The new British TV series, “The Jackal,” on Peacock — starring Eddie Redmayne — offers a compelling and unsettling journey into the life of a paid assassin. It’s a strange ride ...

While it’s not faithful to the details of the plot, it is utterly in the spirit of Frederick Forsyth ... and master of disguise in The Day of the Jackal. Credit: Marcell Piti/Binge/Foxtel ...

This introductory stretch sees The Day of the Jackal lay the foundation of its fundamental appeal. We follow the Jackal as he eerily embodies a crusty janitor who’s practically invisible to the ...

This isn’t Fred Zinnemann’s “The Day of the Jackal,” but the Peacock series brings forth just as much thrill and action as the 1973 film. The series is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 ...

Much of this ambiguity is rooted in Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne’s compelling, enigmatic performance as the disarmingly boyish and meticulously lethal Jackal, a master of disguise who demands a ...

The Day Of The Jackal is a thriller series on Peacock and Sky Atlantic that sees Eddie Redmayne playing the famous fictional assassin. Frederick Forsyth’s classic novel The Day Of The Jackal and the ...

I was overjoyed because I knew I’d be doing those scenes with Eddie who’s just an incredible actor.” “He’s stuck to the ...

My day has been made as The Day of the Jackal has been renewed for a second season at Peacock and Sky. The espionage thriller has been a successful hit on both sides of the pond since it aired on ...

Like its predecessors, ‘The Day of the Jackal’ looks to update the story for present day concerns such as tech and big media, while adding in extra layers of complication for the person (in ...

She’s on the tail of international assassin “the Jackal” and he’s proving elusive. After a night-time chase through a Budapest forest, Pullman has emptied her gun in the water he just ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT A lone assassin who goes by the code name "Jackal" (Eddie Redmayne, in his first lead role on a TV series) achieves what many think impossible — a hit on a right-wing German ...