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A new “Jack Ryan” series, starring John Krasinski, has landed a series greenlight at Amazon with a 10-episode order, Variety has learned.

Based on Tom Clancy’s iconic CIA character, the modernized series, described as a reinvention of the classic story, hails from Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland who shepherded the adaptation.

Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, Mace Neufeld and Lindsey Springer are also exec producing. The series hails from Paramount and Skydance Television.
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The new take on “Jack Ryan” landed at Amazon in late 2015 with a promising series commitment, instead of their typical pilot-testing strategy. Krasinski was cast this April, further pushing the hot project along toward a series order.

“Jack Ryan” will shoot in the U.S., Europe and Africa. No premiere date has been set.

hepcat wrote:Yeah, I'm not sure that's a valid complaint in a post Pratt world. I like Krasinski. And I think after Pine, the franchise can only get better.

Isgrimnur wrote:He was also in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which I have not seen, but have not heard any backlash regarding any acting issues.

Amazon Studios today announced it has greenlit Good Omens, an hour-long limited comedy series based on Neil Gaiman’s (American Gods) and Terry Pratchett’s (Colour of Magic) acclaimed novel of the same name. Set to debut in 2018 on Prime Video, Good Omens is a six-part series that has been entirely written by Gaiman, who will also serve as Showrunner. BBC Studios is co-producing the series with Narrativia and The Blank Corporation and in association with BBC Worldwide for Amazon Prime Video and the BBC.

Good Omens will be a global release and available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video for members to watch via the Prime Video app for popular smart TVs, Fire TV, Fire Tablets and Android and iOS phones and tablets. The show will also be available on PrimeVideo.com for Prime Video members in more than 200 countries and territories. The show will also broadcast on the BBC in the UK, following its premiere on Prime Video.
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Neil Gaiman, writer, said: “Almost thirty years ago, Terry Pratchett and I wrote the funniest novel we could about the end of the world, populated with angels and demons, not to mention an eleven-year-old Antichrist, witchfinders and the four horsepeople of the Apocalypse. It became many people’s favourite book. Three decades later, it’s going to make it to the screen. I can’t think of anyone we’d rather make it with than BBC Studios, and I just wish Sir Terry were alive to see it.”
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Executive Producers of the series are Neil Gaiman, Caroline Skinner (Doctor Who), and Chris Sussman (Fleabag) for BBC Studios, Rob Wilkins (Choosing to Die) and Rod Brown (Going Postal) for Narrativia. Gaiman will adapt the novel for the screen.

$iljanus wrote: The big bad guy is a bit melodramatic

Jeff V wrote:I liked the first 2 seasons of Mozart in the Jungle. Season 3 hasn't exactly grabbed me though, it seems they are stuck in the same story arc as season 2, except they are now hanging out in Italy. I haven't been motivated to watch beyond Ep 3.

tgb wrote:I wasn't knocked out by the first episode of Sneaky Pete, but we watched the second last night and it was a lot better. I think we'll stick with it.

Captain Caveman wrote:

tgb wrote:I wasn't knocked out by the first episode of Sneaky Pete, but we watched the second last night and it was a lot better. I think we'll stick with it.

Do. It gets pretty great by the end.

I read that the first episode was made to shop around to networks, including the main ones (e.g., NBC), so it's pretty tame and conventional. Once they were bought by Amazon, they could go all-in in a more edgy direction.

Carpet_pissr wrote:Man in the High Castle is pretty good so far...I only watched one, but will definitely be continuing. I hesitated because I was not sure if I should read the book first.

hepcat wrote:Jim Jarmusch directs a documentary about the early days of The Stooges?

Yes, please!

hepcat wrote:Jim Jarmusch directs a documentary about the early days of The Stooges?

Yes, please!

hepcat wrote:Jim Jarmusch directs a documentary about the early days of The Stooges?

Yes, please!

$iljanus wrote:Bosch (the detective, not the appliance) is back on April 21st. Good detective show staring the talented Titus Welliver.