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[07/26/24 - 07:22 PM]
Video: Peacock and Sky Release First Look Teaser During the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony for "The Day of the Jackal"
An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.

[07/19/24 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 15-19
Updates include: Paramount+ cancels "Halo" after two seasons; Syfy likewise gives the hook to "Reginald the Vampire"; and FOX not moving forward with its "Bedrock" animated series.

[02/23/24 - 07:31 AM]
Ursula Corbero Announced to Join Sky and Peacock Original Series "The Day of the Jackal," Coming in 2024
Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O'Neill and Sule Rimi also join the cast.

[06/02/23 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 29-June 2
Updates include: Kim Cattrall to drop by Max's "And Just Like That..."; BET+ renews "The Ms. Pat Show" for season four; and Padma Lakshmi exits "Top Chef" after 20 seasons.

[03/21/23 - 09:01 AM]
Academy, Tony, and BAFTA Award Winning Actor Eddie Redmayne to Star in and Executive Produce Sky & Peacock Original Series "The Day of the Jackal"
The series is based on the seminal Frederick Forsyth thriller and subsequent award-winning 1973 film adaptation of the same name from Universal Pictures.?

[11/03/22 - 07:16 AM]
Sky and Peacock Commission Original Drama Series Based on "The Day of the Jackal" From Universal International Studios' Carnival Films
The new series is a bold, contemporary reimagining of the beloved and respected novel and film.







DAY OF THE JACKAL, THE (PEACOCK)
Premieres Thursday, November 7
BROADCAST HISTORY:
11/7/24 - ???
STATUS:
new this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 3:01 AM-4:00 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (10 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from Peacock's press release, July 2024) 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.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Charles Dance as Timothy Winthrop
· Chukwudi Iwuji as Osita Halcrow
· Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal
· Eleanor Matsuura as Zina Jansone
· Florisa Kamara as Jasmine
· Jonjo O'Neill as Edward Carver
· Khalid Abdalla as Ulle Dag Charles
· Lashana Lynch as Bianca
· Lia Williams as Isabel Kirby
· Richard Dormer as Norman
· Sule Rimi as Paul Pullman
· Úrsula Corberó as Nuria
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brian Kirk as DIR (Pilot)
· Christopher Hall as PROD
· Eddie Redmayne as EP
· Emily Shapland as CO-PROD
· Frederick Forsyth as CP
· Gareth Neame as EP
· Lashana Lynch as CO-EP
· Marianne Buckland as CO-EP
· Nigel Marchant as EP
· Ronan Bennett as CRTR/EP
· Sam Hoyle as EP
· Sue Naegle as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a feature film
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Carnival Films
· Sky Studios
· Universal International Studios