Jack Ryan: Season One (4K UHD Review)

September 16,2024

Given the degree to which Paramount has struggled to sustain (and reboot) Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character for the big screen (with no less than four actors playing the role in five filmed attempts), it was both disappointing and frustrating when it was announced that they’d farmed the franchise out to as a Prime-exclusive dramatic series. Then came word that John Krasinski (of NBC’s The Office) would play the title character, which seemed a highly unlikely choice. And yet, shockingly, the resulting series works—not just well enough, very well indeed.