John Krasinski Tapped to Play Jack Ryan in Carlton Cuse's Amazon Series

John Krasinski is trading in Dunder Mifflin for the CIA.

According to Deadline, the former 'OFFICE' star has been tapped to play Jack Ryan in Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland's take on the famous Tom Clancy character for Amazon. Titled JACK RYAN, the project hails from Paramount TV, and will be produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and Skydance Media.

This iteration on the character is "based on Clancy's novels, the show is not a direct adaptation of the books as were the first Jack Ryan movies but a new contemporary take on the character in his prime as a CIA analyst/operative using the novels as source material."

Though it's yet to officially been ordered to series, sources say that Krasinski's casting "would likely tip the scales and help net a series order. "

Krasinski is an actor, writer and director who is currently making his theatrical debut in Dry Powder at The Public. He next stars as a Navy SEAL in Michael Bay's upcoming Benghazi film 13 Hours, to be released by Paramount in January. He also directs and stars in the upcoming film Like it Once Was alongside Anna Kendrick, Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale and Sharlto Copley. Through his own Sunday Night banner, Krasinski executive produces "Lip Sync Battle" on Spike TV alongside Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Merchant. Sunday Night recently made an overall producing deal with Twentieth Century FOX Television. Krasinski notably starred on NBC's Emmy-winning smash hit "The Office" for nine seasons. His film credits include Promised Land, Aloha; Big Miracle; Something Borrowed; It's Complicated; Away We Go; Leatherheads; License to Wed; For Your Consideration and Kinsey. Krasinski previously adapted and directed theDavid Foster Wallace book, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. He also co-wrote an untitled action-adventure script with Oren Uziel, which was sold to Warner Bros. in 2013 that he will produce alongside Uziel. Born and rasied in Newton, Massachusetts, Krasinski graduated from Brown University as an honors playwright and later studied at the National Theater Institute.