Jack Ryan (TV series) television series adaptation of Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" series of novels. 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. A week later, following a bidding war among multiple television networks, it was announced that streaming service Amazon Video had purchased the rights to the series. Amazon proceeded to put the production into development during which time they ordered three scripts written by Cuse and Roland. On August 16, 2016, it was announced
John Clark (Tom Clancy character) flag attacks designed to blame the current president, whose moderate stance on several issues compelled a secret cabal to act to have him removed from power. Clark was later arrested for murder, but was released from police custody soon after. Clark briefly appears in "Line of Sight", where he assassinates a Romanian crime boss who had a vendetta against Jack Ryan Jr. in revenge for killing one of his associates in a previous novel. Outside the novels, John Clark's career continues further in the "Rainbow Six" video game series. In "", Clark retires and passes the leadership of Team Rainbow