Books in the order in which they were written: In the order in which they occur in the storyline (and rough estimates of when they occur): The key characters in the Ryanverse include: Some of the key characters have been portrayed in the following movies and television series: A total of six presidents are depicted in the Ryanverse, although only five are named: Various books contain references to the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush as if they had happened.
A television series adaptation inspired by the novels and Harrison Ford films, titled Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, premiered on August 31, 2018, on Amazon Prime Video.
The show was created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland, with Michael Bay as an executive producer and production company Platinum Dunes and Paramount Television serving as a co-production studio partners.
In addition Tom Clancy created a multi-media franchise about a fictional international counter-terrorist unit called "Rainbow".
The franchise began with Clancy's novel Rainbow Six, which was adapted into a series of tactical first-person shooter video games.