Ryanverse

The Ryanverse franchise focuses on the character Jack Ryan, a fictional CIA analyst created in 1984 by American author Tom Clancy, who appeared in fourteen of his novels. It also features CIA operative John Clark and The Campus, a covert counter-terrorism and intelligence organization. Since Clancy's death in 2013, five other authors have written authorized novels featuring Ryan and the Campus: Mark Greaney, Marc Cameron, Andrews and Wilson, and Ward Larsen. In addition, a spin-off series featuring Ryan's son Jack Junior was written by Grant Blackwood, Mike Maden, Don Bentley, and M. P. Woodward. The latest novel is Rules of Engagement by Larsen, a Jack Ryan novel published in May 2026. Clancy's novels featuring the Ryanverse have charted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, selling more than 100 million copies. They have been adapted for film, video games, and television. The films, starring Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine as Ryan, have an unadjusted worldwide gross revenue of $788.4 million to date, making it the 57th-highest-grossing film series. Amazon Prime Video has also released a television series and feature film featuring John Krasinski as Ryan and a spinoff film featuring Michael B. Jordan as Clark. In addition, Clark has appeared in the Rainbow Six series of video games.