[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2897″ img_size=”1000×562″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Those of us who are Tom Clancy fans will remember the character of Jack Ryan on film from The Hunt for Red October and then from the Harrison Ford movies, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. Not to mention films with Ben Affleck and Chris Pine. (Not an ugly Jack Ryan in the bunch) When Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan premieres Aug. 31 on Amazon, it will mark the end of producer Carlton Cuse’s nearly four-year journey to bring the best-selling novels to the small screen.
The first season of the show, which cost between $8 million and $10 million an episode and stars John Krasinski as the title CIA analyst was shot in 11 countries across three continents. It marks the showrunner’s biggest jump into TV since Lost wrapped its blockbuster six-season run on ABC.
Cuse passion for Jack Ryan stems from his interest in the military, which dates to childhood stories his mother would share. One especially that drew his attention was about a friend who threw himself on a grenade to save five Marines. “I had a deep appreciation for the people who serve our country,” Because of this he discovered Tom Clancy’s work.
“I remember mail-ordering the Naval Institute Press to get a copy of Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October.”
With season two of Jack Ryan ordered, he will once again get to enter the world of Jack Ryan without the four year journey this time.
Amazon video fans, are you excited about Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan coming your way? Will John Krasinski’s portrayal hold up to Baldwin, Ford, Affleck or Pine’s? Give us your intel at GVNation.
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