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The American Series That 'Predicted' the US Intervention in Venezuela - The Video That Went Viral

Published January 8, 2026, 07:17
The American Series That 'Predicted' the US Intervention in Venezuela - The Video That Went Viral

The article refers to a scene from the American series "Jack Ryan" on Prime Video, which aired in 2019, and has gone viral due to events in Venezuela. In the scene, a CIA analyst discusses with students the greatest risks on the international stage and focuses on Venezuela, mentioning the country's vast resources and the humanitarian crisis it is experiencing. The series presents a fictional President of Venezuela, Nicolás Reyes, whom it accuses of economic ruin. This scene has drawn comparisons to the recent US intervention in Venezuela, as well as to Donald Trump's statements about controlling the country's oil. The co-creator of the series, Carlton Cuse, commented that reality often catches up with fiction, but the intention of the series was to be based on realistic geopolitical dynamics.