10 Biggest Theories For Jack Ryan Season 4

While little is known about Jack Ryan season 4’s story, the upcoming Tom Clancy adaptation has given viewers some clues about the franchise’s future. Jack Ryan season 4 will arrive on Prime Video soon. The final season of the spy thriller series will see John Krasinski return to the role of the eponymous secret agent for the final time. Ryan spent Jack Ryan season 3 battling enemies from both Russia and inside the CIA itself, eventually culminating in a showdown between two warships, the Roosevelt and the Fearless. Jack de-escalated this conflict, preventing a potential war between Russia and America in the process.

However, like every earlier screen version of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Krasinski’s character won’t get to rest on his laurels for too long. Already, the trailer for Jack Ryan season 4 has shown that Jack will be back in action and fighting foes both foreign and domestic in this next outing. Meanwhile, the news that this will be both Krasinski’s final time playing Jack and the final season of Jack Ryan has fueled some wild fan speculation about the character’s fate. Online, rumors have sprung up about all manner of plots that Jack Ryan season 4 could pursue, some more likely than others.

10 Jack Ryan Will Fight Two Villains In Season 4

One clear thing about Jack Ryan season 4 is that, like season 3, this outing will feature more than one major villain working in tandem. In Jack Ryan season 3, the Russians were pursuing Jack and their conspirators within the CIA. In Jack Ryan’s season 4 trailer, the promo implies that this time it will be an unholy alliance between two classic spy movie villains, terrorists and drug dealers. The Jack Ryan season 4 trailer suggests that Jack will face a “convergence,” a terrorist group that merged with a drug cartel.

9 Jack Ryan Will Run For President In Season 4

According to Jack Ryan season 4’s showrunner, Jack “takes a different role in season four that we haven’t seen before” in the series’ final outing. Since the character eventually becomes the President of the United States in the source novels, it would make sense for Jack Ryan season 4 to surprise viewers by following the same plot. As Jack Ryan isn’t based on specific books from Clancy’s sprawling novel series, it is tough to tell whether the series will pick up on this story strand in the show’s final outing.

8 Jack Ryan’s Love Interest Will Betray Him In Season 4

Abbie Cornish’s Cathy Mueller is suddenly returning to Jack Ryan season 4 after a two-season absence. This seems suspicious, and Jack Ryan season 4 could diverge from the source novels by turning this love interest into a secret villain. If Cathy is part of the conspiracy against Jack, it would make sense for Mueller to seek him out again because he has become a threat to whatever shady organization she is working for. This twist would add an element of Bourne-style paranoia to proceedings, leaving Jack with no one to trust.

7 Jack Ryan Will Work Against The CIA In Season 4

Jack Ryan season 3 involved Jack taking on corruption within the CIA, and the showrunner noted that, when season 4 opens, “Jack is in a good place with the CIA.” Of course, pointing this out implies this might soon change. The fact that many terrorist groups are composed of fundamentalists who typically take a dim view of drug trafficking could lead to the convergence breaking down during Jack Ryan season 4. This would mean that Jack, safe from the drug cartel/terrorist organization super-threat, could take on the corruption within U.S. political system. This would explain why the trailer sees Jack promise to take on a conspiracy “way beyond the CIA.”

6 Jack Ryan Will Retire In Season 4

The fact that Jack Ryan season 4 is Krasinski’s last outing as the character and a Ding Chavez spinoff is already confirmed could mean the show’s lead character will retire in this final season. This would admittedly be an anti-climactic ending for the character. However, since Jack Ryan’s codename theory is unlikely to appear in the series, it would be the most believable way for Jack to hand over his duties to his replacement.

5 Jack Ryan Will Suffer Havana Syndrome In Season 4

Since Jack Ryan borrows from the headlines for its plots, Havana Syndrome could crop up in season 4. Havana Syndrome is a potentially psychosomatic ailment purported to be suffered by former CIA agents. Although the disease was credited to secret microwave laser weapons, no proof of its existence has come to light yet. This doesn’t mean that Jack Ryan season 4 can’t center a plot line around the mysterious “disease” if Jack himself is struck down by this contentious affliction that seemingly only affects CIA agents.

4 Jack Ryan Will Assassinate The President In Season 4

The showrunner’s claim that Jack Ryan season 4 will be about “ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect” means Jack could end up fighting corruption all the way to the White House. In the trailer, Jack claims that the U.S. government’s corruption goes beyond the CIA, but there are few organizations and institutions with more power than the CIA. As such, it would make sense for the president himself to be the culprit, leaving Jack with no choice but to take out POTUS in the finale.

3 Jack Ryan Will Return To Russia In Season 4

Already, Jack Ryan season 3’s nuclear war story saw Jack travel to Russia to narrowly avoid a direct conflict with the superpower. However, just because Jack defused that international tension doesn’t mean that the détente will necessarily last long. Since the Russians will likely want to get back at him for averting their attempts to stoke a war, Jack may need to return to Russia in Jack Ryan season 4 to beat the nation once and for all.

2 Jack Ryan Will Return To Venezuela In Season 4

Jack Ryan returning to Venezuela, where he spent most of Jack Ryan season 2, seems less likely than his return to Russia. However, Jack’s globetrotting antics have taken him to many unlikely locales over the years as the CIA got involved in all manner of international intrigue. As such, Jack may make a triumphant return to Venezuela as part of his attempts to take down the terrorists/drug cartels/corruption within the CIA.

1 Jack Ryan Will Die In Season 4

While it is possible that Jack could simply retire, the most likely way for the franchise to hand the reins over to Ding Chavez would be through heroic self-sacrifice from Jack at the end of Jack Ryan season 4. Broadly speaking, most versions of Jack Ryan don’t die, as Clancy’s character is almost as invincible as James Bond both on-screen and in print. However, that would make this Jack Ryan season 4 plot twist all the more surprising if the series went through with the shocking revelation.