But Redmayne’s innate slipperiness is well-suited to his latest role: an unknowable and deadly assassin in “The Day of the Jackal,” premiering Thursday on Peacock with five episodes (of 10).

Credit: Universal Pictures One of the biggest new TV shows of the second half of 2024 is The Day of the Jackal, which is now available to watch (well, depending on where you live, with a late ...

Two thrillers with literary antecedents — “Cross” on Prime Video and “The Day of the Jackal” on Peacock — premiere Thursday. Each series is a cat-and-mouse story, with the hero and the ...