Peacock is losing no time: The Day of the Jackal has been renewed for a second season simply eight days after its debut.
The murderer thriller stars Eddie Redmayne because the Jackal, a globe-trotting hitman who takes on high-stakes missions whereas skillfully evading seize. Lashana Lynch (No Time to Die) performs Bianca, a relentless British intelligence officer on a mission to deliver the Jackal down. As she tracks him throughout Europe, their cat-and-mouse pursuit leaves chaos in its wake, based on the present’s official synopsis. The solid additionally options Úrsula Corberó (Cash Heist) as Nuria, the Jackal’s spouse, alongside Charles Dance and Richard Dormer (Sport of Thrones) and Khalid Abdalla (The Crown). The sequence, primarily based on Frederick Forsyth’s basic novel, was tailored by High Boy’s Ronan Bennett, who additionally serves as government producer.
The primary 5 episodes of The Day of the Jackal premiered final Thursday on Peacock, with Episode 6 set to drop this week. The sequence has already earned widespread acclaim, and has landed in Peacock’s High 5 streaming originals for its opening weekend. It’s additionally proving to be a world success, performing strongly in markets just like the UK, Australia, and Eire, because of its co-production with Sky.
