Peacock and Sky’s Original Hit Drama Series “The Day of the Jackal” Scores Second Season Renewal

An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Sule Rimi.

The renewal of THE DAY OF THE JACKAL joins a roster of returning Original series for Peacock that includes POKER FACE, BEL-AIR, TED, TWISTED METAL and more; Peacock’s upcoming slate includes BASED ON A TRUE STORY S2 (11/21), LAID (12/19), LOCKERBIE: A SEARCH FOR TRUTH (1/2) and THE TRAITORS (1/9).

“Exhilarating.” – WALL STREET JOURNAL

“A top-notch thriller, with dazzling action sequences and smart storytelling.” – TV LINE

“A strong, high-tension thriller” – COLLIDER

“Breathless adventure until the very end” – VARIETY

“Sensational” – THE DAILY MAIL (UK)

“Eddie Redmayne is truly compelling” – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK)

“One of Redmayne’s finest performances” THE I (UK)

“Lynch is terrific” – ROGER EBERT

“A thrilling ride” EMPIRE (UK)

“The finest series around” – IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA (ITALY)

Executive Producers: Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Films), Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Sue Naegle, Ronan Bennett, Brian Kirk, Eddie Redmayne

Co-Executive Producers: Marianne Buckland, Lashana Lynch

Writer: Ronan Bennett

Directors: Brian Kirk (101-103), Anthony Philipson (104-105), Paul Wilmshurst (106-108), Anu Menon (109-110)

Production Company: Carnival Films

Studio: Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group

Format: Drama, 10 Episodes x 60 Min

Peacock and Sky’s Original Hit Drama Series “The Day of the Jackal” Scores Second Season Renewal

	The Day of the Jackal
	Network: Sky AtlanticGenre: DramaSeasons: 1Episodes: 10
	Overview An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.