John Krasinski starring spy thriller, Jack Ryan: Ghost War is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video with a clear global rollout. The film will return with a stacked cast and new faces like Sienna Miller.
Release date and when it drops worldwide
Jack Ryan: Ghost War is set for a worldwide premiere on Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, May 20, 2026. The film will drop at 12:00 a.m. PT in the United States, which translates to 3:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 a.m. BST in the UK, and 12:30 p.m. IST in India on the same day. The film will be available to viewers with an Amazon Prime membership, so subscribers can watch it as soon as the clock hits the local release time.
Andrew Bernstein, who directed several episodes of the Jack Ryan series is also returning with the project with a runtime reported as about 1 hour 45 minutes.
Who all are in the film
John Krasinski will be playing the titular role of Jack Ryan, the former Marine and CIA analyst who gets pulled out of the office and into the field once again. Wendell Pierce will return as James Greer, the CIA deputy director. Viewers will also see Michael Kelly back as Mike November, Jack’s longtime field‑ops mentor. Betzabeth Gabriel also reappears as Director Elizabeth Wright, while newcomer Sienna Miller joins the cast as MI6 operative Emma Marlowe, a key ally in Jack’s latest mission.
The story will follow Jack Ryan as he will uncover a suspicious chain of bank transfers that lead to a high‑level terrorist plot across Europe and the Middle East. The film maintains the franchise’s tense, globe‑hopping tone, continuing the legacy of Jack Ryan universe and while actin as an interesting standalone for the newcomers.
Writing, Direction and Franchise Legacy
Andrew Bernstein directs Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, while Aaron Rabin and John Krasinski wrote it, from a story by Krasinski and Noah Oppenheim, based on the characters from Tom Clancy’s Ryanverse. The film is produced by Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media and Amazon MGM Studios, and is the sixth Jack Ryan picture and a new remake that intends to mix character-driven drama with tense modern espionage.
