teaser

Amazon hasn't announced a premiere date yet for Jack Ryan Season 2, but it did already renew the John Krasinski show for Season 3. Plus, we just got our first one-minute teaser trailer for the second season:

Stay tuned for a premiere date, since "coming soon" isn't very helpful. Amazon's popular Jack Ryan Season 1 premiered August 31, 2018, so keep an eye on August 2019.

Lord Of The Rings On Prime's Fellowship

Amazon's Lord of the Rings series already announced J.A. Bayona's inclusion as a producer/director, among others, but it just introduced the entire "Fellowship" of the creative team in this lovely video:

The Hollywood Reporter also recently announced that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh has been cast in the role of Tyra, whoever that is. She's the first cast announcement of many to come for this prequel to the films, set during the Second Age. I'm pumped for this show, and now I know I'm not the only one.

Modern Love

This romantic comedy anthology series debuts on Amazon Prime on October 18. Each standalone episode explores "love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms." Check out the teaser:

The all-star Modern Love cast includes Anne Hathaway, Sofia Boutella, Tina Fey, Catherine Keener, Andrew Scott, Shea Whigham, John Slattery, Dev Patel, Cristin Millioti, Olivia Cooke, John Gallagher Jr., Julia Garner, Gary Carr, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Andy Garcia.

The Banker's Wife

Amazon has ordered an eight-episode series based on the best-selling novel The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger. Meredith Stiehm (Homeland) will write all eight episodes, with Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland, Now and Then) directing all eight. According to Amazon's announcement, The Banker’s Wife is a high-stakes international thriller set in the world of global finance, from Geneva to Paris, London and New York, about two women racing for answers when a mysterious plane crash sets them off on parallel pursuits of truth. It's too early to know who'll be cast, but it's one to keep an eye on.

Good Omens Season 2? 

Will there be another season of Good Omens? Sounds like that's a creative decision. Amazon is definitely down for whatever Neil Gaiman has to offer. Per Amazon's co-head of TV Vernon Sanders:

Good Omens seemed to be a hit with fans and critics, so no pressure, but more would be heavenly.

Fleabag Season 3?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has already said Fleabag was over with Season 2, and since it had a perfect ending, I can't disagree. However, it was a hit, and Amazon boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door open in case Waller-Bridge reconsiders. Here's what Salke told TCA reporters (via TVLine):

Fleabag just picked up several 2019 Emmy nominations, so you can imagine Amazon might want to see it continue, like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

So those are some of the new Amazon updates from TCA 2019. What are you most excited to see?