Jack Ryan 2018, 2019 (Season One and Two)

    The Tom Clancy novels about Jack Ryan are the basis for this series.  CIA analyst Jack Ryan accidentally stumbles on a series of interesting bank transfers.  He thinks they are out of line because of the amount of money and the same time/date frequencies.  An analyst is a desk job but this new information moves him into the secret part of the CIA and the dangerous part as well.  There is a rising terrorist figurehead in the Middle East and his target may be Europe.  There could also be a massive attack against the US and  allies of the US.  The CIA will need to learn everything they can immediately!!

     I thought this series was very good and there is a LOT of tension and suspense in every episode.  Ryan has a new boss and he’s trying to fit into this assignment.  Many times he doesn’t know what to think about Ryan in the beginning?  Ryan meets Cathy Muller and she works as a research physician specializing in infectious diseases at Washington Memorial Hospital.   He would like to get to know her better but work gets in the way and he can’t really tell her much about what he does at work.  He emphasizes the non-secret part with a lot of paperwork and the studying of paperwork.  5* (I really liked this series) (Can’t wait for Season Three)   

TV series, Amazon, 2018, 2019, 2020, each episode one hour, directed by Daniel Sackheim with John Krasinski, Wenmdell Pierce, John Hoogenakker, Abbie Cornish, Ali Suliman, Dina Shihabi, Karim Zein, Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez, Jordi Molla, Eduar Salas, Nadia Affolter, Arpy Ayvazian, Amir El-Masry, Francisco Denis, Cristina Umana, Marcela Vanegas, Kevin Kent.

Note:  Imdb 8.2 out of 10 with 56,524 reviews,  Rotten Tomatoes 74% critic 88% audience, Rolling Stone 3 ½* out of 5* Alan Sepinwall, Amazon Season 1 4.3* out of 5* with 18,132 ratings, Season 2 4.4* out of 5* with 428 ratings, Metacritic Season 1, 66 out of 100 with 28 critics (18 positive, 10 mixed) Season 2 no reviews.

Special Note:  Season two was confirmed before the airing of Season one and Season three will start November 1, 2019.  John Kransinski is the fifth actor to play Jack Ryan.  The others were Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine.

Special Note:  The ranking of the Jack Ryan actors is Harrison Ford #1, John Krasinski #2, Alec Baldwin #3, Chris Pine #4 and Ben Affleck #5.