Peacock and Sky have announced the US and UK premiere date for The Day of the Jackal, a new thriller series starring Eddie Redmayne. Check out the trailer.
Based on the seminal Frederick Forsyth thriller and subsequent award-winning 1973 film adaptation of the same name, The Day of the Jackal stars Academy Award®, Tony Award, and BAFTA Film Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Good Nurse, The Trial of The Chicago Seven, The Theory of Everything) and BAFTA Award winner Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die, Captain Marvel, The Woman King).
Redmayne plays the Jackal, an unrivaled and highly-elusive lone assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in tenacious British intelligence officer Bianca (Lashana Lynch), who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
The Day of the Jackal premieres Thursday, November 7, on Peacock in the US and Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW in the UK.
The series also stars Úrsula Corberó (Money Heist, Snatch) as Nuria, someone at the heart of the Jackal’s personal life, unaware of who he truly is.
Also featuring in the ten-episode thriller are Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, The King’s Man) as Timothy Winthrop, Richard Dormer (Blue Lights, Fortitude, Game of Thrones) as Norman, Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, The Split) as Osita Halcrow, Lia Williams (The Capture, The Crown) as Isabel Kirby, Khalid Abdalla (The Crown, The Kite Runner) as Ulle Dag Charles, Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead, I Used to Be Famous) as Zina Jansone, Jonjo O’Neill (Andor, Bad Sisters) as Edward Carver, Nick Blood (Slow Horses, Euphoria) as Vince, Sule Rimi (Classified, Andor) as Paul Pullman, and Florisa Kamara (Eastenders, Bulletproof) as Jasmin Pullman.
A production of Carnival Films (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom), part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, The Day of the Jackal was commissioned by Sky Studios and Peacock. It is written and adapted by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy, Gunpowder). Internationally award-winning Director Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Luther, Boardwalk Empire) is the lead director.
Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant are Executive Producers for Carnival Films. Redmayne is also an Executive Producer, and Lynch a Co-Executive Producer on the project. Sam Hoyle is the Executive Producer for Sky Studios. Sue Naegle serves as Executive Producer and Marianne Buckland as Co-Executive Producer. Christopher Hall is Producer and Emily Shapland is Co-Producer. Frederick Forsyth is Consulting Producer.
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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
The Day of the Jackal (1973 film)
