Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan doesn’t have a Season 3 premiere date yet, but he’s already planning his next mission: Amazon Prime has renewed the John Krasinski-starring thriller for Season 4, our sister site Variety reports. Additionally, Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico) has boarded the series in an undisclosed role.
In the third season — which recently wrapped production — “Jack is on the run and in a race against time,” per Variety. “He is wrongly implicated in a larger conspiracy and suddenly finds himself a fugitive out in the cold. Now, wanted by both the CIA and an international rogue faction that he has uncovered, Jack is forced underground, crisscrossing Europe, trying to stay alive and prevent a massive global conflict.”
As previously reported, Betty Gabriel (Defending Jacob, Counterpart) joins the cast in Season 3 as Chief of Station Elizabeth Wright.
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* The Wendy Williams Show will kick off Season 13 with a panel of guest hosts: Per Page Six, Devyn Simone, Bevy Smith, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Michael Yo will preside over the daytime talker on Monday, Oct 18. Leah Remini, meanwhile, will assume guest-host duty from Tuesday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 22. Our sister site Deadline previously reported that Williams’ extended leave of absence is a result of Graves’ disease and a thyroid condition.
* Starz has renewed the dramedy Blindspotting for Season 2. The series is a spinoff of creators Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs’ 2018 film of the same name.
* Season 6 of the mystery thriller Shetland, starring Douglas Henshall (Outlander) as DI Jimmy Perez, will premiere Tuesday, Nov. 9 on Britbox (the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV), with weekly releases.
* Hulu has released a trailer for Taste The Nation: Holiday Edition, premiering with all four episodes on Thursday, Nov. 4:
* Disney+ has released a trailer for The Beatles: Get Back, a three-part docuseries directed by Peter Jackson, rolling out over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 25-27:
Which of today’s TVLine Items pique your interest?
That Beatles: Get Back trailer is the most exciting trailer I’ve seen in years, and probably my most-hyped piece of media in 2021. The footage looks almost impossibly clean, and the film looks to present more of a cohesive narrative than I expected. As a lifelong Beatles fan, I can’t wait to see all the never-before-seen footage of them in the studio. Strongly debating taking November 26th off of work and having a 3-day Beatles Celebration, akin to a Super Bowl Party but bigger.
Sounds like you may have a particularly virulent strain of Beatlemania. But that docuseries does look like it should be great.
It didn’t even occur to me that Jack Ryan wouldn’t continue for many seasons but happy it’s confirmed. Beyond thrilled that finally Shetland is finally coming back. It has seemed like such a long wait, Covid has affected to many shows.
Well it’s about time we got some news on Jack Ryan. I’d preferred a Season 3 release date, but hey this is better than nothing. Can’t wait for Season 3. Love this show!!
Hope they bring back Abbie Cornish on Jack Ryan… doesn’t seem right for her character to not be part of his life.
FINALLY!!! So happy for the news about Blindspotting.
Hope Jack Ryan S3 will get a date soon
Question about Blindspotting: does one need to watch the movie before starting watching the show, or is the series stand-alone? TIA
I’d say you don’t *need* to watch the movie first. Its main focus is Daveed Diggs’ character, who is mostly only alluded to in the series, whereas the series focuses primarily on Jasmine Cephas Jones’s character.
The movie is so good though, mostly for its climax, so I do recommend it, but you can go back and catch it later.
Grave’s Disease IS a thyroid condition.
Shetland!!!
Pena’s is a very versatile actor. Glad to hear he’s joining Jack Ryan.