Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan also known simply as Jack Ryan is an American political action thriller television series based on characters from the fictional " Ryanverse " created by Tom Clancy. Replacing the characters of the novels with those set in modern time, it depicts CIA analyst Jack Ryan who is played by John Krasinski. The series was created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland. The series premiered on August 31, , on Amazon Prime Video. Ahead of the third season, Amazon renewed the series for a fourth season [ 2 ] and in May , it was confirmed the series would end after its fourth season, which premiered on June 29, , and concluded on July The first season follows the titular CIA analyst as he is wrenched from the security of his desk job into the field after discovering a string of dubious bank transfers, which are being carried out by a rising Islamic extremist named Suleiman.
In the third season, Jack investigates a plot to re-create the former Soviet Union by detonating an untraceable tactical nuclear bomb in the Czech Republic. In the fourth season, Jack, now the CIA 's acting deputy director , will face his most dangerous mission yet, which involves a foe operating both in the United States and further afield.
The trouble begins after he begins investigating rumours of internal corruption, during which he and his trusted associates uncover evidence of an alliance between a drug cartel and a terrorist organization. The potential series was described as "a new contemporary take on the character using the novels as source material". Production companies involved with the project were slated to include Paramount Television , Platinum Dunes and Skydance Media.
Amazon proceeded to put the production into development during which time they ordered three scripts written by Cuse and Roland. On August 16, , it was announced that the production had been given a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. In January , it was announced that Morten Tyldum would direct the pilot [ 12 ] and that Daniel Sackheim would direct multiple episodes and produce the series. On April 24, , it was reported that Amazon had renewed the series.
The second season was set in South America, where Ryan takes on "a dangerous, declining democratic regime. On August 14, , it was announced that Phil Abraham was joining the series as an executive producer and would direct the first two episodes of the second season. On September 4, , it was reported that Dennie Gordon would direct three episodes of season two and serve as an executive producer.
