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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)

Runtime 107 min

Release date 20/05/2026

Country United States of America

Production

Sunday Night Productions

Paramount Pictures

Big Indie Pictures

Overview

Jack Ryan is reluctantly pulled back into espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy. Racing against time, he joins CIA allies Mike November & James Greer and sharp MI6 officer Emma Marlowe to battle a rogue black-ops unit in a high-stakes, deeply personal fight.

Directors & Screenwriters

Andrew Bernstein

Director

Aaron Rabin

Screenwriter

John Krasinski

Screenwriter

Cast

John Krasinski

as Jack Ryan

Wendell Pierce

as James Greer

Sienna Miller

as Emma Marlow

Michael Kelly

as Mike November

Max Beesley

as Liam Crown

Betty Gabriel

as Elizabeth Wright

JJ Feild

as Andrew Spear

Douglas Hodge

as Nigel Cooke

Dominic Mafham

as MI6 Chief Arnold

Alex Brockdorff

as Mark Whitaker

Nick Adamson

as Trocken

James Allen

as Colonel Jones

Khalid Laith

as Jamal Ali

Ashley Dyke

as Aria

Akbar Kurtha

as Wealth Management Exec

Kiran Sonia Sawar

as Claudia

Keshav Shree

as Bashir

Eddie Eyre

as MI6 Strike Team Leader

Ikky Kabir

as Delivery Driver

Brian Bususu

as British Army Officer

Diarmuid de Faoite

as Arthur the Bartender

Emi Aramaki

as Flight Attendant

Riad Gadelrab

as Server Room Security Guard

Alia Sohail

as Apartment Resident

Sandeep Sharma

as Apartment Resident

Bhupinder Brown

as Apartment Resident

Demetri Goritsas

as Colonel Lewis

Billy Clements

as Jiminez

Bobby Holland Hanton

as Tobias Wilks

Thomas Billings

as Wilson Tyre

All trailers

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Official Trailer

Video: YouTube
Duration: 02:20

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Official Teaser

Video: YouTube
Duration: 01:07

Did You Know?

Prime Video's Jack Ryan Sequel Reversing The Show's Ending Is An Insult To Fans — Image via screenrant.com,

Ghost War erases Jack Ryan’s happy ending—again

The fourth‑season finale of Amazon’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan seemed to finally give the weary analyst a chance at normalcy. After surviving torture, exposing a global conspiracy and confronting his work‑aholic habits, Jack was set to settle down with Cathy Mueller, hinting at a retirement from the spy life. But the sequel film, Ghost War, pulls the rug out from under that closure. To fuel a full‑length action plot, the writers quietly split Jack and Cathy off‑screen, effectively undoing the series’ emotional payoff and leaving fans wondering why the happy ending was so easily dismissed. This isn’t the first time Cathy has been written out. After a promising romance in season 1, she vanished for seasons 2 and 3, only to reappear for a brief happy resolution in season 4 before being erased again for the movie. Critics note the pattern mirrors broader franchise revivals, where studios resurrect beloved characters only to rewrite their conclusions for the sake of new content. Ghost War ends with a promotion for Jack, keeping the door open for more adventures—and likely more retcons. As the critic Ben Sherlock points out, the film’s choice to discard the series’ finality feels lazy, suggesting we may soon be debating another forced comeback.

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