A new British political thriller series being compared to The Night Manager has left fans ‘hooked’ after tuning in. Released last week, The Day of the Jackal is based on the 1971 book by Frederick Forsyth about a lone wolf and his global scale threat. The 10-episode series stars Eddie Redmayne as ‘the Jackal’ , an ‘unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee’.
However, after one kill, he meets his match in tenacious British intelligence officer Bianca ( Lashana Lynch ), who makes efforts to track him down in a ‘thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake’. The 1973 film adaptation starred Edward Fox and was widely regarded as one of the greatest political thrillers in cinema, however the TV series has also been praised by critics and fans alike since hitting screens. Picking up an impressive 90% rating on review site Rotten Tomatoes, viewers have called it ‘action-packed’, ‘gripping’ and ‘engaging’.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video ‘The Day of the Jackal is top tier television. Elite so far,’ user A_Pount posted on X. ‘Stunning TV series! Masterfully written, directed and performed!’ Emanuela shared.
‘Looking for an incredibly intense, edge-of-your-seat new series to get hooked on? Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne is hands down one of the year’s b.