Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War debuts with a negative record.
John Krasinski first gave life to the analyst who turns field operative in one of Prime Video’s most popular shows, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. The Office alum gave life to the iconic character for four seasons, with the final entry in the series being released on July 14, 2023. Three years after the end of the gritty spy thriller series, Krasinski is now back on a new mission, as Jack Ryan gets back into the action to spot a global conspiracy with catastrophic goals. Despite all the build-up, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War is not connecting with viewers as hoped.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War has debuted with a low 49% audience score. Although that is slightly higher than the spy movie’s current 46% critics’ score, Jack Ryan’s return to the movie format — which the franchise was known for with five films before Krasinski’s Prime Video TV show — stands as the lowest audience score in the Krasinski era of the Jack Ryan franchise. Not only does Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War rank below the overall Rotten Tomatoes audience score for all four seasons of the series, but it is also lower than all seasons, individually.
At a 49% audience score at the time of writing, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War is beaten by Krasinski’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which sits at a respectable 74% for its four seasons. When it comes to the show’s individual entries, season 1 is far away from the 2026 movie’s reach at a near-perfect 88%. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan season 2 could be reached as the spy movie goes into its first weekend on Prime Video, as the TV show entry sits at 63%. Season 3 holds a 75% audience score, with season 4 at a lower 68%.
Based on that, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War does not prove itself quite the major release that could revitalize the franchise as expected. Still, the movie is finding global success where viewership is concerned, which Prime Video is undoubtedly pleased about. After debuting on the streaming service on Wednesday, May 20, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War is currently the most-watched movie on Prime Video in the United States. The spy thriller movie has surpassed previous chart-topper No Place to Be Single, as well as films like Crime 101, My Fault: London, Return to Silent Hill, and more.
In ScreenRant’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War review, critic Brandon Zachary delved into how the Jack Ryan franchise’s return to the movie format failed to meet its full potential. While the film’s story is concise, with some interesting themes and explosive action, the writer believes that Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War ends up with surface-level exploration of the darker elements it plays with, failing to amaze. As Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War heads into its first weekend on Prime Video, its audience score could rise, with the negative record for Krasinski’s franchise not yet set in stone.
- Release Date
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May 20, 2026
- Runtime
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105 Minutes
- Director
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Andrew Bernstein
- Writers
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John Krasinski, Aaron Rabin, Tom Clancy, Carlton Cuse, Graham Roland, Noah Oppenheim